BIPPI B's Independent Pro-Peace Initiative  
 

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BIPPI is a non-profit initiative that has existed since August 2004, based on voluntary work, with the aim to provide independent, complete and neutral information about all the conflicts in the world.

2500 years ago, Aeschylus affirmed: "In war, truth is the first casualty."
Still today, we all know very little about most of crises in the world; in addition, much of the information we receive is manipulated and deformed under a mountain of propaganda and lies.

Instead, in a real democracy, a conscious and well informed public opinion is the best guardian of peace. Knowledge and consciousness are the base of the democratic system; participation is its instrument.
When people are given a democratic opportunity to choose between war and peace, it is fundamental to spread correct, complete and understandable information about the conflict in order to aid in its resolution.

BIPPI works on this matter.

MISSION

BIPPI works on education for a culture of peace with young and older people.

BIPPI’s goal is to build up a free access Internet site that will provide a dossier with details about every conflict in today's world, including original documents, history, interviews, links and any other possible information, with a neutral and fair approach.
Every information will be written in an easy way and translated from English into the most diffused languages.

VISION

Since the teaching of Mahatma Gandhi, the world have started to understand that peace is not the simple absence of war. Peace has to be considered the presence of conditions of mutual justice among the peoples, which might allow every people to develop itself in conditions of freedom and self-government.

According to this, peace is much more than the result of agreements among governments or powerful men, as many believe. Peace results from the kind of links a people establishes with another people, in the full respect of mutual rights and duties, recognized from the international community.
Neither a form of government, nor an ensemble of treaties and international agreements can guarantee peace. Peace is guaranteed only from the behaviour and the choices of the individuals that, all together, are the choices and the behaviour of a people.
Peace is what happens when all peoples are free to develop themselves in the way they want, without having to fight for their rights.

Here comes the necessity of a culture of peace as a diffused and conscious knowledge of all the factors that contribute to create conditions of mutual justice among the peoples.

BIPPI is simply the response to the fundamental need of correct, neutral and complete information that is necessary to diffuse knowledge and consciousness about the existing conflicts in a world  where the communication between people is becoming  faster and faster, and where every lie can be said and easily reach everybody.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Berlin DE - November 2009 ~ Study visit in Berlin for the members of the group "Youth for Peace" from San Giorgio a Cremano IT.

Main activities:

visit of the historical sites of the city, learning about historical memory;
meetings with NGOs, active groups and students over discrimination, integration and active citizenship.

Thoiré sur Dinan FR - September 2009 ~ Conc 163 International voluntary workcamp with 17 international young volunteers, organized in France by Concordia.

Main activities:

organization of a "Peace festival" in the village, in cooperation with local actors;
non-formal activities on education for a culture of peace.

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - June 2009 ~ Interactive seminar about human rights during the CPI-01 international voluntary workcamp with 12 international young volunteers, organized in Italy by YAP Italia.

Main activities:

lectures on the significance of human rights;
role game about the civil rights;
learning on individual rights through the theatre of the oppressed.

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - November 2008 ~ Seminar on education for a culture of peace open to middle school teachers, in the frame of the "Marathon of peace" all over Italy.

Main activities:

interactive lectures and support to the creation of a spectacle performed by the pupils in the historic library of the city on the theme: "The human rights".

Berlin DE - June 2008 ~ Study visit in Berlin for the members of the group "Youth for Peace" from San Giorgio a Cremano IT.

Main activities:

visit of the historical sites of the city, learning about historical memory;
meetings with NGOs, active groups and students over discrimination, integration and active citizenship.

Berlin DE - January 2008 ~ Start of the BIPPIblog, a daily blog on education for a culture of peace in Italian, English and Neapolitan languages.

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - January 2008 ~ Support to the local celebration of the international "Holocaust Memorial Day" on 27 January.

Main activities:

publishing of a document on the significance of the Holocaust Memorial Day on the official website of the city;
active support to the creation of content for a spectacle performed in the historic library of the city on the theme: "The children of Bullenhuser Damm".

