peace

The School for a Culture of Peace's report, ‘Alerta 2022!’, analyzes armed conflicts and tensions in the world, while identifying opportunities for peacebuilding.

A joint mission of NOVACT and the International Catalan Institute for Peace (ICIP) has traveled to the conflict to gather support and document citizen resistance initiatives, which will be captured in a series of videos.

Neus Sotomayor of Unipau and Antoni Soler of Fundipau reflect on the militarism triggered by the Ukrainian war and why pacifism and non-violence must be emphasized to prevent conflict.

The intentional choice to take action toward peace is by no means an easy one; it is, however, a necessary choice that begins with disrupting the ideologies and systems that validate and reward conflict and violence.

A nuclear exchange would be catastrophic, and nuclear war between the US and Russia would present an existential threat.

Russia is not only violating the sovereignty of one of it’s neighbours and its people, but is also questioning the whole architecture of global security, and is using the fragile situation of a dysfunctional and ineffective UN Security Council.

The peace movement can make an important contribution to this process of détente through popular diplomacy from below. 

The activist and writer talks about the importance of education as a tool for resolving conflicts in Afghanistan. 

“Good education” requires treating others with respect and consideration. Violence is just the opposite; it is a form of relationship that is characterized by a total lack of respect. 

Next autumn, the capital of Catalonia will host a large gathering of international movements for peace and justice.

After more than forty days of combat, the two countries reached an agreement mediated by Russia to end the war.

After a particularly tough year, the South American country expects 2021 to bring a radical change in its political, economical and social system