Dismantling the culture of war

PRESENTED BY: ERNESTO E. EMPIG, DISDS PROFESSOR: DR. MARILOU S. NANAMAN

Dismantling the Culture of War

Source:http://en.unesco.org/cultureofpeace/


The Faces of War

1. World War II

Deaths Estimate: 40,000,000 ___ 72,000,000Location: WorldwideYear: 1939 to 1945


http://www.wonderslist.com/10-deadliest-wars-in-human-history/

Surrendered: 67,000 PoWs also forced into notorious Bataan Death March in the Philippines, April 1942


2. Taiping Rebellion

Estimated Deaths: 20,000,000____ 100,000,000Location: ChinaYear: 1851 to 1864 Naval battle between Taiping Qing on Yangtze


3. World War IEstimated Deats: 15,000,000 ____ 65,000,000Location: WorldwideYear: 1914 to 1918 A naval arms race existed between the United

Kingdom and Germany.


What is culture and how does it evolve?

The laws of cultural evolution are similar although not identical to the laws of biological evolution.

-- Leslie A. White, anthropologist. The Evolution of Culture (1959) "We may think of the culture of mankind as a whole, or of any

distinguishable portion thereof, as a stream flowing down through time. Tools, implements, utensils, customs, codes, beliefs, rituals, art forms, etc., comprise this temporal flow, or process. It is an interactive process: each

culture trait, or constellation of traits, acts and reacts upon others, forming from time to time new combinations and permutations. Novel syntheses of

cultural elements we call inventions . . "


What is culture and how does it evolve?

. . The interrelationship of these elements and classes of elements and their integration into a single, coherent whole comprise the functions, or

processes, of the cultural system . .“

"For certain purposes and within certain limits, the culture of a particular tribe, or group of tribes, or the culture of a region may be considered as a

system. . . But the cultures of tribes or regions are not self-contained, closed systems in actuality, at all. They are constantly exposed to cultural

influences, flowing in both directions with other cultures."Source: http://culture-of-peace.info/books/history/culture.html


The Culture of War The culture of war is more than just a nation being at war; it is the

physical and structural violence that permeates every aspect of culture, including language, interpersonal relationships, power dynamics and

one's relationship with nature. The culture of war manifests in a myriad of ways, and is often deeply entrenched in beliefs that can make it

seem "normal" or "natural." However, as culture is a human construct, the culture of war is human-made, and as such, can be equally

dismantled and replaced with a culture of peace. http://twbonline.pbworks.com/w/page/25739226/Culture%20of%20Peace

http://twbonline.pbworks.com/Negative-and-Positive-Peace


What does Google displays when we

search “dismantling the Culture of War?”









One thing in common! Culture of Peace…


http://www.cultureofpeacealliance.org/page.php?page=copa


What is Culture of Peace? A culture of peace is an integral approach to

preventing violence and violent conflicts, and an alternative to the culture of war and violence based

on education for peace, the promotion of sustainable economic and social development, respect for human

rights, equality between women and men, democratic participation, tolerance, the free flow of

information and disarmament.http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/definition.html


What is Culture of Peace? A culture of peace consists of values, attitudes, behaviours and ways of life based on nonviolence, respect for human

rights, intercultural understanding, tolerance and solidarity, sharing and free flow of information and the full

participation of women. A culture of peace includes eliminating violence, but goes beyond this through

promoting human rights, multiculturalism, solidarity, respect, and environmental stewardship from local to global

levels. http://twbonline.pbworks.com/w/page/25739226/Culture%20of%20Peace


http://www.un-documents.net/a53r243a.htm


CULTURE OF WAR AND VIOLENCE

CULTURE OF PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE

Belief in power that is based on force

Education for a culture of peace

Having an enemy Understanding, tolerance and solidarityAuthoritarian governance Democratic participation

Secrecy and propaganda Free flow of informationArmament DisarmamentExploitation of people Human rightsExploitation of nature Sustainable developmentMale domination Equality of women and men

