Peaceful Conflict Resolution: A Workshop on Building

Peace in Your Community Diversity Forum 2012

Facilitators: Christina Barruel and Claire SpeedyWith support from Merran Spath

Session overview• Introduction to the Peace Foundation• Auckland as a City for Peace• Exploring peace and conflict• Skills for Peaceful Conflict Resolution– Responses to conflict– Dealing with conflict constructively

• Auckland’s commitment to principles of peace– Auckland Peace City Toolkit

• Building Peace in our communities

The Peace Foundation

Works to build peaceful relationships among people of all ages and cultures – from personal to global through education, research and action

Teaching children and youth how to: - solve conflicts peacefully

- act as effective peer mediators - grow into confident young leaders

Building rapport and respectPeer Mediators from Mt Roskill Grammar at

Auckland City for Peace Celebration

Teaching parents, grandparents and caregivers skills to:- bring out the best in their children

- resolve conflicts peacefully and constructively - reduce violence in the home

What exactly is peace?

Auckland’s Commitment to the Principles of Peace

• Auckland City for Peace Declaration• Aspirational• United Nations International Network of

Peace Cities• Dedicated to the creation of nuclear free

zones and a culture of peace• Auckland Peace City Toolkit

Looking at the declaration up close

‘Affirming that the wellbeing of all people is advanced by non-violent conflict resolution and the promotion of a culture of peace, justice and non-violence through education’

‘Embracing the diverse backgrounds of all people and encouraging their participation in society regardless of age, gender, abilities, ethnicity, income, culture, politics, sexuality or health’

What does peace mean to you? How does it look in your community?

Contact us

Christina Barruel: christina@peacefoundation.org.nzClaire Speedy: claire@peacefoundation.org.nz

Tel: (09) 373 2379

www.peace.net.nzwww.facebook.com/aklpeacecity

www.facebook.com/PeaceFoundationNZ