Sub-Topics Anti-War Heroes and Heroism Holocaust and Genocide Human Rights Landmines Nuclear Nonproliferation Peace Documents Peace Groups Peace and Children Peace and International Law Pro-War Refugees Sustainable Development Sustainable Living Also Try Anti-War Bullying Civil Liberties and Security Conflict Prevention and Mediation Corporate Power Countering Terrorism Fighting Intolerance Helping Children Cope Intercultural Communication Microloans Multicultural Multicultural Training Our Future Pro-War Religious Diversity Social Entrepreneurship Volunteering Young Leaders Lesson Plans 06-10-04 Imagining a World at Peace (PBS) "Invite students to brainstorm the basic rights of people everywhere, explore in basic terms the United Nation's Declaration of Human Rights and UNICEF's Committee on the Rights of the Child, and then use international photography galleries as part of a multimedia creative writing assignment imagining a world at peace." 6-04 Peace Day (PeaceOneDay.org) Provides projects and lesson plans for Peace Day, September 21. 09-07 USA and China Meet Over Plane Collision (CNN) Provides lessons for studying the relationship between the USA and China in terms of international politics. 5-01 Using MyHero to Promote Peacemaking (MyHero.com) "The primary goal of this lesson is to help students learn how to become involved in peace missions and translate this awareness into action. By identifying peacemaker heroes and participating in an activity that promotes peace in their community, students will learn that they, too, can impact the world and make a difference." 7-05 Workable Peace Role Playing (WorkablePeace.org) "Workable Peace role plays are set in international hot spots around the world. There are currently six full-length Workable Peace role plays, and one Introductory role play. Each role play includes several parts: the historical background and general instructions, confidential instructions for each role, a teaching note, worksheets and evaluation forms." The role playing materials are for review only. 10-04 Lists Freshwater - International Freshwater Conflict Prevention (Green Cross International) Provides sources of information on the availability of freshwater globally and identifies the areas of conflict, along with the intensity of conflict. Suggests approaches to preventing or easing conflict. 02-07 Globalization Issues (Awesome Library) Provides sources that discuss the pros and cons of globalization and "Americanization." 8-02 International Affairs Resources (WWW Virtual Library - Selcher) Provides over 2200 carefully selected, annotated links in 37 international affairs categories. 2-02 Iraq and War (Awesome Library) Provides sources of information on Iraq. 1-03 North Korea and War (Awesome Library) Provides sources of information on North Korea. 1-03 Peace Organizations (CenterforPeaceThroughCulture.org) Describes several dozen sites that promote peace and cultural understanding. Also provides a "banner for peace," literature related to peace, projects that promote peace, and more. 10-03 Peace and Conflict Resolution (Yahoo) Provides dozens of resources related to conflict resolution or promoting peace. Volunteering - International Opportunities The Directory on International Voluntary Services provides hundreds on sources of information. 07-06 Materials -Bias, Prejudice and Attitudes (IAT Corp and Tolerance.org - Greenwald and Banaji) Provides a test of attitudes regarding age, race, gender, and obesity. Your responses are measured by your speed of associations. Most of us do have biases (preferences) that may conflict with our values. Biases can work invisibly and give us a tendency to treat others unfairly (with prejudice). By uncovering our biases, we can combat our prejudices more effectively. 9-05 Cards - World Peace Cards (123Greetings.com) Provides four cards for world peace. 11-01 Map of the Middle East During World War I (Lavarone) Women United Against War (PetitionOnline.com) Provides an online petition for women to express their opposition to a pre-emptive strike against Iraq. 1-03 Multimedia Happy People Dancing Across the Earth (NASA.gov) "Many humans on Earth exhibit periods of happiness, and one method of displaying happiness is dancing. Happiness and dancing transcend political boundaries and occur in practically every human society. Above, Matt Harding traveled through many nations on Earth, started dancing, and filmed the result. The video is perhaps a dramatic example that humans from all over planet Earth feel a common bond as part of a single species. Happiness is frequently contagious -- few people are able to watch the above video without smiling." 07-08 Peace Day (BrightCove.com) Provides a video introducing world Peace Day, September 21. 