Peace Justice Conference 2024

“Teaching for Peace”

The Peace Justice Conference 2024, “Teaching for Peace”, will take place for 3 days, Friday 17 to Sunday 19 May 2024. The conference weekend will be filled with workshops, speeches, discussions, music and art. The conference is hosted by DNS – The Necessary Teacher Training College in Denmark.

Why do we find it necessary to organise such an event?

In today’s climate of self-interest, division, despair and war, bringing people together to talk about Peace Justice is an act of bravery. We aim to create a space to share our fears and concerns, hear about the solutions and build up on our hopes and dreams, learning from each other and generating action, starting from our own expertise as an educational institution, teaching.

Then, is the Peace Justice Conference 2024 dedicated specifically to teachers? Well, if your definition of a teacher is a person who gives lessons in front of a classroom then no, it is not just for teachers.

We believe that a teacher is that person who is willing to share what they know with others as well as to dedicate the time to learn together something that interests them both. In that way, if you are a nurse, a primary school teacher, a youth worker, a factory employee or a bartender, it does not matter, this conference is for you.

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Keynote speakers

Friday at 14:30

Cristina Sorribas & Anuradha Pal

Education specialists at Humana People to People India

Cristina Sorribas is from Spain, with psychology in education and social work background, she has been engaged in the social sector since she was pursuing her degree. She joined HPPI in 2015 and since then has been Education Programme Manager and development & International Training Leader, coordinating the education projects at National level.

Dr. Anuradha Pal is from India, with education background, working in the social sector with Humana People to People India (HPPI) since 2013 and currently being the Team Leader in one of their Teaching Trainings Institutions.

Their presentation will provide an overview of education in India and how it provides balance, equity and development to the society through literacy.

Saturday at 11:00

Jan Øberg

Peace researcher, mediator, commentator.

Jan Øberg is an internationally experienced and genuinely independent peace and future researcher and an art photographer – a columnist, commentator and mediator doing diagnosis & prognosis.

Jan has been a regular keynote speaker and contributor to the Peace Justice Conferences since the very beginning in 2015.

Saturday at 16:30

Lyla June

Indigenous musician, scholar & community organizer.

Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages.

Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, traditional land stewardship practices and healing inter-generational and inter-cultural trauma.

Workshops Friday afternoon · 17 May 2024 · 17:30 – 18:30

Challenging the West: BRICS

The BRICS collaboration is a rival to the current countries in power (G7)and their global dominance. In this workshop, we will learn more about the BRICS countries and their wish for a multi-polar world and peace.

Environmental Education

A workshop with active reflection about the place of Nature in our upbringing, using collaborative tools to envision how to facilitate connection with Nature, as educators, parents or simply citizens of the Earth.

Honourable Harvest

Embracing Indigenous Wisdom for Sustainability: Indigenous cultures’ ideas of ‘teaching for peace’ show us how to make peace with nature – how to work together with the environment instead of hurting it.

Spiral of Experiential Education

To achieve global peace, we must first build peace and balance within. Nurturing curiosity in children is integral to this endeavor, as they step strongly into their own unique paths.

Community Building in the Caribbean

Supporting climate justice in the small island nation of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Mattia and Claudia joined the team at Richmond Vale Academy to grow gardens farms.

Schools as Hubs of Inclusion & Peace

As conflicts and migration reshape European societies, schools play a pivotal role in providing new arrivals with an inclusive space promoting intercultural understanding & peace.

Water (In)Justice

This workshop discusses the issue of water justice on a global scale and the challenges that the issue of water scarcity presents in terms of conflict resolution in the future. A case from southern Morocco.

Exploring Slavery through Theatre

Decolonising history education, using Guinea-Bissau’s innovative teaching method of theatre as a case study, to reshape narratives and foster an awareness of the brutal past.

Biodanza SRT

Biodanza – a path to self-knowledge and personal growth through spontaneous movement. It helps us change our lives by combining movements to dissolve tensions and stress – while we’re having fun.

Workshops Saturday morning · 18 May 2024 · 09:30 – 10:30

Supporting Cabo Delgado Refugees

Teacher Training College DNS Cabo Delgado shares how the insurgency affects the region and what they, as teachers and community leaders, do to support refugee families.

Oppression Doesn’t Lead to Peace

After 75 years of brutal occupation, Palestine is farther from peace than ever. Why? Are we talking about the same peace? A conversation about the resistance and the peace process.

Meeting “The Poor”

In this workshop, you will be challenged and provoked by the facilitator in order for you to explore your humanity, implicit biases, privileges and peace-building capacity in a broader context.

Inclusive Education for Peace

Teaching for Peace: How the Finnish approach of integrated and strength-based education contributes to peace and wellbeing at the individual level as well as at the community level in general.

The Decolonial Mindset

Decolonizing Western knowledge as a crucial step toward constructing a more democratic educational system. Explore decolonial thinking as a tool to break free from oppressive educational structures.

Awaken your critical thinking

The goal of this workshop is to engage in critical thinking and we will do so through different games, individual reflection, group work, topic based discussions and more in search of truth and peace.

Cranes of Peace

Explore the story of Sadako Sasaki, the bombing of Hiroshima and the symbolic significance of the origami crane in promoting peace and hope. Learn how to fold your own origami cranes.

Sports for Peace

Peace through Physical Education in theory and practice. The concepts of positive/negative peace, the difference between punishments & consequences, rewards & recognitions etc.

Teachers, don’t leave those kids alone!

By reflecting on our own values, beliefs, and biases we will explore how we can contribute to positive social change in our communities and beyond – how to teach peace.

Conflict Transformation

In this workshop, we will explore how conflict is inevitable, but violence is not. We will identify why conflict transformation can be a healthy choice to make for our collective well-being.

Deurbanisation of Education

We explore the role of education in rural communities and the recent establishment of the first Scandinavian style Folk High School in Lithuania’s remote Zarasai region, the Innovative School.