There are many ways and possibilities to the pursuit of peace.
We choose advocating peace by peaceful means, embracing and reimagining non-violent strategies in the building of peace.
To understand, address and transform the existing norms, structures and power relations, since this is essential to achieving peace.
We do not recreate colonial, capitalist models of productivity and accountability.
Independent, self-led, and accountable to the collective and motivated by its needs and those of the communities we are part of.
We shape our culture through our commitment to radical transparency, relationship-centric accountability and conflict transformation.
A space for deep dialogue - a central tool for healing and facilitating. Just by discussing power, we are able to better connect.
Individually we have so many things we could not expressed to people who have more power over us, but in the space, collectively we discover and strengthen each other...courageous and vulnerable.
I feel comfortable being uncomfortable with you, I learn a lot from those moments.
We should be able to connect across borders, whilst being grounded in our communities and community values.
Global actors forget that "global" does not mean international. It's not between nations. It's between different local places over the whole globe.
This space is the opposite of the idea that borders are open for some, the opposite of collaboration is open to some. A place where we aim for people to feel most free.
A space and time of boldness to insist on realities & possibilities in a world that tries to box us and dim our light.
The globe cannot be ONE place, we need to get used to the idea of different communities, different futures, different levels of their journey, the big idea of being focused on one big global community, and feel it may not really work that way.
I wish we can, one day, and soon, can reclaim our reimagination, that our dreams and aspirations are themselves a source of power to keep us going.
We want to create a community of actors who are not controlled by the system and capable of realising their ideas on a glocal level through sustainable, innovative initiatives and actions. Building our community is the first step for every action.
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We need to do peace in a way that doesn't justify war, challenging media systems that feed on war profiteerism, changing international frameworks, and empowering victimized communities to tell their own story.
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To unleash the full potential of the collective, we must be intentional about learning and creating an effective learning system. "If knowledge is power, then learning is our superpower." Process allows us to refine and preserve knowledge and strategy.
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Solidarity between peacebuilding field and resistance movements need to happen before, during and after violent conflict. We need to understand the binary of peace (non-violent) and resistance (sometimes considered violent). Resistance is peacebuilding.
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To learn from others’ experiences. To collaborate with other organizations and peers. To spread and share our voice and proposals. To have more power if we join forces with others. To build on existing experiences.
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Translocal initiatives aim to create connections, collaborations, and impacts that transcend local boundaries. We want to create opportunities for local communities to share knowledge and experiences, especially with regard peacefully transforming communities to address inclusivity in development challenges.
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To support the community to be in good relationship evolve & have impact as a collective. To respond to tensions as they arise, share needs and possibilities from the Community, identify decisions that need input from all Community members, and develop a proposal for the next iteration of leadership and an accountability approach.
We want to create a community of actors who are not controlled by the system and capable of realising their ideas on a glocal level through sustainable, innovative initiatives and actions. Building our community is the first step for every action.
