Workshop 9: A Culture of Peace and Interreligious Dialogue 1. Topics discussed in the workshop. Authors thesis or argument. Daniel Adams: In his presentation - “The role of new generations in the historical passage from a war culture to a peace culture”- David ADAMS (Former Director of the UN Year of Peace Culture unit) defended the idea that we lived in a war culture. This does not necessarily mean living in a constant war zone, but being immersed in a culture of control, conflict and competition. Gualtiero Zanolini (Member of the World Scout Committee): Showed that Scouting was not dogmatic, but suggested live experiments in order to experience ethical values. Dominic Simard: Scouting and the peace concept (Peace Culture). The speaker defended the idea that a peace culture cannot be achieved without taking into account sources of violence (physical, verbal and psychological) that are accepted and sometimes encouraged by the States. Father Jean-Pascal Diame: Presented the inter-religious experiences of a local Scout group in Taiwan. Paolo Cervo (“Amahoro-Amani” project, Burundi, project leader): Presentation of the summary of a peace education project conducted in Central Africa in the Region of the Great Lakes.
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