Boris Malinovski

Spreading “The Missing Peace” in Lithuania: Youth Workers Gather in Varėna

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How can a small cultural centre in southern Lithuania become a hub for peacebuilding in Europe? This was the question behind “The Missing Peace – dissemination of the Tool-Kit event” hosted at Varėna Cultural Center, where youth workers, educators and cultural professionals gathered to explore new ways of working with young people on peace and reconciliation. On […]

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National Multiplier Conference in Bitola: Presenting The Missing Peace Toolkit in North Macedonia

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On 10 June 2025, the European Cultural Epicenter Bitola (EKE) hosted the Final Conference – “The Missing Peace” at Europe House Bitola, serving as North Macedonia’s national multiplier event within the Erasmus+ project The Missing Peace: Youth, Peace & Reconciliation. The conference gathered 28 participants (9 young people and 17 youth workers) from Bitola and the wider Pelagonia region, with

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Unlearning War: Rethinking Peace from the Inside Out at CISR

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Our final visit brought a notable shift in pace and perspective. After exploring global peace missions at ZIF and experiential education with CRISP, we arrived at CISR – Center for Independent Social Research, an organization that doesn’t just address conflict on the outside, but interrogates the social narratives and internalized worldviews that sustain it. CISR’s work

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Simulating Complexity to Build Understanding: A Study Visit to CRISPS e.V.

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After our in-depth session at ZIF, where we explored the institutional and policy-driven dimensions of peace operations, our next stop took us into a very different setting — one that emphasized experiential learning, creativity, and direct civic engagement. We visited CRISP – Crisis Simulation for Peace e.V., a Berlin-based organisation that uses role-play and simulation games as

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From Mandates to the Field: Exploring Peace Operations at ZIF

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The day after our international conference The Missing Peace, members of Culture Goes Europe (CGE) and partner organizations embarked on a study visit across Berlin, exploring contemporary peacebuilding practices through engagements with three distinct institutions working at the intersection of policy, education, and social research: the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), CRISP – Crisis

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Shared Space, Shared Future: Youth at the Heart of Reconciliation and Peacebuilding

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On April 24, 2025, the final conference of The Missing Peace project took place in Berlin, marking the culmination of a nearly three-year transnational initiative focused on youth-led reconciliation and social cohesion in post-conflict societies. With partners from Ireland – Glencree Center for Peace and Reconciliation, Germany – CGE Erfurt e.V., North Macedonia – European Cultural Epicenter

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The Missing Peace // Seeds of Reconciliation Training Course

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Last summer in Weimar, a group of educators, youth workers, peacebuilders, and community activists gathered for a six-day training course under The Missing Piece: Youth, Peace, and Reconciliation project. This training provided a unique blend of theory and practice, where participants engaged in interactive sessions and hands-on lab work designed to explore innovative peacebuilding methods. Attendees not

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Finding the Missing Piece in North Macedonia // The Missing Peace

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In the framework of “The Missing Piece: Youth, Peace, and Reconciliation – Capacity-building of Youth Workers & Youth Organisations to Engage Young People in Reconciliation Processes” project (P.Nr.: 2022-2-IE01-KA220-YOU-000096690), between May 16 and 23rd, partner organisations from North Macedonia, Ireland, Lithuania, Germany and Hungary got together in Bitola, North Macedonia for a study visit and group work. Partners

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Peace through music & art: A reflective creative session

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On December 6th, 2024, CGE tested with a group of educators and facilitators an engaging and introspective activity that blended music, art, and personal storytelling. Each participant was invited to select a song that resonated with the theme of peace, whether on a personal level or in a broader, collective sense. These choices spanned different genres,

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Exploring the past: A workshop on the breakup and wars in Yugoslavia

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On October 2, 2024, Culture Goes Europe (CGE) hosted a series of events to honor the International Day of Nonviolence, a date chosen to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. Recognized worldwide as a symbol of peace and a champion of nonviolent resistance, Gandhi’s philosophy continues to inspire movements for justice and reconciliation, particularly in

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