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Fostering a Culture of Peacethrough Service

Fostering a Culture of Peacethrough Service

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if it has not been altered from the original.

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Toward a Culture of PeaceToward a Culture of Peace

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A “culture of peace” differs from the politics of peace

A “culture of peace” differs from the politics of peace The term, “culture of peace”

focuses on the internal factors that contribute to the way to peace.

Culture suggests the consciousness or mindset of a people—their identity and their ways of living.

The term, “culture of peace” focuses on the internal factors that contribute to the way to peace.

Culture suggests the consciousness or mindset of a people—their identity and their ways of living.

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“It begins within oneself and the home, spreads out to the community, then on to the regional, national and international levels.”

Manifesto 2000 Pledge, UN

“It begins within oneself and the home, spreads out to the community, then on to the regional, national and international levels.”

Manifesto 2000 Pledge, UN

Culture of PeaceCulture of Peace

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“Character…is not developed just by learning about words such as kindness and honesty. It involves our whole life — what we think, feel, and do, and why.”

Kevin Ryan

“Character…is not developed just by learning about words such as kindness and honesty. It involves our whole life — what we think, feel, and do, and why.”

Kevin Ryan

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Basic Life GoalsBasic Life Goals

Mature Character

Mature Character

Contribution to

Society

Contribution to

Society

Loving Relationships

& Family

Loving Relationships

& Family

True LoveTrue Love

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Becoming a responsible individual with integrity

Becoming a responsible individual with integrity

Harmony of Word and DeedHarmony of Word and Deed

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Caring and compassion are vital components

of moral feeling and the cultivation of heart

Caring and compassion are vital components

of moral feeling and the cultivation of heart

Establishing Bonds of HeartEstablishing Bonds of Heart

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Learning to understand and have compassion

for those who are different

Learning to understand and have compassion

for those who are different

Compassion for OthersCompassion for Others

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Improving the Quality of LifeImproving the Quality of Life

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“Our surveys continue to show that volunteers are far more likely than non-volunteers to be concerned about others and about social causes.”

Virginia Hodgkinson, Key Factors Influencing Caring,

Involvement and Community

“Our surveys continue to show that volunteers are far more likely than non-volunteers to be concerned about others and about social causes.”

Virginia Hodgkinson, Key Factors Influencing Caring,

Involvement and Community

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“Youth who have opportunities to care for others through service have higher levels of self-esteem, less depression, better school attendance, and a greater sense of social responsibility.”

Helen LeGetteParents, Kids and Character

“Youth who have opportunities to care for others through service have higher levels of self-esteem, less depression, better school attendance, and a greater sense of social responsibility.”

Helen LeGetteParents, Kids and Character

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Publicize Needs Identify Role

Models Use Mass Media Foster Reciprocity Enhance Personal

Growth Integrate Service

with Other Activities

Publicize Needs Identify Role

Models Use Mass Media Foster Reciprocity Enhance Personal

Growth Integrate Service

with Other Activities

Stimulating an Interest in ServingStimulating an Interest in Serving

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Providing an

opportunity

to learn and develop

heart and character

through serving

others

Providing an

opportunity

to learn and develop

heart and character

through serving

others

Service LearningService Learning

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Time for ReflectionTime for Reflection

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Disaster-based Intergenerational Educational Environmental Social issue-

based

Disaster-based Intergenerational Educational Environmental Social issue-

based

Types of Service ProjectsTypes of Service Projects

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IntergenerationalIntergenerational

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EducationalEducational

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Environmental BasedEnvironmental Based

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Social Issue BasedSocial Issue Based

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Opportunities for the Volunteer to Develop Character

Opportunities for the Volunteer to Develop Character

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“I felt like I had been inside a well with my own vision. But here I came out of the well by being exposed to a greater variety of people and faiths.”

“I felt like I had been inside a well with my own vision. But here I came out of the well by being exposed to a greater variety of people and faiths.”

Irfan OmarIndia

Irfan OmarIndia

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Volunteers are encouraged to engage in dialogue

with the activity, other volunteers and the beneficiaries of their service.

Volunteers are encouraged to engage in dialogue

with the activity, other volunteers and the beneficiaries of their service.

A Circle of LearningA Circle of Learning

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Varieties of Reflection ExercisesVarieties of Reflection Exercises

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“Service, not self-interest, holds our world together.”

Thomas Lickona

“Service, not self-interest, holds our world together.”

Thomas Lickona

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Serving Together Strengthens Family Bonds

Serving Together Strengthens Family Bonds

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“It was a great revelation to me that through working for a common purposepeople can feel the oneness of humanity,which is the basic truth of existence.”

“It was a great revelation to me that through working for a common purposepeople can feel the oneness of humanity,which is the basic truth of existence.”

S. Kulandai SamiIndia

S. Kulandai SamiIndia

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“Sometimes I ask myself, what can I do?

In this project I’ve learned that the best

thing I can do is love.”

“Sometimes I ask myself, what can I do?

In this project I’ve learned that the best

thing I can do is love.” Javier Horno

Spain

Javier Horno

Spain

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“I feel that these people, though poor in

terms of money, are overflowing with the

richness of love and caring.”

“I feel that these people, though poor in

terms of money, are overflowing with the

richness of love and caring.”Moaazam Shah

PakistanMoaazam Shah

Pakistan

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“The first day Baljit walked in the room

wearing a turban. My first thoughts were

of terrorists. I soon came to know him and

thoughts were replaced with feelings of

brotherhood.”

“The first day Baljit walked in the room

wearing a turban. My first thoughts were

of terrorists. I soon came to know him and

thoughts were replaced with feelings of

brotherhood.” Craig Bushman

USA

Craig Bushman

USA

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A Heartfelt ExperienceA Heartfelt Experience

Catalyst for ChangeCatalyst for Change

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“ … the only ones among

you

who will be truly happy are

those who have sought

and found how to serve.”

Albert Schweitzer

“ … the only ones among

you

who will be truly happy are

those who have sought

and found how to serve.”

Albert Schweitzer

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I slept and I dreamed that life was all joy. I woke and saw that life was but service. I served and I understood that service was joy.

I slept and I dreamed that life was all joy. I woke and saw that life was but service. I served and I understood that service was joy. Rabindranath

TagorePoet and Nobel

Laureate

Rabindranath Tagore

Poet and Nobel Laureate

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Service reaches its ultimate expression

when it impacts the full spectrum of

life’s activities and becomes integrated

into our way of life.

Service reaches its ultimate expression

when it impacts the full spectrum of

life’s activities and becomes integrated

into our way of life.

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Margaret Mead AnthropologistMargaret Mead Anthropologist