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Peace-building
campaign looks to business community The connectivity and cohesiveness of the business community makes it a natural place to start a peace-building campaign, according to the campaign’s co-ordinator. Heidi Schaeffer, Peaceful Communities co-ordinator, says business is simply “a community all on its own.” People see each other every day at work, notes Heidi. “We want to make an impact on the environment where people relate to each other. They can witness each other, support each other.” The Peterborough Peace Builder Campaign calls on employers and employees to complete a pledge of non-violence and commit to doing something for community building. But being a peace builder doesn’t necessarily entail grand acts of humanitarianism, according to Peter Pula in a previous interview. Peter is the executive editor of peacefulcommunities.ca and a member of the campaign team. Peter says the campaign needs to “get people to think about their work and social activities” and how it builds social capital and a peaceful community. Heidi points out that people who work in business often deal with frustrations from the public, which fuels their own frustrations. “So people need an outlet, a chance to be conscious of this,” she says. One aspect of the campaign will be to make a pledge of non-violence, respecting fellow co-workers and community members. The other part of the campaign will be to make some commitment to action. “They can decide what they’d like to do,” notes Heidi, as it is a very personal, individual pledge. Heidi points out the overarching question for Peaceful Communities is “how do we know if we are a peaceful community?” “When we can answer that we will have come a long way.” |
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