Experiential Knowledge in Peace Education CoPaz's approach in Rosario, Argentina

El abordaje de CoPaz en Rosario, Argentina

Abstract

This research attempts to gather a series of reflections and problematizations around the activities carried out by the NGO Peace Builders (in spanish: Constructores de Paz) - CoPaz-, whose objective is to promote the human rights of girls, boys, adolescents and women, fostering the construction of Cultures of Peace, through popular education, art, philosophy and sports as pedagogical tools that empower, liberate, inspire and denaturalize violence as a way of approaching conflicts.  In this sense, it is proposed to briefly go through theoretical sources, as well as the experiences of the workshops carried out in the Toba neighborhood of Rosario from different perspectives and disciplines. Finally, it will try to provide considerations and challenges in the matter. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze how to promote the change from the adversarial paradigm to a collaborative one where empathy, creativity and collaboration are the founding values of the relationships between girls, boys and young people.