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/education.html

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/tolerance.html

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/tolerance.html

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/participation.html

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/information.html

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/security.html

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/rights.html

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/development.html

http://www.culture-of-peace.info/copoj/equality.html


1. Education for a culture of peace

(a) Reinvigorate national efforts and international cooperation (b) Ensure that children, benefit from education on the values, attitudes, modes of behaviour and ways of life;

(c) Involve children in activities designed to instill in them the values and goals of a culture of peace;

(d) Ensure equality of access to education for women, especially girls; (e) Encourage revision of educational curricula on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy

(f) Encourage and strengthen efforts by actors aimed at developing values and skills conducive to a culture of peace;

(g) Strengthen the ongoing efforts of the relevant entities of the United Nations system aimed at training and education;

(h) Expand initiatives to promote a culture of peace


2. Understanding, tolerance and solidarity 1.1 Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human. 1.2 Tolerance is not concession, condescension or indulgence. Tolerance is, above all, an active attitude prompted by recognition of the universal human rights and fundamental freedoms of others.


3. Democratic participation The fostering of democratic participation and

governance is ... the only way to replace the authoritarian structures of power which were created by and which have, in the past, sustained the culture

of war and violence ...


4. free flow of information and knowledge

freedom of opinion, expression and information is needed to replace the secrecy and manipulation of information which characterize the culture of war.


5. Disarmament (a) Promote general and complete disarmament(b) Draw on lessons conducive to a culture of peace learned from "military conversion"(e) Take measures to eliminate illicit production and traffic of small arms and light weapons; (j) Promote greater involvement of women in prevention and resolution of conflicts ... (l) Encourage training in techniques for the understanding, prevention and resolution of conflict


6. Human rights Article 23: Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.

Article 24: Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

Article 25 : Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.


7. Sustainable Economic and Social Development

The poverty and exclusion of some increases the vulnerability of all. This represents a major change in the concept of economic growth which, in the past,

could be considered as benefitting from military supremacy and structural violence and achieved at

the expense of the vanquished and the weak.


8. Equality of Women and Men Development and peace can replace the historical inequality between men and women that has always characterized the

culture of war and violence. It is necessary to promote women's political and economic empowerment and equal representation at every level of decision-making so that women's experience,

talents, visions and potential can make their full contribution to a culture of peace.


Culture of Peace Frameworks

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.509.8283&rep=rep1&type=pdf


Integral Model



How about dismantling the culture of War Through ICT?


Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Gender, and Peacebuilding in Africa: A Case of Missed ConnectionsHTTP://WWW.REVIEW.UPEACE.ORG/INDEX.CFM?OPCION=0&EJEMPLAR=17&ENTRADA=85


ICTs for Fostering a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence HTTP://DIGITALLEARNING.ELETSONLINE.COM/2013/11/ICTS-FOR-FOSTERING-A-CULTURE-OF-PEACE-AND-NON-VIOLENCE/


ICTs for a Global Culture of PeaceHTTP://PROJECTDANUBE.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2012/02/ICTS-FOR-A-GLOBAL-CULTURE-OF-PEACE.PDF


Role of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) in Building a Culture of Peace in Sri LankaHTTPS://WWW.ACADEMIA.EDU/3638981/ROLE_OF_ICTS_INFORMATION_AND_COMMUNICATION_TECHNOLOGIES_IN_BUILDING_A_CULTURE_OF_PEACE_IN_SRI_LANKA


Building Peace through Information and Communications TechnologiesHTTP://WWW.IDEALWARE.ORG/ARTICLES/BUILDING-PEACE-THROUGH-INFORMATION-AND-COMMUNICATIONS-TECHNOLOGIES


Information and Communication Technologies for PeaceHTTP://WWW.ICIP-PERLAPAU.CAT/NUMERO19/PDF-ENG/PER-LA-PAU-N19-9.PDF


Information technology: A driver for peace in MindanaoHTTP://WWW.UNESCOBKK.ORG/EN/EDUCATION/ICT/ONLINE-RESOURCES/DATABASES/ICT-IN-EDUCATION-DATABASE/ITEM/ARTICLE/INFORMATION-TECHNOLOGY-A-DRIVER-FOR-PEACE-IN-MINDANAO/?UTM_MEDIUM=&CHASH=438A00A26B624B0022E0417A52B2CE27


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