Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Initiative recently received a U.S. Institute of Peace Public Education for Peacebuilding Support award. The award will enable the Orlando, FL community college to offer its “Encountering the ‘Other’ through International Peacebuilding” program to be held in the fall 2013. The program will be held the week of the InternationalContinueContinue reading “Valencia College Awarded U.S. Institute of Peace Public Education for Peacebuilding Support Award”
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Drawing Out Nonviolence In Our Learning Communities
“By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man – body, mind and spirit.” -Mahatma Gandhi This summer I received a unique opportunity to attend the first annual Metta Center for Nonviolence restorative retreat entitled, the Power of Renewal. Among the other participants, I was able to useContinueContinue reading “Drawing Out Nonviolence In Our Learning Communities”
Madison College Receives Peacebuilding Support Award
Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin recently was awarded funding through the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Public Education for Peacebuilding Support program, administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Madison’s project is titled “Women, Peace and Conflict Lecture and Film Series” and will operate through the college’s Center for International Education. The series, which will runContinueContinue reading “Madison College Receives Peacebuilding Support Award”
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