1. Fostering
a Culture of Peace
through Service
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2. Toward a Culture of
Peace
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3. A “culture of peace” differs
from the politics of peace
 The term, “culture of peace”
focuses on the internal factors
that contribute to the way to
peace.
 Culture suggests the
consciousness or mindset of a
people—their identity and their
ways of living.
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4. Culture of Peace
“It begins within oneself and the
home, spreads out to the community,
then on to the regional, national
and international levels.”
Manifesto 2000 Pledge, UN
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5. “Character…is not developed just by
learning about words such as
kindness and honesty.
It involves our whole life — what we
think, feel, and do, and why.”
Kevin Ryan
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6. Basic Life Goals
Mature
Character
Contribution
to Society
True
Love
Loving
Relationships
& Family
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7. Harmony of Word and
Deed
Becoming a responsible individual with integrity
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8. Establishing Bonds of
Heart
Caring and compassion are vital components
of moral feeling and the cultivation of heart
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9. Compassion for Others
Learning to understand and have compassion
for those who are different
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10. Improving the Quality of
Life
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11. “Our surveys continue to show that
volunteers are far more likely than
non-volunteers to be concerned about
others and about social causes.”
Virginia Hodgkinson,
Key Factors Influencing Caring,
Involvement and Community
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12. “Youth who have opportunities to care
for others through service have higher
levels of self-esteem, less depression,
better school attendance, and a greater
sense of social responsibility.”
Helen LeGette
Parents, Kids and Character
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13. Stimulating an Interest in
Serving
Publicize Needs
Identify Role Models
Use Mass Media
Foster Reciprocity
Enhance Personal
Growth
 Integrate Service with
Other Activities
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14. Service Learning
Providing an opportunity
to learn and develop heart and
character through serving
others
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15. Time for Reflection
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16. Types of Service Projects
 Disaster-based
 Intergenerational
 Educational
 Environmental
 Social issue-
based
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17. Intergenerational
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18. Educational
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19. Environmental Based
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20. Social Issue Based
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21. Opportunities for the
Volunteer to Develop
Character
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22. “I felt like I had been inside a well
with my own vision. But here I came
out of the well by being exposed to a
greater variety of people and faiths.”
Irfan Omar
India
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23. A Circle of Learning
Volunteers are encouraged to engage in dialogue
with the activity, other volunteers and the
beneficiaries of their service.
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24. Varieties of Reflection
Exercises
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25. “Service, not self-interest,
holds our world
together.”
Thomas Lickona
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26. Serving Together
Strengthens Family Bonds
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27. “It was a great revelation to me that
through working for a common purpose
people can feel the oneness of humanity,
which is the basic truth of existence.”
S. Kulandai Sami
India
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28. “Sometimes I ask myself, what can I do?
In this project I’ve learned that the best
thing I can do is love.”
Javier Horno
Spain
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29. “I feel that these people, though poor in
terms of money, are overflowing with the
richness of love and caring.”
Moaazam Shah
Pakistan
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30. “The first day Baljit walked in the room
wearing a turban. My first thoughts were
of terrorists. I soon came to know him and
thoughts were replaced with feelings of
brotherhood.”
Craig Bushman
USA
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31. Catalyst for Change
A Heartfelt Experience
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33. “ … the only ones among you
who will be truly happy are those who
have sought and found how to serve.”
Albert Schweitzer
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34. I slept and I dreamed that life was all joy.
I woke and saw that life was but service.
I served and I understood that service was joy.
Rabindranath Tagore
Poet and Nobel
Laureate
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35. Service reaches its ultimate expression
when it impacts the full spectrum of
life’s activities and becomes integrated
into our way of life.
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36. “Never doubt that a small group
of thoughtful, committed citizens
can change the world. Indeed,
it is the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead
Anthropologist
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