Det ni ser markerat på kartan ovan är världens internationella fredsstäder! I Skandinavien är bara Oslo med på kartan, tack vare Nobelpriset, men utifrån föreningen Cities of Peaces kriterier för att få bli en fredsstad borde flera (alla?!) städer och platser i Sverige kvala in. Visst, vi har våra mörka fläckar (läs vapenexport), men har vi haft fred i 200 år borde vi också hedra och uppmärksamma det.
Cities of Peace har funnits sedan 2009 och deras vision är att "främja fred som en konsensusvärde i städer runt om i världen". Mission: "Att nätverka, uppmuntra, avtal, och tillhandahålla resurser och information för ledare och organisationer som arbetar för att göra fred till ett konsensusvärde genom de globala städerna i fredsrörelsen". Fred, enligt denna organisation, är inte bara en förhoppning. Det är en rättighet.
Från Cities of Peace hemsida:
"There are as many ways to create a City of Peace as there are people to be inspired. International Cities of Peace™ is a nonprofit, tax-exempt association dedicated to connecting, promoting, and encouraging the global cities of peace movement. An Advisory Council of leaders from global Cities of Peace organizations is working to create an all-inclusive, non-polarizing network of world citizens working to bring peace to their communities.
Kriterier för att få bli en internationell fredsstad (man behöver inte uppfylla alla):
1. Cities where a particular war has been successfully concluded (through a peace treaty). Such cities may or may not officially declare themselves, then or later, a City of Peace. It may be the city itself, or its inhabitants, who initiate this process.
2. Cities which are the seats of international institutions which are significant for the maintenance of world peace. The city authorities in The Hague have declared their city a City of Peace, justice etc., but in Geneva (so far) such a denomination has been bestowed by citizens groups.
3. Cities where important peace prizes are awarded/places where peace is being celebrated and honoured. Oslo is really the main city in this category, with a long and famous tradition because of the Nobel peace prize.
4. Cities which, having been destroyed in war, have used this tragedy to dedicate themselves to work for peace, with the focus being on either
- warning against nuclear weapons
- reconciliation
- tolerance and multicultural living
5. Cities which have rediscovered and now are reconnecting with historical impulses from the past, especially the remembrance of a prominent historical figure born in (or associated with) the city, and who was a great peace advocate. This is to do with the nature, and construction, of historical memory. Traditionally, war heroes are remembered, but slowly the notion of peace heroes is making headway, and cities are rediscovering their peace history and tradition.
6. Cities where important peace institutions once existed, or which once hosted important peace conferences, and which are rediscovering their peace past, and now want to remember this and build on it (similar to 5).
7. Cities where important peace research or peace training institutions have been created (and which have not been significantly affected by wars or conflict).
8. Cities which have joined one or more important international peace organizations, and which are playing a significant role in them (these cities have not been significantly affected by wars or conflict).
9. Cities of practical peacemaking, in ethnically diverse and polarized environments.
10. Cities which have given their name to important peace documents of one kind or another, but which up to now have not (yet) taken any initiative to build on this and become self-consciously a peace city (even though their name is associated with peace).
Ett fantastiskt fint initiativ och jag hoppas verkligen att de (vi!) når målet med 1000 städer innan 2020. I dag är 96 i hamn. Jag tänker göra mitt för att en stad i min närhet ska bli fredsstad. Vill du också vara med? Läs 14 konkreta sidor om hur man går tillväga här. Dagens steg: Lära mer om hur man blir en internationell fredsstad.
Cities of Peace har funnits sedan 2009 och deras vision är att "främja fred som en konsensusvärde i städer runt om i världen". Mission: "Att nätverka, uppmuntra, avtal, och tillhandahålla resurser och information för ledare och organisationer som arbetar för att göra fred till ett konsensusvärde genom de globala städerna i fredsrörelsen". Fred, enligt denna organisation, är inte bara en förhoppning. Det är en rättighet.
Från Cities of Peace hemsida:
"There are as many ways to create a City of Peace as there are people to be inspired. International Cities of Peace™ is a nonprofit, tax-exempt association dedicated to connecting, promoting, and encouraging the global cities of peace movement. An Advisory Council of leaders from global Cities of Peace organizations is working to create an all-inclusive, non-polarizing network of world citizens working to bring peace to their communities.
Kriterier för att få bli en internationell fredsstad (man behöver inte uppfylla alla):
1. Cities where a particular war has been successfully concluded (through a peace treaty). Such cities may or may not officially declare themselves, then or later, a City of Peace. It may be the city itself, or its inhabitants, who initiate this process.
2. Cities which are the seats of international institutions which are significant for the maintenance of world peace. The city authorities in The Hague have declared their city a City of Peace, justice etc., but in Geneva (so far) such a denomination has been bestowed by citizens groups.
3. Cities where important peace prizes are awarded/places where peace is being celebrated and honoured. Oslo is really the main city in this category, with a long and famous tradition because of the Nobel peace prize.
4. Cities which, having been destroyed in war, have used this tragedy to dedicate themselves to work for peace, with the focus being on either
- warning against nuclear weapons
- reconciliation
- tolerance and multicultural living
5. Cities which have rediscovered and now are reconnecting with historical impulses from the past, especially the remembrance of a prominent historical figure born in (or associated with) the city, and who was a great peace advocate. This is to do with the nature, and construction, of historical memory. Traditionally, war heroes are remembered, but slowly the notion of peace heroes is making headway, and cities are rediscovering their peace history and tradition.
6. Cities where important peace institutions once existed, or which once hosted important peace conferences, and which are rediscovering their peace past, and now want to remember this and build on it (similar to 5).
7. Cities where important peace research or peace training institutions have been created (and which have not been significantly affected by wars or conflict).
8. Cities which have joined one or more important international peace organizations, and which are playing a significant role in them (these cities have not been significantly affected by wars or conflict).
9. Cities of practical peacemaking, in ethnically diverse and polarized environments.
10. Cities which have given their name to important peace documents of one kind or another, but which up to now have not (yet) taken any initiative to build on this and become self-consciously a peace city (even though their name is associated with peace).
Ett fantastiskt fint initiativ och jag hoppas verkligen att de (vi!) når målet med 1000 städer innan 2020. I dag är 96 i hamn. Jag tänker göra mitt för att en stad i min närhet ska bli fredsstad. Vill du också vara med? Läs 14 konkreta sidor om hur man går tillväga här. Dagens steg: Lära mer om hur man blir en internationell fredsstad.
