By TCN News,
Allahabad: With an aim to prepare trained and dedicated corps of peace activists who could work for peace, secularism, diversity, democracy and justice in the society, a 3-day national workshop will be organized by Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (IPSCR) from 15-17 September 2011 in Allahabad.
“While democracy has enough space for all the diversities to thrive in harmony what we are witnessing is that some vested interests are using these diversities as the tool for implanting the conflicts. Communities and social groups and political organizations have not paid much attention to conflict resolution, and curbing the political trends that has crippled the liberal and democratic space and ideas. We need trained and dedicated corps of peace activists to work for peace, secularism, diversity, democracy and above all, justice,” says IPSCR.
Purpose
The Allahabad workshop is aimed to train selected participants and develop conflict resolution skills, to equip participants with deeper understanding of social, economic, political and historical roots behind identity driven conflicts, and to encourage the participants to undertake activities for strengthening mutual understanding amongst the communities and strengthening of community relations across identities and emphasize the need for social justice.
Methodology
The workshop will be conducted in the forms of sessions which will be interactive and participatory. The resource persons will give their inputs and depending upon the same, group activities and discussions will be held, thereby ensuring the active participation of the participants.
There will be committees consisting of the participants. These committees are Volunteers’ committee, feedback committee and bulletin committee. These committees act as a bridge of communication between the participants and the organizers and make the workshop more democratic in nature.
Teaching aid will be in the form of PowerPoint presentations, use of chart papers and white board. However, use of films in the workshops is made to make it more effective.
Eligibility Criteria for participants
1. Age: 18 to 40 years
2. Qualification: Activists involved in the work of peace and communal harmony.
3. Experience of working in the filed of communal harmony, human rights, minority rights etc.
4. Activists working among teaching community will be preferred
5. Activists working on gender issues will be preferred
6. The course will be conducted in Hindi but working knowledge of English is necessary
Hospitality
The organizer will take care of boarding and lodging of the participants from 14th September evening to 17th September evening.
Arrival
The participants are expected to arrive at the venue by the evening of 14th September or latest by 6.00 a.m. on 15th September and should not leave before the conclusion of the Workshop on the 17th September evening.
Application form
The application form given below is to be completed and sent before 20th August, 2011 to
Dr. Mohammad Arif, Centre for Harmony and Peace
L- 56, V.D.A. Colony, Baralalpur,
Chandmari,Varanasi-.221007
Email— [email protected]
Contact no. Arif—9415270416, L.P.Rahi—9451160161, Shahin Ansari—8899076667, Suresh kumar Akela—-8858876581
The workshop is supported by IPSCR, Mumbai and organized by AISF, U.P. chapter Varanasi.
Note: Please note that it is compulsory to attend the entire training programme and no participant will be allowed to leave the course in between.
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