| Global Campaign for Peace Education Newsletter | Issue # 46 | August 2007 The Global Campaign for Peace Education (GCPE) e-newsletter provides a monthly bulletin of GCPE news, events, action alerts and reports of peace education activities and developments from around the world. Back issues of the newsletter are archived online at www.tc.edu/PeaceEd/newsletter. **Please add this email address to your "safe sender" list to assure it arrives safely in your inbox. |
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A letter to friends and colleagues of the Global Campaign for Peace Education -by Tony Jenkins The past 30 days have been filled with momentous events in the field of peace education and for the Global Campaign. There has been much to celebrate – but little time for celebration. While the ideas are fresh and the momentum is still building I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some very brief reflections on these recent activities with promises of more to follow soon. In mid-July the International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE) was held in the Basque Country of Spain. The Institute was co-organized by the Peace Education Center at Teachers College, Columbia University and Baketik, the Peace Centre at Arantzazu. 65 participants gathered at the IIPE from around the world to collectively explore the theme of “Identity, Interdependence and Nonviolent Transformations -- Practical Priorities in Education in Transitions to Peace.” This theme had particular relevance for the Basque Country - a region that has suffered forty years of continuous violent conflict. IIPE 2007 focused on the challenges and possibilities for nonviolent transformations to take place, especially as they relate to identity and interdependence. Participants inquired into what attitudes, values, processes and practices; what types of resistances and constructive activities; and what educational practices facilitate and sustain nonviolent transformations. In so doing special attention was given to the concepts of identity and interdependence from historical, present and future perspectives. Presentations and workshops helped participants to understand these concepts and illuminated their interrelatedness. One of the highlights of IIPE 2007 was the active support and participation of the Basque Ministry of Education and the Human Rights office of the Department of Justice. The Basque Government recently developed the “Basque Plan of Action for Human Rights and Peace Education.” The Basque Plan of Action is an inspiring model – both in its comprehensiveness and its development. Its most general goal is to make society aware of the need to see this kind of On August 8-10 more than 350 people gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the International Institute on Peace Education. Participants were welcomed to the UN by Deputy Secretary General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro who affirmed the vital relevance of peace education to the UN’s mission; in transforming conflicts; and in changing mindsets as to how international peace and security are conducted. During the opening plenary of the anniversary event IIPE founder Dr. Betty Reardon observed the room filled to near capacity and remarked that “happiness is when reality and fantasy converge. I have always dreamed of seeing a conference room at the UN filled with peace educators. We’ve finally done it.” These opening words helped set the stage for the exploration of the theme of “25 Years of Peace Education: Lessons Learned and Future Possibilities.” The closing of the conference included a group envisioning activity in which participants explored actions and possibilities for the next 25 years. Finally, following the 25th Anniversary conference the IIPE coordinators held a strategic planning meeting for the Community-Based Institutes on Peace Education (CIPE). The CIPE is a community-based, non-formal peace education training initiative. It is designed to address local issues of violence through cultural, contextual and linguistically relevant pedagogical approaches. The initiative also seeks to connect local educators with educators from around the world. The first CIPE will be held later this month in Bogota, Colombia hosted by Amada Benavides and Fundación Escuelas de Paz. I congratulate all of those who participated in and made these events possible. There is little space here to do justice to the tremendous learning that took place at each of these events. However, we promise that more information and reports from these inspiring events and activities will be featured in upcoming issues of the newsletter. Yours in peace, Tony Jenkins |
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IN THIS ISSUE
News & Highlights: Basque Plan of Action for Human Rights and Peace Education
Peace Educator Profile: Betty Evans (Peru)
The IIPE 25th Anniversary Celebration
The IIPE celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a special symposium at the United Nations on August 8-10. The program schedule is available online and reports and outcomes will be posted shortly. For more information see www.tc.edu/PeaceEd/IIPE/25th.htm.
A copy of Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro’s welcoming remarks is available at: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/dsgsm332.doc.htm
Basque Plan of Action for Human Rights and Peace Education (2008-2009)
The Basque Plan of Action was developed by the Basque Government as an outcome of the creation in 2006 of an Interdepartmental Commission on Peace and Human Rights. The plan is supported by the belief that human rights and peace education are essential tools for strengthening social and ethical consciousness in the defence of the dignity of each person, of life in the first place, and of all Human Rights.
