Global Campaign for Peace Education Issue #37
Global Campaign for Peace Education Issue #37
Greetings!
In this issue, we at Peace Boat US are excited to announce our first Global University Program taking place onboard Peace Boat's Spring 2007 Voyage beginning in February. Don't miss this opportunity to join us in a life changing experience!!
We extend our warm congratulations to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammed Yunus and the Grameen Bank!! We applaud the Nobel Committee's decision which demonstrates that as long as half of the world's people live in unbearable poverty there can be no peace. Yunus banks on women. 97% of Grameen Banks' borrowers are women who become empowered as a result. Learn more...
In Peace, Maiko Morishita
Peace Education Newsletter Editor
Peace Boat US - A Project of the Hague Appeal for Peace
In This Issue
TOP NEWS
Join Peace Boat's Spring 2007 Voyage!!
HIGHLIGHTS
Peace Boat in San Francisco!
HIGHLIGHTS
A Documentary, The Last Atomic Bomb
November 8-14, Pioneer Theater, New York
PEACE NEWS
COURSES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EVENTS & CONFERENCES
RESOURCES, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS
Peace Boat US & The Hague Appeal for Peace
HIGHLIGHTS
Peace Boat in San Francisco!
Peace Boat's 30,000 ton passenger liner berthed at Pier 35 in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 11, bringing 1,000 people from Japan to take part in two days of people-to-people activities to build a culture of peace. Participants engaged in alternative tours and study programs put together with local civil society organizations, addressing a range of local and global social justice issues.
One program took groups to the Castro district on a cultural, historical, and political tour of initiatives promoting LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender) rights, and to the Mission district on a tour in collaboration with local mural artists with a social message. The group worked on a collective mural piece which was showcased in the public event, Peace Revolution, in the evening of the 11th. (Above Image)
Another program on non-violence and peace initiatives took an interested group to UC Berkeley for a lecture with Professor Michael Nagler. The group later joined members from Code Pink and Veterans for Peace for a discussion. Another group visited Bolinas, engaging in lectures and workshops learning about permaculture and a sustainable way of living.
The visit to San Francisco was highlighted by a free onboard public event, "Peace Revolution." Featuring both international and local music and dance performances (from Radio Active of Spearhead to New Zealand's number one rated band, Rhombus), "Peace Revolution" offered the people of San Francisco an opportunity to hear about the work of Peace Boat, as well as many local civil society organizations in the Bay Area.
The Bay Area is the second-to-last port of call on Peace Boat's 54th Global Voyage, which has visited 18 countries before arriving to the United States. The voyage which left Japan on July 21 to circumnavigate the Earth has visited communities in Vietnam, India, Eritrea, Morocco, and Colombia.
HIGHLIGHTS
A Documentary, The Last Atomic Bomb
November 8-14, Pioneer Theater, New York
Reviewed by The Oregonian as "urgent..." and "eloquent...," The Last Atomic Bomb is a wake- up call about nuclear proliferation, interweaving current and archival footage with the still controversial U.S. decision to use the bomb, censorship, discrimination and the Cold War build-up of nuclear weapons.
The Last Atomic Bomb challenges assumptions as it re-lives the 1945 nuclear bombing of Nagasaki from the rarely seen perspective of a survivor. The survivor, Sakue Shimohira, shares her devastating yet inspirational life with a holocaust survivor and with today's students carrying on her legacy.
Film Screenings will take place at the Pioneer Theater, New York City, November 8-14 at 9:00pm. Film producers Kathleen Sullivan and Robert Richter will be present at all screenings.
For tickets visit: http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer/lastatomic.ht m
For more information on the film visit: http://www.Ric hterVideos.com / http://www.NewDay .com
PEACE NEWS
Peace and Justice Studies Association Annual Conference 2006, New York
Manhattan College (Riverdale, NY) hosted the 4th Annual Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference (PJSA) through October 5-8. The conference brought together educators, students, activists and other peace practitioners in an attempt to explore alternatives to violence and share visions and strategies for social justice and social change.
