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Peace & Nonviolence
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) 
 A Quaker organization, organized in the "belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice." Find newspaper and magazine articles relating to issues of social and economic justice, such as the plight of civilians of Afghanistan and Iraq. Volunteer opportunities are also highlighted. Searchable. http://www.afsc.org/ Topics: Christianity, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 23, 2002 Americans for Peace Now (APN)
This group "was founded to ... build an informed and empowered pro-peace American public." Its website explains the relationship of APN to the Israeli group Shalom Achshav (Peace Now), and offers news, position papers, and Peace Links, which includes a range of Israeli websites promoting peace. http://www.peacenow.org/ Topics: Activism, History, Social Issues, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 30, 2009 Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict
"Intractable conflicts are those stuck in an increasingly destructive spiral with no end in sight." This site provides resources for resolving such conflicts, including diagnostic checklists (in areas of international, public policy, workplace, and interpersonal conflict), guides to intervention options, essays, interviews, and more. From the University of Colorado; originally established with funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the site now requests donations for its use. http://www.beyondintractability.org Topics: Social Issues, Social Science Last updated May 2, 2007 The Center for the Development of Peace and Well-Being
This center "is committed to promoting peace between individuals, within families, and across communities by conducting and disseminating scientific research into the nature of peaceful human interactions." The site features articles, papers, and research briefs on topics such as compassion and empathy, social and emotional learning, and getting along across differences. Includes articles from the Greater Good journal, and links to related websites. From the Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley. http://peacecenter.berkeley.edu Topics: California: Education, Social Issues Last updated Sep 6, 2006 Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT)
"CPT provides organizational support to persons committed to faith-based nonviolent alternatives in situations where lethal conflict is an immediate reality or is supported by public policy." The site presents information about the international activities of this primarily Mennonite and Quaker group, including its January 2004 report on Iraqi detainees. Includes photographs and links to related sites. Searchable. http://www.cpt.org/ Topics: Christianity, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 The CND Logo
History of the round peace sign, which was created in 1958 by professional designer Gerald Holtom as the symbol for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). "Gerald Holtom, a conscientious objector who had worked on a farm in Norfolk during the Second World War, explained that the symbol incorporated the semaphore letters N(uclear) and D(isarmament)." Also describes misrepresentations and misuse of the symbol. From CND. http://www.cnduk.org/index.php/information/info-sheets/the-cnd-logo.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Social Issues Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Coretta Scott King
Biographical information about Coretta Scott King, founding president of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. Includes details about her involvement in the causes of her husband, Martin Luther King Jr. and her activities after his assassination in 1968. Also find essays on Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence, and related topics. From the Martin Luther King Papers Project, Stanford University. http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_king_coretta_scott_1927_2006/ Topics: Black Resources, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Social Issues Last updated Sep 14, 2009 Electronic Iraq
"A news portal on the US-Iraq crisis published by veteran antiwar campaigners....offering News & Analysis, Opinion/Editorial, Iraq Diaries, International Law, Aid & Development, Fact Sheets , and Action & Activism ." For daily updates, subscribe by e-mail to the Electronic Iraq News List. Includes related links. http://electroniciraq.net/ Topics: Activism, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Feature: Thich Nhat Hanh
2003 interview with Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, whose teachings focus on peace and nonviolence. Includes photos, video clips, a bibliography, and related links. From the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program "Religion and Ethics Newsweekly." http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/september-19-2003/thich-nhat-hanh/1843/ Topics: Faiths, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 8, 2009 The Fund for Peace
The mission of the nonprofit Fund For Peace is "to prevent war and alleviate the conditions which cause war." The group's website features the annual Failed States Index (ranking countries "based on their social, economic, and political pressures") and reports on the Iraq conflict, globalization and human rights, peace and stability operations, and related topics. Additional material is subscription-based. http://www.fundforpeace.org Topics: Social Issues Last updated Jul 12, 2007 The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It
