Waging Peace

With International Peace Day coming up on Sept 21, it could be a good time to consider 'how to make peace'!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lOO4DdoF8k

She talks about 'negative peace' being a condition of peace, perhaps a type of effort, defined by the absence of conflict.

So then 'positive peace' effort gets divided into 8 distinct work areas, the 'Pillars of Peace';



Seems pretty normal to us in the West, but perhaps they are actually quite vital!!

I guess the theory is the Pillars of Peace reduce the chance of conflict developing, and while negative peace is the main metric of peace, its probably not the most useful focus to create and maintain peace. Sure the ability to control (read; stop) conflict is vital for restoring the condition of peace when violence starts, but perhaps there is more to peacekeeping then the promise of a strong armed response. I"m sure no-one wants to live in a Police or nanny state, but I've always considered Jedi to be peacekeepers... at least in belief if not conduct.

For more discussion, here is a conference playlist titled the Future of Peace from earlier this year;
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzyGLFG67--VPBsjC28h9t95SiFyX0hke

http://economicsandpeace.org/
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/
https://www.peacecorps.gov/
http://internationaldayofpeace.org/