Resources
Publications, videos, and organizations related to peace. Includes links to other resources and ordering information.
Introducing the Decade for a Culture of Nonviolence 2001-2010
This brochure introduces the Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence and gives ideas for ways that you can build a culture of peace at home, work, and school. It introduces the "Decade" and lists additional places to look for information and resources.
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Northwest Violence Prevention Solutions, Inc.
www.dontbully.com offers workshops and services for religious and other organizations aimed at addressing and preventing violence, bullying, and harassment.
The Congregation's Responsibility to Address Bullying
This article addresses how congregations can deal with bullying behavior in their midst. In addition to describing what bullying is and discussing the role of bystanders in incidences of bullying, it gives practical tips for how congregations can address bullying and refers to additional resources which can also be of help. This resource is reprinted from Seeds for the Parish by permission of ELCA Communication Services.
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The Peace Center
The peaceCENTER's mission is to nurture the ever-growing circles of peacemakers and resources in a unifying approach to end violence in San Antonio and beyond by partnering individuals and organizations, addressing all issues of violence, providing creative opportunities for all people, and building community and relationships focused on a vision of peace in this time and place and for future generations.
The M.K. Ghandi Institute for Nonviolence
The Mission of the Gandhi Institute 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.
Every Church a Peace Church
Every Church a Peace Church invites churches to make this affirmation and to act upon it:
"Following Jesus in nonviolent struggle for justice and peace, we love our neighbors and enemies as God loves us all, becoming a peace church to share in God’s work to save the world."
A peace church is a church which knows what happened to the body of Christ in the world, and still wants to be the body of Christ in the world.
The Nonviolence Web
Nonviolence.org continues to be one of the most highly-visible and visited peace websites. This model of independent activist Web publishing is still critical and becomes more appreciated every day. The Nonviolence.org mission of featuring the best writing and analysis from a nonviolent viewpoint continues.
Families Against Violence Advocacy Network
FAVAN is a broadly based network of organizations, families and individuals committed to violence prevention and the promotion of alternatives to violence in our families, schools, and communities.
The Lion and Lamb Project
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.
playforpeace.org
Play for Peace.org brings together children, youth and organizations from communities in conflict, using cooperative play to create laughter, compassion and peace.
Alternatives to Violence Project
Alternatives to Violence Project (avp) empowers people to lead nonviolent lives through affirmation, respect for all, community building, cooperation, and trust.
Resource Center for Nonviolence
The Resource Center for Nonviolence is a twenty-seven year old peace and social justice organization dedicated to promoting the principles of nonviolent social change and enhancing the quality of life and human dignity. Our work takes place here at home in California, throughout the United State, and around the world.
The Resource Center for Nonviolence offers a wide-range of educational programs in the history, theory, methodology, and current practice of nonviolence as a force for personal and social change. Founded in 1976, the Resource Center has developed a variety of formats to explore the meaning of nonviolence and its prospects in shaping our daily lives and our work for social change.