Creating a just and peaceful society in a just and peaceful world

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Consciousness, Tools & Technologies
Challenges
Responses
We all have a part to play
How to...

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Consciousness, Tools & Technologies

Today, more than any other time in history, we have access to a vast array of methods, tools and resources to create peace within ourselves our relationships and the world around us.

The 1960s and 70s saw the flowering of the humanistic movement which has continued to grow and develop to this day. During the 1980s & 90s, there was shift from community to individuality and corporate greed.

Today, there is an re-awakening of the power of community and the collective. The corporate world is learning that values driven companies who care for employees and the environment are amongst the most profitable. We are moving out of a period of negativity into a period of positivity and light. 

 

Challenges

At the same of these great, positive changes there are some great, unprecedented challenges:

  • The end of the Cold War has led to an increase in smaller nation conflicts

  • Repressive regimes continue abuse civil and human rights

  • Unequal distribution of wealth and national debt leads to poverty, resentment greed

  • Climate change, diminishing resources (fossil fuels, land & food) and population increases are increasing pressure on world governments

  • Less optimism today as compared with 30 years ago including feelings of helplessness & hopelessness

  • Individualism: self focus vs other focus and collective action

  • Nations, including 3rd world countries, are becoming more armed , with more sophisticated, expensive and dangerous weapons

  • The rise of 'terrorist' movements and strategies

Responses

  • Just do more of what we're doing ? Bigger armies and more weapons ?
    - This outmoded style has proven to simply make us greater targets rather than improving our 'security'
    - As the very fabric of humanity is challenged, is it time to shift our focus to something new and better?

There is another way: read the PeaceDragon story

  • Its time to shift our focus away from what we don't want to more of what we do want

  • Greater commitment to peace, improved quality of life for all and conflict resolution

We all have a part to play

  • Individuals
    Every person can practice bringing peace into their own lives and those around them on a daily basis. Practice peace in all your relationships.
    Through democratic processes and lobbying, individuals on their own and with others can shift government thinking, policy and practices. It's always been small groups of dedicated people who have changed the world.
    It's time to stop being scared and negative and start being proactive and positive.

  • Governments
    We have institutionalised war through our Ministry for Defense
    Its time for institutionalised peace through creating a Ministry for Peace
    Creative, realistic and visionary leadership can articulate peace possibilities
    Peace is not only the absence of war, but also the right of all peoples to live with dignity along with the ability and resources to fulfill their potential.
     

  • Businesses
    Businesses are made of people
    Ethical investments based on principles of sustainability make good economic, environmental and social sense. The promotion of this way of operating can lead to world where the corporate community is not the enemy of humanity and the environment, but rather, its allay. 

How to...

This web aims to provide suggestions and examples of best practice to help support a positive shift in knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards peace processes. This is the most effective way to deal with the challenges at the top of the page, promote a better society and prevent war and terrorism as a consequence.

 

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5 Big and Bold Plans to Transform the World into a More Peaceful Place

 

"The bigger the vision,
the greater the rewards
the more powerful the motivation" 

The initial task is to shape each of these into well developed, realistic business and political proposals to attract the considerable resources required to bring these world changing programs into being.

  1. Ministry of Peace

    While all nations have a Ministry of Defense (war) no nation has a Ministry of Defense.
    While the Department of Foreign affairs does some peace work, a separate Ministry in every nation would attract great ideas and resources to focus more on what we all want rather than don't want.
    Click here for more
     

  2. Consensus Democracy vs Adversarial Democracy by majority

    Current democratic systems are generally based on a two party system in opposition. Its characterized by division, exclusiveness and good guy/bad guy mentality with large proportions of the population unrepresented.

    Consensus Democracy works on proportional representation in a government which is inclusive, cooperative and collaborative.  The aim is to accommodate a broad cross-section of views and values using skills of mediation, negotiation, listening and conflict resolution to find consensus.

    The skills politicians will use in consensus government are the same as those required to promote peace.  Adversarial government uses the skills of conflict and division.

    Will require a Ministry of Governance, constitutional working parties, professional facilitators and educators for politicians for this to work.
    Click here for more
     

  3. Consumers for peace and justice

    This project targets consumers to use their buying power to only support products which are socially and environmental responsible.

    Criteria will be developed which will identify what it means to be "doing good" in the corporate world. 
    Business will pay an accreditation company to audit them in an effort to be rewarded with ESE branding (Ethically, Socially & Environmentally responsible).

    Strong social marketing methods will be used to promote:

    a. What it means for a company to be Ethically Socially & Environmentally responsible

    b. World impacts if all companies embrace ESE modeling

    c. The power of individual consumers in shaping the world if all consumers pull together

     

  4. Values centered individuals, businesses, governments and education which shifts from an individual to a community focus.

    This program aims to further develop individual, community, business, educational, spiritual and political values. In doing so, it aims to promote becoming more other vs self-focused and to develop life purpose which reflects this.

    Some specific areas to be targeted:
    a. The business community - values led businesses do better (eg see Building a Values Driven Organization )

    b. Review the development and teaching of values in schools, colleges and universities

    c. Target both new age philosophies and traditional religions to embrace community based values.  Subsequently, task orientated groups to be formed to progress values-based living.

    d. Develop educational and marketing tools to promote values and a sense of purpose.
     

  5. Tools for 'Pollification'

    More that ever, we are living in a pluralistic, multi-cultural, diverse world of difference. Its not enough to "tolerate" difference.  We need to better learn how to embrace and celebrate difference of all types.  Rather than UNIfication (bring together as one) we need to learn How to do 'POLLIfication' (bringing together as many).

    To do this, we can learn from situations where different cultures and people with different values have leaned to peacefully co-exist. We need to review the HOW of long-term peace between former nations and communities in conflict.

    For example, we hear a lot about the conflict between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East. Yet we hear so little about how Israel and Egypt and Jordan have maintained a lasting peace over the past 25 years.

    The "Tools for Pollification" project will identify features of a variety of situations with core similar elements and identify those processes which appeared to be most influential in bringing about lasting peace and harmonious resolutions.

    A system for coding conflict situations and then matching with various tools and key success factors from similar situations should be developed.  This system could then be used by organizations such as The International Crisis Group, the United Nations, governments and the new Ministry of Peace departments in various countries.