Annotated Peace Resource List

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Stewart begins with information about early African explorers of North America, and includes important facts new to many of us who have not been required to study this part of our nations history. The book is organized into six sections: Great Migrations; Civil Rights and Politics; Science, Inventions and Medicine; Sports; Military; Culture and Religion, with entries of several paragraphs each. More than 200 photos.

Perpetual calendar filled with a great collection of quotes: "A pacifist believes there is always an alternative to war." -Jeannette Rankin, the lone U.S. Congress member who voted against entering WWII. "There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less." -G. K. Chesterton. "Victory can be achieved by various means. It can be gained with tanks and missiles, but I think that one wins better with truth, honesty, and logic. This is a new weapon." -Lech Walesa.

Authors from different ethnic backgrounds cover issues from pre-school through high school: telling the truth about slavery, broadening your children's social circles, being aware of nonverbal messages, and examining your own ideas and history with racism.

Set in the time of the Civil War.

Research-based material explains: origins of behavior, proven behavior management techniques, model interventions, and re-integrating the child into the classroom. www.sopriswest.com:80/swstore/product.asp?sku=4

Designed to meet the unique needs of afterschool programs, camps and recreation centers. Activities include drama, cooperative challenges, cooking, and art.
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Based on two popular PBS documentaries (Affluenza and Escape from Affluenza), This looks at the damage to our health, families, and environment by the quest for material gain that has been at the core of the American Dream since WWII. Loneliness, rising debt, working long hours and pollution are symptoms of this search for more, which can be cured. The book includes a self-diagnosis test and a number of treatments that offer hope for recovery, along with inoculations against advertising, uses of technology and inspired design to minimize the side-effects of consumption, and more.

Affluenza explores the epidemic of shopping, overwork, stress, and debt that is infecting Americans in record numbers, though rarely addressed in the media. Traces the historical roots and offers concrete advice about how to work toward a cure. The sequel focuses on creative ways people are changing their wasteful ways. Comes with viewer’s guides.

The Lion & Lamb Project's mission is to stop the marketing of violence to children.

Winn examines biblical passages that condemn violence and long for peace as well as those that tell of the wars of God's people and picture God as commanding war. Winn suggests an ethic faithful to the central thrust of scripture.

A history of pacifism and those protesting war in the US, from colonial days until anti-nuclear protests in the early '80s.

Using full color photographs, this book showcases the diversity of human skin color, and gives a simple, accurate explanation. Text in Spanish and English.

Reveals in verse that regardless of outward differences, children everywhere have basic commonalities. Great for read-alouds.

Ellie reviews her day and events that prompted her to feel grumpy, excited, worried, sorry, etc, giving children language to use in talking about heir feelings.

"Remarque managed to describe the experience of the common soldier truthfully and convincingly and to give voice to the mood of his generation--its disillusionment and longing for peace. His legacy is less in technical craftsmanship than in the significance of the message."

A group of young WW1 German recruits pass from idealism to disillusionment with the war.

Index to the master catalog, links to view items for all ages.

Books, games, resources on celebrations, Christmas, consumerism. The mission of Alternatives for Simple Living is "to equip people of faith to challenge consumerism, live justly and celebrate responsibly." See SimpleLiving.org/Archives for many useful resources.

A good time-tested overview, though (first ed.) not in a format with "bells and whistles." Structured for twenty 45-min. sessions (totalling 15 hrs.), this curriculum refers to numerous case studies from history throughout, (interesting enough in themselves, and given with citations, though the one report of the Danish king wearing a star when Nazis ordered the Jews to--and every one else following suit--has since been found to be non-factual). Also includes several conflict scenarios for role playing and some cooperative games and group activities.