The concept of CPSD has emerged from the collective experience of a group of teachers associated with the service Learning initiatives of UCC and trained in peace building at the Mindano Peace Building Institute, Philippines.
Tolerance Edict
1.One should not honour only one’s own religion and condemn the religions of others, but should honour other’s religion for this or that reason.
2.So doing one helps one’s own religion to grow and renders service to the religions of others too.
3.In acting otherwise one digs the grave of one’s own religion and also does harm to other religions.
4.Whosoever honours his own religion and condemns other religions, does so indeed through devotion to his own religion thinking ‘I will glorify my own religion’.
5.But on the contrary, in so doing he injures his own religion more gravely.
6.So concord is good: Let all listen and be willing to listen to the doctrines professed by others.
Rock Edict XII of Asoka, 3rd century BCE
Interactive session with Ms Artemiuk , Poland
CPSD facilitated a lecture by Ms Artemiuk at T.B Ninan Hall in January 2017 co- organized by Department of Psychology.
Ms. Kashka Artemiuk from Poland has fifteen years of voluntary work in education and the integration of refugees behind her. She has worked in Ethiopia, Eritrea and recently in South Sudan. She specializes in language training and intercultural relations. Ms Katarzyna Artemiuk is associated with Office for Repatriation and Aliens, Jesuit Refugee Centre, and Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research in Poland.