As a peace education organization, Project Peacemakers is committed to raising public awareness about the issues we work on including; children and war, nuclear abolition, violent video games, ending sanctions against Iraq, building peace through play and National Missile Defence. As part of our work we offer speakers on these topics to schools, churches, and other interested groups in our community. Please contact our office (775-8178) to book a speaker for your upcoming educational event.

Project Peacemakers has a library with numerous peace and justice resources. The books and magazines in our library are available for loan. (Browse through our Peace Library for available books and other resource)

We have also developed our own information resources which are available from our office for purchase or loan.

Creating a Culture of Peace: A Peace Education Resource for Manitoba Teachers

• Early Years (Grades 1 to 4)
• Middle Years (Grades 5 to 8)
• Senior Years (S1 to S4 or Grades 9 to 12)
  

This exciting new resource for middle years teachers is the result of an initiative of Project Peacemakers, a non-profit community organisation that has been in existence since 1983. Project Peacemakers, an affiliate of Project Ploughshares, is dedicated to social action and public education to promote peace, non-violence and social justice. This resource is made possible by the generous support of the Winnipeg Foundation. See our webpage for detailed information.

Children and War - Children and Peace

Children and War Elementary School Kit. This kit provides lessons for students in grades 4-6 about the various issues affecting children living in warzones including: sanctions, refugees, child soldiers and military spending. It provides many activities for children and additional lessons on conflict resolution and being a peacebuilder.  Download it here for free without the game.

Teacher's Resource Guide
Elementary School Kit

Children and War - Children and Peace Sunday School Kit

This kit provides lessons for Sunday School students in grades 4-9 about the various issues affecting children living in warzones including: sanctions, refugees, child soldiers and military spending. Each lesson is centered around a well-known bible verse or story. The kit provides many activities for children all of which encourage children to be peacemakers. Download it here for free without the game.

Sunday School Teacher's Resource Guide
Sunday School Resource Kit

Nuclear Fact Sheets

Contain information about the use and proliferation of nuclear weapons. Useful for teachers as a handout or for anyone interested about the impact of nuclear weapons on our world.

Nuclear Fact Sheet #1
Nuclear Fact Sheet #2

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Children and War Board Game

In order to return home, a child living in a warzone must collect enough food, health care and education to survive. People of all ages will learn about the challenges facing children in warzones as they attempt to return home without going to a refugee camp. The game includes trivia questions which provide information about current conflicts, military spending and other children and war facts. The game is available with trivia questions for high school/adult level and elementary school level. This game is no longer available from the Project Peacemakers office, but we hope to have a downloadable version available soon.

Children and war drama project

This play is a result of the collaborative efforts of numerous Winnipeg high school students and former child soldiers from Sierra Leone. It is educational and entertaining. Download it here and produce it for your group.

"I played with guns when I was a child, and I'm ok"

This very popular building peace through play pamphlet has been distributed to thousands of elementary school children. It encourages parents to think carefully about their choices of toys and provides hints for parents who want to eliminate violence from their children's toy boxes. Download pamphlet here

Violent Video Games - What are the effects?

This four page article summarizes recent findings about the effects of violent video games on children and provides action ideas for parents. Download it here

Coming soon - Violent Video Games information brochure.

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