 Professional Organizations
American Psychological Association Division 48 — Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Peace Psychology Division
http://www.apa.org/about/division/div48.html
"Division 48 — Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence: Peace Psychology Division works to promote peace in the world at large and within nations, communities, and families. It encourages psychological and multidisciplinary research, education, and training on issues concerning peace, nonviolent conflict resolution, reconciliation and the causes, consequences and prevention of violence and destructive conflict. The Division fosters communication among researchers, teachers, and practitioners who are working on these issues and are applying the knowledge and methods of psychology in the advancement of peace and prevention of violence and destructive conflict. The Division seeks to make connections between all areas of the discipline. A division journal, Peace and Conflict: The Journal of Peace Psychology, is published quarterly." (from the web site)
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)
International Peace Research Association
http://soc.kuleuven.be/pol/ipra/
"Our Association was founded in 1964, and since then it has vigorously promoted peace research and peace education. With over 1300 members from some 90 countries, IPRA is the most respected scholarly association in this field. IPRA has links with more than 200 research institutions and is a member of the international Social Science Council. In 1989, IPRA received the UNESCO prize for Peace Education." (from the web site)
The organization offers conferences, publications, and communities of inquiry.
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)
Psychologists for Social Responsibility
http://www.psysr.org/
"PsySR uses psychological knowledge and skills to promote peace with social justice at the community, national, and international levels." (from the web site)
The main office for PsySR is housed in Washington, DC.
The site includes links for peace and social justice work, such as related organizations:
» Psychologists Acting with Conscience Together (PsyACT)
» Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence
» Physicians for Social Responsibility
» Association of Women in Psychology
» Society for Community Research and Action
» International Pastoral Care Network for Social Responsibility
» Counselors for Social Justice
» Urgent call (anti-nuclear advocacy)
» Ignacio Martín-Baró Fund for Mental Health and Human Rights
And links for peace activists:
» United for Peace and Justice
» Peace Action
» Culture of Peace News Network
» Peace Psychology Research Project
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
http://www.spssi.org/
"SPSSI is an international group of over 3500 psychologists, allied scientists, students, and others who share a common interest in research on the psychological aspects of important social issues. In various ways, the Society seeks to bring theory and practice into focus on human problems of the group, the community, and nations, as well as the increasingly important problems that have no national boundaries." (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 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.
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)
 Materials retrieved and compiled by Judith Myers-Walls. |
