Since 2015, we have been proposing Side Events as a space for reflection and learning for the international participants of the MSC from diplomacy, politics, business, military, institutions and think tanks, as well as civil society. Our cooperation partners have been, and are, notably: forumZFD, APTE
Our topics challenge the narrow security concept of the MSC, which is based on (militarized) violence and political (superior) power. With their expertise and testimony from successful practices of active non-violence, especially from the Global South, the invited actors demonstrate how a resilient society can be built even from complex (historical) situations of violence, one that renounces violence. Based on the logic of peace, our Side Events show concrete ways to transform conflicts and tensions into greater social cohesion and mechanisms of “human security.” Our Side Events demand engagement with any legitimately justified logic of war.
2017: “Nonviolent Peaceforce“, Cooperation partner: forumZFD
2020: “Living Peace: Religion and Security. The Practice of the Interreligious Platform in the Central African Republic.” Report on the Side Event here
2023: “Peace is Public – Human Security Beyond State and Military Doctrine: Interactive Learning of Successful Practice in Africa”, Humanity First Network: Rethinking Security.
2025: “Towards a Century of Tolerance”