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Summary of CRE Activities
The Canadian Conflict Prevention Initiative is part of the Global partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC). Affecting changes in education at the Provincial/Territorial levels will be a key objective of Provincial Culture of Peace Programs and Annual Provincial Peace Education Conferences. Annual Provincial Peace Education Conferences currently take place in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.
For a summary of CRE activity in this area please review the OCDRCM website profile for this country.
Legislative and Policy Initiatives:
In Canada, education is Provincial (rather than Federal/National). Accordingly, education legislation is the mandate of the thirteen Provincial/Territorial Governments. There is a Canadian Ministers of Education Council which meets annually to discuss matters of common interest. It is our understanding that no Canadian Governmental body is proposing to establish any legislation or policy initiatives with respect to Conflict Resolution or Peace Education.
CRE Resources:
An excellent summary of recent developments in peace education and the culture of peace program in Canada, available for any organizations and individuals interested in advancing peace education and the Culture of Peace and Non-violence Program in their area, is available at http://www.peace.ca/EVOLVINGCANADIANMODELFORPEACE2005.ppt in English and at http://www.peace.ca/CCOPPportuguese2005.ppt in Portuguese.
See also these resources:
Inventory of University and Other Peace Education Programs in Canada at http://www.peace.ca/canpeaceeducation.htm (this is extensive)
Inventory of Peace Education Sample Curricula http://www.peace.ca/curricula.htm
Canadian Peace Education Strategy http://www.peace.ca/conference2002summary.htm
Fourth Annual Peace Education Conference in Canada: Peace Pedagogy – Educating Educators To Teach Peace http://www.peace.ca/CanadianAgenda2005.htm
Active CRE Organization:
Canadian Culture of Peace Program (CCOPP)
It is the shorter term goal of CCOPP and the network of Canadian Peace Educators to place Peace Education prominently on the Canadian Agenda - “to cultivate public awareness and political support for the introduction of peace education into all spheres of education, including non-formal education, throughout Canada and to promote the education of all teachers to teach for peace”. It is the longer term goal to assure Peace Education is integrated into all curricula by the end of the decade - “the goal of the campaign is to assure that all educational systems throughout Canada will educate for a culture of peace”. Peace education starts at home.
Active CRE Organization:
Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (CPCC)
The Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (CPCC), is a network of Canadian non-governmental organizations and institutions, academics and other individuals from a wide range of sectors, including humanitarian assistance, development, peacekeeing training, experts’ roster, conflict resolution, governance, peace, faith communities, and human rights. CPCC has been working since 1994 to formulate policy and operational directions for Canadian NGOs involved in peacebuilding, in collaboration with other relevant actors. The network is engaged in processes of dialogue with government and a broad range of individuals and civil society organizations to articulate Canadian directions in the area of peacebuilding, and to strengthen civil society input into peacebuilding policy and program development. CPCC Working Groups bring together those interested in particular thematic areas. Current Working Groups are Small Arms, Children and Armed Conflict, Gender and Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention and Peace Operations. CPCC also participates in the Canadian Conflict Prevention Initiative and acts as the North America regional initiator in the Global partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC). CPCC activities and the operation of CPCC secretariat are funded by Foreign Affairs Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency and through the membership fees and other contributions of member organizations and individuals.
Active CRE Organization:
Conflict Resolution Network Canada
CR Network Canada, closed operations in 2008, develops, promotes and extends the use of conflict resolution and restorative justice processes such as negotiation, mediation, consensus-building and peacemaking circles. As Canada’s largest broad-based conflict resolution organization, They encourage conflict resolution in schools, workplaces, communities, criminal justice settings, the environment, media, government, and international settings.
Active CRE Organization:
Peaceful Schools International
Peaceful Schools International, a Canadian charitable organization, was established in 2001 by Hetty van Gurp, an internationally recognized educator and author. A network of dedicated, locally-based Regional Coordinators provides support to schools that have declared a commitment to creating and maintaining a culture of peace.
PSI has over 240 member schools around the world! In these schools, students, teachers and community members work together to ensure that everyone feels safe, respected and valued.