The Basque Plan is justified as a public response for a society that has lived for a long period with violence and terrorism. Terrorism is a phenomenon that has been present in recent Basque history and a big concern again after the end of ETA´s ceasefire. Terrorism, apart from its dramatic immediate effects, contaminates relationships in groups and in society in general creates many non-desired effects and disrupts possibilities for co-existence. The persistence of violence has created deep fractures in Basque society. The Plan of Action for Peace and Human Rights Education was formulated to redress and heal these fractures, offer particular attention to victims of violence, and further necessary processes toward reconciliation in all social levels from a human rights foundation.
The plan seeks to create and support an active education fabric for the promotion of a Human Rights and Peace Culture. Actions are being designed to reach these goals without leaving anyone aside. The plan aims at making society in general aware of the need to see this kind of education as a complex, global and permanent process. At the same time it attempts to create the structures that respond to this educative demand. For this, we need coordination and good understanding between different political structures at different levels: local, provincial and autonomous government. In achieving these changes the main goals of the plan are:
The Basque Plan seeks to create co-responsibility of the Public Administrations to coordinate public policies, the best uses of the existing resources, and the generation of necessary structures and programmes. This coordination will be lead by the “Interdepartmental Commission.” The commission includes the Basque Presidency, and Governmental Departments of Education, Universities and Research, Interior, Housing and Social Affairs, Justice Employment and Social Welfare and Culture.
Civil society institutions and organizations are also considered critical partners. For this purpose Forums of Associations, of Universities, of Churches and of Youth have been created. To further the optimum level of participation, the creation of the consultative structure, a “Peace and Human Rights Education Council” has been proposed. This body will have representatives of government institutions (Autonomous, Provincial and Local Governments) and civil society representatives. The council would provide institutional level coordination, gather social and educational input, and give credibility and evaluation to the political direction of the plan.
We want to join the movement that is creating social and political awareness at local, national and international levels, warranting a systematic and permanent promotion of Human Rights and Peace. When thinking of a concrete implementation we want to offer the Basque Society an Action Plan that is rooted in broader national and international contexts that are specific for our immediate reality.
The Basque Government is pleased to share this plan with you and is happy to receive your feedback. To receive a copy of the complete plan please e-mailderechos-humanos@ej-gv.es
Peace Educator Profiles
“Peace Educator Profiles” is a new feature of the GCPE newsletter. The “Global Coordinating Council (GCC)” of the IIPE/CIPE network is comprised of regionally based associates of the IIPE/CIPE who serve as communication and resource hubs. The GCC is comprised of experienced and well networked educators who have familiarity with regional and country specific peace education developments and resources. The GCC will soon be featured and listed on the CIPE website (www.c-i-p-e.org). The GCC are good contacts for finding out what peace education activities are occurring in your part of the world.
Peace Educator Profile: Betty Evans - Peru
Betty Evans what is your affiliation with the Global Campaign for Peace Education? How did you learn about it/get involved?
Personally and as a member of the Instituto EDUCA, an NGO in Lima Perú, we have been concerned with the violence that our country experienced during the 80s and 90s when terrorist groups confronted the armed forces in a gradually expanding struggle. It left as a result around 70,000 dead, tens of thousands of families displaced and living in abandonment, and a serious sequence of destruction and despair in the population. This was especially so with the poor, peasant farmers, quechua speaking and illiterate inhabitants of the Andean region. Since 2002, and coinciding with the Truth and Justice Commission that a recent government had promoted, we have been committed to peace building, especially within the transformation of the unjust social, economic and political structure, working within schools and local communities. My commitment as well as the need to be part of a greater movement allowed me the opportunity to know about the GCPE.
What particular projects are you currently involved with in promoting Peace Education?
