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Working for Peace (ppt)

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Working for Peace (ppt)

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    3. This lesson explores the causes of conflict in our world and looks at how some charities work for peace and reconciliation.

    4. WORKING FOR PEACE

    5. Every one has times when they fall out with others. Can you think of an incident when you fell out with a friend or a member of your family; or a time when your family fell out with another family in your street or your village?

    6. Under which heading would you put the cause of the trouble?

    7. How did the trouble start? What happened next? Did it get worse before it got better? Was it sorted out? If so – how?

    8. The reasons why groups of people, or countries, fall out are much the same as the reasons why you fall out with your friends – only on a bigger scale. Can you think of what these reasons might be?

    10. There are many areas of conflict all over the world. Sometimes the problems are short lived, but often people have to live with discord over a period of many years. The World Viewer shows where there is conflict in the world now.

    11. The United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945 to keep international peace and to encourage member countries to solve international problems together. Most countries of the world belong to the UN. They send delegates to meetings at its headquarters in New York. The UN promotes respect for human rights, and aims to maintain peace in the world and to develop friendly relations between all nations.

    13. ‘If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.’ Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)

    14. The Encompass Trust was set up in memory of Daniel Braden, a young man who was killed by a bomb in Bali, to promote understanding and tolerance among young people of different backgrounds, faiths and cultures by means of challenging adventure programs.

    15. Encompass invites groups of young people from different backgrounds to meet together within a supportive environment. They are encouraged to work together on adventurous activities.

    16. As they undertake demanding tasks, they overcome their prejudices and learn to trust each other.

    17. They gain the confidence to talk about the issues that divide them, and think about ways that the rifts between their people’s can be healed in the future.

    18. Peace Direct is another charity working for peace. It works by supporting local people who are working for peace in practical ways in areas of conflict. Peace Direct promotes and funds their work and hopes to learn from it.

    19. Peace Direct know that local knowledge is vital. Every conflict is different. Politicians who live and work miles away cannot have the same knowledge of the history and culture of the people, as those who are living there.

    20. Peace Direct say that anyone can be a peacebuilder. • It could be women in a market, determined to stop violence by holding meetings so that arguments can be resolved. • It could be local business men, raising money to buy back weapons, so that there are less arms in the community. • It could be a group of young people setting up a radio station to enable people to talk about how different communities can successfully live together • It could be a former military commander, using his influence to turn people away from violence, and towards peace. • It could be a teacher, developing a curriculum for peace. • It could be an imam and a priest, working together to help communities of different religions understand each other better.

    21. ‘We look forward to a time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.’ William E Gladstone

    22. Can you do something to make your school or neighbourhood more peaceful? Do you have any ideas to put to your school council?

    23. Glossary conflict – clash or disagreement tolerant – broad-minded, understanding resolution – an agreement rift – a split, division promote – to show support for something or someone

    24. Can you make your own list, suited to children in your school, of 10 ways to make the world a more peaceful place?

    27. Useful Web Links http://www.peacealliance.org.uk http://www.encompasstrust.org/ http://www.peacedirect.org/ http://www.peace-kids.org – Children as peacemakers – supporting children around the world to run their own peace projects http://www.focusonyourchild.com/relation/art1/A0000378.html - tips and materials to teach children about conflict resolution and peace http://www.un.org/special-rep/children-armed-conflict/ - a UN body dedicated to children and armed conflict – the site also includes a Youth Zone – an invaluable educational resource for children http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/ - the UN’s official website for teachers and children to promote learning about peace, conflict and the UN through games and other educational resources

    28. More Useful Web Links http://www.warchild.org/links_resources/education/education.html - a wide range of links and resources for teaching about conflict http://www.haguepeace.org/ - dedicated historically to promoting peace through cresources and information on peace education http://www.hrw.org/ - defending human rights Worldwide http://www.nowarzone.org/index.aspx - a website that promotes a network of children and young people around the World dedicated to promoting peace through setting up War Child Clubs http://www.celebratingpeace.com/Peacemakers.htm - celebrating peace, games quizzes, and how to set up a children’s peace club http://www.warchild.org - War Child International is a network of independent organisations, working across the world to help children affected by war.

    29. Reasons for Conflict To obtain resources (e.g. oil) To increase territory To achieve glory/power To spread religion To exact revenge To protect against invasion To depose an evil regime

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