Alfons Banda, vicepresident and promoter of ICIP, dies <\/b><\/p>\n
Alfons Banda i Tarradelles, vicepresident of ICIP and one of the drivers of the creation of the Institute in 2007, passed away last January 30th. Banda was also director of the ICIP book collection \u201cClassics of Peace and Nonviolence\u201d, coedited by ICIP and Angle Editorial.<\/p>\n
Born in Girona in 1944 and chemist by profession, Alfons Banda was the founder of Fundaci\u00f3 per la Pau (now FundiPau), and was its President until 2011. Constant fighter for peace, great disseminator of the culture of peace and defender of the key role of public opinion in the fight for justice, Banda has left his long career of commitment and peaceful struggle as his legacy.<\/p>\n
The ICIP Board of Governors, the President, the Director and the rest of the team are really sorry for this terrible loss and commit to continue working for peace and to honor his legacy.<\/p>\n
1. New publications <\/b><\/p>\n
Two new books have been published in ICIP\u2019s book series at the beginning of the year. First of all, the book Llu\u00eds Companys: contra la guerra<\/em> , edited by Josep Maria de Figueres, in the series \u201cClassics of Peace and Nonviolence\u201d (ICIP and Angle Editorial). The book is a compilation of written documents and parliamentary speeches by the ex-president of the Generalitat, Llu\u00eds Companys, against the Spanish military presence and intervention in Morocco, in a clear demonstration of his antimilitarist activism and his courageous stand against war.<\/p>\n Secondly, the book Construcci\u00f3 de pau reflexiva<\/em> , by John Paul Lederach, Reina Neufeldt and Hal Culbertson; a planning, monitoring and learning toolkit, intended for professionals, with the aim of fostering learning about peacebuilding programs. This book is part of the \u201cTools for Peace, Security and Justice\u201d series (ICIP and L\u00edniazero Edicions), which is published exclusively in digital format, in PDF and in ePub.<\/p>\n 2. New ICIP Research series <\/b><\/p>\n ICIP has recently launched a new book series called ICIP Research, which compiles the results of the activities organized by the Institute related to research for peace and nonviolence. The objective of this new series, aimed mainly at academic circles and peacebuilders, is to disseminate texts that can be useful for reflection and training.<\/p>\n The first book published is:<\/p>\n – Companies in conflicte situations. Building a research network on business, conflicts and human rights <\/em> , ICIP Research 01 (published in English).<\/p>\n 3. Latest ICIP Working Papers <\/b><\/p>\n The following essays have been recently published in the ICIP Working Papers series:<\/p>\n – New quantitative estimates on long-term military spending in Spain (1850-2009) <\/em> , by Oriol Sabat\u00e9 Domingo (in English and Catalan)<\/p>\n – La transici\u00f3n geogr\u00e1fica de Asia Central en el nuevo contexto geopol\u00edtico <\/em> , by Elvira S\u00e1nchez Mateos, Aur\u00e8lia Ma\u00f1\u00e9 Estrada, Carmen de la C\u00e1mara and Laura Huici Sancho (in Spanish and English)<\/p>\n – L\u2019est del Congo: arribar\u00e0 mai el final de la guerra?<\/em> , by G\u00e9rard Prunier (in Catalan and Spanish)<\/p>\n 4. ICIP Peace in Progress Award Ceremony <\/b><\/p>\n The 2013 ICIP Peace in Progress Award Ceremony will take place on March 17 at the Parliament of Catalonia. The award will be presented to Jovan Divjak \u201cfor his courage, as a member of the armed forces, in disobeying the orders of the Yugoslav People\u2019s Army and defending Sarajevo during the siege that took place during the Bosnian War, and afterwards, for his extensive civic work, with various initiatives in favor of the war\u2019s victims.\u201d<\/p>\n The president of the Parliament, N\u00faria de Gispert, ICIP president, Rafael Grasa, and the recipient of the award will be attending the ceremony.<\/p>\n The ICIP Peace in Progress Award aims to publicly recognize individuals, entities or institutions that, in an outstanding and extensive manner, have worked and contributed to the promotion and building of peace. The award is annual and consists of public recognition, a sculpture created by the Nobel Peace Prize winner, artist and activist, Adolfo P\u00e9rez Esquivel, called Porta del Sol, and 4,000 euros.<\/p>\n 5. ICIP collaborates with Colombian institutions <\/b><\/p>\n With the objective of supporting peacebuilding and conflict transformation activities in Colombia \u2013 and at a key moment for the country with peace negotiations underway – ICIP has signed a collaboration agreement with the Bogot\u00e1 Chamber of Commerce and two collaboration protocols with the Medellin City Council and the Colombian Federation of Municipalities. These agreements will make it possible to work together on site and to closely monitor the Colombian peacebuilding process after decades of armed conflict.<\/p>\n At the same time, ICIP is organizing an international seminar on post-conflict scenarios in Colombia, which will take place in Barcelona in May. The objective of this seminar is to work on the opportunities and agenda items of a post-conflict Colombia.<\/p>\n \n \u00a9 Generalitat de Catalunya<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":10,"template":"","categories":[9],"class_list":["post-5969","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","category-sobre-licip"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n