Founded in 2001, the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) is a national organization of scholars, college faculty, students, activists and K- 12 teachers interested in issues of peace and justice. The PJSA is dedicated to bringing together academics and grassroots activists to share perspectives and strategies for peacebuilding. More than 300 people attended this four-day event, which theme was "Who Speaks for the Common Good"
Peace Boat US and Hague Appeal for Peace gave a brief presentation of their achievements and announced its upcoming programs in 2007. The conference also hosted the 1000 Peace Women exhibit. (Image Above) Among the outcomes, a strong statement was made on October 7th in support of "the impeachment of President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for obstruction of justice and crimes against humanity"
To learn more about PJSA visit: http://w ww.peacejusticestudies.org/
International Peace Bureau's MacBride Peace Prize 2006 Awarded to Mayors for Peace Campaign
The International Peace Bureau awarded its MacBride Peace Prize 2006 to the Mayors for Peace Campaign. The Campaign is an innovative initiative uniting leaders of over 1400 local governments in 119 countries in a common quest to liberate the world from nuclear weapons. The Sean MacBride Peace Prize is given annually to organizations or individuals who exemplify the values and vision of the great Irish statesman, Sean MacBride, who was the President of the International Peace Bureau from 1974 to 1985. He was also a Nobel Peace laureate and a great citizen diplomat promoting human rights, disarmament and peace.
IPB President Cora Weiss said: IPB makes this award because the Mayors who have joined, and will join, this Campaign, have recognized that foreign policy cannot be left to heads of state. Mayors are closer than national governments to the billions of people who would be the targets of any nuclear attack. The award is therefore a token, not only of our respect and admiration, but also of our wish that many more Mayors will join the Campaign, and that it will continue until our cities are safe from any conventional or nuclear bombing.
For more on the MacBride Peace Award visit: http://www.ipb.org
For more on the Campaign visit: http://www. mayorsforpeace.org
"Civilian Casualties Civilian Solutions" A Historic Coalition with 9/11 Families (Peaceful Tomorrows)
At the fifth anniversary of 9/11, more than 30 terror victims from around the world joined with families of those killed in the September 11th attacks to create a new coalition to promote effective, nonviolent solutions to terrorism.
Gathered at a conference entitled, "Civilian Casualties, Civilian Solutions," terror victims from 15 countries, including Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Russia, Rwanda, Colombia, Sudan, Indonesia, Algeria, Spain, and Italy pledged to use their personal experience of violence as a starting point for creating and promoting new initiatives for peace.
To read the press release and for more information on the conference visit: http://w ww.peacefultomorrows.org/
COURSES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Educating for Peace at the Level of Our Deep Humanity, Peace Education Center Lecture Series, November 4, Riverside Church, New York
The last of the lecture series on Spiritual & Ethical Perspectives on Peace & Justice sponsored by the Peace Education Center at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Biosophical Institute will be held at the Riverside Church on November 4th. This lecture titled, "Educating for Peace at the Level of Our Deep Humanity," will be given by Patricia Mische, Lloyd Professor of Peace Studies and World Law at Antioch College.
For more information on the lecture series visit: http://www.tc.edu/PeaceEd/spiritethic/mische. htm
Online Courses Offered by The Network University in Collaboration with Bradford University "Transforming Civil Conflicts" November 13- December 9
"Transforming Civil Conflicts" is an online course developed by The Network University in cooperation with Bradford University. The course is offered from November 13 - December 9, 2006. This award- winning four-week course familiarizes participants with contemporary theories of conflict and conflict resolution, provides them with a range of relevant information on conflict on the Internet, and practical issues and debates from within the field. Participants are brought together in a 'learning community' with coaches and experts with a professional interest in conflict transformation.
For more information, please visit: http://www.netuni.nl / http://www. netuni.nl/demos/tcc
Contact Bart Overbeek: conflict@netuni.uva.nl
EVENTS & CONFERENCES
World Volunteer Conference "Volunteering for Peace in Multicultural Societies" (IAVE) November 10- 14
New Delhi, INDIA
The XIX IAVE (International Association for Volunteer Effort) World Volunteer Conference will bring together about 800 persons from at least 50-80 countries interested in volunteering whether leaders and managers of large civil society organizations, corporate, government representatives, academicians, businesses and volunteer based organizations. Volunteering in the context of the Millennium Development Goals would be a focus throughout the conference.
This Lead World Conference on Volunteering which is preceded by a two day Youth Conference at Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti Rajght, New Delhi on November 9-14, 2006 so that the perspective of the Youth may be incorporated.
For more information on the conference visit: http://www.volunteerindia.org/conference/inde x.htm
RESOURCES, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS
UNESCO/EURED Course, "Human Rights and Peace Education in Europe" 2004-2006 Report of Seminar V, July 2006
Stadtschlaining, AUATRIA
The UNESCO/EURED Course held its Seminar V in Stadtschlaining, Austria. A report of the seminar is now available. Focusing on "Practice in Peace Education," the 5-day seminar in Austria was organized by the EURED working group in cooperation with Ursula Gamauf from the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) in Stadtschlaining, a co-sponsor of the course. 17 participants from 10 countries joined the seminar.
