Links Between the Military and the Environment
Facts you didn’t know about the link between the military and the environment. #cop21 #DisarmForOurPlanet. For more information visit the International Peace Bureau. …
November 2015
I Have Never Punished My Child – Parenting for a Nonviolent World
(Original article: Anahata Giri, TRANSCEND Media Service, Nov. 30, 2015) I have never punished my child. This is not because I have some kind of freaky perfect child. My 8-year-old son …
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How ‘twisted’ early childhood education has become — from a child development expert
(Original article: Valerie Strauss, The Washington Post, Nov. 24, 2015) Nancy Carlsson-Paige is an early childhood development expert who has been at the forefront of the debate on how best …
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Giving peace a chance — 1 page at a time
(Original article: Stephanie Michaud, Nashoba Valley Voice, Nov. 26, 2015) In 2004, a group of determined and curious Groton-Dunstable Middle School fifth-graders joined Betsy Sawyer’s after-school club, Bookmakers and Dreamers …
Here’s how history is shaping the #studentblackout movement
(Original article: Marshall Ganz, The Conversation) Students are protesting over racism across campuses in the United States. We asked Marshall Ganz, who dropped out of Harvard as an undergraduate to …
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“Peace Education: Lessons from Zimbabwe” by Dudziro Nhengu
“Peace Education: Lessons from Zimbabwe” Paper Presentation by Dudziro Nhengu, Programme Associate on Gender, Peacebuilding and Security, UN Women, Zimbabwe at the 2nd Africa Peace Conference, October 29-30, 2015, Accra-Ghana.
What Does a Woman Filmmaker Know About Masculinity? A Whole Lot, Actually.
(Original article: Michael Sainato, The Good Men Project, Nov. 16, 2015) An interview with Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who created Miss Representation, and then turned her lens on what’s happening to boys …
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Economic Inequality and Human Rights: An Emerging Global Debate
(Original article: Center for Economic and Social Rights) Rising economic inequality has emerged as one of the defining social ills of our time, and a growing threat to all human …
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Can school mass shootings also happen in South Africa?
(Original article: Mark Potterton, Business Day Live, Nov. 18, 2015) THE American public was momentarily shocked when a student opened fire, killing nine people and injuring nine others in a …
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Workshop on Peace Education – Manipur, India
(Original article: The Sangai Express, Nov. 20, 2015) IMPHAL, Nov 19: Centre for Peace Education, Manipur initiated a three-day peace education workshop for women groups in the State on the …
The Crucial Role of Teachers in Peacebuilding
(Original article: UNICEF – Learning for Peace, Nov. 4, 2015) Research Consortium team members Professor Mario Novelli and Dr Yusuf Sayed discuss the crucial role of teachers in peacebuilding in …
Examining the Linkages between Education Inequality and Violent Conflict
(Original article: UNICEF – Learning for Peace, Nov. 11, 2015) Speaking at the recent New York launch of a new UNICEF and FHI 360 study which concluded that the likelihood …
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