PEACE EDUCATION: A
TRANSFORMATIVE
RESPONSE TO MAJOR SOCIETAL
CHALLENGES
The Greatest resource for building a culture
of peace are the people themselves, for it is
through them that peaceful relationships
and structures are created
Peace Building- refers generally to the long-
term project of building peaceful
communities
Johan Galtung- explains that peace is the
absence of violence, not only personal or
direct but also structural or indirect.
Negative Peace- refers to the absence of
war or physical/direct violence.
Positive Peace- refers to the presence
ecological well-being, such that the root
causes of conflict are diminished.
Non-exploitative- not only to relationships
between human but also those between
humans and nature
PIGG
Personal Peace
Self-respect inner resources: love, hope
Interpersonal Peace
Respect for other persons justice, tolerance,
cooperation
Intergroup/Social Peace
Respect for other groups within nation
justice, tolerance, cooperation
Global Peace
Respect for other nations justice, tolerance,
cooperation
Peace between Humans and the Earth and
Beyond
Respect for the environment sustainable
living, simple lifestyle
Peace education
- education that promotes a culture of
peace, is essentially transformative. It seeks
this transformation by building awareness
and understanding, developing concern,
and finally, challenging personal and socio
action that will enable people to create
conditions and systems that actualize
nonviolence, justice environmental care

Why Educate for Peace?
Purpose of peace education are
the elimination of social injustice,
the rejection of violence and the
abolition of war
Peace Educations Schema of
Knowledge, Skills and
Attitudes/Values
Spiritual and Faith Tradition as Resources
of Peace
1. The rejection of violence
2. Love and compassion for other
humans
3. Love and compassion for other
creatures and life forms in nature
4. Respect for human dignity
5. Justice or fairness
Peace Theme 1: Upholding Human Dignity
is at the center of the values system that we
associate with social peace
The Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women
is also known as the International Bill of
Rights for Women and is the only
international treaty that comprehensively
addresses womens right.
Peace Theme 2:Challenging Prejudice and
Building
Types of Prejudice
RHSC LAL!
Racism- the belief that ones own cultural
or racial heritage is innately superior to that
of others, hence, the lack of respect or
appreciation for those who belong to a
different race
Sexism- a system of attitudes, actions and
structures that subordinates others on the
basis of their sex where the usual victims
are women.
Heterosexism- Negative attitudes toward
lesbian and gay men
Classism- distancing from and perceiving
the poor as the other
Linguicism- negative attitudes which
members of dominant language groups
hold against non-dominant language groups
Ageism- negative attitudes held against the
young or the elderly
Looksism- prejudice against those who do
not measure up to set standard of beauty.
Religious intolerance- prejudice against
those who are followers of religious other
than ones own
Education for Tolerance and Respect
there is a need for schools to educate
citizens not to accept hateful propaganda
about the different other and instead
appreciate other cultures and respect
cultural differences.
Peace Theme 3: Promoting Nonviolence
is the refusal to do harm to other
humans as life is sacred and is an absolute
value. It is anchored on the belief that
humans have the potential to change
 4th step- to nonviolent struggles would
be the employ
What is Nonviolence Direct Action?

-refers to efforts to persuade with

action via methods of protest,
noncooperation and intervention without
using physical violence

Nonviolent Protest and Persuasions

(seeks to produce awareness of the

dissent) Petitions, Banners, Posters,
Lobbying, Singing, marches, prayer rallies.
Mock funerals and vigils.

Nonviolent Noncooperation

(presents the opponent with difficulties in

maintaining the normal operation of the
system) - consumers boycott, general strike
and civil obedience

Nonviolent Intervention (challenges the

opponent more directly) - sit-ins and fast

Steps in Doing Nonviolent Direct

Action
1st step- collect data to ascertain that
injustice exist. Research or the gathering of
information is an important first step to any
violent struggle.

2nd Step- to raise consciousness of people

about the issue. Education, whether, formal
or informal, should aim at making victims
understand their plight and believe that
they could get out of their situations

3rd step- to organize constituents and build

coalitions