PEACE & JUSTICE
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On the Day the Children Marched
by Reginald Sinclair Lewisposted Sep 30, 2000 - Children protest the scheduled execution of Reggie Lewis and march against capital punishment. Poetry.
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Street Ministers
by Michael Jonasposted Sep 30, 2000
- In 1990 Boston had 152 killings; in 1999, the number had fallen to 30, not one of them a juvenile. Boston's nationally acclaimed approach to stemming gang violence and youth crime is examined.
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Genesee Peacemakers
by Sarah van Gelderposted Sep 30, 2000
- Involving victims in the criminal justice system can lead to healing, community empowerment, and fewer repeated offenses.
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White on Black, Black on White
by Carol Estes, Robert Jeffreyposted Sep 30, 2000
- Two perspectives on a talking circle about racism held following the WTO protests in Seattle.
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War Games
by Carol Estesposted Sep 30, 2000
- the War on Drugs: the social cost of the drug war and the people in and out of the criminal justice system who are calling for an end to war.
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Is It Time to Close the Prisons Discussion Guide
posted Sep 30, 2000
- Have you, or has someone close to you, spent time in jail or prison? What was the experience like? How did it change you/them?
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Youth Court: Jury of Their Peers
by Edgar S. Cahnposted Sep 30, 2000 - The Time Dollar Youth Court in Washington, D.C. for first time juvenile offenders aims to keep first offenders from becoming hardened criminals.
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Wild Rice Moon
by Winona LaDukeposted Jun 30, 2000
- The ancient, wild rice-centered culture of Minnesota's Anishinaabeg people confronts cultivated "wild" rice.
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Assembling For Peace
by D.J. Mitchellposted Oct 29, 1999
- In Sri Lanka, the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, a grassroots community development organization that combines Buddhist philosophy with Gandhian methods.
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Making Amends
by John Bondposted Oct 29, 1999
- Making Amends by John Bond - Australia Journey of Healing
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Peace Trees, Vietnam
by Gay-Wynn Cooperposted Jun 30, 1999
- Although public opinion has turned against the use of landmines, a large number remain active, a lethal reminder of wars long over. One group of Americans and Vietnamese are removing landmines and restoring an indigenous ecosystem ...
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Indigenous Voices
by Berito Kuwar U'waposted Mar 31, 1999
- Banking on Earth, Light, Water by Berito Kuwar U'wa of the U'wa People -- Buddhist Self-Reliance by Tuenjai Deetes -- Eco-Justice in the Niger Delta by Oronto Douglas
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Restorative Justice
by Tag Eversposted Aug 30, 1998
- When a mother meets her son's murderer, grief and anger turn into action.
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Aussie Apology
by John Bondposted Aug 30, 1998
- On May 26th of 1998, Australia witnessed an event without precedent across the world. People stopped to commemorate Sorry Day, expressing their sorrow for a tragic episode in Australian history – the practice of removing Aboriginal children from their families with the aim of assimilating them into Western culture.
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Making Peace Between Religions
by Sarah Ruth van Gelderposted Aug 30, 1998
- Spiritual leaders from 50 countries call for an end to violence in the name of religion.
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