Introduction
The year 2024 has begun with a series of armed conflicts that have highlighted the importance of working for peace. In this sense, from the Regional Archive, the Center for Regional Studies of Baix Llobregat and the Territorial Services of Education of Baix Llobregat, the cycle “Armed conflicts and peace processes from research and education”. This cycle aims to provide schools with resources and tools to address these issues effectively.
the course
The course is aimed at secondary school teachers in the Baix Llobregat region, especially teachers who work on projects or supervise high school research related to armed conflicts and peace processes. The sessions may also be of interest to the general public who wish to learn about the historical roots of current armed conflicts and the documentation available in the Archive on the struggle for peace in the past.
The course consists of 5 sessions of two hours each. These sessions include two conferences that provide the theoretical framework and two workshops that allow the use of the Archive’s documentation for the development of didactic proposals.
The program
The cycle begins on Tuesday 30 January, coinciding with the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (DENYP), which commemorates the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. This date is significant, as Gandhi is a of the most recognized and emblematic pacifists in the world.
The Regional Archive of Baix Llobregat has two very rich documentary funds to work on the culture of peace. One of them is the fund of the Fundació Utopia Joan N. Garcia-Nieto d’Estudis Socials del Baix Llobregat, which contains documentation related to the Pax Christi and Justice and Peace organizations, as well as other campaigns against the wars of the 1960s and seventy The other fund is the Enric Prat Carvajal fund, which contains documentation on the pacifist, anti-militarist and conscientious objection social movements of the 1980s and 1990s.
Registration and details
Registration for teachers can be done through the following link: [Activity details (gencat.cat)](https://www.gencat.cat/). The course will take place at the Baix Llobregat County Archive, located in Sant Feliu de Llobregat (c/ Clementina Arderiu, 23). The sessions will take place from 18:30 to 20:30 on January 30 and February 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2024.
