MAINSTREAMING PEACE EDUCATION:

DEVELOPING STRATEGIC POLICY AND NETWORKING

Yogyakarta, 30 June – 2 July 2010

BACKGROUND

Central Board Muhammadiyah in collaboration with Cheng Ho Multi Culture Trust of Malaysia, with support from Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilisations (CDCC) organised the first and second World Peace Forum (WPF) in 2006 and 2008. Under the spirit of One Humanity, One Destiny, and One Responsibilitys, religious leaders, policy makers, intellectuals, politicians and activists from different backgrounds and nationalities engaged in productive dialogues expressed their commitment to the creation of a safer and a more peaceful world for all mankind.

Two years after the second WPF, the world has been noted progresses in the efforts to seek education for peace. International, regional and national dialogues initiated by both governments and civil societies have brought about understanding and creative cooperation between and among countries and peace organizations. These achievements, however, do not mean that the planet is far from tensions and conflicts among nations or factions. Bloodsheds, wars, killings and other kind of violence still exist in many corners of the world. Xenophobia, racism and terorism, and forms of violance have led to human rights violations, directly or indirectly.

These situations necessitate continuing efforts from all parties. In addition to “hard-power” efforts through peace treaties, sending peace keeping missions, and military security approaches, the creation of peace requires “soft-power” programs which can be developed through education. Peace relates to both physical and spiritual endeavours. Peace deals with both outer and inner dimension of human being. Peaceful mind leads to peaceful behavior. In this context, education as a cultural and pedagogic processes play pivotal roles in the creation of men and women as agents of peace of the world.

OBJECTIVES

1. To provide a venue for dialogues among religious leaders, politicians, policy makers, intellectuals, media practitioners, educators and peace activists.

2. To further dig up and revitalize the values and spirit of One Humanity, One Destiny, and One Responsibility as basic philosophy and practice of peace education.

3. To explore ideas and capitalize on lessons learned from best practices through methods and system of peace education as means for creating peaceful character especially among the young generation.

4. To strengthen network and cooperation among peace organizations and educational institutions for the promotion of world peace civilization.

PARTICIPANTS

Participants of the 3rd World Peace Forum are highly-selected religious leaders, politicians, policy makers, intellectuals, media practitioners, educators, peace activists.

DATE AND VENUE

The 3rd World Peace Forum will be convened in Sheraton Hotel Yogyakarta, on 30 June 2010 - 2 July 2010.

ORGANIZATION

The 3rd World Peace Forum is jointly organized by The Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilizations (CDCC), the Central Board of Muhammadiyah and The Malaysia based Cheng Ho Multi Culture Trust.

METHODOLOGY

The 3rd World Peace Forum is an avenue for dialogues. Speakers in The Plenary Sessions are required to present their brief presentations to stimulate discussions. Language use during the 3rd World Peace Forum is English. Translation is possible only in English, Arabic or Indonesian.

THEME AND TOPICS

Theme of the 3rd World Peace Forum is Mainstreaming Peace Education: Developing Strategic Policy and Networking