Call for nominations for the ICIP Peace in Progress Award 2018
The ICIP has announced the call for nominations for the ICIP Peace in Progress Award 2018.This prize aims to publicly recognize individuals, entities or institutions that, in an outstanding and extensive manner, have worked and contributed to the promotion and building of peace.
The ICIP Peace in Progress Award consists of public recognition, a sculpture created by the Nobel Peace Prize winner, artist and activist, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, called Porta del sol, and 4,000 euros.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday July 6th.Applications must be submitted in paper format following the standard nomitaion form at the ICIP office (Carrer Tapineria 10, 3a planta, 08002 Barcelona, Spain). Applications my also be handed in and registered at Spanish post offices or at official organs of the Spanish Public Administration with “registros administrativos”.
Hip-Hop for Peace youth gathering
The Hip-Hop for Peace youth gathering, which will take place on Friday 29 June at the Ateneu L’Harmonia in Barcelona, aims to promote reflection and the exchange of experiences regarding the prevention of violence in different contexts. The gathering will open with the talk “Rap against violence” and will continue with a graffiti workshop by Llobregat Block Party, a showcase with Fetiche and Tribade, and an open mic session. The young rappers La Straw MC (El Salvador), MC Koco (Honduras), Diana Avella (Colombia) and Leonard Rentería (Colombia) will be participating in the event.
The gathering is being organized by ICIP, the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation and Versemblant with the collaboration of the Ateneu L’Harmonia, the Catalan Youth Agency and the Barcelona City Council.
Also in Barcelona, on Thursday 28 June, the same young rappers will participate in the roundtable “Hip-hop for the prevention of violence and the construction of peace”.
Lastest publications
–Demilitarising Education. An essential path towards a more peaceful world. ICIP Policy Paper by Ainhoa Ruiz Benedicto.
– Los retos de gestión de las violencias directas no políticas y la construcción de la paz. Report directed by Rafael Grasa and published in ICIP Research collection.
– La defensa civil noviolenta, by Gene Sharp. Publish in Catalan in “Eines de pau, seguretat i justícia” collection. Available in pdf and ePub.
– El perdón y la reconciliación en la convivencia cívica, by Xabier Exteberria. Publish in Spanish in “Eines de pau, seguretat i justícia” collection. Available in pdf and ePub.
– El model basc de desarmament. Lliçons apreses d’un procés innovador. Report by Foro Social Permanente (in Catalan).
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