Report on IPCRI’s Peace Education Workshop January 4-5, 2008
On January 4-5, 2008 IPCRI convened a two-day workshop on peace education. The Workshop brought together 162 peace educators, curricula writers, encounter facilitators, peace studies practitioners from Israel, Palestine and many other countries. There were 68 Israelis, 60 Palestinians (from the West Bank and East Jerusalem) and 34 international participants. The workshop participants included conflict resolution practitioners, mediators, and activists from academia, research sector, governmental and community organizations and others from Israel, Palestine and beyond. There were The Workshop was a tremendous opportunity for dialogue, debate and visioning with collaboration and cooperation between the body of theory and practice. The Workshop was a meeting grounds for dialogue and mutual learning from the field of peace education from the viewpoint of academia and from the field of practioners. The Workshop raised critical issues and brought new insights into the profound developments in Israel, Palestine and around the world in the field of peace education. Main Themes for the Workshop •
Moving from a Culture of hate to a culture of peace
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Resources for peace educators
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Peace education curricula - research and development
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Coping with existing curricula in Israel and Palestine
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Using media in peace education
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Using the arts in peace education
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Virtual Peace education - using the internet in peace education
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Peace education in the informal educational arena – youth centers, youth movements, clubs, etc.
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