UCP/A Community of Practice

Unarmed Civilian Protection/Accompaniment
Community of Practice

Community Peacemaker Teams in Palestine

documenting the implications of the expansion of settlements in the West Bank

Operazione Colomba in Colombia

accompanying community members on horseback

Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation in Mexico

providing presence outside the courtroom during the case against the murderer of human rights defender Simón Pedro Peréz

Quaker Peace Network in Burundi

coordinating a trauma healing workshop

Cure Violence Global in the United States

responding to a conflict in their community using Violence Interrupters to try to deescalate the situation

Meta Peace Team in Gaza

serving as witnesses after an aerial bombing

Peace Brigade International in Honduras

accompanying the National Union of Rural Workers during a mobilization

Nonviolent Peaceforce in South Sudan

supporting a Women’s Peacemaking Team weekly strategy session

META Peace Team in United States of America

providing presence at labor union rally

Servicio Internacional para La Paz (SIPAZ) in Mexico

accompanying participants during International Women’s Day March

Operazione Colomba in the West Bank

Cure Violence Global in the United States

discussing community concerns with a Grand Crossing community member

Community Peacemaker Teams in Colombia

listening to a partner in the farming community of El Guayabo

Nonviolent Peaceforce in Iraq

on patrol in an internally displaced person’s camp

Operazione Colomba in Lebanon

traveling alongside Syrian refugees

Servicio Internacional para La Paz (SIPAZ) in Mexico

participating in a youth meeting of the Catholic Church discussing peace, non-violence and positive conflict transformation

Quaker Peace Team in Burundi

readying the Early Warning/Early Response Team for the 2020 election

Meta Peace Team in the United States of America

accompanying marchers seeking to protect water

Swedish Fellowship of Reconciliation in Mexico

accompanying civil society human rights defenders

Nonviolent Peaceforce in South Sudan

partcipating in a weekly meeting of a Women’s Peacekeeping Team

Servicio Internacional para La Paz (SIPAZ) in Mexico

facilitating a dialogue between authorities from the National Institute of Migration and the Mexican Army to facilitate the transit of the Caravana "El Sur Resiste"

Community Peacemaker Teams in Iraqi Kurdistan

supporting a de-escalation/nonviolence workshop

Countering Misinformation and Disinformation in Conflict-Affected Contexts
Thursday 27 March at 15.00 Coordinated Universal Time (London)
(Contact Marcellina Priadi @ mpriadi@nonviolentpeaceforce.org for a Zoom link)

Misinformation and disinformation are increasingly prevalent before, during and even long after armed conflicts. They can pose serious threats to the safety and security of civilians and result in devastating consequences for those directly involved and wider society. How can we counter this growing protection challenge in conflict contexts?

Join us on Thursday 27 March at 15.00 Coordinated Universal Time (London) as we explore this topic with Tech4Peace, a grassroots organisation directly taking on this challenge. Responding initially to the situation in Iraq in 2014, the work of Tech4Peace has grown across the Middle East and North Africa region and beyond. The first half, we will hear about Tech4Peace’s mission, services, and journey to the present, whilst the second half will be an open Q&A so we can bring our questions and collaboratively explore how the learning lessons shared may be adapted and adopted to our own needs and contexts.

Join us as we create the paradigm shift required to help meet the challenges of increasing militarism, ecological violence and authoritarianism. The Unarmed Civilian Protection/Accompaniment Community of Practice (CofP) is a dynamic network of organizations and individuals evolving together to create effective, community centered, nonviolent ways for civilian and community protection and violence prevention. We are the ones who will create our own safety, learn from one another and present realistic approaches to real safety that rely upon relationships rather than weapons and violence.

Members of our network:

form working groups to discuss Key Topics and produce materials relevant to the CofP,
organize both virtual and in-person Meetings to share good practices and identify next steps for CofP members,
do community and collaborative Research to broaden the evidence base of nonviolent protection, support learning within the community, and inform global discussion on protection,
influence Policy by educating and influencing legislators, policymakers and other decision makers about the value of unarmed civilian protection, and
choose to Connect regularly to continue to strengthen and expand our CofP.

Unarmed Civilian Protection/AccompanimentCommunity of Practice

Unarmed Civilian Protection/Accompaniment
Community of Practice