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - December 2007 ~ Support to the project "Percorsi di pace" (Path to peace) organized in cooperation with the local Informagiovani (Youth information centre).

Main activities:

active support to the working group;
lecture about the topic "what peace means?" performed in 7 schools of the city. 

Berlin DE - Autumn 2007 ~ Updating of the article "peace" and of several related articles on Italian and English wikipedia, thanks to the support of some international volunteers.

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - Summer 2007 ~ CPI-01 international voluntary workcamp with 6 international young volunteers organized in Italy by YAP Italia.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
meeting with students of a local high school to discuss about interculturality;
studying of autonomist and independentist movements in western Europe.

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - Spring 2007 ~ Project "Youth for Peace 2006" organized in cooperation with the local Informagiovani (Youth information centre).

Main activities:

interactive lecture on the topic "structure of the globalized society";
studying of human rights and updating of the article "human rights/history" on Italian wikipedia;
interactive lecture on the topic "poverty and underdevelopment";
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
interactive lecture on the topic "poverty and underdevelopment";
interactive lecture on the on the « Millennium Development Goals ».

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - Winter 06/07 ~ Seminar on "International volunteering and cooperation" organized by the local Informagiovani (Youth information centre).

Main activities:

active support to the participation of the City to the "Stand-up Day 2006" against the poverty;
active support to the participation of the City to the "World Water Day 2007" on the theme "Coping with water scarcity".

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - Spring 2007 ~ Project of education for a culture of peace in the high schools "ITC Rocco Scotellaro" and "Liceo Scientifico Urbani" aiming to awareness-rising on autonomist and independentist movements in western Europe.

Main activities:

critical reading of articles about little-known armed conflicts in the world on international online newspapers;
studying of autonomist and independentist movements in western Europe.

Roiate IT - Summer 2006 ~ CPI-15 international voluntary workcamp with 14 international young volunteers organized in Italy by YAP Italia.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Privilege Walk" about privilege and discrimination;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
discussion on civil disobedience and fair trade;
performance of "Brown morning" by Franck Pavloff on the rising of dictatorship;
discussion on genocides;
interactive lecture on the « Millennium Development Goals ».

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - Spring 2006 ~ CPI-04 international voluntary workcamp with 12 international young volunteers organized in Italy by YAP Italia.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Privilege Walk" about privilege and discrimination;
meeting with students of a local high school to discuss about interculturality and mafia;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
meeting with a local fair trade organization;
performance of "Brown morning" by Franck Pavloff on the rising of dictatorship;
discussion on genocides;
interactive lecture on the « Millennium Development Goals ».

Napoli IT - Spring 2006 ~ Project of education for a culture of peace in the secondary school "Giotto Monti" aiming to awareness-rising on the « Millennium Development Goals ».

Main activities:

organization of a conference on the « Millennium Development Goals »;
presentation of the topic performed by 13-year-old students in a high school, in a youth information centre and finally in the town hall during the celebrations of the Italian Republic Day on June 2nd.

Roma IT - Spring 2006 ~ Project of education for a culture of peace in the high school "Orazio" aiming to awareness-rising on the "small" conflicts in the world.

Main activities:

critical reading of articles about little-known armed conflicts in the world on international online newspapers.

San Giorgio a Cremano IT - Winter 05/06 ~ Creation of the 2nd release of the BIPPI website on ongoing conflicts in the world by a group of professionals, thanks to the support of the local youth information centre.

Beauvoisin FR - Summer 2005 ~ OFAJ international voluntary workcamp with 5 international young volunteers organized in France by Solidarités Jeunesses.

Main activities:

creation of text and story for a "comic strip" on the conflict in Western Sahara using the well-known French characters "Les Bidochons";
painting the story as a "murales" on a 7-meter wall of the organizing association.

Sommiéres FR - Summer 2005 ~ SJ66 international voluntary workcamp with 10 international young volunteers organized in France by Solidarités Jeunesses.