Contains historical and biographical information on American conscientious objectors to World War II. Also has information on the general history of American pacifism and postwar contributions of the WW2 pacifists to civil rights, health care, and the arts. Online companion to a PBS television documentary. http://www.pbs.org/itvs/thegoodwar/ Topics: Activism, Military, Religion, Social Issues, World War II Last updated Jan 16, 2002 Hoover Institution, Stanford University
The website for the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, "a public policy research center devoted to advanced study of politics, economics, and political economy—both domestic and foreign—as well as international affairs." Includes research papers, newsletters, online books, weekly essays by Hoover Fellows, detailed descriptions of the physical library's collections, and more. Based at Stanford University. http://www.hoover.org/ Topics: Activism, California: Education, Education, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues Last updated Sep 11, 2007 International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)
International organization focusing its efforts on opposing U.S. war with Iraq. Activities include organizing mass demonstrations (such as the January 18, 2003 march and rally in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere). The website includes information about local and regional organizing centers, flyers to download, a list of endorsers, and the "scenarios" motivating these activities. http://answer.pephost.org/ Topics: Activism, Social Issues, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 13, 2007 The International Day of Peace September 21
This day "provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date." The site features the U.N. resolutions designating this day, a listing of events throughout the world, educational resources, and links to related material. This site "is provided by Pathways To Peace, the International Secretariat of the Culture of Peace Initiative (formerly We The Peoples Initiative), a United Nations-designated Peace Messenger Initiative." http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/ Topics: Activism, Social Issues Last updated Sep 11, 2007 International Day of Peace Vigil
This site describes the "global 24-hour spiritual observation for peace [on September 21 that] is meant to demonstrate the power of prayer and other spiritual practices in promoting peace and preventing violent conflict." Includes a FAQ and lists of groups making vigil commitments throughout the world (back to 2002). International Day of Peace Vigil is supported by the United Nations and other organizations. http://www.idpvigil.com/ Topics: Activism, Social Issues Last updated Sep 11, 2007 International Day of Peace: 21 September
Details about this day "established in 1981 by ... the United Nations [UN] General Assembly to coincide with its opening session every September. In 2001 the UN established September 21 as "a day of non-violence and ceasefire." Provides official documents related to the day, resources on peace and peace-building, and materials from past years (back to 2002). Available in several other languages in addition to English. http://www.un.org/events/peaceday/2007/index.shtml Topics: Social Issues Last updated Nov 13, 2007 International Peace Institute (IPI)
IPI is an "international institution dedicated to prevention and settlement of armed conflicts between and within states through policy research and development" and is a "trusted partner of the United Nations in thinking through how to tackle a challenging and changing security agenda." Online resources include meeting notes and policy papers back to 2004 on topics such as terrorism, southern and eastern Africa, food security, and population trends. http://www.ipacademy.org/ Topics: Social Issues Last updated Jan 5, 2009 Iraq War
A collection of articles and links about the Iraq War (2002 to the present). From The Nation. http://www.thenation.com/sections/iraq_war Topics: Activism, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 6, 2009 M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
This site's goal "is to promote and apply the principles of nonviolence locally, nationally, and globally, to prevent violence and resolve personal and public conflicts through research, education, and programming." Site features include articles and program details, items from Gandhi‘s life, philosophical perspectives, and links to Internet sites advocating approaches to peace and nonviolence. Blunders of the World provides explications of eight moral issues. Navigate using the site index. http://www.gandhiinstitute.net/ Topics: Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse: Peace and Non-Violence Curriculum
Social studies curriculum for grades 1-6. Ideas for each grade level include self-knowledge, self-help, help to others, community projects, and humanities. Features profiles of peacemakers and an annotated children's bibliography containing works of fiction and nonfiction about global and personal peace, war, interpersonal relationships, and friendship. From the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. http://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/pnvcur1-6/pnvcur1-6.html Topics: Children's Literature, Lesson Plans, Literature & Books, Social Issues Last updated Mar 6, 2004 The Nobel Peace Prize 1984: Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Profile of Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, who was the winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize and recognized for his "role as a unifying leader figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa." Features Tutu's Nobel lecture, a documentary video clip, a summary of his achievements up to 1984, and links to related resources. From the Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1984/ Topics: Notable People, Social Issues Last updated Oct 9, 2006 Norbert's Bookmarks for a Better World: Conflict Regions Iraq!