Since the 90s, the EDUCA Institute, though its programming in schools in poor marginal and rural areas of Peru, was convinced that Peace Education had to become part of the curriculum and the daily ambience of the school and classroom where, among other aspects, children might learn to live in a more peaceful and loving way. This was done by introducing conflict transformation as a new approach to dealing with everyday problems. EDUCA participated during 2002 – 2003 in an international project directed and funded by the UN – Department for Disarmament Affairs and the Hague Appeal for Peace in an effort to promote peace and justice within schools in Lima. Other civil society groups did likewise in Albania, Cambodia and Niger. All four countries had the opportunity to prove that peace can be an integral part of education and can bring about changes, as we assisted the educational departments in each country to incorporate it into the school curriculum. Our project was carried out in marginal areas of Lima. EDUCA is presently engaged in Peace Education Projects within the educational system and the school community (school principals, teachers, students, parents, leaders of the local communities) in the Andean areas. The Regional civil and educational authorities in Huancavelica have accepted Peace Education as part of the regional curriculum and the work in the area considering that there is a great need to bring about changes in attitudes and ways of dealing with conflict and human relations. This project is funded by the Madre Coraje and Entreculturas Foundations from Spain. During the last 4 years we have been an active part of a nationwide Civic Movement “So it doesn’t happen again”, being a founding member and responsible for the Educational component of the Movement. Our role has been to raise awareness and introduce peace education as an important factor in the school curriculum and environment, where people learn to dialogue, debate, and respect others and their opinions and reach consensus.
What are some of the struggles you have faced in implementing these projects?
The greatest resistance comes from the need to transform our attitudes, since violence and aggressive behaviour is part of our way of dealing with others and resolving everyday struggles within the families, the schools and other communal activities. Although the need and the experience is gradually expanding in our country within civil society, the present government is not interested in promoting human rights issues and culture of peace due in part to its participation in various human rights violations during a previous governmental period. This is a permanent task that peace promoters have to deal with in their work. Peace educators have a hard time dealing with violence not only within schools but also in the families and the local communities where structural injustice is at the root of great poverty in many areas of the country.
What have been some positive outcomes of these projects?
Children and youth have become aware of the need to build a more just and peaceful society and are learning new and permanent ways of dealing with everyday experience with conflict resolution. Teachers in many schools are developing new concepts and attitudes towards dealing with the respect for differences, communication skills, conflict resolution knowledge and skills, learning to share innovative successful experiences and knowledge in pedagogy towards peace education and living in solidarity.
In Peru, the need for building a strong resistance towards human rights violations at all levels and with the reflections that were generated by the Peace and Reconciliation Committee Report, more than 170 institutions and organizations of all types have organized the Civil Movement “So it doesn’t happen again” in order to promote awareness at all levels and to foster the need for reparation and reconciliation after the suffering and devastation of the civil war. This is a growing movement and has a strong support on the National Education Commission which is in charge of workshops and developing educational material and fostering advocacy at all levels to bring about positive change. One of the most important activities is the commemoration of the Anniversary of the completion and publishing of the TRC Report to the government and civil society in 2003. This is carried out throughout the whole country by regional and local committees in a well organized National Campaign that brings together all those involved in implementing the TRC Report recommendations with initiatives, such as slogans and hanging flags in most of the main plazas of the country, a national Walk for Peace that had a group walk down the Inca Trail unifying the country from North to South, and also fostering the weaving of Inca Quipus (traditional form of writing using colourful strings with knots representing all those who died or suffered human rights violations during the internal war). This last activity was carried in schools, trade unions, women and youth organizations, etc. remembering the victims of the years of terrorism in the country so this type of violence doesn’t happen again. Other activities have to do with building commemorative sites in different towns and cities where the names of the victims are engraved in monuments, parks, buildings, etc. of different sizes and forms.
What do you see as the future of peace education in your community and the world – and how do you envision getting there?
Personally, my vision of a better world for all has much to do with changing the injustice, greed and corruption that corrodes people in positions of power. This can be through civic action demanding that the right for people to live with human dignity; by raising awareness about the responsibility of authorities and the role of government; by exerting vigilance over the use of authority and public funds; by helping people, especially the young to understand that a more peaceful way of life is possible and that everyone has the responsibility to work for the common good. Being part of ever growing networks of peace builders who believe that “a better world is possible”, where all men and women live in harmony with one another and with nature, learning to trust, respect and love all no matter what the differences are, caring also for the planet for this and future generations to live in peace and harmony, sharing the good and benefits of “mother earth”.