Through the seminar, participants presented Practice Assignment 3 to their peers and to a group of selected experts. Other sessions were dedicated to different examples of best practice in peace education, and the seminar gave ample space for discussions with experts from different disciplines, who were invited to comment on the presentations.
A joint statement, "Appeal for a European Initiative for Peace Education," was also adopted. Participants approved and signed the joint statement intended for European politicians and opinion leaders to encourage them to strive for an integration of peace education in all educational settings in all European states.
For the full report and or the statement please contact Professor Werner Wintersteiner: Werner.wintersteiner@uni-klu.ac.at
"Education for Global Citizenship" Hand Book Released
The Project Handbook, the final publication of the project "Education for Global Citizenship" has been released. It is an important resource material for teachers including basic concepts on Education for Global Citizenship as well as most of the practical concepts for implementation in school and experiences made during the project. Moreover it contains a CD-Rom with additional contents and a small booklet with a Catalogue of Recommendations from the project as results of the reflections on project experiences. The aims of the Handbook have been to document the whole project and to give visibility to the school activities and experiences, to consolidate the issue of Global Citizenship in formal education and school curricula, and to inspire others. Authors of the Project Handbook are Sabine Mahlknecht (Surwind Agentur, Austria) and Paola Ramello (CICSENE, Italy).
The Project Handbook (including the CD- Rom and the booklet) can be ordered from Sudwind Agentur, Vienna (Austria) for 15 Euros per copy (including dispatch costs within Europe). Contact: franz.halbartschlager@oneworld.at
Peace Boat US & The Hague Appeal for Peace
Founded in 1999, the Hague Appeal for Peace Global Campaign for Peace Education (GCPE), is an international organized network which promotes peace education among schools, families and communities to transform the culture of violence into a culture of peace. The Hague Appeal for Peace Board of Directors voted to transfer the responsibilities for the coordination of the GCPE to Peace Boat US which has moved into the Hague Appeal for Peace's office in New York City.
Peace education is a holistic, participatory process that includes teaching for and about human rights, nonviolent responses to conflict, social and economic justice, gender equity, environmental sustainability, disarmament, traditional peace practices and human security. The methodology of peace education encourages reflection, critical thinking, cooperation, and responsible action. It promotes multiculturalism, and is based on values of dignity, equality and respect. Peace education is intended to prepare students for democratic participation in schools and society.
The Global Campaign for Peace Education has two goals:
1. To see peace education integrated into all curricula, community and family education worldwide to become a part of life;
2. To promote the education of all teachers to teach for peace.
The Worldwide Activities Brief e- newsletter highlights how and where the GCPE network is active and growing. Submissions are encouraged! Please contribute how you are working for peace education including dates, locations, a brief description, and a website and or contact information and send it to maiko@peaceboat-us.org.
The papers of the Hague Appeal for Peace have been archived at Swarthmore College Peace Collection and can be found at http://ww w.swarthmore.edu/Library
For more information on Peace Boat US visit http://peaceboat- us.org/. The website for Peace Boat US is under construction. Please e-mail info@peaceboat-us.org for more information.
TOP NEWS
Join Peace Boat's Spring 2007 Voyage!!
Peace Boat US is excited to present extraordinary opportunities for English speaking individuals to participate in the Peace Boat Global Voyage through the Global University Program!!
The Global University Program will take place on Peace Boat's 56th Global Voyage, scheduled to depart from Yokohama, Japan on February 25, 2007 and returning on June 6, 2007. The Voyage will take a northern hemisphere course around the globe, passing through the Suez and Panama Canals, with a focus on Mediterranean, Caribbean and Latin American ports. Visiting countries including Sri Lanka, Croatia, Eritrea, El Salvador, and Venezuela.
The Global University Program is an intensive peace and sustainability studies program for English speaking participants, combining study of selected topics onboard the ship with exposure programs in various countries.
The program aims to educate, raise awareness, and inspire action which will bring forth positive political and social change in the world. Participants will be exposed to social, political, environmental, and economic issues through our onboard educational programs and our exposure programs in the countries we visit. Learning directly through people to people encounters and grass-roots field experiences, we aim to examine the root causes of local and global issues, nurture compassion, empathy, and responsibility as global citizens.
Individuals may choose to travel with us on a full voyage, or for a particular segment of the voyage.
Academic pre-requisites are not required to participate in the Global University Program. However an undergraduate level of English proficiency is required to actively participate in discussions.
Group discounts for organizations and parties over four are also available. Individuals of all ages and nationalities are encouraged to apply.
For more information on the program and for application forms, please contact the Global University Program at our office in New York.
Tel: +1-212-687-7214
Fax: +1-212-661-2704
Email: info@peaceboat-us.org
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