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During the time of endorsement in 1998, the group was named as Hague Appeal for Peace, Delhi University (HAP, DU). HAP’DU was initially a voluntary students’ body based at University of Delhi campus. Gradually many like-minded people from various fields joined the body and renamed as PERC, India in July 2007 with the aim make the forum of wider and comprehensive participation and action and not limit to the University level. PERC, India is a more formal and structured body India comprising of more than 30 members from different areas of interest, communities and faiths from various parts of the country. Members of the PERC, India commit themselves to working together on the main objective of promoting and building a culture of Peace through Peace Education. We believe that Peace Education is a participatory holistic process that includes teaching for and about democracy and human rights, nonviolence, social and economic justice, gender equality, environmental sustainability, disarmament, traditional peace practices, international law and human security. We live in an age of unprecedented violence: locally, nationally and globally. India being the largest democracy in the world, there is a need to make the democratic process present in every area of our lives. Peace in this effort is imperative and respect for human rights by all is the need of the hour. A culture of peace will be achieved when all citizens understand the problems, have the skills to resolve conflict constructively, know and live by international standards of human rights, gender and racial equality, appreciate cultural diversity, respect for individual differences, a sense of tolerance and respect for the integrity of the Earth. Such learning cannot be achieved without intentional, sustained and systematic education for peace. The members of PERC, India have been actively involved in many activities since its inception in 1998. Community intervention for peaceful resolution of conflict, education for peace and inculcating peace values are some of the activities. Apart from that, numerous talks and seminars have been conducted under its wing. More activities, documentations & trainings are being planned for the near future.
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