Urge Indonesia to Remove Indicted Officer from West Papua
East Timor and Indonesia Action Network & West Papua Advocacy Team
The presence in West Papua of Col. Burhanuddin Siagian, a senior Indonesian army officer indicted for crimes against humanity charges in East Timor (now called Timor-Leste) endangers human rights defenders and political activists. Recently Col. Siagian threatened to "destroy" peaceful dissidents in the contested region. Urge Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to withdraw Col. Siagian from Papua and suspend him from duty. Please let us know if you contact President Yudhoyono, and of any response you receive. http://etan.org/action/fax/faxsby.htm; fax President Yudhoyono via ETAN or write: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; Istana Merdeka, Jakarta10110, Indonesia; Fax: + 62 21 345 2685 / 526 8726
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Access, Inclusion and Success - Muslim Students at Universities" – Sept. 3-4 - Australia
The University of Western Sydney is pleased to announce the inaugural Muslim Students – “Access, Inclusion and Success” Conference to take place September 3-4, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in ParramattaAustralia. For the program and more info see:
http://www.uws.edu.au/about/adminorg/corpserv/edc/events Teaching the Levees – September 6 – New York
Teachers College President Susan H. Fuhrman invites you to an event in honor of Spike Lee’s award-winning documentary film, When the Levees Broke, and the curriculum designed to accompany it, “Teaching the Levees.” New York Times columnist Bob Herbert will moderate a distinguished panel to discuss: Lessons from Katrina, What kind of country are we? and What kind of country do we want to be? Thursday, September 6, 2007 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm at Teachers College, CowinCenter Auditorium. RSVP by August 30th : www.teachingthelevees.org/launch
Peace and Justice Studies Conference – September 27-30 - Pennsylvania
The conference theme is “Cultural Identity in a Mass Cultural World”. For those interested in learning and promoting peace, re-energizing, re-connecting, and making new friends! The event takes place at ElizabethtownCollege on September 27-30, 2007. Register now at http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference
Youth Action for Peace – September 30 – October 7 – Mollina, Spain
Youth Action for Peace is glad to announce its participation in the 8th edition of the University on Youth and Development which is going to take place in Mollina, (Spain) from 30th September to 7th October 2007. The movement will be partner of this event by organizing a seminar on young refugees inclusion through volunteering: "Journey of Peace: how to integrate young refugees through local volunteering” We are looking for 25-30 young, motivated, workers with refugees, active volunteers on refugees field, as well as people with a strong background on this subject and interested in learning more about it. The seminar is also open to young people with refugee status. For more information email: exchange-training@yap.org
Student Peace Alliance National Conference 2007 – October 19-21 - MA
Student Peace Alliance National Conference 2007 will take place at BrandeisUniversityOctober 19-21, 2007. The conference will bring together student and youth leaders from around the country to develop their peacebuilding and organizing skills so that they can effectively create positive change in their communities. For more information see:
Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking – October 26-27 – Memphis, Tennessee
I would like to inform you about the Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking which will occur October 26th and 27th in Memphis, TN. This will be Memphis' fourth annual conference during which academics, activists, professionals, students, and community members will gather from all over the country to participate in workshops, hear plenary addresses and paper presentations, and learn about various topics having to do with peace, nonviolence, and conflict resolution. For more information visit http://www.gandhikingconference.org
International Education for Peace Conference – Vancouver, Canada - November 15-18
This conference is being held November 15-18, 2007 and is entitled “Strategies for Building a Civilization of Peace”. The primary goal of the conference is to contribute to the worldwide efforts to create a civilization of peace. Essential to this undertaking is life-long peace education at home, in schools, and in the community, with its focus on the integral role of all members of society-children, youth, and adults-and with the equal participation of women and men in the administration of human affairs. For more information visit their website at: www.efpinternational.org/conference2007 .
Walk the Green Line – November 27-29 – Israel
Walk the Green Line is your opportunity to experience what the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is all about, meet with Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers, and your chance to take a stand on the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. You can make a real contribution towards peace making. You can make a difference. Participate in this hands-on experience that will translate your values into practice. For more information visit: www.walkthegreenline.org
Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference 2007 – December 7-9 – Sarajevo
Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference 2007 will take place in a city of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference 2007 will be held from 7th- 9th of December. Applications and abstract submissions will be accepted starting from June 10th 2007. Deadline for abstracts submissions is October 20th, 2007. For more information visit: http://www.tomorrowpeople.org/peace/conference.htm
4th Global Symposium – December 7-10 – Lucknow, India
Inviting civil society, media, corporate representatives, university professors, educators and children from the world over to the 4th Global Symposium, “Awakening Planetary Consciousness”. The Global Symposium is an annual event that has developed a world wide movement through a global partnership with civil society and educational organizations to establish sustainable development, world unity and world peace. For more information visit www.wmgd.net/symposium
Workshop on Humiliation and Violent Conflict representing the Tenth Annual Human DHS Meeting - December 13-14
This workshop is a two day event being held at Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity from December 13-14, 2007. Given the current context of the field of international conflict, the impact of emotions on conflict has become one of the most important questions worldwide. However, there are only scattered publications in the research and applied literature that would address issues on conflict and emotion directly, as well as their relations and their impact on public policy. The workshops are envisaged as a learning community gathering, interactive and highly participatory. The purpose is to create an open space to identify and sharpen our understanding of the discourse and debate on emotion and conflict and the role that might, or might not be played by humiliation within this field. For more information visit: http://www.humiliationstudies.org/whoweare/don.php .
TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, & SCHOLARSHIPS
IRWaG Graduate Fellows
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender seeks applications for two 2007/08 graduate fellowships. IRWaG Graduate Fellowships are limited to students who have completed or are about to complete the IRWaG graduate certificate. Stipends will be $3000/semester. Selection will be based on academic distinction in feminist and departmental scholarly work, and a proven commitment to IRWaG and its activities. For more information visit: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/irwag
HREA Distance Learning Programme – September 12 – December 4
Introduction to Human Rights Education, taught by Felisa Tibbits, will be an introduction to the international field of human rights education (HRE). Presentations of programming approaches, teaching and learning resources, and related theory will be covered. The course is intended for educators and trainers working in both the formal and non-formal sectors. Participants will be assisted in the development of a curriculum, training, or plan to use these skills to further their organization’s advocacy efforts. For more information visit: http://www.hrea.org/courses/8E.html
M.A. Program on Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Sabanci University
The program on Conflict Analysis and Resolution at SabanciUniversity in İstanbul, Turkey is accepting student applications for the 2007-08 academic year. The CAR program is the only Masters program of its kind in Southeastern Europe, taking a regional lead in training a new cadre of peacemakers and conflict prevention specialist from Turkey and countries around the world. The program emphasizes the scholar-practitioner model, providing students with a strong theoretical background as well as means for applying their knowledge to real-world settings. For more information, please visit: http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/ssbf/conf/eng/
TRANSCEND Peace University October Semester 2007 – October 1 – December 21
TRANSCEND PeaceUniversity is the world’s first global online center for peace studies founded by Prof. Johan Galtung. They are announcing their October Semester featuring 21 online courses with language support in English, Spanish, Romanian and Russian. Applications are received until September 21, 2007. For more information please contact us at: http://tpu.transcend.org
Global Youth Connect - Human Rights Delegations for Young Leaders -- Winter 2007-2008
Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization, is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications from young leaders (ages 18-25) for our Winter 2007-2008 International Human Rights Delegations. Program locations include: El Salvador and Rwanda. Human rights delegations are a unique, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries and learn about the daily reality of human rights as experienced in a complex and increasingly globalized world. Each delegation weaves together three core sets of activities: site visits to local organizations, hands-on fieldwork projects, and a human rights training workshop with local youth activists. For more information visit: www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate
L'Escola de Cultura Pau (School for a Culture of Peace) – Teacher Resource
L'Escola de Cultura de Pau (School for a Culture of Peace) presents an interactive resource targeted to teachers interested in promoting conflict transformation and peace education at school. The web is based on the questions that have been raised frequently by teachers in our trainings, answering as concretely and positively as possible. The proposals aim is to respond to conflict in the most comprehensive manner: from a micro perspective, promoting positive relations between people, to a macro perspective, a comprehension of the world, through classroom and school structural issues. This way, there are many different issues addressed, as prevention and conflict solving skills among students (and teachers!), the pedagogical method, school rules, how to take advantage of informal spaces, how to increase relationships between teachers, with families, etc. Visit: http://www.escolapau.org/castellano/convivencia/index.htm
Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) Newsletter
Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) is an independent UK-based organization of scientists, architects, engineers, and technologists promoting ethical science, design and technology. To receive their newsletter visit: http://www.sgr.org.uk
Mahatma Gandhi News Digest
For select stories on Mahatma Gandhi, Peace and Nonviolence this weekly MAHATMA GANDHI NEWS DIGEST is a web service by GandhiServe Foundation. To receive the digest visit: http://www.gandhiserve.org
“TeachUNICEF”
The US Fund for UNICEF is looking for US teachers to pilot its new "TeachUNICEF" online curriculum materials for grades 6-8 and 9-12. These lesson plans are based on UNICEF's 2006 "State of the World's Children Report". They examine how issues of poverty, armed conflict, child labor and disability impact the lives of children in developing countries, and what UNICEF is doing to overcome these challenges to children's survival and development. Piloting will take place between Sept. 1 and Nov. 1, 2007. The lesson plans may be completed at any time during that period, depending on your schedule. For more information contact Susan Fountain, Evaluation Outreach, US Fund for UNICEF shfountain@msn.com /845-485-3266.
