When we challenge the status quo, powerful people get angry. Tips for peacebuilders to engage effectively with confrontational people. by Taylor O’Connor | 25 June 2020 “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” — Nelson Mandela “You’re a Nazi!” he screamed. “I’ll have …
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Fifteen websites with free resources on active nonviolence which you can use to help make your nonviolent actions more creative and effective. by Taylor O’Connor | 10 June 2020 “The first essential characteristic of nonviolent action is that it is creative.” — Hildegarde Goss-Mayr There’s a lot of people out there in the streets right now seeking …
Learn techniques to harness the power of media to make black lives matter, and to promote wider peace and justice. by Taylor O’Connor | 8 June 2020 “If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of …
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Learning about peace history and heroes not only inspires us to build peace, but gives us creative ideas. Here are seven stories of inspirational peace heroes. by Taylor O’Connor | 5 June 2020 “Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: this is my community, and it is …
A collection of curriculum packs, activity guides and other resources for peace education programs mapped across nine peace education curriculum themes. by Taylor O’Connor | 14 May 2020 “We must inoculate our children against militarism, by educating them in the spirit of pacifism… Our schoolbooks glorify war and conceal its horrors. They indoctrinate children with …
Discover these great peace media and solutions-oriented journalism sites and transform your news feed to peace-oriented news sources! by Taylor O’Connor | 18 April 2020 “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” — Malcolm X Let me tell you …
