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recommended sites
Recommended Websites for Peace Education (January 2004)
Due to the constantly evolving nature of the web, some of these sites may not be operational after a time. Please notify us if they do change.
Just click on any underlined hyperlink to go to its webpage.Adbusters Media Foundation:
http://adbusters.org/information/foundation/
Based in Vancouver, Adbusters is a not-for-profit magazine concerned about the erosion of physical and cultural environments by commercial forces and consumerism. Alternative information source on media, marketing, TV and video games; promotes social action programs encouraging critical media literacy.
Amnesty International:
Amnesty International website includes news updates regarding human rights issues and concerns around the globe, student social action projects in support of human rights.
BBC (A World for Children):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/worldnewsround/index.shtml
A World for Children is a special broadcasting initiative of BBC International and UNICEF; the site presents information about children's rights in the words of children.
BBC (Children of Conflict): http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/childrensrights/childrenofconflict/
Children of Conflict is an initiative of BBC World Service, and disseminates up-to-date international information on child soldiers, children affected by conflict, and related children's rights issues.
Billion for Peace:
http://www.billionforpeace.org/
Global network for peace, sponsors world-wide moment of reflection for peace
on an annual basis
Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development: http://www.swil.ocdsb.edu.on.ca/warandchildren/
A High School Teacher's Guide to Teaching about War-Affected Children.
This web-site is a part of the National Forum on Canada's International Relations, organized annually by Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development. It contains an on-line module for teaching high school students about the effects of war on children in the world, and includes student research projects, links to a variety of related web-sites, and research support documents in printable version.
Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace:
Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace
is an NGO centred in Alberta. Information and links to materials on peace
education in Canada, extensive articles and links to peace education
resources for educators, and an annotated resource list by topic.
Ph: (403) 938-5335
1-800-574-7126
Fax: (403) 938-4117
Canadian Council for International Co-operation:
The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC) is an NGO involving about 100 Canadian organizations who seek to promote social and economic equity, democratic participation, environmental integrity and respect for human rights. Site includes research information on world development, articles on policies that serve the global public interest; initiatives to support global citizenship in Canada. (English and French)
Center for Defence Information:
The Center for Defense Information is a non-profit organization that researches the social, economic, environmental, political and military components of global security. The site includes a large body of research topics with information on children and armed conflict, peacekeeping, landmines, small arms and light weapons, trade, foreign policy, terrorism and more. CDI also has a library of publications including The Defense Monitor.
Center for Media Literacy:
Resources and links on subjects related to media literacy, extensive articles and information on media issues and questions of violence in the media.
Cultivating Peace:
http://www.cultivatingpeace.ca/
Canadian web site with information in English and in French, excellent online resources related to cultivating peace, downloadable lesson plans and resources to support NFB videos on peace and conflict.
Cultivating Peace is an initiative of Classroom Connections, a non-profit organization that produces learning resources to Canadian schools:
Development and Peace:
Development and Peace web-site (also in French): information on development issues and actions, an initiative of the Catholic Church in Canada with support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Education, advocacy and fund-raising for projects in less developed nations.
Educating for Peace:
Educating for Peace website includes teacher resources at all grade levels and a comprehensive annotated bibliography (text, film, web-sites) that are intended to help students learn to think critically, to respect diversity, to understand global, cultural and ecological interdependence, to analyse the media, to examine the nature of violence and to learn ways for us all to live more peacefully.
Educators for Social Responsibility:
Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) helps educators create safe, caring, respectful, and productive learning environments. We also help educators work with young people to develop the social skills, emotional competencies, and qualities of character they need to succeed in school and become contributing members of their communities. Background information on current issues, lesson plans; links, annotated bibliography of books on conflict resolution
Educators for Social Responsibility (New York):
New York chapter of the Educators for Social Responsibility web site, with teacher resources, current articles and study suggestions for students, excellent readings, articles, research activities and links particularly for senior years and for teachers
Enfants d'ici ou d'ailleurs:
www.eia.qc.ca
Enfants d'ici
ou d'ailleurs is a Montreal-based
organization that promotes human security among Francophone children, both
in Canada and abroad. The site includes
information on EIA programs and objectives. The site has details regarding
an educational learning kit on human security developed by EIA. There is a
list of events and a photo gallery.
E-Pals Classroom Exchange:
www.epals.com
http://www.epals.com/waraffectedchildren/
The Government of Canada is working with ePALS Classroom Exchange, Inc." to produce on-line educational resources, including activities and discussion boards, for young people to learn about children affected by armed conflict. A valuable resource is the on-line youth companion to the Machel Review, an important study about the impact of armed conflict on children. The youth companion to the Machel Review has a web-based summary of each chapter from this study and a moderated discussion board for young people and their teachers.
Free the Children:
http://www.freethechildren.org/campaigns/war.html
http://freethechildren.org/peace/projects/wng.html
Free the Children disseminates information on war-affected children and sponsors campaigns to support children's quality of life around the world. Peace projects include youth social action for children's rights; e.g., Youth Ambassadors for Peace; War is not a Game.