09-07 News -01-17-08 Freedom Losing Worldwide (Christian Science Monitor) "A new report by Washington watchdog group Freedom House says a clampdown on political rights made 43 countries 'not free' in 2007." "A second consecutive year of freedom's decline – particularly in South Asia, but also in the region of the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa – is the main conclusion for 2007 of the annual survey by Freedom House, which monitors trends in political freedoms and advocates their expansion. This is the first time in 15 years the group has seen two consecutive years of decline." 01-08 -02-23-06 UN Proposes New Human Rights Council (BBC News) "The new council would replace the Human Rights Commission, which has been largely discredited for giving seats to nations with poor rights records." "A new compromise proposal by General Assembly president Jan Eliasson would create a council of 47 members who would be reviewed on their record." 02-06 -09-22-07 Giving Globally (MSNBC News) "A doctor, a banker, an engineer and a scientist are working separately—and together—to bring lifesaving vaccines to children around the world. How inspired individuals can take on and conquer some of the world's biggest problems." 09-07 -10-14-07 Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize (PBS News) "This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the former vice president and a U.N. panel of scientists for creating greater consciousness and a growing consensus about climate change and the dangers it poses." 10-07 -12-09-09 Responses to Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech (PBS.org) "The president walked into the city hall of Oslo a wartime leader on hand to accept the most prestigious prize bestowed on peacemakers. It was a paradox not lost on him." 12-09 Congress Gives President Bush Approval to Wage War (MSNBC) "The Senate joined the House on Friday morning in voting solidly to give President Bush the authority to use force against Iraq, approving a resolution endorsed by the president and leaders of both parties." "But some influential Democrats remained opposed, and the resolution’s leading opponent, Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, did not go down without a fight, accusing Congress of 'handing the president unchecked authority.' Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., agreed. “The power to declare war is the most solemn responsibility given to Congress by the Constitution,” he said. 'We must not delegate that responsibility to the president in advance.' ” "A majority of Democrats voted against the resolution, even though their House leader, Dick Gephardt of Missouri, was one of its authors." 10-02 Global Peace News (Human Rights Watch) Provides news on progress in supporting human rights globally. "Human Rights Watch works to end...summary executions, torture, arbitrary detention, restrictions on the freedom of expression, association, assembly and religion, violations of due process, and discrimination on racial, gender, ethnic and religious grounds. The standards we use are universal civil and political rights as embodied in international laws and treaties. 7-99 International Development and Humanitarian Organizations (Interaction) "InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian nongovernmental organizations." List key organizations providing assistance in each global campaign. 2-03 Peace Groups Blossom (UnitedforPeace.org - The Nation - Kaplan) "Even with an enemy as easy to hate as Saddam Hussein, the Bush Administration's war plans in Iraq have awakened 'huge reservoirs of unease' in the American public, says Peace Action spokesperson Scott Lynch. The Administration's bullying autumn war drive, its explicit discussion of pre-emptive strikes and regime change, its overtly corporate agenda on energy and oil, and its early, arrogant attempts to make war without Congress, let alone the United Nations, unleashed a flood of antiwar sentiment and activity across the country. The sheer breadth of this opposition could help to birth one of the largest antiwar movements in US history--that is, if these politically diverse antiwar eruptions can join forces as a movement at all." 12-02 Peace and War (Waging Peace) Provides articles and news stories regarding peace and war. 5-02 Papers -A Third Way: Coercive Inspections (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Mathews) "This paper proposes a third approach, a middle ground between an unacceptable status quo that allows Iraqi WMD [weapons of mass distruction] programs to continue and the enormous costs and risks of an invasion. It proposes a new regime of coercive international inspections. A powerful, multinational military force, created by the UN Security Council, would enable UN and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection teams to carry out 'comply or else' inspections. The 'or else' is overthrow of the regime. The burden of choosing war is placed squarely on Saddam Hussein." "Inspections backed by a force authorized by the UN