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Wider World Research ~ Peace One Day

I decided to do some more research into Peace as I haven’t really been exploring that part of my theme as much as I have with Conflict. I found out that we actually have a Peace Day which I never know about and it’s celebrated on 21st September.

Peace One Day’s objective is to establish Peace Day on 21st September as a norm in all organizations and cultures. Throughout the years of this organization millions of people have been active on Peace Day in every country of the world. Hundreds of these organizations of Peace Day have carried out lifesaving activities in areas of conflict.  Peace Day provides a platform for young children to create a positive impact through their natural gifts and talents.

Peace Day is the day when more people across the world think about ‘peace;’ than any other day of the year. It’s also the day when there is the greatest reduction in violence, globally; behavioural change that is reflected mostly in school environments.

In 1999, actor turned filmmaker Jeremy Gilley set out to document his efforts to create an annual Peace Day. He funded the non-profit organisation Peace One Day. In 2001 the organisation’s efforts were rewarded when the member states of the United Nations adopted the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on 21st September.

Since 2001, Peace One Day’s objective has been to make this a national day for a cultures and organizations. Making it a day that is self-sustaining, annual day of global unity and a day of intercultural cooperation.  To support this object, in 2007, in Afghanistan, Peace One Day’s collaboration with UNAMA, UNICEF, WHO and other UN agencies resulted in a ceasefire observed by all parties including the Taliban. 4.5 million children were vaccinated against polio in Afghanistan due to Peace Day agreements.

In 2014 Peace Day launched a 3 year project in Great Lakes region of Africa. The goal was to raise awareness of Peace Day and encourage all sectors of society in the region to stand together in the name of Peace on the 21st September.

In 2016, after several years with global management consulting firm McKinsey and Company, it was estimated that 2.2 billon people had found out about the message about Peace Day. 940 million were aware of the day and that 16 million behaved more peacefully on that day. Peace One Day continues to encourage organisations and individuals to reduce violence at home, in a workplace, at school, in communities and towards the environment.

On the 21st September 2020, Peace One Day responded creatively towards the COVID-19 pandemic with a Live Global Digital Experience. It had 12 hours of dynamic online content with influential discussions, special interviews and live moments from every continent. There were words of Peace from leading actors and music from international artists. In 2020, 2,658 articles mentioning Peace One Day were published on Peace Day, which could have been read 9 billion times. Which is 4.5 times more than 2019. There goal for 2025 is to reach 3 billion people with the message of Peace Day.

To reach there targets in 2025 there are planning to make a second critical day in global calendar on 21st March, the international Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Peace One Day is sharpening focus on Anti-Racism as a key driver towards a more peaceful and equal world.

There also planning:

·       21st December – “Space Transformers 21”

·       21st March – “Anti-Racism 21”

·       21st June - “Climate Action 21”

·       21st September – “Peace Day 21”

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Researching the Creative Industries

The creative industries sectors I had research and found were advertising, architecture, visual art, crafts, fashion and textiles, art and design, performing arts, music, software/ electronic, cultural education, photography, film and video, computer games, radio and TV, writing and publishing and heritage publishing. The jobs and vocational roles within the creative industries that interest me are fine art, art therapist and art teacher. 

Fine art can be in any medium, such as paint, wood, metal or textiles. The work with fine art is purely to be a work of art, rather to add visual appeal to something with a functional purpose. For example, making a building, clothing item or webpage to look good. Fine art make money by selling their work and many have another job too give them a regular, reliable income. You don’t have to have qualifications in art to be an artist but a degree in art is a typical starting point.

Art therapist work with people who are facing problems such as mental health, addiction, behaviour and communication issues, or who are recording from illness or brain injury. Therapists encourage them to use art as a way to explore and understand their feelings and find a way to move forwards with their lives. It’s all about using an activity that people may find easier than talking about experiences, rather than training them as artists. You may work in places such as schools, hospitals, prisons and rehab units. You may develop specialisms such as working with children or people with autism. You need a degree in art and design or start out in a career such as psychology, nursing or social work. 

Art teacher can teach art in secondary school or further education college. A typical entry route is to do an art degree followed by a teaching qualification. Alternatively, you could become a primary school teacher by taking a degree in education - there are some courses that will let you specialise in art teaching.

The skills, techniques and processes that I have learnt and used on the course that will help me to get a job into the creative industries are basically all of them as I want to become an art teacher. Becoming an art teacher I need as many skills and know the techniques plus processes to achieve my dream job. Doing this course I want to widen my skills and learn about all different techniques and processes. In the future when I become a teacher I know more about art and the wider world in art. 

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Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games

Speaker Daphne Bavelier studies how the brain adapts to changes in experience, either by nature or by training Summary Fears over children playing video games is leveraged by the media for many hea…

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Take This - State Of The Industry Promo One-in-four people struggle with mental health issues. Especially in the video game community, the idea that "no one will miss me if I'm gone" is a pervasive one. Take This was founded to let people know how wrong that is, and that there's help for people...

Our mission is to decrease the stigma, and increase the support for, mental health in the game enthusiast community and inside the game industry. by takethis.org

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Self-doubt is not always low self-esteem

Deep down your self-esteem is there. Fight the demons of self-doubt and embrace your recovery work. Believing in yourself when it seems no one else believes in you is a challenge you can overcome. Don't wait for someone else to praise you and bring you red roses. Give it to yourself when you earn it. It is possible to pat yourself on the back. God did not design us to kick ourselves in the butt. Try it...it's physically impossible to do.

by  Karyl McBride Ph.D.  

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When Self-doubt Consumes You - Identify And Stop It

Why is it so hard to stop self-doubt? What can it lead to and how can I change it? Why am I struggling so much? Find answers at | Moodpath Magazine.

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The most thorough guide to overcoming self-doubt online. 13 practical tips and strategies that actually work in real life (no nonsense or vague advice).

4. Don’t get stuck in the comparison trap.

If you compare yourself to other people all too often, to their successes and especially to their high-light reels that they share on social media then self-doubt can quickly creep up.

A better way to go about things is to compare yourself to yourself. To see how far you have come. To see what you’ve overcome.

And to see how you’ve kept going, succeeded and grown as a human being.

by HENRIK EDBERG

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http://www.thetower.org/article/the-mizrahim-are-finding-their-voice/

An article about “Ars Poetica” poetry group who have transformed the Israeli spoken world culture and radically changed the sector discourse between Ashkenazi Jews (Jews of European decent) and Mizrachi Jews (Jews of Middle-Eastern or Northern-African decent) Ashkenazi Jews still rule in the political and academic worlds of Israel and we must move forward in the hopes of reaching a more equal and diverse society. 

Source: The Tower Magazine