French Spanish

On the left below, please find an article for the Culture of Peace News Network and on the right the discussion related to this article. You are invited to read and join in the discussion by clicking on any of the questions listed here, or, if you wish, you may enter a new discussion question as described on the bottom of this page. Please take the time to check one of the boxes below as to whether this article should be given a high priority, a medium priority or no priority

by program area by region by category by recency

United Nations and Culture of Peace Global Movement for a Culture of Peace Values, Attitudes, Actions

Rules of the Game Submit an Article Become a CPNN Reporter

	The State Education Council calls for Constructing Peace in Tamaulipas, Mexico an article by En Línea Directa To celebrate the International Day of Peace, the Secretariat of Education of Tamaulipas (SET) through the State Board of Technical Education calls upon basic education institutions to participate in the celebrations commemorating this important date by an activity called "Constructing Peace". click on photo to enlarge The State education director, Diódoro Guerra Rodriguez indicates that within this framework they will be conducting a Civic-Cultural Day with the participation of students in basic education, supported by their teachers and parents. Guerra Rodriguez emphasized that this educational activity promotes brotherhood, respect and peaceful coexistence between the school community and society at large, "and it instills in students from Tamaulipas the importance of putting values into practice both inside and outside the classroom to achieve a better society. " Participants will develop productions in three ways: first to make phrases or thoughts of reflection alluding to peace; second to make posters promoting peace and third to write letters that express the feelings of children and youth in Tamaulipas with respect to the longing for peace. As part of this activity, from August 27 to September 20 productions will be developed in each school from the start of classes in two shifts, in order to introduce them into the contents of the curricula. The project will be concluded with a celebration on Friday September 21 at 9:00 am and 17:00 pm, with a message on the State Radio System of Tamaulipas. It is suggested that each school invite people from the community to participate in their activities on that occasion. Students, teachers and other school community who wishes to participate may call (01-834) 312-94-67 for more information about the event, or email: conset@hotmail.com. (Click here for a Spanish version of this article)		DISCUSSION Question(s) related to this article: How are you celebrating Peace Day?, * * * * * Latest reader comment: It is difficult to find extensive listings of the many events celebrating the International Day of Peace around the world.  An exception is the United Religions Initiative which lists events for the IDP 2014 by their affiliates in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, United States and the Philippines.
This report was posted on August 25, 2012.