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#75 August / September 2010
Introduction by David Potori, Co-Founder of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows .
News & Highlights: Sierra Leone Education Minister ReceivesDraft Peace Education Curriculum, Peace Education news and happenings in Afghanistan, Colombia, Ghana, Hungary, India, Japan, Liberia, Pakistan, Philippines, Uganda..
#74 June / July 2010
Introduction by Alicia Cabezudo of Escuela de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina.
News & Highlights: Celebrating the Life of Elise Boulding, Peace Experts Explore Islamic Peace Education, and "Teaching Peace in Uganda.
#73 May / June 2010
Introduction by Anita Yudkin-Suliveres and Anaida Pascual-Morán of the
UNESCO Chair for Peace Education, University of Puerto Rio.
News & Highlights: Students urged to participate in Conflict Resolution (Nigeria), Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education adopted
#72 April / May 2010
Introduction by David J. Smith, National Educational Outreach Officer, United States Institute of Peace
News & Highlights: In Defense of Public School: Teachers in a Time of Crisis, Special Report by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP): Education and Conflict in Côte d’Ivoire
#71 March / April 2010
Introduction by Gary Shaw,
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria Australia
News & Highlights: Video Interview with Justice C.G. Weeramantry, Money for Education, Not for War
#70 February 2010
Introduction by Virginia Cawagas,
Associate Professor in the Department of Gender and Peace Education at the UN mandated
University for Peace, Costa Rica
News & Highlights: Debating the role of peace education in Darfur, lessons learning from peace education projects in Europe
#69 January 2010
Introduction by Colin Archer, Secretary General - International Peace Bureau
Special Report: IPB Awards Betty Reardon the Sean MacBride Peace Prize
News & Highlights: Methodist universities collaborate on peace education, reports from peace education projects in Pakistan and Nepal, and Mindanao university heads discuss peace education
#68 November-December 2009
Introductions by Tony Jenkins, Coordinator of the GCPE and David Adams, Retired Director of the UNESCO culture of peace initiatives
News & Highlights: New Report Shows that the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Can Reduce Violence and Promote Safer Schools; University Students Learning Peace Education in Sri Lanka; Peace Education and the Shooting at Fort Hood (USA)
#67 September-October 2009
Introduction by Betty Reardon, Founder of the International Institute on Peace Education
News & Highlights: African Ministers of Education meetings on peace education; Costa Rica establishes Dept. of Peace; other highlights from India, Israel, Lebanon, Liberia, New Zealand, Palestine, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and the US
#66 August 2009
Introduction by Tony Jenkins, Global Coordinator of the International Institute on Peace Education and Education Director of the National Peace Academy
News & Highlights from: Costa Rica, the Gambia, Hungary, India, Liberia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the US
#65 July 2009
Introduction by Bill Yotive, Project Manager - Global Teaching and Learning Project of the Department of Public Information, UN Headquarters in NYC
News & Highlights from: Afghanistan, Canada, India, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Uganda...
#64 April-June 2009
Introduction by Dr. Linda King: Director a.i. Division for the Promotion of Basic Education and Chief of the Section for Rights and Values in Education; UNESCO, Paris
News & Highlights: Canada, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, South Korea, Sudan, USA...
#63 March 2009
#62 February 2009
#61 January 2009
Introduction by Tony Jenkins
News & Highlights: Jordan, Sierra Leone, Philippines, USA, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, UAE...
#60 November-December 2008
Introduction by Vanessa Ortiz (Director, Civic and Field Relations - International Center on Nonviolent Conflict)
News & Highlights: Sri Lanka, Rwanda, Jordan, Northern Ireland, Thailand, Pakistan, Ghana...
#59 October 2008
Introduction by Elavie Ndura-Ouédraogo, Ed. D. (
Associate Professor of Educational Transformation,
George Mason University)
News & Highlights: Kenya, Sri Lanka, Israel, Nigeria, Costa Rica, India, Japan...
