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A lovely illustrated story of a family's civil rights quest is brought to students by an interracial couple, who present a story about the successful challenge to unloving, unspeakable laws, which previously said people from different races couldn't marry.

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Take a peaceful autumn walk with me: http://buffysilverman.com/blog/?p=1186

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Take a peaceful autumn walk with me: http://buffysilverman.com/blog/?p=1186

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Twitter header created to bring awareness to #PeaceDay and slogan #KindnessMatters at  @cvarsalona.

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Twitter header created to bring awareness to #PeaceDay and slogan #KindnessMatters at  @cvarsalona.

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Kindness in 5 Words by Carol Varsalona for Wonderopolis' Wonder Ground

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Kindness in 5 Words by Carol Varsalona for Wonderopolis' Wonder Ground

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While the world and current events can feel vast and uncontrollable, on a much smaller scale, here is an offering to my teenagers toward a more peaceful future:
https://michellehbarnes.blogspot.com/2017/09/peaceday-dmc-mothers-advice-by-michelle.html

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Peace Safety Pin: 15 Words or Less Poems 

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Each week on my blog, I post a photo and writers let it inspire short poems. On International Peace Day, my photo was of a peace sign safety pin.

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Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I'm very glad you're here. Today is International Peace Day, so check out the #peaceday hashtag and also the Peace Padlet (see link in yesterday's post).

I blogged yesterday about making some peace sign safety pins. Here's one.

This image makes me think of several things:

And here's my first draft.

It's your turn! Have fun and stick to 15 WORDS OR LESS! (Title doesn't count toward word count.) And your poems do not have to be about peace. Whatever the image inspires you is just right and is welcome!

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Safety Pin [15 Words or Less] * Laura Purdie Salas

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Hello, and welcome! This is 15 Words or Less Poems, a low-pressure way to wake up your poetry brain (guidelines here), and I'm very glad you're here. Today is International Peace Day, so check out the #peaceday hashtag and also the Peace Padlet (see link in yesterday's post).

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Linda Baie

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Everyone Has Hope is a Digital Literacy Project that promotes peaceful interactions through a group of student ambassadors interviewing community members about what they hope to do before they die. https://sites.google.com/view/ehh2k17/home

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BOOK LINKS article about social justice is summarized on my blog, PoetryForChildren (and includes extensive bibs, resources, and activities). https://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/search?q=social+justice

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Thomas, Shelley Moore. 1998. Somewhere Today:  A Book of Peace. Morton Grove:  Albert Whitman.

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Thomas, Shelley Moore. 1998. Somewhere Today:  A Book of Peace. Morton Grove:  Albert Whitman.

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Johnston, Tony. 2008. Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace.

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Johnston, Tony. 2008. Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace.

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Peace speaks its mind in this poem to humans.

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So, this month, our Poetry Princess challenge was an ekphrastic poem to Sara's choice of image. Here's a picture she took while at a Highlights Foundation retreat (so jealous...someday!).

On the way home from a Five for Fighting concert last week, I had the idea for this poem. Five for Fighting sang "World," a song I just love, which is about building the world you want. (Lyrics here or watch/listen to this gorgeous song here.) I thought about how we might wish for peace, pray for peace, etc. But bottom line is we have to CREATE peace.

So on Saturday morning, I sat down to write my poem. I spent about an hour writing the poem and another hour creating the image poem and processing the video. Such a pain. (Some of you guys have asked about how long it takes to do these things.)

Here's what I came up with:

Here's a time lapse video of me writing the poem and then creating the graphic. It's at 6 times normal speed:>)

Now, I can't wait to see what my Poetry Sisters came up with!

Click here to see all our previous Poetry Princesses collaborations.
Our lovely Aussie poet friend Kathryn Apel has the Poetry Friday Roundup today!

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Stop Wishing for Me! [Poetry Friday with the Poetry Princesses] * Laura Purdie Salas

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Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) So, this month, our Poetry Princess challenge was an ekphrastic poem to Sara's choice of image. Here's a picture she took while at a Highlights Foundation retreat (so jealous...someday!). On the way home from a Five for Fighting concert last week, I had [...]

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Tomorrow is International Peace Day! Poets Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and Margarita Engle have created a Peace Padlet that will go live tomorrow with all sorts of links to wonderful peace-related projects. Be sure to visit and follow the UN hashtag #peaceday!

