Learn About Peace & War Issues
and Building a Peaceful Society
|
Waging peace involves promoting social change through influencing political decisions as they unfold and working to create a society that resolves conflict through nonviolent means. It also entails educating oneself about alternative perspectives on war and peace including US military engagement and ongoing efforts to build a culture of peace. Getting Started
Peace & War Categories
|
War on TerrorFollowing the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C., the United States began a military campaign now known as the War on Terror. This effort has been used to justify a war and ongoing military operations in Afghanistan. It has also been used as justification for an invasion of Iraq, although there was no proven connection between the events of September 11th and Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath regime in Iraq. Also under the pretext of the War on Terror, the US has provided military aid to countries suffering from relatively unrelated civil conflicts, such as Indonesia, Colombia, and the Philippines. On the domestic front, the War on Terror has lead to the freezing of financial assets of suspected terrorists and to the infringement of basic civil rights in the United States. |
|
War on Terror Archive: |
|
Peace EducationNonviolence education is a systematic curriculum designed to awaken students' minds to the possibilities of thinking outside the might-makes-right paradigm, allowing them to view global human rights as a part of their own cause, not something distinct from their personal life experience. Peace studies education teaches the view of history written by those who have worked for social change and fighting injustices; it promotes the values of constructive conflict prevention and resolution as well as nonviolent resistance and direct social action. Students acquire a comprehensive view of the current global situation by learning the links between poverty, religion, economics, governmental policies, technology, environment, and education. In exploring alternatives to violence, students gain knowledge about their life choices, for example whether to register for selective service. They also gain awareness about their daily lives, such the origins of the products they consume, whether they were tested on animals, or what the lives of the producers were like. Peace studies education gives students the tools to constructively deal with the problems they encounter on both a personal and global level, and helps them understand their responsibility for elevating the collective human experience.
Visit The National Campaign on Peace Education.
www.peaceed.org
|
|
Peace Education Archive |
|
Youth & PeaceYouth are affected by conflict in particular ways and have a unique contribution to make in working toward a more peaceful world. Advocating for youth involvement in peace issues requires respecting youth as active citizens and supporting them in taking on leadership roles in their community. |
|
Youth & Peace Archive |
|