Every year, on January 30, ICIP commemorates the School Day of Nonviolence and Peace (known by its Catalan acronym, DENIP), and this year it is releasing twelve new Peace Capsules to mark the occasion. These are twelve reflections on what peace is, recorded on video and published on the website www.capsulesdepau.com, which was created by ICIP and the journalist group Contrast in collaboration with Digital Dosis. The twelve new capsules feature activists and researchers from South Korea, Bahrain, South Africa, Kenya and Mexico, as well as the reflections of the composer and actor Carles Santos and actor Pau Miró.
The Peace Capsules project originated in September 2014 with the aim of presenting the diversity of visions and expectations projected onto the word Peace. People from around the world respond to the question What is peace to you? in relation to their experience in countries in conflict or to their commitment against war and with peacebuilding.
With the publication of the new capsules, the project now has a total of 76 videos subtitled in Catalan, Spanish and English. Those who have participated in the project and explain their vision of peace include peace researchers, activists and people who have experienced conflict firsthand.
Teaching materials
As a complement to the capsules, the website also contains various educational proposals which aim to promote personal skills that facilitate the analysis of violence and opportunities for peace, as well as the practice of creative conflict transformation, as part of a commitment to the promotion of a positive peace. These learning materials are designed for both formal and non-formal settings to facilitate a more comprehensive approach in the efforts to include peace culture in education plans.
28.01.2016
