Purple Wagon-Educators, Teachers, and Childcare Providers: Additional Links for Educators and Teachers

Professional Organizations

Concerned Educators Allied for a Safe Environment
http://www.peaceeducators.org/
"Concerned Educators Allied for a Safe Environment is a network of parents, teachers and other concerned individuals, who are dedicated to creating a safe and healthy world for children." (from the web site)

Educators for Social Responsibility
http://www.esrnational.org/home.htm
"Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) helps educators create safe, caring, respectful, and productive learning environments. We also help educators work with young people to develop the social skills, emotional competencies, and qualities of character they need to succeed in school and become contributing members of their communities." (from the web site)

Non-violence in the Lives of Children Project
(connected with the California Association for the Education of Young Children)
http://www.nvpchildren.org/index.html
"The Nonviolence in the Lives of Children Project (NVP) was first funded by CAEYC in 1993 as an internship program that would address the need for teacher training in the issues of violence in the lives of children. In 2004, NVP transitioned from a CAEYC committee to a Special Interest Forum for CAEYC...Our mission is to advocate and facilitate peace and nonviolence through outreach and education by taking personal responsibility to assume leadership roles in our profession and community in order to advance an equitable and safe world for our children, their children, and their children's children, and encourageing others to do the same." (from the web site)

TRUCE: Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment
http://www.truceteachers.org/
TRUCE is an organization of early childhood professionals that works to promote a positive play environment for children. We share a concern about how children's entertainment and toys affect behavior and learning. TRUCE produces written materials, such as:

NEW 2006/2007 Toy Action Guide
Media Violence and Children: A Call to Action
NEW one-page flyer TV and Your Child (revised 11.16.05)
TV and Your Child flyer in Spanish

As a small, grassroots organization, we rely on the efforts of concerned professionals and parents to help with the distribution of our materials.

Civic Organizations

Fellowship of Reconciliation
http://www.forusa.org/
"FOR seeks to replace violence, war, racism, and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice. We are an interfaith organization committee to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change. We educate, train, build coalitions, and engage in nonviolent and compassionate actions locally, nationally, and globally." (from the web site)

The Peace Pledge Union Site
http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/peaceed/pe_ednetcurriculum.html
"TOWARDS A CULTURE OF PEACE the part peace education can play in unesco's program to make the 21st century nonviolent. This draft document was produced by a number of groups concerned about the lack of 'peace education' in schools. Comments on the draft are welcome and in particular we would like to hear about practical examples of 'peace education' from teachers." (from the web site)

The Peace and Justice Support Network of the Mennonite Church USA
http://peace.mennolink.org/about.html
The Peace and Justice Support Network (PJSN) of Mennonite Church USA was created during the spring of 2002. This inclusive group is open to anyone who wants to support in a special way Mennonite Church USA's work of peace and justice. Tasks of the support network include creating and keeping clear the vision of peace and justice in the Mennonite Church USA,
- promoting the expansion of peace and justice through gatherings for inspiration,
- providing counsel to Mennonite Church USA agencies and Executive Board,
- sharing and publicizing resources for congregations,
- communicating peace and justice work to the wider constituency.

The vision of the support network is to keep peace and justice central to the mission of the church in the world.

	Professional Organizations \|\| Civic Organizations
	Professional Organizations Concerned Educators Allied for a Safe Environment http://www.peaceeducators.org/ "Concerned Educators Allied for a Safe Environment is a network of parents, teachers and other concerned individuals, who are dedicated to creating a safe and healthy world for children." (from the web site) Educators for Social Responsibility http://www.esrnational.org/home.htm "Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) helps educators create safe, caring, respectful, and productive learning environments. We also help educators work with young people to develop the social skills, emotional competencies, and qualities of character they need to succeed in school and become contributing members of their communities." (from the web site) Non-violence in the Lives of Children Project (connected with the California Association for the Education of Young Children) http://www.nvpchildren.org/index.html "The Nonviolence in the Lives of Children Project (NVP) was first funded by CAEYC in 1993 as an internship program that would address the need for teacher training in the issues of violence in the lives of children. In 2004, NVP transitioned from a CAEYC committee to a Special Interest Forum for CAEYC...Our mission is to advocate and facilitate peace and nonviolence through outreach and education by taking personal responsibility to assume leadership roles in our profession and community in order to advance an equitable and safe world for our children, their children, and their children's children, and encourageing others to do the same." (from the web site) TRUCE: Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment http://www.truceteachers.org/ TRUCE is an organization of early childhood professionals that works to promote a positive play environment for children. We share a concern about how children's entertainment and toys affect behavior and learning. TRUCE produces written materials, such as: NEW 2006/2007 Toy Action Guide Media Violence and Children: A Call to Action NEW one-page flyer TV and Your Child (revised 11.16.05) TV and Your Child flyer in Spanish As a small, grassroots organization, we rely on the efforts of concerned professionals and parents to help with the distribution of our materials. Civic Organizations Fellowship of Reconciliation http://www.forusa.org/ "FOR seeks to replace violence, war, racism, and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice. We are an interfaith organization committee to active nonviolence as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change. We educate, train, build coalitions, and engage in nonviolent and compassionate actions locally, nationally, and globally." (from the web site) The Peace Pledge Union Site http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/peaceed/pe_ednetcurriculum.html "TOWARDS A CULTURE OF PEACE the part peace education can play in unesco's program to make the 21st century nonviolent. This draft document was produced by a number of groups concerned about the lack of 'peace education' in schools. Comments on the draft are welcome and in particular we would like to hear about practical examples of 'peace education' from teachers." (from the web site) The Peace and Justice Support Network of the Mennonite Church USA http://peace.mennolink.org/about.html The Peace and Justice Support Network (PJSN) of Mennonite Church USA was created during the spring of 2002. This inclusive group is open to anyone who wants to support in a special way Mennonite Church USA's work of peace and justice. Tasks of the support network include creating and keeping clear the vision of peace and justice in the Mennonite Church USA, - promoting the expansion of peace and justice through gatherings for inspiration, - providing counsel to Mennonite Church USA agencies and Executive Board, - sharing and publicizing resources for congregations, - communicating peace and justice work to the wider constituency. The vision of the support network is to keep peace and justice central to the mission of the church in the world. Materials retrieved and compiled by Judith Myers-Walls.