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"Averting war is the work of politicians;
establishing peace is the work of education."
  

Maria Montessori 

 

Listed below are organizations working on the tools for powerful peacemaking.


Working with youth through art and media on
conflict resolution & peace building
www.wherepeacelives.org

International Education for Peace Institute
www.efpinternational.org

Peace lessons from around the world
http://www.haguepeace.org/

World Citizen - connecting Educators
www.peacesites.org

Educating for Peace, part of Global Education Network
www.global-ed.org/e4p

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
www.wagingpeace.org

Peace Education Foundation
www.peaceeducation.org/

International Institute on Peace Education
www.tc.columbia.edu/PeaceEd/

United Nations
(2001-2010 Decade for a culture of Peace and Nonviolence)
www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/peace/index.asp

Global Leadership Program - UN's Millennium Development Goals
www.oambassadors.org 

Global Village School - Preparing students to be global citizens
www.globalvillageschool.org

Jane Goodall's Global Youth Programs
www.rootsandshoots.org/


Resources

The Metta Center together with Educators for Non-Violence have created this guide:
Teaching Peace: The Nonviolent Classroom

An excellent place to start:
Teaching Peace - a Guide for the Classroom & Everyday Life by Leah Wells

 

 

 
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Student
Boise, Idaho

WHEN shall the power of peace
Become forever engrained and released
Upon the sands of time
Why is peace,
For everyone,
So hard to find?

I don't deny
That it's hard to remain silent
When others aggression
On you turns violent
But when you are struck
You have a choice