Date: 12th of March, 2025
Time: 9:00 – 16:30
Location: Mitosis Lab, Sonnenallee 67 – 12045 Berlin, Germany
Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/ur5rQ25y4f

Still in January 2022, much of our notion of war and peace in the Western Europe was derived from the aftermath of the Second World War. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine put us in front of the following questions: what is the role and space of peace in Europe, where do we need to go and what is the role of a new generation in Europe at war?

The day offers panel discussions, interaction and practical workshops for one of the most pressing questions of our times: How can we rethink Peace and Security in Europe at war, while committing to supporting each other in being the counterbalance of rising polarization and militarization?
The event ReBuilding Community Relations – ReBuilding Peace together will also premiere an online story and short film “Portraits of Peace”, offering insights on critical questions about peace from different parts of Europe.

The seminar is organized by four European Peace organizations: Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation: CSSP, Peace Education Institute Finland, Institute of Social Safety Poland and Romanian Peace Institute PATRIR. It closes a two-year series of international trainings where educators, peace and youth workers, young activists and researchers from Poland, Romania, Finland and Germany have responded to the war in Ukraine and its effects in European societies called “New Generation Wakes up to a War”.

Schedule:
8:00 – 9:00: Coffee and registration

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome by Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation: CSSP, Peace Education Institute Finland, Institute of Social Safety Poland and Romanian Peace Institute PATRIR.

9:15 – 9:45 Keynote: Marieluise Beck, Co-Director LibMod Berlin and former Member of the Bundestag

9:45 – 10:45 Panel discussion: Passing peacework from a generation to another – The new generation of peacemakers from New Generation Wakes up to a War
Panelists: Marieluise Beck, Riikka Jalonen, Peace Education Institute Finland, Robert Konoplia, Ukraine; Wiktoria Novak, Poland; moderator: Anush Petrosyan, Finland and Armenia

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:30 Launch of a publication “Portraits of Peace” and opening the floor for discussion

12:30 -14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 Practical Workshops as parallel sessions. Detailed information for workshops at registration link.
Active listening as the basis for better understanding, analysis and dialogue – by CSSP
Radicalization: Victim vs. The Hub – by Jacek Purski
Definition of peace and security in today’s world – by young peacemakers from Finland
Collective Care & Regenerative Activism – by Laura Pistarini
Dialogue in Times of War: A Practical Introduction – by Maria Levchenko

15:30 – 16:30 Bringing back from parallel sessions & Closing remarks

16:30 – 18:00 Space for networking

Please register through the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/ur5rQ25y4f

For any queries or questions about the event, please contact Laura Pistarini: laura.pistarini@patrir.eu

See you in Berlin!
ReBuilding Community Relations – ReBuilding Peace together Organizing Team