Thursday May 17th 2012

Peace Building

Goal & Objecvtive

  • To build mutual trust and understanding and respect among the people of Burma towards National Reconciliation;
  • To raise awareness to grassroots people to understand the issue of conflict management, conflict resolution, peace building, social justice, gender justice, and non-violence; and
  • To have increase peace agents to educate the people of Burma

Activities:

  • Providing Grass-root peacebuilding follow-up training mostly to the women from Burma at the Bangladesh, Thailand, India, China and some areas inside Burma
  • Holding “Training Of Trainer” (TOT) training focusing on the role of “Women As Peacebuilders” and to educate to the people (including Men and Women) in various communities along Thailand, India, China, and Bangladesh borders, as well as inside Burma on peacebuilding concept in various ways
  • Holding activities on International Day of Peace for commemorating and grassroots peace education campaign focusing on this day on September 21 for petition to UN Security Council, vigils, prayers, marches, community celebration functions
  • Holding Monthly Women Peace Exchange on various issues and Peace Speaking Tour for Children in the border areas
  • Publishing book entitled “Overcoming the Shadow” in languages of Burmese and English that have been distributing locally and internationally, and other things for Children’s peace education booklet
  • Attending International conference and make Networks in the International level
  • Producing T-shirt with the message of what is the meaning of peacebuilding and distributing it locally and internationally particularly on International Day of Peace
  • Documentation activities: Translating some books in English to Burmese (eg: Entitled “What is Partriarchy?” and “Feminism: Relevant Question to South Asia”

 

Latest Actions

Women’s League of Burma calls for  Greater women’s participation in peace process

Women’s League of Burma calls for Greater women’s participation in peace process

May 15, 2012   The Women’s League of Burma welcomes the inclusion of two women parliamentarians in [Read More]

Rakhaing Women Union’s statement on U Thein Sein’s second speech concerning the return of exiles

May 14, 2012 Rakhaing Women welcome U Thein Sein’s call for Burma’s exiles to return home but urges to remember [Read More]

Burma’s Civil Society Calls for Transparency and Inclusiveness in Drafting of the National Human Rights Commission Enabling Law

May 10, 2012 Fifty-four civil society and community-based organizations and networks from Burma released a statement [Read More]

Lahu Women’s Organisation new report demands an end to destructive platinum mining in Burma’s Shan State

May 8, 2012 Lahu women demand end to destructive platinum mining in Burma’s Shan State. Lahu women’s group is [Read More]

Internatioanl Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma

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