#58 September 2008
Introduction by Kitwala Nginilla (Dar es Salaam Institute of Peace Education - Tanzania)
News & Highlights: Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, Philippines, Rwanda, S. Africa, Thailand, Uganda, USA
#57 August 2008
Introduction by Tony Jenkins
News & Highlights: Philippines, South Africa, Ghana, New Zealand, Nepal, Uganda...
#56 June 2008
Introduction by Cécile Barbeito Thonon (Escola de Cultura de Pau, Programa d'Educació per la Pau, Spain)
News & Highlights: Georgia, South Africa, Jamaica, Algeria...
#55 May 2008
Introduction by Eloísa Nos Aldás, Co-Director, PEACE Master (Master in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies) UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace, Universitat Jaume I, Castellon, Spain
News & Highlights: Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Israel, USA
#54 April 2008
Introduction by Betty Reardon (Founder Emeritus - Peace Education Center at Teachers College, Columbia University and the International Institute on Peace Education)
News & Highlights: Article 9 Conference; Interview with Dr. Reardon; Israel, Palestine, Senegal.
Peace Education in the Field: Armene Modi (India) receives “Real Heroes Award”
#53 March 2008
Introduction by Steven Brion-Meisels (Director, Peace Games Institute)
News & Highlights: Nigeria, Uganda and Indonesia...and much more.
#52 February 2008
Introduction by Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury (Bangladesh / Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations)
News & Highlights: India, the Philippines, Fiji, Kosovo, Kenya, Saudi Arabia...
Peace Education in the Field: Reports from Europe, Israel, UK
#51 January 2008
Introduction by Tony Jenkins (USA)
News & Highlights: IIPE 2008; News from the Balkans, Nepal and Israel.
#50 December 2007
Introduction by Dr. Ofelia "Bing" Durante (Philippines)
News & Highlights: IIPE 2008; News from Afghanistan, Turkey, Bangladesh, Nepal, Liberia, Boston, Palestine, Philippines, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia.
#49 November 2007
Introduction by Kathleen Freis (USA - former Coordinator, GCPE)
News & Highlights: Peace Education for Women Through Soccer, Nigeria
#48 October 2007
Introduction by Dr. Ghassan Abdallah (Palestine)
News & Highlights: Liberia launches a Peace, Citizenship, & Human Rights Education Initiative
Peace Education in the field: Profile of Amada Benavides and Fundación Escuelas de Paz, Colombia
Research: Conflict Resolution Education (CRE)/Peace Education (PE) Evaluation Project Proposal
#47 September 2007
Introduction by Elizabeth Evans-Risco (Peru)
News & Highlights: Peace One Day Internet TV Channel Launch; New Peace Education Plans in Nepal; Education Under Attack – UNESCO Study
Peace Education in the field: Reports from India & Colombia
#46 August 2007
Introduction by Tony Jenkins
News & Highlights: Basque Plan of Action for Human Rights & Peace Education
Peace Educator Profile: Elizabeth Evans-Risco (Peru)
#45 July 2007
Introduction by Loreta Castro (Philippines)
News & Highlights: 25th Anniversary Celebration of the IIPE
Peace Educator Profile: Leban Serto (India)
#44 June 2007
Introduction by Werner Wintersteiner (Austria)
News & Highlights: Program on Education
for Participative Democracy, Culture of Peace and Human Rights
Peace Education in the Field: Peace Educator Profile - Andria Wisler
#43 May 2007
Introduction by Tony Jenkins
News & Highlights: 25th Anniversary Celebration
of the IIPE, Peace Education in Japan
Peace Education in the Field: News from Nigeria
and India
#42 April 2007
Introduction by Magnus Haavelsrud (Norway)
News & Highlights:
Amnesty International in Yemen, ICRC International Humanitarian Law Education
Peace Education in the Field: Updates from India and
the US
#41 March 2007
Introduction by Janet Gerson
News & Highlights: Launch
of “Peace Education Online Communities”
Human
Rights Working Group Visits Peru
Peace
Education in the Field: Updates from Nigeria and Norway
#40 February 2007
Introduction
by Tony Jenkins
News & Highlights:
Peace Education in the Philippines; Global Warming education in UK,
World Social Forum
Peace Education in the Field: Updates from
Peru, India, and Israel/Palestine
