The
Education for Peace, Globalnet, is an initiative of citizens who assume
their responsibilities for the planet, for the preservation of life, and
for the development of knowledge.
In the
year 2000 it organized its first International Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to The Future of Our Children with the
sponsorship of UNESCO and The University of Geneva. One hundred
institutions from twenty two countries of four continents reported on
their projects related to children and youth.
A
stronger interaction was developed with the institutions involved with
the organization of the Geneva Meeting. Some of these institutions are
organized in a global scale and decided to implement the Education for
Peace Globalnet program as a joint, cooperative, international and
inter-institutional endeavor.
The aim
of this program is to foster and nurture the globalnet as a world action
and learning community.
The
gateway www.redepaz.org
is designed to provide a personalized area for each participating
project, interactive spaces and devices to implement cooperation in a
world scale.
International
Meetings are organized each two years to:
- strengthen
the internal "learning dynamics" of the people involved
with relevant projects on Education for Peace worldwide,
- intensify
the interaction among the projects, and
- work
on the process of "consensus formation" leading to actions
committed to the development of a culture of peace and non-violence.
The gateway,
interchange through internet, the meetings and cooperative action among
the projects are the main tools to make effective the contribution of
the globalnet.