A collection of annotated links about Iraq and the war. Links are arranged topically and include news, background information, US/UK War Against Iraq, actions and statements against the war, U.N. inspections, sanctions, exiled Iraqi, and more. Part of a larger collection of links by a "socially committed German citizen and physician." Also available in German. http://www.betterworldlinks.org/index.php?cat=1122&thema=IRAQ_! Topics: Activism, International Governments, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 7, 2007 Peace Action
"Peace Action, the merger of SANE [Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy] and The Freeze [Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign], has effectively mobilized for peace and disarmament for over forty years." The site features a history and timeline of these organizations, press releases and publications, a list of local affiliates and chapters, and links to related groups. Searchable. http://www.peace-action.org/ Topics: Military, Social Issues, Weapons Last updated Dec 1, 2004 Peace Arch Park
This site commemorates the Peace Arch on the boundary between Blaine, Washington state and Douglas, British Columbia, "the only international gateway ever erected in the interest of peace among nations." Includes Arch history and information about the Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition and International Art Festival. Also includes a children's activity page and a sound clip of a song about the Arch. http://peacearchpark.org/ Topics: Social Issues Last updated Jan 10, 2004 Peace Boat
Founded in 1983, "Peace Boat is a Japan-based international non-governmental and non-profit organization that works to promote peace, human rights, equal and sustainable development and respect for the environment. ... [It] carries out its main activities through a chartered passenger ship that travels the world on peace voyages." The site features news, itineraries, and information on shipboard and port activities. http://www.peaceboat.org Topics: Activism, Environment, Social Issues Last updated Sep 29, 2004 Pilgrimage to Gandhi’s South Africa
This 2006 article describes a tour through areas of importance to Mahatma Gandhi's time in South Africa (1893-1914). "It was in South Africa that the seeds of Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha, the potent weapon of non-violent resistance that helped to overthrow the British, were sown. After he was kicked out of a train compartment reserved for whites in Pietermaritzburg, Gandhi resolved to fight injustice." From the Tribune, an Indian newspaper. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061015/spectrum/main1.htm Topics: Politics by Place, Social Issues Last updated Sep 18, 2007 Poets Against the War
A Web site featuring thousands of poems submitted by poets opposed to the "planned assault on Iraq" by the United States. Includes news, related links, a form for submitting poems, and background on the site, which supports a movement that began "after many of the nation’s finest poets declined [a White House] invitation" to a poetry symposium. http://www.poetsagainstthewar.org/ Topics: Activism, Poetry, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 18, 2003 The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
This nonprofit organization, funded by a private donor who wishes to remain anonymous, "is a resource for people committed to spreading kindness." Its website provides "activity ideas, lesson plans, project plans, teacher's guide, project planning guide, publicity guide, and workplace resources." Also includes inspirational stories and quotes, and links to member sites. Membership is free. The organization has designated the week including February 14 as Random Acts of Kindness Week. http://www.actsofkindness.org Topics: Activism, Social Issues Last updated Feb 20, 2008 September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
The site for "an advocacy organization founded by family members of September Eleventh victims. Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent responses to terrorism, and identify a commonality with all people similarly affected by violence throughout the world." Includes events, news, contact information, and a selection of readings, "40 Ways to Peace, Not 40 Years of War." http://www.peacefultomorrows.org/index.php Topics: Activism, September 11 & Beyond, Social Issues, Terrorism Last updated Dec 23, 2006 Time Person of the Century Runner-Up: Mohandas Gandhi
Essays about Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was a Time Person of the Century Runner-up in 2000. Includes a story about Mahatma Gandhi's achievements, an appreciation by Nelson Mandela, a photo essay, and related links. From Time magazine. http://www.time.com/time/time100/poc/runnerup2.html Topics: Notable People: Government, Social Issues Last updated Feb 5, 2007 United for Peace and Justice
