Pluralistic Values for Unity

Hello and welcome to the first Transit on Trust in Pluralism. This course is titled Pluralistic Values for Unity (V4U) which is designed to empower the youth living in conflict-affected areas to become winners in fostering diversity, peace, compassion, tolerance, constant dialogue, respect for human rights and a culture of broader pluralism among members of their communities. In this lesson, we are going to discuss the basics of values before specifically discussing pluralistic values. If we ask ten people to define the term value, they will come up with at least ten different definitions. This iss because the concept of…

Hi everyone, I am very excited about meeting all of you in Transit Number 2 of our long journey towards learning and understanding about Pluralistic Values. This transit is about Peace. Based on the context of usage, it has a variety of meanings. Common synonyms for peace include amity, friendship, harmony, concord, tranquillity, repose, quiescence, truce, pacification, and neutrality. Peace means peaceful coexistence among individuals and has always been among the highest values of humanity. Now I would like to invite you to watch a video Video : Filming done with youth groups Peace represents love and respect. Peace appears…

Hello once again and welcome to Transit 3. In this unit, we will discuss Mindful Compassion. I am going to show you two pictures. What did you see in them? What thoughts came to your mind when you were looking at these images? What were your feelings? Let us start with a question: What is compassion? What exactly does it mean? Does it just refer to being kind and sympathetic? No. Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” It is a feeling that arises within you when you encounter another person's suffering and feel the need to soothe that suffering. Compassion…

4.1. What is Diversity? Hello and welcome back. We are now in Transit Four. In this transit, we will learn about diversity - one of the main ingredients of pluralism. In simple terms, diversity means the state of being diverse or different. In our society. We have people that are different based on culture, religion, ethnicity, geography, language, social status, economic status, political ideology etc. We can observe thousands of differences amongst people even from the family. People from the same family differ on how they eat, dress, speak, walk, sing, study, behave, etc. So, in a multicultural society, we…

Welcome to yet another exciting new Transit - Transit 5 on Tolerance. Tolerance is another core pluralistic value. Tolerance means treating all people with fairness, respect and dignity. Tolerance is finding harmony in diversity or differences. This is a way in which the culture of war is replaced by the culture of peace. It recognizes the value of each culture and gives to every other human being every right that he claims for himself. Tolerance is accepting that others do not think the way you think. The best way to show tolerance is to avoid judgments. Tolerance is the virtue…

Welcome back to transit six. Our topic today is Constant Dialogue. Constant dialogue is one of the core principles of pluralism. What is Dialogue? When I ask a group of people what dialogue is, many say dialogue is conversation, talking, discussion, debating etc. But, actually it is not. Dialogue is a complex concept. When you wish to promote dialogue amongst conflicting groups, it is necessary for you to comprehend what exactly it means. Dialogue is a form of communication between two people or two groups in conflict. This communication happens about a specific common subject not to win over the…

Hi everyone, We have indeed come a long way. We have now reached our last transit.Transit number 7on respect for human rights. It is important to know that, human rights are: ● Universal - This means everyone is entitled to human rights regardless of who they are and where they live. ● Inalienable - This means that you cannot lose your basic human rights, as they are linked to the very fact of human existence.They are inherent to all human beings. ● Indivisible - This means that human rights are intrinsically or naturally connected and cannot be viewed in isolation…