peace foundation - peaceful conflict resolution
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Peaceful Conflict Resolution: A Workshop on Building
Peace in Your Community Diversity Forum 2012
Facilitators: Christina Barruel and Claire SpeedyWith support from Merran Spath
Session overview• Introduction to the Peace Foundation• Auckland as a City for Peace• Exploring peace and conflict• Skills for Peaceful Conflict Resolution– Responses to conflict– Dealing with conflict constructively
• Auckland’s commitment to principles of peace– Auckland Peace City Toolkit
• Building Peace in our communities
The Peace Foundation
Works to build peaceful relationships among people of all ages and cultures – from personal to global through education, research and action
Teaching children and youth how to: - solve conflicts peacefully
- act as effective peer mediators - grow into confident young leaders
Building rapport and respectPeer Mediators from Mt Roskill Grammar at
Auckland City for Peace Celebration
Teaching parents, grandparents and caregivers skills to:- bring out the best in their children
- resolve conflicts peacefully and constructively - reduce violence in the home
What exactly is peace?
Auckland’s Commitment to the Principles of Peace
• Auckland City for Peace Declaration• Aspirational• United Nations International Network of
Peace Cities• Dedicated to the creation of nuclear free
zones and a culture of peace• Auckland Peace City Toolkit
Looking at the declaration up close
‘Affirming that the wellbeing of all people is advanced by non-violent conflict resolution and the promotion of a culture of peace, justice and non-violence through education’
‘Embracing the diverse backgrounds of all people and encouraging their participation in society regardless of age, gender, abilities, ethnicity, income, culture, politics, sexuality or health’
What does peace mean to you? How does it look in your community?
Contact us
Christina Barruel: [email protected] Speedy: [email protected]
Tel: (09) 373 2379
www.peace.net.nzwww.facebook.com/aklpeacecity
www.facebook.com/PeaceFoundationNZ