Global Campaign for Peace Education

Herman Daly in memoriam: A Economist Who Future Economists — and Societies — Will Dare Not Ignore

November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 / News & Highlights

The death of Herman Daly should be mourned by all who seek to mitigate the climate crisis. He warned of the consequences of the continued exploitation of the planet to provide ever more privileged lives for the rich, greater deprivation of the poor and the decimation of this planet. Peace educators seeking to help students to develop the capacity of discernment might share Daly’s work.

Report from Afghan Civil Society

May 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 / News & Highlights

Afghans for Tomorrow recently issued a statement on the current donor situation in Afghanistan and its impact on civil society organizations, education and women. Amongst their suggestions to deal with this crisis is the provision and prioritization of education and employment opportunities for girls and women.

Racial wealth gap learning simulation

May 31, 2021 May 25, 2021 / Curricula

Bread for the World provides a simulation as an interactive tool that helps people understand the connections among racial equity, hunger, poverty, and wealth.

Responding to the COVID Plight of Those at the Bottom of the Economic Ladder

July 21, 2020 July 21, 2020 / News & Highlights

This Corona Connection further explores the human suffering of the most vulnerable imposed by the unjust global economic structures that COVID-19 reveals and exacerbates, and further examines the imperative and effectiveness of immediate and local action when governments fail to act.

The Economic Ladder is Color Coded

June 9, 2020 January 14, 2022 / News & Highlights

This Corona Connection examines the economic catastrophe the pandemic has visited upon the low-waged workers upon whom the daily life of society depends; workers who, for the most part, are African Americans and other people of color. Analysis also reveals that these “essential workers” are largely women, making it apparent that gender, as well as race, are factors that must be taken into account in the planning of the recovery process.

Vulnerability and the Virus: The Other End of the Hammer

May 5, 2020 May 5, 2020 / News & Highlights

The pandemic has fully exposed the fact that those at the bottom of the global socio-economic ladder live in a state of regular, systemic deprivation. Awakening all to the realities and requirements for overcoming structural vulnerability is an immediate challenge for peace education.

What Teachers Can Do to Improve the Economies That Will Emerge After the Pandemic

May 3, 2020 April 30, 2020 / News & Highlights

Howard Richards suggests that we must teach how to emerge from today´s pandemic, plus economic collapse, with economies that sustainably meet human needs in harmony with nature. The methodology he proposes for achieving this transformation is ‘unbounded organizing.’

From Emergency to Emergence

April 26, 2020 April 26, 2020 / Opinion

David Korten argues that COVID-19 is an unprecedented opportunity to rethink how our beliefs, values, and institutions shape our relationships. We can create a world that works for everyone or face a future that no longer works for anyone.

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