Emmanuel Jal says: JOIN ME. BE A PEACE SOLDIER
Join us. I was a war child in the Sudan. Now I am a peace soldier. The difference for me between love and hate, war and peace, was education. I was saved by one woman who cared and dared to make a difference. I believe I survived for a reason. To teach. To be an example of change and an example of peace.

We have a saying in my village, “whoever is hurting allow them to talk, once they have finished talking, then there is peace”

Peace Soldiers are individuals who use education and understanding as their only weapons in generating a peaceful environment. Peace Soldiers are armed with compassion, the ability to listen, to be an example of peace.

Find more information and ways to get involved at http://wewantpeace2012.org/

This 14-minute video produced by Teacher’s TV in the U.K. shows a variety of ways that schools are incorporating conflict resolution into their programming. We get to sit in on some teacher training on conflict management strategies, witness the use of circle time to build community in a 7th grade classroom, and see a group of students being trained as peer mediators.

Peace Learning highlights the programs and progress of Peace Learning Center, a nonprofit organization in Indianapolis Indiana. The goal of the documentary is to artistically capture and promote hope and peace to a broad audience.

Started in 1997 in Indianapolis Indiana, Peace Learning Center has reached more than 150,000 people locally and internationally. Peace Learning is a documentary of the PLC’s gift of giving conflict resolution and peace education skills to youth and adults. This transformative film encourages positive change in the lives of viewers.

Jill Vialet believes that playing is essential to human development, and addresses significant education reform issues by encouraging greater creativity and problem-solving skills. This approach, she says, creates learning environments where kids feel safer, more engaged and more connected. Jill launched Playworks in 1996 in Berkeley, California. In 2012, Playworks will be bringing play and physical activities and conflict resolution skills training to 350 low-income, urban elementary schools in 23 cities.

This video tells the story of a traffic accident caused by texting while driving that resulted in a fatality. It has been used as part of a 30-minute lesson plan focused on preventing traffic deaths due to distracted driving while also sharing the Restorative Justice Philosophy. The young man (19 years old at the time) who caused the accident now does speaking engagements in schools to try and help repair some of the harm he caused.

Common Sense Media has developed curriculum materials on cyberbullying. This introductory video is aimed at supporting teachers as they address this growing area of conflict in educational settings.