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7/31/2019 Working for Peace

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This lesson explores the causes of conflict inour world and looks at how some charitieswork for peace and reconciliation.


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WORKING FOR PEACE


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Every one has times when they fall outwith others.

Can you think of an incident when youfell out with a friend or a member ofyour family; or a time when your familyfell out with another family in your

street or your village?


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Under which heading would youput the cause of the trouble?


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How did the trouble start?

What happened next?

Did it get worse before it gotbetter?

Was it sorted out? If so how?

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The reasons why groups of people, orcountries, fall out are much the same asthe reasons why you fall out with yourfriends only on a bigger scale.

Can you think of what these reasons

might be?


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1. The trouble beginsDifferences become exaggerated. People takeattitudes us and them.

2. Open hostilityEach side looks for allies. Things start to get violent.

3. DeadlockEach side believes they have a just cause. Theviolence worsens.

4. Search for a way outBoth sides want to solve the problem without loss offace.

5. Conflict resolutionBoth sides look at underlying causes, and worktogether to reach agreement.

6. Working togetherBoth sides face up to what has happened. They sharetheir grief. This stage needs sensitivity and courage.


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There are many areas of conflict all

over the world.

Sometimes the problems are shortlived, but often people have to live withdiscord over a period of many years.

The World Viewer shows where there isconflict in the world now.

Teachers - click on the image above
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The United Nations (UN) was founded in1945 to keep international peace and to

encourage member countries to solveinternational problems together.

Most countries of the world belong to theUN. They send delegates to meetings atits headquarters in New York.

The UN promotes respect for humanrights, and aims to maintain peace in theworld and to develop friendly relations

between all nations.

The United Nations


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The UN sends peacekeeping forces

to regions of the world to preventconflict and to keep the peace atthe end of wars. UN forces are

provided voluntarily by membercountries.

They wear blue headgear and painttheir vehicles white so thateveryone can identify them.


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If you want to make peace, you donttalk to your friends. You talk to your

enemies.Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)


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The Encompass Trust was set up inmemory of Daniel Braden, a young manwho was killed by a bomb in Bali, to

promote understanding and toleranceamong young people of differentbackgrounds, faiths and cultures by

means of challenging adventureprograms.


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Encompass invites groups of young people fromdifferent backgrounds to meet together within asupportive environment. They are encouraged to

work together on adventurous activities.


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As theyundertakedemanding tasks,they overcometheir prejudicesand learn to

trust each other.


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They gain the confidence to talk about theissues that divide them, and think aboutways that the rifts between their peoples

can be healed in the future.


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Peace Direct is another charity working forpeace.

It works by supporting local people who are

working for peace in practical ways in areasof conflict.

Peace Direct promotes and funds their work

and hopes to learn from it.


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Peace Direct know that local knowledge isvital.

Every conflict is different.

Politicians who live and work miles awaycannot have the same knowledge of thehistory and culture of the people, as those

who are living there.


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Peace Direct say that anyone can be a peacebuilder.

It could be women in a market, determined to stop violence by

holding meetings so that arguments can be resolved.

It could be local business men, raising money to buy backweapons, so that there are less arms in the community.

It could be a group of young people setting up a radio station

to enable people to talk about how different communities cansuccessfully live together

It could be a former military commander, using his influence toturn people away from violence, and towards peace.

It could be a teacher, developing a curriculum for peace.

It could be an imam and a priest, working together to helpcommunities of different religions understand each otherbetter.


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We look forward to a time when thePower of Love will replace the Love of

Power. Then will our world know theblessings of peace.

William E Gladstone


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Can you do something to make your school or

neighbourhood more peaceful?

Do you have any ideas to put to your schoolcouncil?


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Glossary

conflict clash or disagreement

tolerant broad-minded, understanding

resolution an agreement

rift a split, division

promote to show support for something or someone


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Can you make your own list, suited to

children in your school, of 10 ways tomake the world a more peaceful place?

Click here to find 100 suggestionsOf how to make a more peaceful world
http://www.justgive.org/ways/peace100.jsp


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Activities to complete this lesson include:

Rate this lessonhere.

Click on the image above to viewand/or download learning activities.

various trustbuilding activitiesincluding the Blind

Find, Control Tower,

The Lava Pit, HumanKnot, and The Magic

Circle
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If you enjoyed this lesson, why not try:

Great Soul

How Ghandi brought about change by peaceful means.Revenge and forgiveness. Racism and the law.Timeline.

Resolving Conflict

Mediation skills. The benefits of negotiation. Anallegorical tale. Silhouette designs.
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Useful Web Links

http://www.peacealliance.org.uk

http://www.encompasstrust.org/

http://www.peacedirect.org/

http://www.peace-kids.org Children as peacemakers supportingchildren around the world to run their own peace projects

http://www.focusonyourchild.com/relation/art1/A0000378.html - tipsand materials to teach children about conflict resolution and peace

http://www.un.org/special-rep/children-armed-conflict/- a UN bodydedicated to children and armed conflict the site also includes aYouth Zone an invaluable educational resource for children

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/- the UNs official website for teachersand children to promote learning about peace, conflict and the UNthrough games and other educational resources
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More Useful Web Links

http://www.warchild.org/links_resources/education/education.html -a wide range of links and resources for teaching about conflict

http://www.haguepeace.org/- dedicated historically to promotingpeace through cresources and information on peace education

http://www.hrw.org/- defending human rights Worldwide http://www.nowarzone.org/index.aspx - a website that promotes a

network of children and young people around the World dedicated topromoting peace through setting up War Child Clubs

http://www.celebratingpeace.com/Peacemakers.htm- celebrating

peace, games quizzes, and how to set up a childrens peace club http://www.warchild.org - War Child International is a network of

independent organisations, working across the world to helpchildren affected by war.
http://www.warchild.org/links_resources/education/education.htmlhttp://www.haguepeace.org/http://www.hrw.org/http://www.nowarzone.org/index.aspxhttp://www.celebratingpeace.com/Peacemakers.htmhttp://www.warchild.org/http://www.warchild.org/http://www.celebratingpeace.com/Peacemakers.htmhttp://www.nowarzone.org/index.aspxhttp://www.hrw.org/http://www.haguepeace.org/http://www.warchild.org/links_resources/education/education.html


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Reasons for Conflict

To obtain resources (e.g. oil)

To increase territory

To achieve glory/power

To spread religion To exact revenge

To protect against invasion

To depose an evil regime

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