Global Issues (Government of Canada):
Global Issues is a portal to Canadian foreign policy information on a range of international topics. Current information in English and in French.
Human Rights Internet:
Human Rights Internet has information on programs related to children's and women's rights, racism and diplomacy, as well as general information about the UN. The site posts alerts, campaigns and news releases related to current human rights issues. The site includes human rights related documents, an education centre, profiles of human rights organizations. HRI is home to For the Record, an annual report covering human rights developments on a country by country basis and thematically. HRI's site also has information on internships, a world calendar of events and a Youth Centre. The Youth Centre has a quiz, a library and a forum for youth to publish and read essays, poems, stories and projects written by youth about human rights.
Human Rights Watch:
http://www.humanrightswatch.org/campaigns/crp/index.htm
Human Rights Watch (HRW) researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses worldwide. The site includes information by country/region and by topic: arms, children's rights, women's rights, refugees, international justice, prisons, free expression, child soldiers, corporations and human rights, drugs, the international campaign to ban landmines, the United Nations and economic, social and cultural rights. They also report on current events and current HRW campaigns, and provide statistics and publications lists.
Human Security (Foreign Affairs - youth web-site):
http://www.humansecurity.gc.ca/jeunesse-en.asp
Youth Zone Department of Foreign Affairs, bilingual site with youth information and activities (middle and senior years) regarding Canadian relations with other countries, links to program for children such as e-mail with war affected children, land mines action and information, teacher and student resources, activities using the Human Security Education Kit created by Enfants d'ici ou d'ailleurs, and the Youth Peacebuilders Resource Guide, created by YouCAN!
International Red Cross:
International Red Cross - senior years online course (S3 - S4) relating to the work of the Red Cross and international humanitarian law, information on Red Cross humanitarian initiatives in the world.
Landmines Campaign:
This site has information on the Youth Mine Action Ambassador Program and on the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. General information about landmines is provided, as well as suggestions on how youth can get involved in the campaign to ban landmines. The site includes resources, mine action activities and photos.
Lester B Pearson Peacekeeping Centre:
www.cdnpeacekeeping.ns.ca
Updates and daily peacekeeping news are provided on this site, as well as
media releases and information on current exercises and seminars. There is
also information on publications and upcoming events.
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation:
http://ourworld.ca/ow2002/quiz02/security.html
Our World - Peace and Security Issues - includes a questionnaire and information on current issues of world security; information on international cooperation and development. Our World, a sub-directory of the web site of the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation, contains student-friendly interactive activities and fast facts.
Media Awareness Network:
Very extensive Canadian web-site with educational resources, teacher lesson plans, printable documents for classroom use at all grade levels, including background information and articles on media literacy and current media issues.
National Film Board:
National Film Board in conjunction with UNICEF series of three short films for conflict resolution (can be used at all grade levels, include teacher's guide) order at
1-800-267-7710 in English and in French. There is also a search engine to locate Canadian films on peace and war, with a summary description of their content. Most NFB films are also available through public libraries.
Nobel E-Museum:
http://www.nobel.se/peace/index.html
Nobel e-museum has complete information on Nobel Peace Prize winners, including biographies and speeches, the history of the prize and information on peace mediation and negotiation in the 20th century.
New Internationalist Magazine:
Website of the publishers of New Internationalist, a monthly publication that focuses on issues of social justice from a global perspective.
Nonviolence.org:
Nonviolence.org is a website that contains information about peace activism and the history of pacifist movements for social change in the 20th century. The site includes links, articles, discussion groups, and alternative perspectives on current events.
One World Canada, War and Peace:
http://en.ca.oneworld.net/article/search/
Global news on social issues, search engine for topics such as war and peace;
can also search by world region
Physicians for Global Survival:
Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) is a physician-led organization which, out of concern for global health, is committed to the abolition of nuclear weapons, the prevention of war, the promotion of non-violent means of conflict resolution and social justice in a sustainable world. Articles on these topics are available in English and in French on the web-site.
Project Ploughshares:
Project Ploughshares includes articles, perspectives and current information on world conflicts. Annual Armed Conflicts Report, links to high school lessons and activities, background information on current issues of peace and armed conflict, peacebuilding and conflict prevention initiatives, publications list.
Seeds of Peace (PBS):
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/peace_5-21.html
A PBS program called Seeds of Peace sponsors opportunities for young people to come together for a stay at a camp in Maine during which time they have the opportunity of meeting and getting to know other young adults from those "enemy" nations they have learned about and to test their perceptions and learning against the reality of meeting a live person. The main focus of Seeds of Peace is the Arab-Israeli conflict. The web-site contains reflective articles written by young people who have been involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict, news sites, and lesson plans.
Small Arms Survey:
This site provides information about the Small Arms Survey project, which is concerned with the problem of small arms. It provides electronic versions of their publications and extracts from their yearbook. It offers information about the organization's activities, partners and certain resources, such as the UN Small Arms Conference database. Links to other databases and documents are available on the site.
Third World Traveller:
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/index.html
Third World Traveller puts
up magazine articles and book excerpts
that offer an alternative view to the corporate media about the state of democracy
in America, and about the impact of the policies of the United States' government,
transnational corporations, international trade
and financial institutions, and the corporate media, on war and peace, democracy,
civil liberties, free speech, human rights, and social and economic justice,
in the Third World, and in the United States.
