THE PEACE CAFETERIA: 11/1/10

Friday, November 05, 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS: Para Legal Training For Human Rights Workers

The Andurog kan Derechos will hold a paralegal training for Human Rights workers on November 16-18, 2010 at Puerto Vista Santo Domingo, Albay. Said training is part of the capacity building component for service providers of Andurog kan Derechos. It is aimed at developing the knowledge and practical skills in paralegal work of community-based human rights workers in relation to Extralegal Killings, Enforced Disappearances and other related violence. At the end of the training, it is expected from the participants to make use and impart their knowledge and skills at the parish/community level.

UPCOMING EVENT: Bicol Peace Research Agenda Setting

The Scenic Mayon Volcano in Legazpi City. From Casablanca Hotel one has a Perfect View

of this Beautiful and impressive natural landmark

The BICOL CONSORTIUM FOR PEACE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BCPED) in cooperation with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and UNDP will hold the Peace Research Agenda Setting. The objective of this activity is to identify key areas for research involving peace education and development. This will be participated by a group of 25 participants from the members of the BCPED and other organizations. Facilitators and resource persons will come from various agencies of the government. This will be held at Casablanca Hotel, Legazpi City, November 9-10, 2010.

WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH OUR CURRICULUM IN PEACE STUDIES

What is a Bicolano?

The Bicolano is the term use to describe the Philippine's 5th largest ethno-linguistic group. They speak a language known as Bikol, a Malayo-Polynesian language. They inhabit the Southeastern portion of Luzon spread over five civil provinces namely; Albay, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, and Masbate. There are five chartered cities – Naga, Iriga, Legazpi, Ligao, Sorsogon City , Tabaco and Masbate City. The Southeastern Portion of Luzon is also called Bicol Region or simply Bicolandia. The Bicolanos are not so different from other ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines. What distinguishes the Bicolanos are the following: their love for spicy foods, their ardent devotion to Our Lady of Penafrancia [Bicolanos are devout Roman Catholics], and their affinity with Mt. Mayon Volcano, a natural landmark. These three are iconic of the Bicolano people. Bicol, was in ancient times called Tierra de Ibalon a land of rolling hills, valleys, and coasts. The region has no pronounced division of climate. Rain is plentiful and spread over year-round. The valleys are fertile and the climate friendly, but vulnerable to typhoons and tropical storms. Bicolanos are known for their friendliness, religiosity and hard work.

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