Reflective Peacebuilding: A Planning, Monitoring and Learning Toolkit
The Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame and Catholic Relief Services are pleased to announce a new publication: Reflective Peacebuilding: A Planning, Monitoring and Learning Toolkit.Written by John Paul Lederach, Reina Neufeldt, and Hal Culbertson, Reflective Peacebuilding is designed to improve peacebuilders’ abilities to learn before, during and after interventions in unpredictable conflict contexts. Electronic copies of the toolkit are available online at http://kroc.nd.edu/ and http://www.crs.org/publications/peacebuilding.cfm
School of Peace Education – Curriculum Materials available online!
We have posted, in the web page of the School of Peace Education, some practical exercises for educating for peace. Most of those activities have been invented or adapted by us during trainings and workshops, so we certify they work! There are by now more than 60 exercises, classified into four main subjects: peace education, conflict education, intercultural learning, and education to understand the world. Those activities can be found, in Spanish, at: http://www.escolapau.org/castellano/programas/dinamicas.htm (activities are posted in Spanish and Catalan, not yet in English, although it will come.)
Global Education News – electronic newsletter
Global Education News is a monthly electronic newsletter published by the Council of Europe's North-South Centre. Global Education News is a platform where national global education coordinators can share global education news and events, useful thematic links and educational materials. Global education is understood to encompass development education, human rights education, education for sustainability, education for peace and conflict prevention and intercultural education - the global dimensions of education for citizenship. The May 2007 issue of the newsletter can be found in both HTML and PDF at: http://www.coe.int/t/e/north-south_centre/programmes/3_global_education/g_GE_Newsletter/
The Temple of Understanding - Programs Associate
The Temple of Understanding, an interfaith organization and NGO that promotes education, dialogue, and coexistence among people of different religions, is seeking a part-time Assistant Youth Programs Director (AYPD). This position reports to the Executive Director. The AYPD will assist the Youth Programs Director with the development and execution of our Youth Programs and Youth Council. Applicants should have experience working with youth. At least two years experience teaching educational workshops is preferred. The position will begin in September 2007 and the AYPD will work approximately 21 hours/week (3 days). A Bachelor’s Degree is required and a Master’s is preferred. Application deadline is August 31, 2007. Email info@templeofunderstanding.org for more information.
The Temple of Understanding - Intern
The Temple of Understanding, an interfaith organization and NGO that promotes education, dialogue, and coexistence among people of different religions, is seeking a part-time intern to assist the Youth Programs Director with the development and execution of our Youth Programs and Youth Council. Applicants should have some experience working with youth, a Bachelor’s Degree is required and a Master’s is preferred. The position will begin in September 2007. Application deadline is August 31, 2007. Email info@templeofunderstanding.org for more information.
The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help – Teachers for Africa
The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) is accepting volunteers for the Teachers for Africa Program of the 2007-2008 academic school year to teach in Ghana. IFESH focuses on empowering individuals of developing nations through the operation and support of community-based programs in the areas of literacy, education, vocational training, agriculture, nutrition and health care. The organization seeks the development and utilization of technical skills of all people, regardless of race, color, creed or sex. The primary area of concern is sub-Saharan Africa. Interested applicants should visit the website at www.ifesh.org.
Peace Games – Internships
Peace Games is looking for enthusiastic interns and work/study students to help implement our exciting school-based peace and social justice curriculum in New York City public schools. Peace Games volunteers teach collaborative games, conflict resolution, anti-bias education and communication skills in classrooms, on the playground and in the lunchroom. There are also opportunities to help with special administrative and evaluation projects. There are about 10 positions to fill. Our first mandatory 12 hour training for all interns and volunteers will take place on Friday, September 14 from 5 pm to 9 pm and Saturday, September 15 from 9 am to 5 pm at FordhamUniversityLincolnCenter. Contact Richard Cardillo at richard@peacegames.org for more information or go to www.peacegames.org for these and other job opportunities.
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