Security Council would carry unimpeachable legitimacy and command broad international support. The effort would therefore strengthen, rather than undermine, the cooperation the United States needs for long-term success in the war against terrorism. It would avoid a direct blow to the authority of the Security Council and the rule of law. It would avoid setting a dangerous precedent of a unilateral right to attack in 'preventive self-defense.' "The inspection teams would return to Iraq accompanied by a military arm strong enough to force immediate entry into any site at any time with complete security for the inspection team. No terms would be negotiated regarding the dates, duration, or modalities of inspection. If Iraq chose not to accept, or established a record of noncompliance, the U.S. regime-change option or, better, a UN authorization of 'use of all necessary means' would come into play."  "War should never be undertaken until the alternatives have been exhausted. In this case that moral imperative is buttressed by the very real possibility that a war to overthrow Saddam Hussein, even if successful in doing so, could subtract more from U.S. security and long-term political interests than it adds." 9-02 -Essay: How Peace May Be Achieved Between Tibetans and China (New York Times) "One signal is this: For the first time, the Dalai Lama is willing to state that he can accept the socialist system in Tibet under Communist Party rule. This is something that Beijing has always demanded, and, after long discussion, the Dalai Lama has agreed to do so." " 'The main thing is to preserve our culture, to preserve the character of Tibet,' the Dalai Lama told me. 'That is what is most important, not politics.' 07-08 Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize (New York Times) "President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his 'extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,' a stunning honor that came less than nine months after he made United States history by becoming the country’s first African-American president." 10-07 Bridging the Digital Divide (BBC) Provides facts about how access to the Internet is shaping up globally, with very few in poorer economies having access. Conversations with History (UC Berkeley - Institute of International Studies) Provides Provides transcripts of interviews of key international figures regarding key world developments. The interviews are conducted by Harry Kreisler. 8-99 Dalai Lama Peace Message on March 10 (Awesome Library) Provides a message for world peace from H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Nobel Peace Laureate. 3-02 Editorial: "He Won What?!" (Time.com) Regarding President Barack Obama winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize: "Why the Norwegian Nobel Committee made such a decision barely nine months into his presidency was a worthy question. So instead of popping off, I wanted to go deeper, and there is no better explanation than the committee’s rationale." " 'Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future. His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world’s population,' according to text of the Nobel Prize citation." " 'For 108 years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has sought to stimulate precisely that international policy and those attitudes for which Obama is now the world’s leading spokesman. The Committee endorses Obama’s appeal that ‘Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges.' " 10-09 Education Programs for Understanding Causes of War and Peace (UnitedforPeace.org - Star Tribune - Ford and Sternberg) "As antiwar activists are again taking to the streets to protest a possible war with Iraq, their ranks include a growing number of protesters who are earning college degrees in peacemaking." 12-02 Essay - Three Views of America's New Power in the World (BBC News - Reynolds) Provides three points of view about the expression of American power in the world. 5-03 Essays - What the World Needs Now (OrionOnline.org) "The qualities we look for in each other, if adopted by governments and corporations, could prove to be revolutionary in their effect." 11-02 Explaining War to Teens (Edu-Leadership.com) Provides one parent's attempt to talk to his teens about war and its justification. 7-01 Flags of World Peace - By Children (United Nations and International Olympic Committee) Shows pictures of flags drawn by children to depict world peace. 10-01 Fueling War - Oil and Iraq (Christian Science Monitor - Francis) "With the cold war over, more global conflicts are being spurred by a scramble for natural resources rather than by geopolitics, and poor countries rich in mineral deposits are the new focal point." "Altogether, about a quarter of the roughly 50 wars and armed conflicts active in 2001 had 'a strong resource dimension,' says Michael Renner, a senior researcher with Worldwatch Institute in Washington." 