Become a peace messenger!
We are glad to announce a new online Peace Messengers course, all for free!
Do you want to learn for and about peace? Do you want to exchange issues about peace with like-minded people all over the world? In this course you will learn the basics of being a peace-messenger.
Dates and times:
📆 The course mainly consists of 5 online sessions, to be held on Zoom in 5 consecutive Sundays, starting on 18 October and ending 15 November 2026.
🕦18 October at 8:30 UTC/10:30 CEST/14:00 IST
🕦25 October – 15 November at 8:30 UTC/9:30 CET/14:00 IST
More detailed info about the course can be found below.
Application:
If you are interested and/or directly want to apply, send an email to peacemessengers@gmail.com, indicating name, branch/country and short motivation.
⏰ Deadline for applying: Sunday 11 October 2026
Program:
The Zoom-sessions will be held as following:
October 18 – Session 1
- Getting to know each other
- Introduction “What is peace?”
October 25 – Session 2
Dive deeper into the concept of “peace”:
- Peace-barometer
- Different levels of peace
- Negative versus positive peace
November 1 – Session 3
- How to be a peace-maker
- Peace and SCI
November 8 – Session 4
- Role and tasks of a peace-messenger
- Brief introduction about facilitating
- Peace beyond SCI:Â a guest speaker from another international peace-organization
November 15 – Session 5
- Thematic session, theme chosen by participants:Â e.g. peace and climate justice, peace and gender, conflict transformation, (stop) arms trade
- Evaluation and follow-up
The sessions will usually last 1,5 hours, with a possible extra half hour. Between the sessions, small assignments will be given to the participants. Count on 3 or 3,5 hours a week to spend on the course. The course is for free, but we do ask for commitment throughout the course. At the end, participant will receive a certificate.
