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Origins of the Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute
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Weaving
the strands of peace and development. Since the peaceful overthrow of the Marcos
dictatorship in 1986, the deepening concern over the armed conflict in the
Philippines and the desire to put an end to the escalating violence has prompted
the launching of the various initiatives for lasting peace and social reform in
the country.
 The
Coalition for Peace (1987), the Multisectoral Peace Advocates (1990) and the
National Peace Conference (1990) were efforts by citizen's groups to assert
their role in the peace process and the forging of a people's peace and
development agenda. In addition, peace research and education efforts of
different institutions sought to develop an infrastructure for peace studies and
the growth of a vibrant peace constituency. All these constitute major strands
in the tapestry of the country's growing peace movement.
Filling
the gaps, claiming the space. Despite these efforts, critical gaps remained,
hindering the full development of the peace agenda. The absence of a permanent
space where different efforts could converge and where resources could be pooled
for optimal use became more pronounced as the clamor for peace and development
grew.
Clearly
there was a pressing need to institutionalize the work of waging peace. It was
in this context that the Gaston Z. Ortigas Peace Institute - midwifed by the
expanding peace movement in the country - was born in January 1991. The
Institute emerged and continues to provide constancy and continuity to the
struggle for peace and development in the country and a permanent home for peace
workers.
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A
Filipino Society Beyond War characterized by
A just
sharing of resources and responsibilities between communities and peoples,
classes and sectors, genders and generations.
A
thriving democracy which facilitates dialogue between state and civil society
and ensures the meaningful participation in governance of all citizens,
recognizing and protecting the rights even of minority groups.
A sense
of Filipino identity that rejoices in the diversity of Philippine lifestyles and
cultures.
The
maintenance of ecological balance and the sustainable care of all natural
resources.
The
assertion of Philippine sovereignty and its positive contribution towards
building a new global social order.
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Citizens
are taught to love peace and to practice the ways of peace from childhood.
Conflicts are recognized, respected, negotiated and transformed.
National
security is defined not in terms of national defense capabilities but rather in
terms of the protection and security of the human rights and welfare of its
people and of the environment.
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GZOPI commits to provide nurture and shelter for Philippine Basic Sectors
and Citizen Peacemakers in their search for, creation of, and insistence on
the peaceful settlement and transformation of conflicts, even as it
continuously organizes a constituency committed to freedom and social
justice. As a peace institute, it also seeks to institutionalize the work of
peacemaking and peace building, thus placing it in within the mainstream of
the efforts for social justice and development in the Philippines. |
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As a
service base and resource center on peace and conflict resolution, the
Institute shall develop and promote frameworks, paradigms, strategies, and
skills for advancing the peace process both immediate to the present armed
conflicts and beyond these, towards the building of a Filipino society
beyond war.
Specifically, it aims to:
· Provide effective training and
capability-building for communities and groups to pursue peaceful approaches
to conflict.
· Support Citizen Peacemakers and Basic Sector
groups in challenging and engaging government and other relevant parties in
dialogues and negotiations to advance the people's peace agenda.
· Undertake research, documentation, and
model-building on Filipino conflict resolution processes which can be
replicated.
· Build linkages and networks with local and
international groups that are working for peace and conflict transformation.
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A Filipino Society Beyond War is
characterized by: |
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just sharing of resources and responsibilities between communities and
peoples, classes and sectors, genders and generations.
A
thriving democracy which facilitates dialogue between state and civil
society and ensures the meaningful participation in governance of all
citizens, recognizing and protecting the rights even of minority groups.
A
sense of Filipino identity that rejoices in the diversity of Philippine
lifestyles and cultures.
The
maintenance of ecological balance and the sustainable care of all natural
resources.
The
assertion of Philippine sovereignty and its positive contribution towards
building a new global social order.
In a
society beyond war, citizens are taught to love and to practice the ways of
peace from childhood.
Conflicts are recognized, respected, negotiated, and transformed.
National security is defined not in terms of national defense capabilities
but rather in terms of the protection and security of the human rights and
welfare of its people and of the environment.
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Telephone
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+632-4266122
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FAX
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+632-426604
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Postal address
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2nd Floor Joseph Cardinal Höffner Building, Social Development Complex, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Road, Quezon City 1108 Philippines
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Electronic mail
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General Information:
gzopeace@admu.edu.ph
Sales:
Customer Support:
Webmaster: gzopace@admu.edu.ph
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