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Who are we ?
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\"Peace<\/a>“Le Mouvement de la Paix” is a French non-governmental organization founded in 1948 to oppose war and nuclear armaments, and to support international relations based on justice, democracy, and interpersonal cooperation. With offices around the country, the French Peace Movement promotes peaceful resolutions to violence through the alleyways of diplomacy and political negotiations. It supports those who work for peace in the hearts of conflicts, and the concept of worldwide peace through education and the creation of a culture of peace. The French Peace Movement is registered as a National Association of Youth and Popular Education.<\/p>\n

Organization<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In many cities across France, local branches<\/a> of the French Peace Movement animate the debate and mobilize action around the construction of peace and the promotion of a culture of peace by partnering with other forces that work for a more just, secure, and peaceful world.<\/p>\n

In addition to standard activism such as debates, petitions, art exhibitions, conferences, and protests, local branches of the Movement organize parties, concerts, parades, cruises, and international meetups.<\/p>\n

The French Peace Movement brings together individuals with differing philosophical, religious, and political opinions, but who are all in agreement over the fact that the greatest threats to peace and security come from misery, poverty, unemployment, injustice, illiteracy, ignorance, and lack of democracy.<\/p>\n

The Eight Points of the Decade<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The French Peace Movement is proposing initiatives inspired by the Eight Central Points of the International Decade (United Nations\/UNESCO) for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence.<\/p>\n

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  1. The strengthening of a culture of peace through education<\/li>\n
  2. The promotion of developing durable social and economic plans<\/li>\n
  3. The promotion of respect for all human rights<\/li>\n
  4. Taking measures to assure equality between men and women<\/li>\n
  5. Taking measures to increase participation in democratic life<\/li>\n
  6. Taking measures to develop understanding, tolerance, and solidarity<\/li>\n
  7. Taking measures to support \u00a0active communication, the free circulation of information, and the formation of relationships<\/li>\n
  8. Taking measures to promote peace and international security<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Youth Engagements<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    \"IMG_0963_1\"<\/a>In 2000, the Peace Movement came to the United Nations with 128 young people to deliver signatures collected in France during the Demonstration for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence.<\/p>\n

    Since then, we have created a youth network called \u201cThe Messengers of Peace\u201d to facilitate national and international initiatives focused on young people.<\/p>\n

    With The Messengers of Peace we organized the International Gathering of European and Mediterranean Youths for a Culture of Peace in November 2002 in Marseilles with young adults from 15 different countries.<\/p>\n

    In August 2005, a delegation of 100 young people went to Hiroshima for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the bombing, and to participate in the Third International Meeting of Youths for a Culture of Peace and the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons accompanied by young Japanese, Europeans, Asians, and Americans. For more information visit (hyperlink).<\/p>\n

    In July 2011, a new International and European Meeting of Youths for a Culture of Peace gathered together nearly 200 young Europeans and others from all over the world in the Ni\u00e8vre at Garchizy and Varennes-Vauzelles.<\/p>\n

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    International Solidarity\"affiche-FSM2015-e1426603805569\"<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The Peace Movement has been developing dynamic international solidarity by partnering with actors on the ground in the four corner of the world. The Movement is helping bring about the emergence of a new harmonious world by engaging as an actor in the global struggle to obtain the culture of peace promised by the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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    The Pacifist Renewal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The Peace Movement participates in the renewal of pacifism by joining in the culture of peace, by opening up to all of society, and by welcoming in younger generations to succeed it. The Peace Movement works for conflict prevention by mobilizing against the causes of war.<\/p>\n

    History and Values<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The origins of the Peace Movement are found in the creation of the \u201cCombatants for Liberty\u201d in the aftermath of the Second World War. It was the congressman (French equivalent) and resistance fighter Charles Tillon who, in 1947, took up the call to create an organization designed to \u201csupport the republican regime and prohibit the return of fascism and dictators.\u201d Subsequently, on February 22, 1948, at l\u2019H\u00f4tel des Deux Mondes in Paris, about sixty members of the Resistance founded the \u201cCombatants for Liberty\u201d under the direction of Yves Farge, named the Prefect of the Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes Region by General de Gaulle. The positions of this youth movement whose goal is to preserve the united spirit of the Resistance were largely inspired by Raymond Aubrac.<\/p>\n

    After the 1948 Congress of People for Peace in Wroclaw, the global movement of peace fighters organized and created national committees. In France, the \u201cCombatants for Liberty\u201d became the \u201cCombatants for Liberty and Peace.\u201d Later, they became the \u201cCombatants for Peace and Liberty.\u201d Then in 1951 they became the \u201cFrench National Council of the Peace Movement,\u201d more commonly known as \u201cThe Peace Movement.\u201d<\/p>\n