Global Campaign for Peace Education

Redefining Masculinity in Afghanistan

February 28, 2018 2

Violent and aggressive behavior—particularly from young men—has become an accepted norm of Afghan society. This Peace Brief summarizes the initial findings of a pilot project to assess the impact of decades of conflict and violence on young Afghan men and the effect of efforts to teach them tolerance, peaceful masculinity, and basic conflict resolution and peacebuilding skills. [continue reading…]

Identifying What Makes Peace Sustainable: Q&A with the AC4 team at Columbia University

February 28, 2018 0

In 2014 The Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity (AC4) at Columbia University embarked upon research to uncover the attributes, processes, and mechanisms that enable societies to build and sustain peace. Education plays a critical role. [continue reading…]

How peace foundation helps school children to understand conflict (UK)

February 26, 2018 0

Taking the small steps to understand the impact of conflict was one of the main catalysts behind an initiative set up by The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. The programme, Small Steps, was launched after two young boys were killed on March 20, 1993, when two IRA bombs exploded in Warrington. [continue reading…]

Human Rights Education Needs Greater Attention in U.S. Higher Education

February 25, 2018 0

The Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) Network and the University and College Consortium for Human Rights Education (UCCHRE) submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council highlighting the need for greater human rights education across higher education institutions in the United States. [continue reading…]

Sikkim Schools to Have Education on Sustainable Development, Global Citizenship (India)

February 24, 2018 14

UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development signed a ‘Partnership Agreement’ for a project to embed concepts of Peace, Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in textbooks of core subjects for the schools of Sikkim State. [continue reading…]

Adyan Foundation to receive the Niwano Peace Prize

February 23, 2018 0

The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 35th Niwano Peace Prize to the Adyan Foundation in Lebanon in recognition of its continued service to global peace-building, notably its development of a program for children and educators offering guidance to peace and reconciliation for those affected by the Syrian war. [continue reading…]

Before the Massacre at the School Named In Her Honor, Marjory Stoneman Douglas Was There When the Brady Bill Was Signed

February 19, 2018 2

The Florida school where an expelled student murdered 17 people with an assault rifle on Valentine’s Day was named after a champion of environmentalism, women’s suffrage and civil rights who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom when she was 103. The same day in 1993 when Marjory Stoneman Douglas received the medal from President Bill Clinton at the White House, she was invited to witness the signing of the Brady Bill, which established a federal background check for those seeking to purchase firearms. [continue reading…]

Dr. Betty Reardon on Global Citizenship and Peace Education – Interview Series by Emiliano Bosio

February 18, 2018 0

Dr. Betty Reardon discusses peace education and global citizenship in this interview recorded in New York City in February 2018.

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‘Back to Learning’ education campaign to benefit half a million children in South Sudan

February 17, 2018 0

The Back to Learning 2018 initiative will target the most under-represented communities throughout South Sudan. This year’s theme, “Inclusive and Equitable Access to Quality Education for Peace and Sustainable Development,” aims to highlight the crucial role of education in fostering peace. [continue reading…]

JROTC, Military Indoctrination and the Training of Mass Killers

February 16, 2018 2

Few in America have connected the dots between military indoctrination and firearms instruction on the one hand, and the propensity for training mass killers, whether their crimes are committed as enlisted soldiers in atrocities overseas or in American high schools. [continue reading…]