Peace, the value of our days

Peace, justice and human rights are indisputable values in democratic societies. However, we live in a world shaken by multiple forms of violence such as wars, hunger, poverty, sexism, racism or constant aggressions to the environment. In Pau. El valor de la vida als nostres dies (Ara Llibres, 2022), the international conflict expert and peace activist Jordi Armadans reflects on the urgency of placing life as a universal value in front of these systems of death and misery. What mechanisms make possible the persistence of these forms of violence in contemporary societies? How to recover the centrality of peace and activate effective forms of solidarity and global justice?