peace

Presents over twenty chronologically arranged pacifist writings by such figures as Buddha, Henry David Thoreau, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Arundhati Roy.

A collection of writings by the greatest peacemakers of the twentieth century that highlight the struggle to promote peace and nonviolent action, covering the theory, practice, and spirituality of nonviolence.

Maxine Hong Kingston explains how she struggled to rebuild her life after all her earthly possessions burned in a house fire and how she realized her own loss helped her realize what it would be like to fight in a war, leading her to reach out to veterans of war and share her views as a lover a peace.

The author, a former columnist for "The Washington Post, " tells the story of his experiences teaching courses on peace at six schools in the fall semester of 2000, presented in the form of a month-by-month journal.

A collection of photographs of children modeling the skills of peacemaking and conflict resolution.

Describes different ways that bullies hurt others, physically or emotionally, and how to deal with these actions.

An introduction to the differences in people and how understanding can help foster peace.

Describes everyday actions, such as being polite, following rules, and being fair, that can help to keep the peace.

Describes ways of coping with anger that help to maintain the peace.

Discusses the creation of PeaceJam, a group that pairs Nobel Peace Laureates with young people around the world to address some of the most pressing problems of the twenty-first century, and shares the stories of eleven young men and women, each of whom is being mentored by a Nobel Peace Laureate as they work to develop projects to spread peace in innovative ways. Includes a DVD.