Global Campaign for Peace Education

Youth Call on UN to Advance Disarmament and Peace Education

October 30, 2020 0

In a statement on Youth Engagement and Peace, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education, the Youth and Disarmament Education Joint Civil Society called on the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security to include youth in their work and to work more vigorously toward implementing disarmament and non-proliferation education. [continue reading…]

Sport: A global accelerator of peace and sustainable development for all

October 29, 2020 0

Sport and physical activity can help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and wellbeing of people. Investing in sport programmes and policies can build global resilience to deal with future global shocks. A recent report from the United Nations Secretary-General details how. [continue reading…]

Education for peace: Systemic vision and multi-dimensional process (Colombia)

October 28, 2020 0

Multi-dimensional violence in Colombia has had a devastating effect on socio-cultural, political, economic, and environmental terms. To achieve a systemic change, it is necessary to understand the diversity of environments and actors that affect the learning of young people. Understanding this universe of actors and experiences, the Mi Sangre Foundation has designed a four-level intervention model; a proposal that has evolved over time in response to the needs of young people themselves and today’s society. [continue reading…]

UMass Boston seeks assistant professor with specialization in social justice and anti-racist leadership in urban schools

October 28, 2020 0

The College of Education and Human Development at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of Urban Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies in the Leadership in Education Department to begin September 1, 2021. [continue reading…]

Peacebuilders Need the Concept of “the Militarist-Sexist Symbiosis” to Change the Militarized Security System

October 27, 2020 0

This essay by Yuuka Kageyama explores Betty Reardon’s conceptualization of the war system as upheld by a symbiotic relationship between militarism and sexism. The significance and relevance of this symbiosis in confronting the peace problematique of today is in its systemic approach to analyzing the interconnectedness of the causes and processes of various forms of violence in the war system as a whole. [continue reading…]

Securing Democracy in a Conflicted Election: Resources for Educators

October 25, 2020 1

During a volatile election, what can be done to preserve democracy and protect election outcomes? How might we respond to fear-mongering, a potential coup, intimidation efforts, and violence with nonviolence? The Global Campaign for Peace Education is compiling a list of resources to support educators in their efforts to teach about the current political moment, prepare students to constructively and nonviolently respond to threats, and to foster a more robust and sustainable democracy for the future. [continue reading…]

UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reaches 50 ratifications needed for entry into force

October 25, 2020 0

On October 24, 2020, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reached the required 50 states parties for its entry into force in 90 days, cementing a categorical ban on nuclear weapons, 75 years after their first use. The Global Campaign for Peace Education is a proud partner organization of ICAN, the global civil society coalition that led the effort to adopt the treaty. [continue reading…]

Network advocates inclusion of peace education in schools curriculum (West Africa)

October 24, 2020 0

West Africa Network for Peacebuilding has advocated the inclusion of peace education in schools curriculum with a view to preventing violent extremism in the continent. The network recently launched a project on the Prevention of Violent Extremism towards institutionalizing nonviolence and peace education in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions in Nigeria. [continue reading…]

Peace Education: A Case Study of a Montessori School in Lebanon

October 23, 2020 0

This study examines the Peace Education Program at the first Montessori School in Lebanon and the teachers’ level of awareness of implementing it through their teaching practices. The results of the study show that the director and the teachers have the adequate knowledge and awareness about this approach and they implement it, complying with Montessori’s principles and concepts. [continue reading…]

Virtual Peace Table: Rethinking Education Video

October 22, 2020 0

“Rethinking Education,” one of the three Virtual Peace Tables offered by GPPAC on the International Day of Peace, brought together changemakers to reimagine what education systems could look like if we put social cohesion, imagination, and critical thinking at its core. The event recording is now available. [continue reading…]