1-03 Fueling War - Oil and Iraq (CommonDreams.org - Klare) "As the United States gears up for an invasion of Iraq, the great unanswered question continues to be: Why is the Bush Administration so determined to topple a government that has been effectively contained by American power for eleven years?" "Growing worries about the stability of Saudi Arabia, principal US supplier there, heightened by revelations of Saudi extremists' involvement in the September 11 terror attacks, have prompted US strategists to seek a backup should future instability lead to a drop in Saudi oil production, which could trigger a global recession." "With proven reserves of 112 billion barrels of oil (compared with 49 billion for Russia and 15 billion for the Caspian states), Iraq alone can serve as a backup for Saudi Arabia. At the same time, control over Iraqi oil would allow US leaders to more easily ignore Saudi demands for US action on behalf of the Palestinians and would weaken OPEC's control over oil prices." "Whoever gains possession of these fields will exercise enormous influence over the global energy markets of the twenty-first century." "This could prove to be the biggest oil grab in modern history, providing hundreds of billions of dollars to US oil firms--many linked to senior officials in the Bush Administration--and helping to avert a future energy crunch in the United States. But is oil worth spilling the blood of American soldiers and Iraqi civilians who get caught in the way? This is the question Congress must ask if we are to have an honest debate on the merits of invading Iraq." 1-03 Fueling War - Opposition to War for Oil (TargetOil.com) Provides articles to peacefully oppose going to war with Iraq for the purpose of gaining stable oil supplies. "No conflict can ever be understood by looking at just one factor – factors other than oil (e.g. supposed links to terrorism and possible weapons of mass destruction) clearly contribute to the rationale for war – but the dominant economic interest in the region and Iraq has been, is, and will continue to be oil. The peace movement’s rallying cry of 'No blood for oil' has resonance and power because it holds more than a grain of truth when talking about any proposed military action in Iraq." 2-03 Half the World's Children Suffering (Guardian Unlimited) "More than half the world's children are suffering extreme effects of poverty, war and HIV/Aids, denying them a healthy and safe childhood, according to a report published today."  "The report said the world had the capacity to reduce poverty, conflict and HIV/Aids and improve the plight of the world's children. It said Millennium Development Goals, which aim to improve the world through human development by 2015 and were agreed to by the UN's 191 member states in 2000, could be achieved at an annual cost of $40bn (£20.8bn) - $70bn (£36.4bn). World spending on military last year was $956bn (£497.4bn)." 12-04 Indigenous Peoples (Center For World Indigenous Studies) "The Fourth World Documentation Project is an online library of texts which record and preserve our peoples' struggles to regain their rightful place in the international community." Islamic Reformation and the Trial of Hashem Aghajari (Iranian.com - The New York Times - Friedman) "What's going on in Iran today is, without question, the most promising trend in the Muslim world. It is a combination of Martin Luther and Tiananmen Square - a drive for an Islamic reformation combined with a spontaneous student-led democracy movement." Hashem Aghajari has been sentenced to death for calling for reformation in Iran. "Watch this story. It's the most important trial in the world today.""This movement faces a formidable opponent in Iran's conservative clerical leadership. It can't provide a quick fix to what ails relations between Islam and the West today. There is none. But it is still hugely important, because it reflects a deepening understanding by many Iranian Muslims that to thrive in the modern era they, and other Muslims, need an Islam different from the lifeless, anti-modern, anti-Western fundamentalism being imposed in Iran and propagated by the Saudi Wahhabi clerics. This understanding is the necessary condition for preventing the brewing crisis between Islam and the West -- which was triggered by 9/11 -- from turning into a war of civilizations." 12-02 Jihad Vs. McWorld (TheAtlantic.com - Barber) Presents world politics as a contest between between alternative world views, the Western vision of globalization (or McWorld) versus the movement back to tribal communities (or Jihad). Argues that neither approach necessarily supports democracy but that democracy can be fostered within both approaches. (This was written in 1995.) 10-01 Kniting Project (PeaceFleece.com) Describes a project to help refugees of Kosovo to find meaning and some income by providing them with the tools for kniting. 