“Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression, injustice and neglect.” The culture of peace should be the foundation of the new global society. In today’s world, more so, it should be seen as the essence of a new humanity, a new global civilization based on inner oneness and outer diversity. We should not isolate peace as something separate or distant. We should know how to relate to one another - without being aggressive, without being violent, without being disrespectful, without neglect, without prejudice. The absence of peace takes away the opportunities that we need to better ourselves, to prepare ourselves, to empower ourselves to face – individually and collectively – the challenges of our lives, the violence in our societies. The key to building a culture of peace is EDUCATION. Read the UN Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhurys full article on building a Culture of Peace. We hope youll join us January 14th at the start of a course to build a sustainable Detroit - Peace Ambassador Training course. citiesofpeacedetroit/2014/12/un-culture-of-peace/ citiesofpeacedetroit
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