I don't talk about politics here, but I have been wanting some physical sign I could wear to tell people where I stand. When I walk past a person of color or a gay couple or anyone who is unlike me in some way, I feel this sudden and ridiculous urge to say, "I didn't vote for him. I don't support white supremacists. I try to only form an opinion about you based on your actions, not on your skin color, age, religion, gender identity, or anything else."

It's not too practical to rant at everyone I see, so I wanted something visual. I had worn a safety pin for a long time around the election as a sign of support for people who might be subjected to increased bullying or discrimination. And I liked it, but lots of people I met didn't know about the safety pin symbol.

So I decided to do a mash-up of safety pin and peace symbol.

I'm hoping these will speak for me. If you'd like one to speak for you, you can enter the giveaway below! I'll be giving away two pins.

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Peace Sign Safety Pins * Laura Purdie Salas

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Tomorrow is International Peace Day! Poets Amy Ludwig VanDerwater and Margarita Engle have created a Peace Padlet that will go live tomorrow with all sorts of links to wonderful peace-related projects. Be sure to visit and follow the UN hashtag #peaceday! I don't talk about politics here, but I have been wanting some physical sign [...]

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On the International Day of Peace, observed every year on September 21, explore the themes of community, tolerance, and citizenship with these books:

Reading Rockets is a national literacy initiative that gives parents and teachers the resources they need to help young children become strong readers and writers. Our website offers lots of video (including our PBS Launching Young Readers series), hundreds of articles about helping young readers, parent tips in 11 languages, a bilingual parent e-newsletter, video interviews with well-known children's authors, a big library of themed booklists - and much more!

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Children's Books About Peace . Activities for Kids: Adventures In Learning . PBS Parents | PBS

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On the International Day of Peace, observed every year on September 21, explore the themes of community, tolerance, and citizenship with these books: Reading Rockets is a national literacy initiative that gives parents and teachers the resources they need to help young children become strong readers and writers.

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Compassion Games: Survival of the Kindest is a community engagement experience that invites people around the world to challenge one another to reveal and promote acts of compassion that better our lives, our communities, and all life on Earth.

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In the wake of the election and the resulting emboldened hate mongers, I was inspired to create a call for peace and compassion by Toni Morrison's statement:  "This is precisely the time when artists go to work."

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In the wake of the election and the resulting emboldened hate mongers, I was inspired to create a call for peace and compassion by Toni Morrison's statement:  "This is precisely the time when artists go to work."

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www.evealdridge.com

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compassion card 2017 for web with copyrt

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BREATHE AND BE: A BOOK OF MINDFULNESS POEMS by Kate Coombs

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BREATHE AND BE: A BOOK OF MINDFULNESS POEMS by Kate Coombs

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by Cathryn Falwell

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written 12-19-16...reflecting back on when the person I voted for was in the White House...

SO THIS IS HOW YOU FELT
by April Halprin Wayland

So this is how you felt
when the horse wasn't yours
when you stood by the track
in the fog, in the cold, making clouds
digging hands deep in coat
watching us
gallop past.

This is how you felt
she was mine in her stall,
lowered head while I groomed
as I whispered
and she chewed
back leg cocked,
swishing tail.

This is how you felt in the cold,
watching her, watching me
you were out
looking in.

poem © 2017 April Halprin Wayland. All rights reserved

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written 1-26-17...after attending the Women's March in Los Angeles

MY ARMS ARE TIRED
by April Halprin Wayland

I see a woman
holding a sign:
"My Arms Are Tired
From Holding This Sign
for Fifty Years!"

which is a sign for me
to walk over
and offer to hold it
with her.
poem © 2017 April Halprin Wayland. All rights reserved

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I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (I Am Books)

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I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (I Am Books) [Verde, Susan, Reynolds, Peter H.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness (I Am Books)

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When I served as a literacy coach at a Tucson elementary school, a classroom teacher, school librarian, art instructor, and I developed a unit which we published on ReadWriteThink.org. You can access it here:  http://tinyurl.com/RWTpicassopoetry
The students' poetry and artwork is also presented on the site. I hope you will collaborate and support a similar project in your classroom. Judi Moreillon

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Valentine I made and am sharing with the world. Kieren Dutcher

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"My religion is kindness."
- Dalai Lama

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Produced by eeBoo, Inc. Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

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Kindness Boomerang: How to Save the World (and Yourself) Through 365 Daily Acts

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Kindness Boomerang: How to Save the World (and Yourself) Through 365 Daily Acts

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by Orly Wahba; Flatiron, 2017

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Little Jacquie on Hate and Peace by Jacquie Hann

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Little Jacquie on Hate and Peace by Jacquie Hann

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little jacquie - Little Jacquie on Hate and Peace by Jacquie Hann

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Inspired by Gustav Klimt's Hope II, I created this 36x48 oil on canvas to counter the ugliness that has befallen this country.

