As the year comes to a close, the number of community colleges promoting peacebuilding continues to grow. American and Canadian community colleges with identifiable programs or initiatives stand at 30 with efforts initiated in the past year at Green River Community College (WA) and Austin Community College (TX). In addition, existing initiatives are planning moreContinueContinue reading “Reflections on 2013”
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Preparations Underway for Peacebuilding Community College Seminar in Maryland
Starting on Saturday, October 12 through Tuesday, October 15, 2013 community college faculty from across the U.S. with gather at Montgomery College in Germantown, Maryland to explore global issues of peace and conflict. The program titled “Teaching About Global Conflict and Peacebuilding: A Seminar for Community College Faculty” is a joint effort of Montgomery CollegeContinueContinue reading “Preparations Underway for Peacebuilding Community College Seminar in Maryland”
Civic Engagement and Peacebuilding: The Democracy Commitment
The connection between youth civic engagement and peaceful approaches to conflict has been espoused by educational leaders such as John Dewey, and as a means to promoting peacebuilding in conflict zones by organizations such as the U.S. Institute of Peace. The “democratic peace” theory argues that societies that are engaged and functioning democracies will notContinueContinue reading “Civic Engagement and Peacebuilding: The Democracy Commitment”
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