Journey towards peace: Students reflect on Northern Ireland experience
A group of students from Saint Mary’s traveled to Belfast to conduct peace education workshops for elementary school children.
Activity Reports
Nuclear threats, common security and disarmament (New Zealand)
In 1986 the New Zealand government adopted Peace Studies guidelines in order to introduce peace education into the school curriculum. The following year, the parliament adopted legislation prohibiting nuclear weapons – cementing into policy a shift toward a common security based foreign policy. In this article, Alyn Ware commemorates the 35th anniversary of the nuclear-free legislation, highlights the connection between peace education and the shift in security policy, and recommends further action for the government and New Zealanders to help eliminate nuclear weapons globally.
NGO trains 5,000 on peace education in Adamawa (Nigeria)
An NGO in Nigeria is implementing a European Union-funded peace building initiative to train 5,000 persons on peace education in 10 violent-prone communities.
War and Militarism: An intergenerational dialogue across cultures
The “War and Militarism: An intergenerational dialogue across cultures” webinar hosted by World BEYOND War explored the causes and effects of war and militarism in different settings, and showcased innovative approaches being used to support youth-led, intergenerational peacebuilding efforts at global, regional, national, and local levels.
Knowledge for a complex world: Rethinking the roles of peace research and peace education (video)
The Berghof Foundation and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg hosted a November 25 panel discussion on how peace education and peace research should react to current global challenges. Video of the event is now available.
Teachers, youth and education leaders call for concrete steps to ensure transformative education for all
Education which equips every learner with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to care for each other and the planet and act for the future was at the centre of the 5th UNESCO Forum on transformative education for sustainable development, global citizenship, health and well-being.
Policy Brief: iTalking Across Generations on Education in Colombia
From August to November 2021, Fundación Escuelas de Paz organized the first Latin American independent Talking Across Generations on Education (iTAGe) in Colombia, exploring the role of education in promoting youth participation and a culture of peace, as well as implementing UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security.
9 Japanese students host Holocaust exhibit in push for peace borne from pandemic
Students in Japan organized an exhibit focusing on how the adversities youth have faced in midst of the pandemic have impacted their view of the injustices of the Holocaust.
Great Lakes summit clears peace education in schools (Uganda)
The International Conference on Great Lakes Region has asked the Ministry of Education and the National Curriculum Development Centre in Uganda to incorporate peace education into the national curriculum.
“iTalking Across Generations on Education (iTAGe)” in Colombia
Fundación Escuelas de Paz is organizing an independent Talking Across Generations on Education (iTAGe) youth dialogue event in Colombia on the role of education in implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security.
27 Marawi, LDS teachers complete peace education training (Philippines)
“The 3-day training on peace education equipped me with the knowledge and skills in sharing peace education. It is needed to have peace of mind within ourselves before we can share with others,” said one participant.
East Asian education unions unite for quality peace education
Understanding that history is often distorted and that political forces often interfere with education systems and curricula, Chinese, Korean and Japanese teachers are exploring their shared past to teach students for a better future.