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Identify actions that build up or break down peace using an active game.

Resources

Space to run around.

https://www.wagggs.org/en/resources/world-thinking-day-2021-activity-pack/
This is copied directly from the resource for easy access in programmes.

Definitions from page eight:
Peace is not just the absence of war, it means dignity, safety, and well-being for all.
How peace is defined is different for everyone and it can range from being happy in ourselves and seeing the smiling faces of our loved ones, to conflict resolution within a community and ending violence and harmful practices around the world.
Peacebuilding is about dealing with the reasons why people fight and supporting people to manage their differences and conflicts in a non-violent way . It is very important to develop positive, personal and group relationships across different races, beliefs, cultures and classes. Understanding why people are different and why this is valuable and important helps us all to live in harmony.
Ref: International Alert. 2020. What Is Peacebuilding?. [online] Available at:
https://www.international-alert.org/what-we-do/what-is-peacebuilding [Accessed 27 July 2020].

Instructions

1. Divide into two teams – 90% of your groups should be peace makers and 10% should be peace breakers.

2. The peace breakers should start in the middle of the space close together and the peace makers should start on the edges of the space far apart.

The peace makers:
• Have to try to form a circle by holding hands.
• Once a completed circle has been formed, with three or more people all holding hands, it cannot be broken by a peace breaker.
• If you have multiple circles, you can choose to join together. However, the peace breakers can still break the circle if it is not yet complete.

The peace breakers:
• Have to try and break the circle before it is formed.
• Can break an incomplete circle by raising their hands together in the air and dropping it between two people holding hands. Those two people are influenced and join the peace breakers.

3. The game ends when; (a) there is one or no peacemakers left, (b) all peacemakers have formed a single circle or many smaller circles (c) after ten minutes of the game.

4. Let’s reflect (choose at least 2 questions)
• Who do you think won the game?
• Was it easier to be a peacemaker or a peace breaker in the game?
• Read the definition on peace and peacebuilding on page eight
• In real life is it easier to be a peacemaker or a peace breaker?
• What things do you do in your lives that break peace?
• What things do you do in your lives that help to make peace?

Tags

• game
• peace
• world thinking day
• world thinking day 2021

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