#PeaceDay
What can we do to find inner peace and to bring peace into our daily life and our community? Many people say that the solution was meditation.
2023
#PeaceDay On 21st September, the world celebrates International Day of Peace. Some of us take peace for granted while some cannot imagine what peace is like. Others struggle to find peace within them.
What can we do to find inner peace and to bring peace into our daily life and our community? Many people say that the solution was meditation. The idea to create an organisation for preserve peace between nations was born after the first world war trauma. In 1919 the league of nation was create. More informations about the league: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/league-of-nations/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/league_nations_01.shtml ![]() After the second world war UN was create more informations about the story of UN : http://www.un.org/fr/aboutun/history/1941-1950.shtml Who celebrate the day of peace close to you ? Check it ! http://en.unesco.org/aspnet/globalcitizens/act/actions/peace-actions-greece And take a look on web peace tv ! http://www.peacetv.tv/ The civil society is sometimes considered as the « third sector » of our society. It's distinct from government and business, but there are really linked : for exemple, you can't be a member of a civil society whithout being aware of its political situation. The role of political culture in a democratic order is vital. Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba, who are 20th century theorists, argued that the presence of political organizations facilitates the awareness about people civil society role. It creates more and better informed citizens, who make better voting choices, and who participate in politics.
It means, for instance, that non-political or non-governmental organizations in civil society are very useful for democracy : they build social relations, trust and shared values, which are transfered into the political sphere. They help different societies whithout discriminate them on their religions, on their skin colors, or on their government or politics. They help to hold them together and facilitate the understanding and contact. Citizens participate in the civil society in voting, its a minimum. But it's very important to be conscious of our civil conditions, of our political situation and of our rights. Especially in these times where there is more and more abstention during elections or referendums. There is no need to know every details and every single things about politic and government life, but for exemple, volunteering is already a start to become more conscious. It makes you realize that you're living in a civil society where all people are connected and have a role in it. Volunteering is often considered as a characteristic of the non-governmental organizations that constitute civil society. This is a beginning to be a member of democracy and to take part of it. Mathilde Rouch En ce 15 septembre nous célébrons le jour international de la démocratie. L’ironie du sort consiste dans le fait que ceux qui vivent dans un pays démocratique s’en foutent complètement et ceux qui souhaiteraient vivre dans un tel régime sont empêchés de le faire ! Du plus loin que je me souvienne ce mot m’a toujours été familier, vivre dans une démocratie était une évidence puisque c’était le seul modèle que je connaissais. Les principes d’égalité, de liberté d’expression, de respect des droits de l’homme et du droit de vote me semblaient tellement lointains puisqu’ils peuplaient sans discontinuité ma réalité. Comment cela aurait-il pu être différent ? Et pourquoi ? Alors oui comme tout le monde j’ai ouvert quelques livres d’histoire pour m’apercevoir que dans mon propre pays tout ça n’était pas inné mais bien des acquis pour lesquels il avait fallu se battre tout au long de notre Histoire. Et puis j’ai commencé à regarder mon voisin de gauche, de droite, du dessous, du dessus, j’ai enfilé mes baskets pris des trains, des bus, des avions toutes ces expériences m’ont amené aux inévitables rencontres qui commencent à ébranler nos convictions. Oh oui j’en ai passé des heures autour d’un thé à la menthe, d’un café ou autre lassi à refaire le monde. Je me souviens de ma naïveté à vouloir convaincre à tout prix que mon modèle sociétal était le meilleur (forcément puisqu’il a été formé en toute « liberté » je le rappelle). - Mais quoi tu ne comprends pas que c’est moi qui suis plus libre que toi ? Parce que je vote figures toi et j’ai même mieux, si je veux je peux me trimballer en jupe en fumant en plein rue ! Oui en fait t’as peut-être pas tort ça veut pas forcément dire être libre ou de vivre dans une démocratie, si on regarde de plus près les femmes ne sont pas aussi bien payées que les hommes et puis y a bien toujours des problèmes de corruption dans la classe politique et ailleurs… Mais la solution ça serait quoi ? La démocratie absolue ? L’Histoire nous montrée moult exemples de cette idéal. C’est vrai que du 1er janvier 1959 à 2006 ou Fidel Castro a été à la tête de Cuba on a vu une belle démonstration de la démocratie, faudrait pas oublier qu’à la base il est venu pour « libérer » le peuple cubain de son cher Batista ! Mais nous nous éloignons de notre sujet (enfin…) aujourd’hui nous voilà dans le berceau antique de la démocratie. Les grecs ne cesseront de vous dire qu’ils sont les inventeurs de cette forme de gouvernance tellement ils en sont fiers mais ce même peuple a aussi conscience de sa fragilité en deux millénaires ce pays a vu défilé plus de régimes politiques que n’importe quel autre: monarchie, dictature et diverses invasions. Alors à votre bon soin de la célébrer ou pas cette fameuse chimère mais il y a une certitude rien n’est acquis.
Manali.C Today is International Day of Democracy with the topic Space for Civil Society. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon explained the choice of this year’s topic by stating that “an alarming number of Governments have adopted restrictions that limit the ability of NGOs to work, or to receive funding, or both.” The freedom civil society and NGOs had, to do their work, was narrowing and in some countries disappearing. 6 out of 7 humans live in countries where the freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are under threat The State of Civil Society Report 2015 by CIVICUS, a global alliance of CSOs, gives a deep inside view into the worries of Civil Society Organisations. The publishing organization CIVICUS was founded in 1993 and its goal is to strengthen citizen action and to give a voice to the one’s marginalized. Concern number 1 is the funding of projects. It is difficult to access foreign and potential domestic funders are not interested or simply not able to fund important activities. Concern number 2: The freedom of civil society is threatened, even in stable democracies such as the US. Last year, there were violations in a minimum of 96 countries. Therefore, we should not underestimate the threat. “When citizens’ most basic rights are being violated in more than half the world’s countries, alarm bells must start ringing for the international community and leaders everywhere.” says Sriskandarajah, Secretary General of CIVICUS Unfortunately, suppression of CSOs’ work happens even in Europe. One year ago, Hungarian police raided the office of two NGOs, confiscating laptops and keeping the staff from communicating. Supposedly, the search focused on allegations of inappropriate use of funds however the police activity was inappropriately aggressive. Russia, for example, declared every NGO receiving funds from abroad as a “foreign agent”. These NGOs have to add to every statement that they are “foreign agents”, a term that doesn’t make the organization sound trust-worthy to the population. Furthermore, several activity and spending reports have to be published every year, which requires a lot of human and financial resources. Of course, other NGOs are now afraid to be listed on the “black list of NGOs” and hold back certain publications. An atmosphere of fear has been created by the Russian government in order to suppress the NGOs’ work. Putin talked about civil engagement just after the announcement of the new law: “It is precisely from civil society that we expect active assistance in perfecting governance”. He makes it sound as if civil society and activity were just the icing on the cake. However, civil society is what makes the cake so delicious: The chocolate dough. By Sina Gösele Sources:
CIVICUS The State of Civil Society Report 2015 http://www.civicus.org/index.php/en/media-centre-129/press-releases/2113-global-civil-society-alliance-condemns-ngo-crack-down-in-hungary-and-calls-on-new-european-commission-to-act http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-muzzles-ngos-foreign-agent-law/25467789.html http://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/5-trends-that-explain-why-civil-society-space-is-under-assault-around-the-world/ https://disrupt-and-innovate.org/two-observations-about-civic-space/ http://www.civicus.org/index.php/en/media-centre-129/news-and-resources-127/2245-new-civicus-report-civil-society-rights-violated-in-96-countries |
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