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Heroes for a Culture of Peace

There are now more than a 1000 Heroes for a Culture of Peace documented online via HeroPix (illustration and key quote) and Better World Heroes ColorMe Pix (one-page handouts for kids to color)....

Journal of the International Ombudsman Association (online version)

The International Ombudsman Association, a merged organization that combines the talents and interests of the University and College Ombuds Association (UCOA) and The Ombudsman Association (TOA), has released the first issue of their new peer-reviewed online journal. The issue includes articles on the development of a set of standardized reporting categories for organizational conflict, ideas about performance evaluation...

Play the News Game

Impact Games, the creator of the PeaceMaker game on Middle East conflict, has recently released the beta version of a new online experience entitled Play the News. It looks like a very interesting approach to expanding contextual awareness around conflict and the various...

Interest-based Bargaining Manual and Powerpoint

The Department of Labor and Industry - Employment Relations of Montana makes available materials on interest based bargaining techniques as part of their training services. The 30-page participants' training manual (available for download here) provides an overview of their training approach. The PowerPoint presentation also available for download is designed to be used in conjunction with the training manual.

Children and Violence - an OpenLearn Course module

The Open University in the U.K., with the support of the Hewlett Foundation, has been actively building a feature-rich learning platform called OpenLearn. Building on well-established tools like Moodle (a learning management system) and Compendium (a mind-mapping tool), the OpenLearn course site has become...

Hip Hop and Peacebuilding Festival in D.C.

It was great to discover the Hip Hop and Peacebuilding event that will be happening this week in Washington D.C. Stacy Willyard, a graduate student a George Mason�s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution spearheaded the organization of the first annual Hip Hop...

Equality Rules

The goal of the interactive Equality Rules website is to help educate students (there are separate sections for kids and teens) about the importance of healthy, equal relationships. Through interactive scenarios and quizzes, students learn the importance of respecting themselves and others, as well as ways in which they can stand up for their friends in various situations. The site makes great use of flash, using an...

Cool School: Where Peace Rules - Free CR Video Game for K-2

Cool School: Where Peace Rules is a high quality and free video game that teaches kids conflict resolution strategies. Targeted at children from Kindergarten through 2nd grade, the game is set in a fantastic school where all of the objects (chalk, erasers, books, etc.) come to life, depicting conflicts facing children every day. The game uses...

Images of War and Peace from the International War Museum Collection

The International War Museum in the U.K. has been actively digitizing their collection (thanks to funds from the National Lottery) and posting materials online. Readers might especially appreciate the War and Peace Collections that focus on Peace Protests and Demonstrations, Conscientious Objectors, International Peace Efforts, War Crimes, and...

Facial Expressions Simulator

Readers of this blog might appreciate a deeper understanding of the facial changes that are associated with different emotional states. One interesting way to explore this is to try out the facial expressions simulator found at Do2Learn (a site providing tools for children with special needs) or it's more complex parent program developed by Ken Perlin at NYU's...

Political Cartoonists for Peace

The anger and divisiveness engendered by the publication of the caricature of Prophet Mohammed and a controversial exhibit in 2006 on the Holocaust called attention to both the power and of the necessity of responsibility in the art of cartooning. In October of 2006 United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) hosted a seminar entitled "Cartooning for Peace: The Responsibility...

Facade - Interactive Game that Draws You into the Drama

A company called Interactive Story has created a "interactive drama of one act" called Facade in which you play as a party guest witnessing the unfolding of a marital conflict. You have no single objective: you can heighten the tension by flirting with one spouse or the other; try to reconcile the couple, or just watch as the scene unfolds. You interact with the game by moving around the apartment and picking up...

RePlay: Finding Zoe Free Online Video Game

Replay is an online game developed by Toronto's Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC). The interactive flash-based game tells the story of two friends searching for their good friend Zoe. They have just heard sexist, stereotyping rumors about Zoe that lead them to conclude that she is caught up in an...

Choose Respect (and make an online video mix)

The Choose Respect Campaign, a national initiative sponsored by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aims to prevent dating abuse by promoting good communication and an atmosphere of respect among 11- to 14-year-olds. A standout feature of the Chooserespect.org site is an online video remix game. Only a portion of the...

Mediation in Higher Ed - Like an Argument with Boxing Gloves?

The Times Higher Education, at their newly revamped website, recently published a story discussing a visit to the UK from folks at the Georgia State University-based Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, leaders in systemic conflict resolution within Higher Education in the United States. The story is entitled "Experts outline a collegial way to...