[hr-education] New peace education resource-"Learning to Abolish War"

Greetings Educators,

The Hague Appeal for Peace is pleased to announce the publication of
"Learning to Abolish War: Teaching Toward a Culture of Peace", a peace
education resource packet developed by Dr. Betty A. Reardon and Alicia
Cabezudo. Learning to Abolish War: Teaching Toward a Culture of Peace is
the first publication of the Hague Appeal for Peace Global Campaign for
Peace Education. It is a comprehensive 3-book packet including a
theoretical overview, sample lessons, a teacher-training outline, and
networking resources for peace education. Concepts and teaching methods
relating to human rights and humanitarian law, conflict prevention and
resolution, disarmament, human security, and a culture of peace are
stressed throughout.

"Learning to Abolish War: Teaching Toward a Culture of Peace" is for
teachers, researchers, activists, and policy architects at all levels of
the educational system, including grades K-12. It can also be adapted and
utilized in non-formal and community-based peace education. Soon,
"Learning to Abolish War: Teaching Toward a Culture of Peace" will be
translated into Spanish, Italian, Khmer, Croatian, and other world
languages, and will be piloted internationally.

Initial reviews:

Dr. Maxine Greene, Professor of Philosophy and Education, Teachers College,
Columbia University:

"As an educational philosopher long concerned with the relationships between
the arts and humanities and the pursuit of peace and social justice, I feel
privileged to say a few words about the remarkable work on theory and action
created by the Hague Appeal for Peace Global Campaign for Peace Education.

At a moment of fearful instances of violent attack, terror and retribution,
when too many of the world's leaders are setting aside the principles of
justice, equality, and freedom, it becomes particularly vital to find ways
of informing and inspiring those posing agonizing questions about the
condition and the future of human beings. The so called "kit" of proposals
for teaching and coming together in ways never to be severed: for concern
for children, for the environment, for conflict resolution.

The texts show a remarkable capacity to tune in to many kinds of teaching
and learning situations, to many disciplines even to a multiplicity of
values. I recommend this work and what may follow it as, I dare to say,
perhaps our only hope for peace."

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Dr. Robert A. Scott, President, Adelphi University, New York.

"Learning to Abolish War" seeks to do for war what earlier advocates did
for slavery, apartheid, and colonialism -- radically reduce their presence
if not eradicate them entirely.  The premise is the same: we never argued
to make these scourges safe for children, and that should not be our goal
for war either.

This three-volume work based on the historic Hague Appeal for Peace Agenda
is to be a "living" document that will not only assist teachers but be
strengthened by the imaginations of those who use it and add to it.  
While designed for elementary and secondary school teachers, I believe its
content, pedagogy, sample exercises, and inventory of resources give it
potential for both general education and peace education at the collegiate
level and for adult education programs in schools, religious institutions,
community groups, and senior citizen centers.

The core values of 'Learning to Abolish War' are non-violence, social
justice, equity, and respect for basic human rights.  By conceiving of
peace education as the basis for ethical decision-making, the Hague Appeal
seeks to create a culture of peace.  States in the U.S. should mandate
this curriculum just as many have adopted standards for teaching about the
Holocaust and our multi-cultural society."

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For more information, or if you would like to review or purchase this
resource, please contact:

Meg Gardinier
Coordinator
Hague Appeal for Peace Global Campaign for Peace Education
c/o IWTC
777 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017 USA
ph:   +212.687.2623
fax: +212.661.2704
Web: www.haguepeace.org




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