1-01 Listening with Compassion (Positive Futures Network - Thorene) Provides an example of how people from opposite sides can be brought together and begin a process of reconciliation. 1-00 Meeting the Challenge of Conflicts (CopenhagenConsensus.com) Provides a paper and two opponent views. 10-05 Muslim Rage (Awesome Library) Discusses the sources of Fundamentalist Muslim rage against the United States. (Notes that many Muslims are very sympathic with the United States.) 10-01 National Missile Defense (PBS NewsHour) Provides different perspectives on the USA missile defense strategies, including the ABM Treaty. 7-01 National Missile Defense - Bush to Deploy Missile Defense System in 2004 (Bloomberg - Cappacio) "President George W. Bush ordered the Pentagon to begin deploying the first elements of a missile defense system by 2004." 12-02 National Missile Defense - Death of the ABM Treaty (BBC News) Provides a short statement against the Bush administration's proposal to break the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. 7-01 National Missile Defense - Global Nuclear Arsenel (BBC News) Describes how many nuclear warheads each country has and the distance it can deliver them. 7-01 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded (Fox News) "Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her work as leader of the Green Belt Movement, which has sought to empower women, better the environment and fight corruption in Africa for almost 30 years." 10-04 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates for 2001 (BBC News) Describes why the United Nations and its Secretary General, Kofi Annan, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2001. Observers Sent to Monitor American Elections (The Independent - Gumbel) "This is the first time international monitors have gone to the United States. The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has been campaigning for some time to improve electoral standards in some of the older, established democracies." "Their task: to see if the world's most powerful democracy has learned anything from the disastrous 36-day showdown between George Bush and Al Gore in 2000, in which the world saw every wart in Florida's deeply flawed electoral system without ever discovering for sure who had won." The Independent is a British newspaper. 10-02 Palestinian Perspective on the Peace Process (PASSIA) "In Oslo, a culture of peace was started between Palestinians and Israelis based on mutual recognition. This encompassed a revolution in thinking on the Palestinian side: the acceptance of a two-state solution and a reduction of the Palestinian territory to 22% of its original size. It also encompassed a revolution on the Israeli side: the acceptance of the PLO as a partner in negotiations." Peace Across Cultures (WisdomWorks.net) Provides information and highlights related to the video "Tutu and Franklin, A Journey Toward Peace." Includes discussions between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr. John Hope Franklin. 2-01 Peace Programs and Articles (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Provides programs and articles related to world peace. Peace Proposals by Level (WorkablePeace.org) Provides examples of work done for peace at an individual, family, community, and world level. 11-02 Peace Symbols (PlanetPals.com) Provides words and images related to peace. 10-01 Peace Travellers (WorkablePeace.org) "Peace Travellers Centers will form a global network of small locally operated bed and breakfasts." "These Centers will each feature a local social or environmental participatory Project which will develop according to the need and traditions of each community. They will be primarily places of exchanges between the local communities and international travellers." 11-02 Preventing Conflict and Warfare by Region (Forum on Early Warning and Early Response) Provides historical context and analysis of regions of conflict in order to prevent further conflict or warfare. Uses PDF format. 1-02 Quarter of the World in Armed Conflict in 2002 (USAToday.com) "About a quarter of the world's countries struggled with armed conflict this year, mostly low-intensity battles against terrorists or guerrillas, the kind of conflict that poses the greatest threat to global stability, according to a report released Monday." 12-02 UN Criticizes USA for Racial Discrimination (United Nations Committee to End Racial Discrimination) Provides a summary of UN findings against the United States. United Nations Millennium Summit (United Nations) Provides coverage for the meetings of the heads of state meeting to discuss plans for peace. 9-00 View - U.S. Increasing Reliance on Nuclear Weapons (NRDC) "The logic and assumptions underlying the administration's hostility to arms control, and its infatuation with nuclear weapons, deserve vigorous public scrutiny and debate. Not since the resurgence of the Cold War in Ronald Reagan's first term has there been such an emphasis on nuclear weapons in U.S. defense strategy." 