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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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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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Dialogue beyond borders: Webinar by TEIS Foundation

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As part of the international Missing Peace: Youth, Art, and Peacebuilding project, the TEIS Foundation (Italy) organized an insightful webinar that brought together young people, educators, and peace practitioners to reflect on the challenges of building peace in a digital age. The session, which gathered voices from different corners of Europe, was not just an

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Stories that stay with us: Movie & discussion by EKE Bitola

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As part of the Missing Peace: Youth, Art, and Peacebuilding project, EKE Bitola hosted a powerful event in North Macedonia that invited young people and community members to explore the emotional and political landscapes of conflict through the lens of cinema. The Movie & Discussion activity was more than just a screening — it was

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Looking back to move forward: evaluating the transnational bridge program

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In January 2025, the Transnational Bridge Program reached its final chapter — not with a grand event or performance, but with something just as important: a collective reflection on the journey. The program’s final month was dedicated to a thorough evaluation process, allowing participants, mentors, and partners to pause, look back, and learn from everything

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From vision to action: mentoring youth peacebuilders in local contexts

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Between September and December 2024, the Transnational Bridge Program entered one of its most personal and empowering phases: a series of individual mentoring sessions, designed to support participants in implementing their own local peacebuilding pilot projects. After months of joint learning, creative exploration, and cross-border exchange, the spotlight shifted to the participants themselves — to

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Voices of peace: celebrating the international day of non-violence in Erfurt

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On October 2, 2024, the city of Erfurt became a vibrant hub of peace, creativity, and community as CGE Erfurt e.V. and the Every Peacebuilding initiative hosted a public celebration of the International Day of Non-Violence. Held on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi — a global symbol of peaceful resistance — the event was both

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Memory as a responsibility: reflections from Buchenwald

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In July 2024, participants of the Transnational Bridge Program undertook a deeply moving and essential part of their journey — a visit to the former concentration camp Buchenwald, led by CGE Erfurt e.V.. Located just outside Weimar, Germany, Buchenwald stands as one of the largest and most notorious Nazi concentration camps — a place where

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CitizenACT pilots Conflict Resolution Role-Play Cards in Cyprus

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On 15 June 2024, the Centre of Active Citizens for Sustainable Development (CiACT) piloted the Conflict Resolution Role-Play Cards from the Peace by Piece toolkit during an eight-hour workshop held at the Mall of Cyprus. The session took place within a wider public event on active lifelong learning, offering an ideal setting for engaging young people in practical, hands-on peace education. With 13

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