UNESCO (Peace Is In Our Hands):
http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/uk/uk_sum_cp.htm
Culture of Peace website with student and teacher resources, publications list, lesson plans, information on international initiatives to promote a culture of peace, links to UNESCO educational programs.
UNICEF:
UNICEF advocates for children's rights and helps to meet the basic needs of the world's children. "Voice of Youth" page includes games, quizzes and activities. There is also a teachers' page and online discussions about a variety of child/youth related issues. The main site includes information about UNICEF's work on issues affecting children, including statistics and reports on children and war.
UNICEF Report on the State of the World's
Children:
http://www.unicef.org/pubsgen/sowc03summary/sowc03summary.pdf
UNICEF resources and publications:
http://www.unicef.org/infores/publications.htm
UNICEF publications related to quality of life of children in the world, including peace and security; publications may be ordered on-line or through local UNICEF office.
United Nations Association of Canada:
http://www.unac.org/yac/w3.html
Youth Action Course on the United Nations and Human Rights to educat from a global perspective; web-site includes extensive information fro youth and educators on the United Nations and its workings, including information on conducting youth Model U.N. sessions. Includes lesson plans and resources for teaching about refugees, human rights and other related issues. There is also a page where youth have published their ideas on a variety of topics
United Nations: Children and Armed Conflict
www.un.org/special-rep/children-armed-conflict
Olara Otunnu is the Special
Representative of the U.N Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict.
The site has information on Otunnu's work regionally,
as well as general information on child soldiers and the Optional Protocol
to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The site includes Otunnu's report to the UN General Assembly. There are also
reports, speeches, press releases, UN documents and a video.
United Nations High Commission for Refugees:
www.unhcr.ch
UNHCR is the United Nations agency responsible for refugees. The site contains
publications, statistics and related research on the topic of refugees. There
are resources for teachers, including several units and lesson plans for different
age groups.
United Nations Global Teaching and Learning Project (Cyberschoolbus):
www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus
The Cyberschoolbus is the teacher and student resource centre on the web for the UN and contains a wide range of information on all activities of the United Nations. User-friendly, interactive, English and French. The following are some sub-sites on particular topics.
United Nations student web-site (Child soldiers): http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/childsoldiers/whatsgoingon/
United Nations web site for children with basic facts about child soldiers, links to other web sites, current information on issues related to children in armed conflict, information by country, social actions programs to stop the use of children as soldiers.
United Nations student web-site (Human rights): http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/index.asp
Human Rights in Action is a sub-site of the United Nations web site for students (Cyberschoolbus). It includes the complete text of the Declaration of Human Rights as well as the "plain language version" of the declaration, interactive activities, teacher resources in English and in French, and lesson plans on human rights themes.
United Nations student web-site (Peace Gallery): http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/gallery/peace/index.asp
Pictures of Peace, a sub-site of the UN children's site (Cyberschoolbus), features pictures drawn by students around the world that represent peace, and a peace poem written by children - suitable for early years students.
United Nations Peacekeeping:
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/home.shtml
UN Peacekeeping site: facts and figures on peacekeeping operations past and present, organized be geopolitical region.
United Nations Special Session on Children: http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/background/index.html
UN Special Session on Children 2002 web-site, a part of the very large United Nations web-site, has complete information on the discussions and resolutions during this special session (May 2002) which involved young student participants from around the world
War-Affected Children:
http://www.waraffectedchildren.gc.ca/conference-en.asp
Web-site with information on the International Conference on War-affected Children, sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and held in Winnipeg in September 2000. Includes official documents of the forum, information on the conference and summaries of films from around the world regarding war affected children.
War Child Canada:
War Child Canada web-site posts current information on war affected children, as well as links, activities, lesson plans and social action projects related to children and war. There is a youth zone with information on the Generation Peace initiative, a chat room and field diaries.
Women Waging Peace, In Their Own Voices:
http://www.womenwagingpeace.net/content/voices.asp
Regional case studies on issues of war and peace; womens' perspectives and
social action projects in regions around the world
Workable Peace:
http://www.workablepeace.org/now.html
Workable Peace is a secondary school teaching and learning project that integrates the study of conflict and the development of civic and social skills into social studies classes. The Teacher Center includes lesson plans, resources, teacher-created activities and case studies related to conflict and conflict resolution.
World Vision:
World Vision is an international aid and relief organization. Site includes information about the effects of war on children, programs in countries around the world, on-line catalogue of educational videos on issues related to children's rights.
YouCAN:
www.youcan.ca
YouCAN is a Canadian, non-profit, charitable organization
that works with young adults to: promote the peaceful resolution of personal,
community, and societal conflicts; promote the concept of nonviolence, peer
mediation and conflict resolution; establish a Canadian network of peer mediators
and youth peace-makers; and to highlight the work of peace-makers of all ages,
especially that of young Canadians. The site includes information on YouCAN's
projects and events. There is a discussion forum and a gallery.
