People living in extreme poverty continue to be considered primarily as those who commit violent acts against which society needs to protect itself. For example, the authorities put in place laws to prosecute people who beg and people who live on the street, and to forcibly evict people who are living on land which they do not formally hold rights despite having been settled there for years. These people are the object of real discrimination because they live in poverty.
With this new discussion, we want to have an exchange on the violence experienced by people living in extreme poverty, understanding the role they have alongside other actors, towards building peace.
In what way is extreme poverty a violence?
Through what you experience or witness with others, what do you consider to be most violent in extreme poverty? How do you, on your own or together with others, resist the violence of extreme poverty?
What peace do we hope for?
What do these words mean for you: "peace," to have "peace" or to not have "peace"?
What peace is it that you want to contribute towards for your family and for others?
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