Training For Peace

08/21/2020

Hi everyone, I'm sorry I've been out of communication for so long-- the result of family and professional transitions. Thanks to all who came to me and showed interest in my mission. While I haven't been out in the field for a while conducting peace education trainings, I continue to stay involved in promoting peace, inclusion and justice, now through my role promoting child rights and youth participation in communities through my current work. Passing along UNICEF's Child Friendly Cities website for some inspiration for you all: www.childfriendlycities.org.

Every child and young person has the right to grow up in an environment where they feel safe and secure, have access to basic services and clean air and water, can play, learn and grow and where their voice is heard and matters.

08/20/2017

The Social Justice Standards, produced by Teaching Tolerance, are a road map for anti-bias education at every stage of K–12 instruction. Comprised of anchor standards and age-appropriate learning outcomes, the Standards provide a common language and organizational structure educators can use to guid...

06/03/2017

An example of how to take personal accountability towards supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. This could be a great exercise for students! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-believe-better-world-you-laura-my-17-daily-actions-sdgs-laura

05/19/2017

Forest Whitaker says when easily broken truces regularly alternate with episodes of violence from armed conflicts, we can speak neither of true peace nor of real change.

05/18/2017

FreshEd with Will Brehm is a weekly podcast that makes complex ideas in educational research easily understood. This episode features a conversation with Monisha Bajaj on the origins of human rights education, its diverse range of practices, and the ways it has changed over time.

05/01/2017

The Rotary Peace Fellowship program is a fully funded master’s degree or certificate in peace and conflict studies.

12/07/2016

Dear US based friends: Ensure Education for All children around the world. Urge your Senators to Vote YES on H.R.4481: http://www.soundoffatcongress.org/LqDP

Education is enormously important to children, and to UNICEF. That's why UNICEF USA needs you help to let your Senators know that you support the Education for All Act!

09/13/2016

Please join the U.S. Fund for UNICEF in New York City on Sunday, September 18 at 6:30pm for a vigil to remind world leaders to put children first in their response to the refugee and migrant crisis. https://www.facebook.com/events/304897813208215/

08/18/2016

Take part in the World’s Largest Lesson during the week of
18th September 2016! Check out this link to find everything you need to introduce the Global Goals to young people, take part and take action. http://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/

In September 2015, the United Nations are launching global goals, a series of ambitious targets to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change for everyone by 2030. Project Everyone aims to share the global goals with 7 billion people in 7 days.

08/18/2016

The Centre for Global Pluralisms is seeking nominations for its first high level jury for the inaugural Global Pluralism Award. The Award recognizes individuals and organisations whose high-impact, innovative initiatives are tackling the challenge of living peacefully and productively with diversity. The jury will review entries and select the top three awardees. Each awardee will receive $50,000, in-kind support and global visibility. Nominations and applications are being accepted through August 31st at http://award.pluralism.ca.

07/30/2016

Educator weighs in on the question, should teachers share their opinions with students in this article "The Election and the Educator" http://www.edutopia.org/blog/the-election-and-the-educator-matt-levinson

During a contentious election season, a teacher's best strategy may be encouraging healthy, informed debate among students while withholding his or her own views.

07/25/2016

UNICEF raises awareness on the importance of peer support and how it makes a difference in this video from Brazil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anasZ_mMEx4

At age 17, something horrible happened to Jessica. She was on school vacation in Brazil when her phone was stolen and n**e photos posted publicly. When Jessi...