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Postal address of organization/institution
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2171 Pan American Plaza UN Bldg, Balboa Park,San Diego, California USA 92056
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E-mail address of organization/institution
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JTawfilis@aol.com
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Website address of organization/institution
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www.artmles.org
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Telephone of organization/institution
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760 716 9308
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PRIORITIES: All of the organization's domains of culture of peace activity |
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TOP PRIORITY: The organization's most important culture of peace activity |
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PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS: What
partnerships and networks does your organization participate in, thus
strengthening the global movement for a culture of peace? |
International Coalition for the Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non Violence for he Children of the World
International Education and Resource Network
International Committee of Artists for Peace
PeacexPeace
Do Peace
The Peace Alliance
International Day of Peace
Earth Charter Foundation
Endangered Planet Foundation
UNESCO office Cairo, Egypt
National Commission for UNESCO Korea
National Commission for UNESCO Egypt
UNESCO Club France
Country
Coordinators in Japan, Cyprus, Italy, Spain, France, Grand Cayman,
SKorea, Canada, West Bank, Pakistan, Venezuela, Mexico, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Senegal, Lebanon, Austria, Slovenia, Slovkia, Bosnia, South
Africa, Kenya, Haiti, United Kingdom, 39 states in the US
UNICEF Egypt
Crescent City Arts (New Orleans)
Sabah Kinder Arts, Atlanta, Ga USA
UNA USA San Diego
US Dept of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
California State Dept of Education
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ACTIONS: What activities have
been undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the ten years of the Decade? If you already made a
report in 2005, your information from 2005 will be included in the 2010
report.
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-completed
more than 4,000 of the 5,280 (or 12 Miles of murals) needed to
construct a MURAMID, hand painted by more than 1/2 million participants
from over 125 countries
-collected, completed and delivered more
than 35,000 pairs of hand painted shoes with personal notes inserted to
disarmed child soldiers in Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya,
South Africa, Mexico, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Appalachia USA
-created
field tested curriculum for an International Intercultural Mural
Exchange project with two schools in two countries creating one mural
and studying one another's culture (70 partnerships)
-created a Miles of Music website collecting music for the Decade by emerging new artists
-created
a MUSAIC project wherein children and youth inspired by mural art
compose original music and are forming an International VIRTUAL Youth
Orchestra
-Exhibited in over 300 locations in the past ten years on local, national and international levels
-Planning
for the creating a gala Exhibition of the Century including a
multimedia 3 D installation exhibition in Egypt in 2010 with a concert,
exhibition volleyball game, film festival and light show on the Nile
and a traveling multimedia exhibition
-Participating in major
conferences around the globe to promote the Culture of Peace and
building a sustainable educational methodology through the arts that
will continue
and embrace most UN ever-changing management programs
-participated in and supported CPNN until this past year through our UNA USA Chapter
-created 2 dozen video's, YouTube videos and award winning films related to Culture of Peace activities
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PROGRESS: Has your organization
seen progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain
of action and in your constituency during the second half of the
Decade? |
YES.
Despite the obliteration of the administrative (UNESCO) support
and visibility, thanks to this youth movement led by the loyalty of
Professor Adams, the MOVEMENT took off and continues without the
bureacracy, proving change from a Culture of War to a Culture of Peace
is possible (e.g. also the election of a new US administration helped).
Our progress has been phenomenal because of the interactivity of
our project is so attractive to individuals, groups, and organizations,
especially given the lack of funding for the arts. It is also
proof that human expression and the internet have now overpowered the
old ways. The vitality, enthusiasm and high level of intelligence
posssessed in our youth is what will keep the progress moving forward.
They want PEACE and are making it happen, despite the obstacles.
Our numbers are proof, but the friendships formed are the
testimonial.
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OBSTACLES: Has your organization faced any obstacles to implementing the culture of peace and nonviolence? If so, what were they?
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BUREAUCRACY!
and POLITICS..especially with the election of the new DG for
UNESCO!...and the lack of live persons to talk to at UNESCO.
Passing the buck and hearing"You have to get a letter of
support...you have to get permission from.." a nightmarish and
personally expensive circle for us since 2002, Lack of funding, but we
did it without it! Lack of recognition, press, UNESCO visibility
and refusal of the US National Commission to endorse our project
stating they are only interpreters of policy matters. The apathy about
the resolution itself by the UN in general.
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization in the short, medium and long term to
promote a culture of peace and nonviolence? |
The
end of 2010 is ONLY THE BEGINNING...a NEW BEGINNING because whatever
"decades" the UN constructs, it will be people on the ground like many
of us encounter who make it happen because WE are the ones who make it
happen..as you are with this report! We have found that the arts
IS THE BEST methodology to create an institutionalized educational
system in classrooms without walls that live in the hearts and souls of
youth who are able to feel free to express themselves and cross all
religious, social, econmic and cultural barriers.
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GLOBAL MOVEMENT: How do you think the culture of peace and nonviolence could be strengthened and supported at the world level??
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First,
teaching a Culture of Peace must beginwith the young at the earliest
possible age and we have proven that teaching through the arts works!
Global exchanges are magical; seeing eachother eye to eye and heart to
heart rises above any institutionalized method of teaching and in and
of itself creates a movement. As for UN resolutions, instituting
programs; if the funding provided to these huge programs could be given
to NGOs with proven positive track records, their investment would
ensure that member states would see resolutions turn into movements and
ultimately a Culture of PEACE.
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