CPNN (Culture of Peace News Network) bulletin of April 1, 2020

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Overcoming the Crisis Together

Viewed from the perspective of the culture of peace, the medical and economic crisis associated with the coronavirus can be seen as an opportunity as well as a calamity.

As discussed in the blog Has the crash arrived ?, it may provide us with the opportunity to make the transition from the culture of war to a culture of peace ? The scenario was foreseen In the novella I have seen the promised land written in 2008 which foresaw a global economic crash in the year 2020, opening the possibility for this radical transformation.

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Photos: Luanda Biennale 2019

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Thanksgiving Mass for FHB – Photos

5th Congress of the Association of African Historians

Public Conference on Peace and National Reconciliation – Photos

International Symposium on Félix Houphouët-Boigny’s Work of Peace – Photos

2nd FESA-UNESCO International Conference on “Violence Prevention and Promotion of the Culture of Peace in the Election Period in Africa” on December 12 and 13, 2016 in Luena

Workshop on Validation of the Feasibility Study on the Panafrican School for Peace on June 20, 2016 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire

Recovery workshop on the theme: “African Initiative for Education for Peace and Development through Religious Dialogue” organized by the Pan-African Center for Social Prospects (CPPS-IAT) on May 26, 2016 in Cotonou, Benin

FESA International Conference on the Culture of Peace and the 3rd Network Meeting on September 11 and 12, 2015 in Soyo, Angola

Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Culture of Peace from September 21 to 23, 2014 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire

Creation of the Network on September 20, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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The Network was created at the end of the Addis Ababa meeting on September 20 and 21, 2013 with a view to "creating a continental and sustainable peace movement capable of mobilizing African States, the private sector, African artists and leaders, international organizations and regional development actors as well as NGOs and grassroots associations". It is currently composed of 44 African and non-African organizations listed here.

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