The 2009 MINDANAO WEEK OF PEACENovember 26 - December 2Theme:
“Think Mindanao, Feel Mindanao,
Bring Peace to Mindanao”
CULTURE is about how we live
our lives; how we think, speak and behave. When we do all these with positive values, then we live a culture of peace. It brings benefit to the self and others.
PEACE means much more than the absence of war. Peace is considered as a set of values, attitudes and modes of behaviour promoting the peaceful settlement of conflict and the guest for mutual understanding.
PEACE is a way of being, doing
and living in society that can be taught, developed, and best of all, improved upon.
PEACE is living in harmony amidst diversity where and when we adopt a common platform of positive values.
PEACE is not only the absence of conflict, but requires a positive, dynamic participatory process where dialogue is encouraged and conflict are solved in a spirit of mutual understanding and co-operation. The power of PEACE is to change future headlines from “Violence Increases, Again” to “Violence Diminishes"