In This World

IN THIS WORLD

TWO WORDS

CAN MEAN

Thousands of

lives

OR

Thousands of

deaths

PEACE

In this world

vs.WARS

My space, your space...Why can’t we share the same space?

Mine, yours…Why not ours?

People have become so selfish: uncaring, unloving and even

unfeeling.Hope! That’s it! That’s what’s

missing.We have convinced ourselves that

there is no hope,

no tomorrow, no light at the end ofthe tunnel.

But, you know what? There is!It’s in you, and in you, and in you…In your dreams, in your worries and

in your never ending enthusiasm.

SEEDS of PEACE

INTRODUCTIONDUCTIONConflicts or Wars?

Graphic: ‘The wars over time’

ONGOING

CONFLICTS 2007

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October

December

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Continents

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Sri Lankan citizen

NOTORIOUS PEACE/WAR NOTORIOUS PEACE/WAR PEOPLEPEOPLE

PEACE CAN’T GROW MAGICALLY, FARMERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP IT GROW BY FIGHTING AGAINST INJUSTICE AND RISKING THEIR OWN LIVES. ALTHOUGH, THERE CAN BE “WOODPECKERS” THAT CUT DOWN PEACE. SO NOW, WE WILL TALK ABOUT NOTORIOUS PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELPED KEEP PEACE OR THAT HAVE DESTROYED IT. PLEASE, DON’T DO THIS AT HOME, FOLLOW THE GOOD EXAMPLES.

GANDHI <1869-1948>GANDHI <1869-1948>

Political and spiritual leader of India and Political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement.the Indian independence movement.

Gandhi practised and supported non-Gandhi practised and supported non-violence and truth, even in the most violence and truth, even in the most extreme situations.extreme situations.

led India to independence and inspired led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.freedom across the world.

THIS GENTLEMAN WAS GANDHITHIS GENTLEMAN WAS GANDHI

PINOCHET <1915-2006>PINOCHET <1915-2006>President of Chile from 1974 to President of Chile from 1974 to

19901990

He repressed civil liberties and became He repressed civil liberties and became the leader of Chile, killing people that the leader of Chile, killing people that didn’t support him.didn’t support him.

When he died, in December 2006, When he died, in December 2006,

around 300 criminal charges were around 300 criminal charges were still pending against him in Chile for still pending against him in Chile for human rights abuses (torture, forced human rights abuses (torture, forced disappearance, assassination, tax disappearance, assassination, tax evasion…).evasion…).

SEE THE FAMOUS DICTATOR

ADOLF HITLER <1889-1945>ADOLF HITLER <1889-1945>

He was a veg and ecologist, he created laws He was a veg and ecologist, he created laws to punish the animals’ mistreatment.to punish the animals’ mistreatment.

He He obtained the power during the period of obtained the power during the period of crisis of Germany after the First World war.crisis of Germany after the First World war.

He started the Second World War because He started the Second World War because of his plans.of his plans.

During the Second World War, he killed more During the Second World War, he killed more than dozen million of people, including than dozen million of people, including Jews (he killed about 6 million between Jews (he killed about 6 million between ghettos, concentration camps, ghettos, concentration camps, experiments…).experiments…).

THIS WAS THE KILLER

LUTHER KING <1929-1968>LUTHER KING <1929-1968>

He organized massive demonstrations, He organized massive demonstrations, boycotts, protests and other non-violent boycotts, protests and other non-violent acts that worked for civil rights and an acts that worked for civil rights and an equal society in which black and white equal society in which black and white people could live together in peace.people could live together in peace.

His most famous speech: “I have a dream” His most famous speech: “I have a dream” was given in 1963 in front of the Lincoln was given in 1963 in front of the Lincoln Memorial.Memorial.

He was killed in 1968 by James Earl Ray (a He was killed in 1968 by James Earl Ray (a white racist). In his tomb it is written: white racist). In his tomb it is written: “Free at last”.“Free at last”.

YOSIF STALIN <1879-1953>YOSIF STALIN <1879-1953>

His father was an alcoholic that used His father was an alcoholic that used to hit his mother and him. He was to hit his mother and him. He was sent many times to Siberia because sent many times to Siberia because of his position against the Zar and its of his position against the Zar and its government.government.

When it was the time to vote to see When it was the time to vote to see who would be the new leader after who would be the new leader after Lenin, he manipulated information, Lenin, he manipulated information, killed people, lied…killed people, lied…

During his government, about 20-During his government, about 20-60 million of people were killed. 60 million of people were killed. And during the WWII his strategic And during the WWII his strategic orders were the worst he could orders were the worst he could take (if he would have done what take (if he would have done what his generals asked him, millions his generals asked him, millions of soldiers never wouldn’t have of soldiers never wouldn’t have died).died).

And he also killed his own soldiers, he And he also killed his own soldiers, he made a law that established that made a law that established that soldiers that got back in their soldiers that got back in their positions had to be killed by their positions had to be killed by their own war commissaries.own war commissaries.

Nazis took his son and wanted to Nazis took his son and wanted to exchange him for a German general, exchange him for a German general, but he never did it, he let his son at but he never did it, he let his son at his own.his own.

THIS CRUEL INDIVIDUAL WAS STALIN

HOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTEHOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTE

TO KEEP PEACE?TO KEEP PEACE?

HOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTEHOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTE

TO KEEP PEACE?TO KEEP PEACE?

……IN OUR HOUSE?IN OUR HOUSE?

Fighting with your brother or sister

regularly.

Talking to your parents with lack

of respect.

Communicating with your parents.

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

Not helping your mother with housework.

Passing good values.

……IN OUR HOUSE?IN OUR HOUSE?

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

……IN OUR SOCIETY?IN OUR SOCIETY?

Helping eveyone who needs it.

Stealing.

Preserving democracy.

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

Violence in TV programs.

Respecting traffic circulation and pedestrians.

Drug selling.

……IN OUR SOCIETY?IN OUR SOCIETY?

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

……IN OUR SOCIETY?IN OUR SOCIETY?

Accepting criticism. Goo

dBad

Doing graffiti with offensive

messages.Good

Bad

……IN OUR SCHOOL?IN OUR SCHOOL?

Discriminating (sexual, racial…)

Fighting with your pals to solve a

problem.

Scratching your teachers’ car or

threating him or her.

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

Doing projects to get near other people from different countries.

Not obeying school norms.

……IN OUR SCHOOL?IN OUR SCHOOL?

Good

Bad

Good

Bad

Our World

Would be

A better place

if

We all lived

In

PEACE!!

The END