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Peace Foundation e.V., Erfurt, Germany

Email: peacefoundation@posteo.de

News & Updates

10th MAY 2020: We are proud to announce that the Peace Foundation e.V. and the CS-Cart (www.cs-cart.com) start a close cooperation on Asrkari Satyagraha project, a response to Covid-19 crisis;

8th March 2020: Successful transfer of weaving and handloom techniques from German partners for pilot project in India.;

28th FEBRUARY 2020: Peace Foundation e.V. starts cooperation with LAP Erfurt (www.lap-erfurt.de).

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world”, Mahatma Gandhi

LETS GATHER TOGETHER

Our skills, experience, knowledge and availability are secondary, our willingness to contribute and change the world for better is primary. We value your willingness to be part of the change, you may contribute either in areas listed below or just write us an email for your idea of contribution.

Knowledge exchange, skills and experiences;
Volunteering for various activities;
Promoting our vision and values in your surrounding;
Involving your friends in our missiion;
Financial support to sustain the movement;
Providing critical/constructive feedback to achieve objective.

ASRKARI SATYAGRAHA

A movement for non-violent and sustainable economy in line with Gandhian principles & philosophy.

Origin of name ASRKARI
A’srkari’& Asr’kari’ - the name can be pronounced in two different ways. Each way is combination of two words with different meanings. The word A’srkari’ means nongovernmental i.e. community driven and Asr’kari’ means effective.

Meaning of SATYAGRAHA
Satyagraha (Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह; satya: "truth", āgraha: "insistence" or "holding firmly to"), or
holding onto truth, or truth force, is a particular form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. It is not the same as passive resistance, and advocates resisting non-violently over using violence. Resisting non-violently is considered the summit of bravery. Someone who practices satyagraha is a satyagrahi. The term satyagraha was coined and developed by Mahatma Gandhi. He deployed satyagraha in the Indian independence movement and also during his earlier struggles in South Africa for Indian rights. Satyagraha theory influenced Martin Luther King Jr.'s and James Bevel's campaigns during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, and many other social justice and similar movements .

Primary focus on sustainable & non-violent economy;
Shifting focus from profit and wealth towards peace and well-being;
Redefining and reforming from "Field to Fashion" for industry and for costomers.
Reforming economy & society by bringing transparency and decentralization;
Awareness to the consumers about their squander behaviour by providing information about the impact from their consumption habits;
Promoting transparency within an economic structure and substantiate democracy using idea of decentralization.

GATHER TOGETHER

The challenge before us in 21st century is not that we are lacking good ideas, or we don't have enough resources and smart technological solutions, there are many concern individuals, there are large number of initiatives trying to change the world for better, one of the major plights of 21st century is that we are divided more then ever before.

If we want to confront challenges like Climate Change, Gender Inequality, Growing Wealth Inequality, Drinking Water crisis, protecting & strengthening Democratic values, Social Exclusion and Isolation, Social Inequalities, and if we want to live in a world with equal respect for everyone, we need to find common grounds with other individuals/initiatives, keep aside our differences and come together for common goals.

None of us alone can do what all of us together can. Lets gather together and be active part of "Making of 21st Century". Lets create the world we want to live in. We invite everyone to join our vision for 21st Century, shifting focus from Profit to Peace and Wealth to Well-being.

Promoting Non-Violence

Promotion of nonviolence as way of life and instrument of personal, social, political and economic transformation. TRANSFORMATION OF VIOLENCE (HATE & ANGER) TO PEACE through responses to violence with non-violent alternatives (love & compassion).

NEWS AND UPDATES

VIDHARBHA SATYAGRAHA

Satyagraha in Vidarbha to find solutions of agrarian/farmer's crisis situation that leads farmers to take extreme steps as suicide.

Women Changing Destiny of India

PAST EVENTS

Peace in Europe (Nov. 2018)

Facilitated and Moderated "We are the Peace Maker" workshop organized by CGE Erfurt with participants from Russia, Germany and Ukraine.

Dhanoli Project (May 2018)

Introduction about Dhanoli project in Vidarbha region.

PEACE MARCH 2016

Im September 2016, a Peace March was organized to raise awareness about food waste and its impact on climate change and contribution to conflict & war.

Dhanoli Peace Makers

Future leaders of Dhanoli