A coalition of national and international peace and justice organizations, community peace centers, and religious/spiritual congregations of all kinds united to "stop the war on Iraq." An index of upcoming activities, mostly in the U.S., is updated daily, and users may submit additions. There are profiles of international activists, links to relevant articles, chat rooms, press statements, and bibliographies of relevant books and resource material. http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ Topics: Activism, Musical Genres, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Feb 16, 2003 United States Institute of Peace
Conflict Resolution Resources. Research areas include: Religion, Ethics, and Human Rights , The Rule of Law , and Virtual Diplomacy . Their Peace Agreements Digital Collection contains the full text of agreements signed by the major contending parties ending inter- and intra-state conflicts worldwide since 1989. It is updated regularly. http://www.usip.org/ Topics: Government, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 27, 2001 United States Institute of Peace: Genocide Prevention Task Force
This organization's purposes are "(1) To spotlight genocide prevention as a national priority; and; (2) To develop practical policy recommendations to enhance the capacity of the U.S. government to respond to emerging threats of genocide and mass atrocities." Its website features the December 2008 report "Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint of U.S. Policymakers," task force news, links to news coverage, and related material. http://www.usip.org/genocide_taskforce/index.html Topics: History, Social Issues Last updated Jul 8, 2009 VoteNoWar.org
"VoteNoWar.org is a project of International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), a national network who believe that money should be spent on jobs, health care, schools, child care and human needs and not on war." The site provides information about the organization, how to participate, and upcoming events. Viewable in seven languages. http://votenowar.org/ Topics: Activism, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 25, 2006 Wage Peace Campaign
A collection of anti-war articles, commentary, and links from the Iraq Peacebuilding Program of the American Friends Service Committee (a Quaker organization). http://www.afsc.org/Iraq/ Topics: Christianity, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 7, 2008 War Resisters League (WRL)
Individuals opposed to military solutions to conflict will find (WRL), founded in 1923 to promote Gandhian nonviolence, a great resource. The site includes listings of actions and WRL programs promoting peace and empowerment for the individual opposed to violence. Current and back issues of Nonviolent Activist dating through 1996 are also available. http://www.warresisters.org/ Topics: Military, Religion, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 22, 2002 The War Within: Dissent During Crisis in America
This exhibit "examines issues of war, peace, dissent and dialogue during critical periods in the 20th century when free speech and civil liberties were threatened." It features works by artists and almost 75 digitized items (from books, pamphlets, newspapers, handbills, and other materials) accompanied by essays on conscientious objectors and Japanese-American internment during World War II, McCarthyism during the Cold War, and Vietnam War protests. From University of California, Irvine, Libraries. http://www.lib.uci.edu/about/publications/exhibits/warwithin/index.php Topics: Activism, Social Issues, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 21, 2009 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: Photograph Exhibit
An exhibit of images of leaders, events, and group photos (1915-1999) of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Created by archivist Anne Yoder, Swarthmore College Peace Collection. http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/Exhibits/wilpfexhibit/exhibithome.htm Topics: History, Military, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Religion, Social Issues, U.S. History By Place, Women Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance
This educational foundation is "dedicated to evoking the healing power of forgiveness worldwide." It sponsors International Forgiveness Day, celebrated on the first Sunday of August. The site includes material about Forgiveness Day observances back to 1999, tips for creating your own observance, brief profiles of people who have forgiven (such as a young girl who was paralyzed from the waist down from a gunshot), steps to forgiveness, and related material. http://www.forgivenessday.org/ Topics: Social Issues Last updated Jul 12, 2007 |
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