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As it was an unclear and uncertain point for the people who attend the training themselves, I, therefore, would like to insist on the nature and work of the future and past Peace Messenger. They won’t be coming as Mahatma Gandhi himself, surrounded by light and peacefulness incarnation, they won’t be carrying a conflict -resolution –solution-pack-ready-to–apply, But they will work for and about peace by coming to workcamps to “Give something to think about and possibilities to do… .”
By being “Link between SCI vision and its mission.” The Peace Messenger will intend to be “A person that makes people at a workcamp aware of peace issues in their environment, in the workcamp itself and after their return home.”As I cannot speak for the 20 other people who attend the training (15 different countries).
Let me tell you how I see the next few months. Firstly the task and aim of Peace messenger won’t be possible without a close collaboration with Campleaders, a mutual decision of how, when and how long I (let’s assume from now on that I will be the next Peace messenger) will stay on each workcamp. The campleader play an important role as link with the project partner, the volunteers. The "Peace activities” themselves will be prepare beforehand but will be flexible regarding to group dynamic and camp work and topic. It will consist on games, workshops, discussion depending on the group, the time, topics will also be flexible but probably insist on Intercultural dialogue and learning. A last point is to specify. The “Peace Messenger” project as such, should be define, undertake, evaluate and leave a trace which will be useful not only as a report of activity sitting on a shelf but as a real tool for next generation at SCI international level. There will be a time for few people sitting around a table with the word “ booklet” between them , and this also have to be planned. So, let’s put a definitive end to this “article”: by inviting all campleaders, volunteers interested in this project to contact me, check the spaceforpeace.net or also just think about a very simple question: “How do YOU see the Peace messenger work?”.
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