In 2021 we started together with our partner Association Atinati the initiative Global Peace Room. The Global Peace Rooms support peace-education, intercultural exchange and global learning with our global partner.
Act for transformation – Caucasus Office opened one Global Peace Room in Tbilisi. Our partner NGO Association Atinati opened in Zudgdidi a second Global Peace Room and we have it in Um-Welthaus Aalen.
Idea of the Global Peace Room:
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The Global Peace Room is a save space were people from different countries, regions, social and cultural backgrounds come together, get to know each other, share their perspectives and thus develop mutual understanding and a more peaceful living together.
Children, youth, youth workers and teachers can learn and share ideas about topics connected to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the United Nations, for instance peaceful living together, non-violence conflict resolution, peace activism, human rights, gender equality and environment protection.
Because of the war in Ukraine, many people fled to Georgia and Armenia in the South Caucasus, partly because they refuse to do military service in their country. To support these people, a network of advisors has been set up to support these young people. A hotline offers initial advice on questions of the right to stay, asylum in Europe and personal concerns.
A Telegram channel provides information on the current development of peace protests in Russia and Ukraine and on the development of conscientious objection in the region. A website provides basic information on the legal situation and conscientious objection in the countries of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Russia.
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We also offer an initial reception apartment for conscientious objectors until they have found their own apartment or have planned to continue their journey and we support them in their orientation in the new country.
In the network with other European and international peace organizations, we demand international solidarity and the recognition of the right to conscientious objection as a reason for asylum, even if people fled before they were drafted.
People who evade the Ukraine war receive support in the form of advice and on the way to asylum or emigration to Europe.
In a series of seminars in Georgia, the first group of consultants was trained on the following topics:
- European right to conscientious objection
- Possibility of asylum in different European countries
- Right to stay in Georgia / Armenia
- Support options for conscientious objectors
- Counseling for people with prison or military experience
- Basics of consulting and communication
- Development of a consulting network in the South Caucasus
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We will also start a new training group in 2023. If you are interested, please register with a brief motivation and references of your participation in civil society at:
caucasus@act4transformation.net