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Propuestas para una Convivencia en Paz, Aportes de los Embajadores de Paz

TOGETHER FOR PEACE


“TOGETHER FOR  PEACE”

“Proposals for a Peaceful Coexistence”

Peace Ambassadors´ Contributions in view of the Current Situation


We consider that:


- If we wish to live in Peace it is necessary that we learn to coexist peacefully.

- We need to promote Peace in all places: especially in families, schools, colleges and universities as well as on the streets and in clubs, spiritual centers, hospitals and jails.

- Good behavior and respectful coexistence are not only necessary but also possible to practice in all levels of society.

- The media can play an important part in governmental and private campaigns - in order to increase awareness and encourage a sense of brotherhood among all citizens.

- The right to Peace is a right of each and every human being.


We believe that:

…it is urgent to promote Peace to children, young people, their parents and society as a whole; so that they may choose peaceful resolutions to the conflicts they face in all aspects of daily life and work.

…the way to learn about peaceful coexistence is through practicing it; that our speech, values, attitudes and positive and peaceful behavior must be apparent from early childhood to the later stages of life as individuals as well as in communities.














We agree that:


- Peaceful coexistence means the way in which we connect and foster growth in individuals as well as in communities in search of the common welfare.

- Peaceful coexistence implies the recognition of the intrinsic dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human race. (ONU 2006).

- Society as a whole is fully responsible for fostering an education that leads towards a peaceful coexistence.

- The main principle of ahealthy coexistence is Peace, which is inherent to all human beings and the final goal we search to achieve.

- Only through trust and personal commitment this aim can be achieved.

- Each and every member of a community has an essential and undeniable role to play in achieving peaceful coexistence.

-  It is essential to generate and promote a cheerful, warm and respectful atmosphere.

- It is vital to recognize that body, soul and spirit need to be in harmony in order to generate feelings, thoughts and deeds with integrity and humility.

- It is necessary to search for, teach and put into practice new methods that lead to solving conflicts by means of constructive dialogue.

- We are fully responsible for the future of our planet.

- We wish to be part of a community, society, nation and planet where life can be lived with freedom and justice, love and respect, forgiveness and reconciliation, dignity and equality, truth and honesty, responsibility and commitment.


















We Propose:

1-To work towards instilling a change in consciousness by means of personal commitment, the power of creative thought, healing words and constructive deeds.

2-To begin each day with a quietness of spirit by means of simple practices in accordance with the beliefs and living styles of every given community, some related to very antique customs and traditions passed on by worldwide peace leaders of all times.

3-To teach and learn individual and group dynamics such as breathing, relaxation,prayer, meditation, visualization and other tools and resources - yet to be acquired - in the process of appropriation of more harmonic attitudes.

4-To be proactive rather than reactive in social skills. To favorcooperative play as an efficient learning tool in order to integrate different skills, abilities and human capacities in all stages of life.

5-To practice and teach forgiveness and reconciliation through oral and written techniques, etc. indispensable in the healing process in relation to others and thus, enabling future evolution of human bonds, especially in the home and during early childhood.

6-To encourage participation, especially in youngsters, in decision-making and the taking of action, so the commitment to service may be an example to all group members and so help to improve the quality of life of the group and their communities.

7-To teach and learn respectful listening and speaking skills in relation to needs, wishes, plans, feelings and emotions, both in our own community and in diverse cultures.

8-To value constructive dialogue and responsible and peaceful communication in order to establish agreements and help to understand and improve human relationships.

9-.To use speech clearly and in a positive and balanced way in order to foster trust and willingness in the listener as well as to raise his/ her self esteem.

10- To reinforce civic commitment, knowing and practicing rights and responsibilities.

11- To motivate by various means, the importance of looking after, protecting and respecting our belongings, those of others and those that belong to the community.

12- To promote the sense of unity: to recognize that we are part of the Universe and that everything we do - or everything we fail to do - affects us all.

13- To promote awareness and coordinate plans, programs and campaigns directed to motivate Peace.

14- To educate forPeace with a sacred view on life in the knowledge that the dignity of all beings is an essential axiological basis.

15- To value truth, justice and love as the main foundations for the construction of Peace.