Main activities:

white band" action in the frame of the campaign Voices Against Poverty;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
lecture on the conflict in Western Sahara;
playing "The Privilege Walk" about privilege and discrimination.

Deetz 4 DE - Summer 2005 ~ PRO 344 international voluntary workcamp with 17 international young volunteers organized in Germany by Pro-international.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Privilege Walk" about privilege and discrimination;
playing "The Big Game" for the comprehension of political mechanisms;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
interactive lecture on the conflict in Burundi;
performance of "Brown morning" by Franck Pavloff on the rising of dictatorship;
discussion on genocides;
4th imaginary U.N. conference on the « Millennium Development Goals ».

Deetz 3 DE - Summer 2005 ~ PRO 343 international voluntary workcamp with 21 international young volunteers organized in Germany by Pro-international.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Privilege Walk" about privilege and discrimination;
playing "The Big Game" for the comprehension of political mechanisms;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
interactive lecture on the conflict in Burundi;
discussion on genocides;
performance of "Brown morning" by Franck Pavloff on the rising of dictatorship.

Deetz 2 DE - Summer 2005 ~ PRO 342 international voluntary workcamp with 15 international young volunteers organized in Germany by Pro-international.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Privilege Walk" about privilege and discrimination;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
interactive lecture on the conflict in Burundi;
discussion on genocides;
playing "The Big Game" for the comprehension of political mechanisms. 

Deetz 1 DE - Summer 2005 ~ PRO 341 international voluntary workcamp with 12 international young volunteers organized in Germany by Pro-international.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Privilege Walk" about privilege and discrimination;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
role game "Unequal meal" for the comprehension of poverty;
discussion on genocides;
interactive lecture on the conflict in Burundi;
3rd imaginary U.N. conference on the « Millennium Development Goals ». 

Barra/Napoli IT - Spring 2005 ~ CPI-01 international voluntary workcamp with 10 international young volunteers organized in Italy by YAP Italia.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Privilege Walk" about privilege and discrimination;
meeting with students of a local secondary school to discuss about interculturality.

Berlin DE - Summer 2004 ~ Creation of the BIPPI website on ongoing conflicts in the world. This has to be
considered the official start of the BIPPI initiative.

Erbach DE - Spring 2004 ~ PRO 353 international voluntary workcamp with 12 international young volunteers organized in Germany by Pro-international.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
role game "Unequal meal" for the comprehension of poverty;
lecture on the conflict in Palestine.

Beauvoisin FR - Summer 2003 ~ REV international voluntary workcamp with 16 international young volunteers organized in France by Solidarités Jeunesses.

Main activities:

intercultural learning;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
role game "Unequal meal" for the comprehension of poverty;
lecture on the conflicts in Palestine, Tibet and Chechnya;
discussion on genocides;
2nd imaginary U.N. conference on the « Millennium Development Goals ».

Château du Créneau FR - Winter 02/03 ~ 4-02 Xmas international voluntary workcamp with 20 international young volunteers organized in France by Solidarités Jeunesses.

Main activities:

vision of the movie "Mississippi burning" and discussion on racism;
playing "The Path to Development" by Council of Europe, about racism and xenofobia;
role game "Unequal meal" for the comprehension of poverty;
Forum Theatre or Theatre of the Oppressed;
lecture on the conflict in Palestine;
lecture on the Fair Trade;
meeting with the independent initiative "La roulotte pour la paix";
1st imaginary U.N. conference on the topic « The debt of the third world and the exploitation of
developing countries ».

Solidarités Jeunesses FR - 2002 ~ Active participation to the "Group of Education to Peace" made by international volunteers in France.

Main activities:

several meetings of discussion and preparation of events;
3-day meeting of several group-leaders at the Château du Créneau to experiment group activities on "education for a culture of peace";
active support to the project "Roulotte pour la paix".

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Bruno Picozzi
 Bruno Picozzi
coordinator of the BIPPI initiative

Michael Mertins
technical advisor