Dimapur, November 24 (MExN): As part of its annual project, the Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action (CCPRA) hosted and organized a three days regional level seminar on peace-building from November 22 to 24. Around 35 participants from different colleges and organizations in the Northeast attended the seminar.
Clark Theological College, CCPRA Program Coordinator Akumsungla stated in a press release that attendees of this seminar were people who are active peace workers in different fields such as academic institutions, NGOs and other civil groups. The resource persons for this seminar were Dr. P.C. Gine, Prof. Lanu Ao, Ms. Rosemary Dzuvichu, Dr. Leban Serto and Dr. James Longkumer. Each of the resource person took a different perspective on the theme Issues, Challenges and Prospects of Peace-building in North-East India.
The papers were read from Biblical, Gender, Socio-political and Ethnic perspective. Some of the major concerns addressed by the participants in general and the resource persons in particular were the following; the need for incorporating peace education on a formal as well as informal level, gender mainstreaming in peace initiative and the mandatory inclusion of women in peace processes for sustainable peace, church to become pro-active agents for peace-building, need for capacity building and skill development of Peace workers, establishing close networks among different peace groups in the region and exploring for shared vision of peace among different communities in the Northeast India.
The seminar ended on a common affirmation that peace seminars, workshops and consultations should be organized frequently in order to have dialogue among different individuals and groups who are committed to the task of peace-building and in this task CCPRA has the commitment to become a prime centre for peace research and action.
