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Mission
To honour children and young people in the pursuit of peace through the practice of theatre.
In honouring Children and young people we believe:
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Children and young people should be seen and heard.To this end, we provide theatrical training, performance venues and opportunities to explore and express feelings and ideas about conflict and peace on four levels: the personal, the familial, the communal and the global.
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It is for the betterment of all when the wellbeing of children and young people is the primary motivating force behind personal, political and economic decision making.
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Children manifest most clearly the human capacity to adapt even to the harshest conditions. Observing and encouraging children in the natural process of evolution is an effective first step in bringing about positive change for our communities, our society and our planet, particularly as the levels of conflict increase in each.
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Children and young people of today will play the central role in establishing a culture of peace in the future.
In the pursuit of Peace we have:
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Adopted the United Nations declaration that 2001-2010 be the ÔInternational Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.Õ We recognise the existence of a global movement towards this goal and seek to build ties with other sectors of global society to work together defining and creating the new culture of peace.
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Joined the many who disregard the notion of peace as an inert state defined by the absence of war, or the result of the avoidance, cessation or resolution of conflict. We acknowledge conflict to be an essential part of life and an impetus for productive change and growth. By engaging in conflict creatively, compassionately and non-violently, we begin to experience peace. The authentic goal of conflict is evolution. Non-violent, creative and compassionate engagement in conflict, we have named Ôconflict evolution.Õ
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Defined peace as the most demanding activity of the human heart, mind, body and soul. We recognise we are in the midst of an evolution in our understanding of ÔpeaceÕ and conflict and the dynamic that exists between them. The new understanding is being expressed by the current generation of children.
Through the practice of Theatre we will:
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Provide training in drama, dance and music, the forms of communication best suited to the exploration of conflict and peace in human relationships. Conflict is at the heart of theatrical expression.
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Engage children and young people in positive and affirming ways that enable them to be seen and heard as well as display the common notion that theatre can be a healing art. As such, it can address real personal and social ills and contribute to their alleviation. Theatre creates, addresses and encourages healthy community.
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Develop presentations based on stories from the lives of the participants. Theatre, like peace, is an act of creation. By working theatrically, we provide children and young people with the opportunity to experience peace by creating peace.
Children are peacemakers. Peace is Possible. Theatre is powerful.