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‘Stop talking about police violence!’ – The shutting down of voices...
image by Adam Bezer via Unsplash The denial Several public officials deny the mere existence of widespread police violence in France. This denial reflects attempts to shut down the growing public...
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Peace needs practice
This post is taken from introductory and concluding remarks by QCEA’s head of peace programme Atiaf Alwazir made at our conference called Peace education: Evidence and opportunities held jointly with...
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European militarism impedes climate action
by Atiaf Alwazir* “Zero pollution for healthier people and planet,” was the theme of the EU Green Week. Yet one of the largest sources of carbon pollution in Europe remains hidden from view and was...
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Merchants of Death, Disrupting ‘business as usual’
At the entrance to the ExCel Centre, in London on 14 September 2021 by Atiaf Alwazir* On the morning of Tuesday 14 September, I was on the DLR train heading to ExCel Centre in London’s docklands. I...
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QCEA reads #1: Radical Empathy by Terri E. Givens
QCEA reads is a new series reviewing books related to QCEA’s values and work on peace, justice and equality. Working in Brussels on EU policy, policy briefs to read are some of the most common...
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QCEA reads #2: Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta
QCEA reads is a new series reviewing books related to QCEA’s values and work on peace, justice and equality. Working in Brussels on EU policy, policy briefs to read are some of the most common...
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Without Systemic Rethinking, Inclusion is Cooption: On the Need for Feminist...
by Saskia Basa There is no question that the push for inclusion of women in security and defense sectors is gaining traction. In the 21 years that followed the UN Security Council Resolution 1325,...
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Can a gender-neutrality policy mitigate the effects of gender bias in our...
By Céline Monnier Image by Javier Hirschfeld via Getty Images “Language shapes our mindset and determines what we think”, said the linguist Benjamin Whorf. Benjamin Whorf is often associated with the...
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How recent events in Greece signal an alarming trend of scapegoating migrants...
By Saskia Basa, QCEA’s Migration and Peace Coordinator “They will burn us,”“Organise to catch them!The mountains are full of them”. These words were uttered by a man who, dressed in green camouflage,...
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The path to a more compassionate world: embracing Nonviolent Communication
“Get very clear about the kind of world we would like and then start living that way.”– Marshall B. Rosenberg In a world often marred by conflict, misunderstandings, and strained relationships, the...
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Hope in times of urgency
As an advocate working at the epicentre of EU policymaking, is it not difficult to get overwhelmed when thinking about the profound transformations that need to happen over the next few decades and...
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Story from a Ukrainian Conscientious Objector
The interview of Vitaliy Alekseyenko I am Ukrainian, but I was born and spent my youth in Uzbekistan. There I had the opportunity to undergo alternative service instead of military service. At birth,...
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