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Peaceable Schools Resources

Web Guides / Kids & Classrooms / Databases / e-Journals / Organizations

"As U.S. involvement with Iraq continues to unfold", Rethinking Schools brings this timely site to support teachers with reflections, classroom activities and activist opportunities.

Web Guides

• ADOL: Conflict and Violence
  http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/conflict.html

  "This collection of electronic resources is intended for parents, educators, researchers, health practitioners, and teens."

• CPI: Crisis Prevention Institute
  http://www.crisisprevention.com

  "The goal of this Resource Center is for you to learn a little more about ways to stay safe when disruptive behavior has gone too far. Look for training tips and helpful information throughout this site."

• INCORE: Initiative on Conflict Resolution & Ethnicity
  http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/

  "Works toward the resolution of ethnic, political and religious conflicts. The Conflict Data Service provides current and historical information on all major on-going conflicts, theme sites on a variety of issues relevant to conflict, and information on conflict resolution institutions throughout the world."

• National Crime Prevention Council
  http://www.ncpc.org

  Works to "enable people to create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur."

• Peace Tree
  http://www.sandalwoodproductions.com/peacetree/

  "Information and ideas ranging from community level activism to international peacemaking. "

• Yahoo: Peace and Conflict Studies Page
  http://www.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Peace_and_Conflict_Studies/

  Searchable database on human rights, conflict resolution, peace and nonviolence.

Kids and Classrooms

• Children Now
  http://www.childrennow.org/

  Children Now "works to improve the quality of news and entertainment media both for children and about children's issues."

• Peace Kids
  http://www.peacekids.net/

  Offers multilingual children's picture e-books on peace.

• School Safety: Lesson Plans and Resources
  http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3067.html

  Links to lesson plans, activities, and resources on conflict resolution, gun violence prevention, and other school safety issues.

Databases

• Lesley Libraries Databases
  Access the databases through the myLibrary tab in myLesley. The library databases offer full-text journals, documents, and e-books. Resources on onflict resolution and peace will appear in Multi-Disciplinary Databases, as well as specialized databases in education, business, and the social sciences. Need help getting to the databases? Go to "Get Started."

• Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse
  http://www.fsu.edu/~crimdo/jjclearinghouse/jjclearinghouse.html

  Sponsored by the Juvenile Justice Role Model Development Project, at Florida State University and Florida A & M University. Our goal is to be your one-stop Web site for juvenile justice information, programs for at-risk youth, and employment opportunities within this field.

• PeaceNet, EcoNet, WomensNet & Anti-Racism Net
  http://www.igc.org

  "Internet tools and online services for organizations and activists working on peace, economic and social justice, human rights, environmental protection, labor issues and conflict resolution. Includes links to organizations and a searchable database of articles and documents.

• SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
  http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/

  Searchable database of articles written for children, teens, parents, the elderly, to encourage good health and prevent substance abuse.

Online Journals And Magazines

• Conciliation Resources
  http://www.c-r.org/our-work/accord/index.php

  "Provides detailed narrative and rigorous analysis on specific war and peace processes."

• Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution
  http://www.trinstitute.org/ojpcr/

  "A resource for students, teachers and practitioners in fields relating to the reduction and elimination of destructive conflict."

• Peace Magazine
  http://www.peacemagazine.org/

  Online version of the print magazine, offering selected articles full-text.

• World Policy Journal
  http://worldpolicy.org/

  Published by the World Policy Institute, this distinguished journal emphasizes the cultural and economic underpinnings of international affairs.

Organizations

• Community Change Library on Racism
  http://www.communitychangeinc.org/

• Lion & Lamb Project
  http://www.lionlamb.org/

  "The mission of The Lion & Lamb Project is to stop the marketing of violence to children. We do this by helping parents, industry and government officials recognize that violence is not child's play and by galvanizing concerned adults to take action." They offer research articles, news and "What you can do" about violent toys, TV shows and family conflict.

• Non Violence International
  http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net/

• Peace Day
  http://www.peaceday.org/

• Image by Lesley Professor Linda Brion-Meisels from the
  Wishes for the World exhibit at Lesley University. Used with permission.

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