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Teaching and Learning for Peace Noticeboard
December 2008
Presented
are peace-building organisations, events, information and stories. If
you know of a peace-building story, events or organisations that we
could highlight then please e-mail us at:
admin@tlpeace.org.au
Happy New Year
Reconciliation SA
27 May – 3 June 2008
2007 was
the 40th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum
Planning is underway for Reconciliation Week 2008. For more
information contact
Reconciliation SA
The Everest Peace Project is
proud to announce that its history-making documentary - Everest: A
Climb for Peace is now available for purchase on DVD.
Narrated by Orlando Bloom
and hailed as a "tremendous achievement" by the Dalai Lama. Everest:
A Climb for Peace is not just a typical Everest film, but a socially
relevant documentary about peace, war, and the human spirit - an
inspirational film, which also has some of the most incredible
Everest footage ever shot, including a dramatic rescue from near the
summit of Everest.
Find out more
Room
to Read
World change starts with educated
children.
Center for Peace Through Culture
..is an international, non-profit,
educational organisation whose goal is to promote a psychology of
peace that focusses on the identification of belief systems that
separate people and help transform these belief systems into
attitudes of inclusion and acceptance.
GreenAgers:
Teens taking on
environmental issues
The Dalai Lama Foundation
Established in 2002,
the Foundation honours the life and work of the Dalai Lama. In
our own way he asks us to make our lives meaningful and useful to
others. He suggests an integrated approach and response to immediate
need through direct action and through education to address the root
causes of violence. The Foundation supports action-oriented
initiatives and education for ethics and peace.
Current initiatives include:
-Study Circles
-The Missing Peace-The Missing Peace Curriculum
-Ethics in Russia- the work of the Russian Chapter
-DLF Canada
-Online Courses
The official
website for the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in
India is:
www.dalailama.com
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Turtle Dreaming
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exploring the plight of the Murray River in a story
about the snake-necked turtle and its struggle for survival
It is a peace-building story with
activities for children and adults to explore together.
download a free copy
HIDDEN VOICES
working creatively with conflict
a
Collection of Personal Stories
collated by Ann Jordan
Virtualbookworm.com Publishing Inc USA 2006
It is a collection of inspiring stories about people from all over
the world who are working for peace.
It is recommended as
a peace-building text for senior secondary students, for teacher
professional reading or for peace-builders needing to be inspired to
use music, dance, song and story.
Peace-building organisation of
the month:
The Peace Foundation NZ
The Peace Foundation is a
not-for-profit organisation actively involved in creating a more
peaceful society. The Foundation promotes peaceful relationships
among people of all ages, at all levels, through education, research
and action.
The Peace Foundation (Foundation for
Peace Studies Aotearoa/New Zealand) offers innovative and quality
programmes, services and resources that are used in many schools,
homes and communities - both in New Zealand and overseas. It helps
to establish and maintain peaceful and non-violent relationships by
teaching skills that encourage better communication, co-operation
and non-violent conflict resolution.
For more information contact:
Marion Hancock
CPNN
the Culture of
Peace News Network
... is a space where
readers exchange information about events, experiences, books, music, and
web news that promote a culture of peace. It is a self-sustaining network in
which the reader is invited to write a news report and contribute to its
discussion. CPNN is a project of the United Nations International Decade for
a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.
Jacqui Cookes and her
daughter Tamra
Congratulations Mostly Books
on your 30th Birthday
Peace-building
story of the month:
How Paper and Ink Came Together
and Survived to Sing About It
by Boundless Gratitude
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Many people believe they already
know this story, and it is true that many versions of it have been
written down. But all of those were told from the paper point of view.
This story, for the first time, tells how it happened from the point
of view of ink.
This magical peace-building story will
captivate both adults and children leaving them wanting to hear more
from this uniquely talented musical storyteller.
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