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Resources
Below is a list of additional resources that we have gathered in collaboration with our broadcast partners, P.O.V.
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Peace Resources
United Nations International Day of Peace
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
Established by a United Nations resolution in 1981, the International Day of Peace was first celebrated September 1982. The International Day of Peace provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of Peace on a shared date. Use the International Day of Peace annually to highlight the Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001 to 2010. |
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/
A complete listing of all Nobel Peace Prize laureates from 1901 to 2007. |
United for Peace & Justice
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
United for Peace & Justice is an online resource and national coalition that brings together a broad range of organizations throughout the United States to help coordinate work for peace and justice. Website includes member directory which lists many peace organizations across the United States and the globe. |
United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan institution established and funded by Congress. Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. |
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Faith Resources
BBC: Religion & Ethics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/
A collection of introductory information to a wide range of world religions and their central teachings and beliefs. |
Religions for Peace USA
http://www.rfpusa.org/
A coalition comprised of leaders from over sixty U.S. religious communities. RFP-USA operates on the conviction that multi-religious cooperation and common action can be powerful instruments in the quest for constructive social development, justice, reconciliation, and peace. |
Harvard University Pluralism Project: Interfaith and Faith Peace Organizations
http://www.pluralism.org/
The Pluralism Project at Harvard University seeks to engage Americans with the realities of religious diversity and provides site visitors a breadth of resources, ranging from research conducted by the Pluralism Project to links that lead to other interfaith and peace-related organizations. |
Christian Peace Witness for Iraq
http://www.christianpeacewitness.org/
An ecumenical, ad hoc group of partners from various Christian denominations who are working to raise a Christian voice for peace. Includes listing of peace fellowships from various Christian denominations. |
Jewish Peace Fellowship
http://www.jewishpeacefellowship.org/
Founded in 1941 to support Jewish conscientious objectors to the military, the Jewish Peace Fellowship works to help educate local draft boards on the theological basis of the Jewish position on conscientious objection. The website includes links to publications and to other peace resource organizations. |
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