Video: US Peace Activist David Hartsough on the Role of Rotarians in Building a World Beyond War
By David Hartsough, WarpreventionTV, published on November 13, 2014 Quaker peacebuilder, author and activist David Hartsough briefly introduces himself during a speaking tour of this new book "Waging Peace. Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist". Among his many achievements Hartsough is co-founder of the Nonviolent Peaceforce and co-initiator of World [...]
Nonviolent Conflicts in 2014 You May Have Missed Because They Were Not Violent
By Erica Chenoweth, Published in Political Violence at a Glance, December 31, 2014 Last week, Steven Pinker and Andy Mack wrote an article reassuring Slate readers that the world is not falling apart. Despite startling increases in violence in 2014, Pinker and Mack write that we live in one of the most peaceful times [...]
Nonviolent Peaceforce Receives Grant to Start Syria Project
By Mel Duncan, Nonviolent Peaceforce Director of Advocacy and Outreach, CPNN, the Culture of Peace News Network, published January 16, 2015 In December Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) received notification of a grant from the European Union to commence a project in support of people in Syria affected by the crisis. This exciting [...]
The Importance of Hope
By Laura Finley, Published in: Grass Roots Press, January 16 2015 Hackers target 19,000 French websites after extremists rampage leaving 17 dead. Two people are killed as police thwart a terror attack in Belgium. Former Detroit Rotary Club president gets life sentence for arranging the murder of his wife. Twenty Mexican state officials are [...]
Teaching with the News – Nigeria and Boko Haram: Inequality, Injustice, Insurgency
The Choices Program is a non-profit organization based at Brown University that develops curricula on current and historical international issues. Course materials place special emphasis on the importance of educating students in their participatory role as citizens. Check out their newest lesson plan on Nigeria here: Nigeria and Boko Haram: [...]
Outward Bound Peacebuilding
In 2014 Outward Bound Peacebuilding was awarded its full license from the Outward Bound International Board at the Outward Bound International (OBI) 2014 World Conference in Austria. As a licensed member of OBI, Outward Bound Peacebuilding was recognized for its sustainable business plan, high level of safety in its programs, [...]