6-03 Workable Peace Framework (WorkablePeace.org) Outlines a conflict management framework. 10-04 Young Peace Leaders (WorkablePeace.org) Highlights several leaders of peace movements globally. Describes a symposium "dedicated to creating a vision of global peace by exploring the role young people play as peacemakers in the 21st century." 11-02 Projects -09-24-08 $10 Million for a Good Idea (CNN News) "Got an idea that could change the world, or at least help a lot of people? Google wants to hear from you -- and they'll pay as much as $10 million to make your idea a reality." 09-08 -U.S. Department of Peace Legislation (Awesome Library) Provides rationale for a U.S. Department of Peace. 4-03 -U.S. Department of Peace Legislation (Department of Peace Campaign) Provides the text of a proposed U.S. Department of Peace, initiated by Senator Kucinich. He proposes "A BILL To establish a Department of Peace. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled...." The mission of the new U.S. Department of Peace includes: -Hold peace as an organizing principle in our society  -Endeavor to promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights  -Strengthen non-military means of peacemaking  -Work to create peace, prevent violence, divert from armed conflict, use field-tested programs, and develop new structures in non-violent intervention, mediation, peaceful resolution of conflict, and structured mediation of conflict -Address matters both domestic and international in scope   -Submit to the President recommendations for reductions in weapons of massdestruction, and make annual reports to the President on the sale of armsfrom the United States to other nations, with analysis of the impact of suchsales on the defense of the United States and how such sales effect peace -Encourage the development of initiatives from local communities, religiousgroups, and nongovernmental organizations -Facilitate the development of peace summits at which parties to a conflictmay gather under carefully prepared conditions to promote non-violentcommunication and mutually beneficial solutions  -Develop new programs that relate to the societal challenges of schoolviolence, guns, racial or ethnic violence, violence against gays andlesbians, and police-community relations disputes  -Sponsor country and regional conflict prevention and dispute resolutioninitiatives, create special task forces, and draw on local, regional, andnational expertise to develop plans and programs for addressing the rootsources of conflict in troubled areas  -Provide for the training of all United States personnel who administerpostconflict reconstruction and demobilization in war-torn societies  -Sponsor country and regional conflict prevention and dispute resolutioninitiatives, create special task forces, and draw on local, regional, andnational expertise to develop plans and programs for addressing the rootsources of conflict in troubled areas 4-03 -U.S. Department of Peace Legislation (U.S. House of Representatives - Kucinich) Provides rationale for a U.S. Department of Peace. "Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH-10) today [July 11, 2001] introduced legislation to create a cabinet level agency dedicated to peacemaking and the study of conditions that are conducive to peace." "Kucinich’s legislation to create a Department of Peace focuses on individual, group and national responsibilities of holding peace as an organizing principle. The Department of Peace will focus on nonmilitary peaceful conflict resolutions, prevent violence and promote justice and democratic principles to expand human rights." 4-03 Bridging the Digital Divide (Technology Access Foundation) Provides projects and opportunities to assist ethnic minorities to gain greater access to the Internet and technology. Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance (Southern Poverty Law Center - Tolerance.org) Provides activities for countering hate groups and for promoting tolerance. 4-01 Meditation and Prayer on New Year's Eve (Institute for World Peace) Provides a prayer for the new millenium. 7-02 Multicultural - Grade 10 - 12 Integrating Global Education (Peace Corps) Provides educational materials on an international basis. Peace Day (PeaceOneDay.org) Provides projects and lesson plans for Peace Day, September 21. 09-07 Philosophy Paper Contest for K-12 Students (PhilosophySlam.org) Provides an essay for the competition each year. This is the question for 2004: "Is world peace possible, or does human nature make war inevitable?" 9-04 Teens - Organizations for Peace (Idealist) Action Without Borders includes volunteer opportunities for teens from among 14,000 organizations devoted to world peace.

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