Mokokchung, January 21 (MExN): The Clark Centre for Peace Research and Action (CCPRA) in collaboration with Commission on Youth-NCCI organized a one day workshop on ‘Youth Interface for Peace Building’ at Clark Theological College, Aolijen.
The inaugural programme was chaired by Pursenla Ozukum, Coordinator, CCPRA and the inaugural addressed by delivered by Jianthaolung Gongmei, Executive Secretary of Commission on Youth-NCCI.
The keynote address was delivered by Rev. Dr. Marnungsang, Principal, CTC on ‘Peace building Movement: Prospects and Responsibilities of Youth.’ He said that people speak of peace because this has become one of the greatest desires in the minds of all people. He affirmed that young people have greater potential of having inclusive, compassionate and dialogue worldviews while adults have set dogmatic discourse.
He concluded that the young people should be included as partners of peace and that they are the catalysts for social change. Through their participation and support in peace building efforts, communities are most likely to achieve a just and lasting peace, he noted.
The facilitators for the workshop were Zulunungsang Lemtur and Dr. Leban Serto, Director, Centre For Peace Education, Manipur. Among the workshop participants, 75 were youth directors, youth leaders from different churches under ABAM and M.Th students of CTC.
The workshop sessions were on Essential steps for conflict resolution and management, Conceptual frameworks on peace building, Nonviolence and Peace: life and work of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, the Kingian principles.
