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Teaching and Learning for Peace Noticeboard
May 2010
Presented
are peace-building organisations, events, information and stories. If
you know of a peace-building story, events or organisations that we
could highlight then please e-mail us at:
admin@tlpeace.org.au
International
Peace Research Association Conference in Sydney July 6-10,
2010
Communicating Peace
The act of communicating; transmission.
The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech,
signals, writing, or behaviour. Interpersonal rapport.
All
enquiries to
Jake Lynch
Global Love Day this May 1, 2010
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“Love
Begins With Me”
What I Can Do.....
Simply be love. Let the love within your heart be the focus of
your awareness throughout the day. Allow yourself to be
accepting, forgiving, peaceful, joyful and in harmony with
yourself and all life around you. Just be!
For more information, visit
www.thelovefoundation.com or
www.globalloveday.com |
The Dalai Lama Foundation
Established in 2002,
the Foundation honours the life and work of the Dalai Lama. In
our own way he asks us to make our lives meaningful and useful to
others. He suggests an integrated approach and response to immediate
need through direct action and through education to address the root
causes of violence. The Foundation supports action-oriented
initiatives and education for ethics and peace.
Current initiatives include:
-Study Circles
-The Missing Peace-The Missing Peace Curriculum
-Ethics in Russia- the work of the Russian Chapter
-DLF Canada
-Online Courses
The official
website for the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in
India is:
www.dalailama.com
HREA - www.hrea.org
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
is an international non-governmental organisation that supports
human rights learning; the training of activists and professionals;
the development of educational materials and programming; and
community-building through on-line technologies.
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Herb
the Vegetarian Dragon: Online Centra Event- Thursday May 6
This e-learning event is
being managed by e-learning teacher Jennifer Rossiter.
For teachers and students
in the early, primary and middle years of schooling this event will help
guide the development of peace-building story writing.
For more information
contact Jenny:
jennifer.rossiter@northfldps.sa.edu.au
Peace-building
stories can be purchased in
South Australia at:
Mostly Books
119
Belair Rd Torrens Park 5062 SA
ph: 08
8373 5190
email:
mostlybooks@internode.on.net
The books
can be purchased internationally at:
Children's Bookshop
37-39 Lidget Street,
Lindley,
Huddersfield. HD3 3JF England
ph: 01484 658013
email:
barry@hudbooks.demon.co.uk
Peaceful Schools International
Celebrating
peaceful schools around the world
is a Canadian
charitable organization was established in 2001 by Hetty van Gurp,
an internationally recognised educator and author.
Contact:
info@peacefulschoolsinternational.org
Turtle Dreaming
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exploring the plight of the Murray River in a story
about the snake-necked turtle and its struggle for survival.
It is a peace-building story with
activities for children and adults to explore together.
download a free copy
OzProjects is hosting this story
presented using Moodle as a peace-building activity.
How Paper and Ink Came Together
and Survived to Sing About It
by Hassaun Ali Jones-Bey
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Many people believe they already
know this story, and it is true that many versions of it have been
written down. But all of those were told from the paper point of view.
This story, for the first time, tells how it happened from the point
of view of ink.
This magical peace-building story will
captivate both adults and children leaving them wanting to hear more
from this uniquely talented musical storyteller.
A peace-building activities guide
about the story is available to download-
How Paper and Ink Came Together Peace-building
Activities
for more
information contact:
Boundless Gratitude
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