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By Holly McGhee and Pascal Lemaitre

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Shalom Salam Pace hanno cantato migliaia di donne madri ebree, mussulmane e cristiane che hanno marciato insieme per la Pace!

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Ready to Paint for Peace? Hope after the dark days of Ferguson https://www.jumpintoabook.com/2016/02/ready-to-paint-for-peace

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Ready to Paint for Peace? Hope after the dark days of Ferguson https://www.jumpintoabook.com/2016/02/ready-to-paint-for-peace

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http://cynthialevinson.com/books/the-youngest-marcher/

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http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/It-Takes-a-Village/Hillary-Rodham-Clinton/9781481430876

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"Blue Bucket" by Naomi Shihab Nye + "Here We Go" by Janet Wong: A Found Poem Exercise

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"Blue Bucket" by Naomi Shihab Nye + "Here We Go" by Janet Wong: A Found Poem Exercise

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Print & share with your students to get them talking about peace and empathy—and how they can get involved in creating change!
http://everychildareader.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Poetry-Month-Bookmark-2017.pdf

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ANTI-BULLYING DAYS & WEEKS & MONTHS
Across the world, days, weeks and months have been set aside to spotlight bullying. Here is what a few countries are doing. Let's add to the list.

Australia National Day of Action Against Bullying & Violence
Canada Safe Schools Pink Shirt Day Canada
UK Anti-Bullying Week resources
UK The Diana Award Stand up to Bullying Campaign video message from Prince William
USA Blue Shirt Day World Day of Bullying Prevention
ARTICLES
Bank Street College of Education Social & Emotional Learning through Literature

Edutopia Resources to Fight Bullying and harassment at School

Edutopia What Neuroscience Reveals About Bullying By Eucators

Psychology Today article

What You Can Do stopbullying.gov
What to do when your child is being bullied in Japanese school RESOURCES
The Center of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Rutgers University has an extensive list of links to materials for teaching and guiding students in conflict resolution skills. Click here.

Harvard Graduate School of Education Bullying Making Caring Common Project

TELL Japan Outreach Anti-Bullying
ASSOCIATIONS American Psychological Association
Anti-Bullying Ambassador programme UK run by The Diana Award
The Bully Project
National Bullying Prevention Center sites for kids & teens
Seeds of Peace Stomp Out Bullying WEBSITES
Anti-Bullying Ambassador programme UK run by The Diana Award resources

Stop Bullying.gov USA

Check here for the post about Peace Education

National Crime Prevention Council Conflict Management K-5
BySTANDer Revolution Teaching Tolerance
Voices of Youth teens
BOOKS middle grade 9-12

Jacqueline Woodson
Somewhere Among Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu picture books
Be the Change Bethany Hegedus & Arun Gandhi, ills. Evan Turk website

Chrysanthemum Kevin Henkes Read to me Youtube.com Pinterest

Derek Munson, ills. Tara Calahan King Pinterest

Grandfather Gandhi Bethany Hegedus & Arun Gandhi, ills. Evan Turk website
teen 12+
Falling Into the Dragon's Mouth Holly Thompson, ills. Matt Huynh

Young Man with a Camera Emil Sher, photographer David Wyman

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ANTI-BULLYING DAYS & WEEKS & MONTHS Across the world, days, weeks and months have been set aside to spotlight bullying. Here is what a few countries are doing. Let's add to the list. Australia National Day of Action Against Bullying & Violence Canada Safe Schools Pink Shirt Day Canada Scotland UK Anti-Bullying Week resources UK...

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Many opportunities for peace and conflict resolution educational programs and activities can be found through the following links:
President John F. Kennedy's address to the U.N. assembly September 20, 1963 Articles & Papers
Peace News: Children as Leaders Lessons from Colombia's Children's Movement for Peace
The Guardian "Time to Give Peace a Chance in Schools"

Peace Education in UNICEF Susan Fountain, 1999
The Importance of Thank You Notes Parents' Choice Books, Materials, and Ideas Jane Addams Association Book Awards
The Center of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Rutgers University has an extensive list of links to materials for teaching and guiding students in conflict resolution skills. Click here.

A Curriculum of Peace: Selected Essays English Journal editor Virginia R. Monseau

Montessori for Everyone 10 Ways to Promote Peace in Your Classroom
Skipping Stones An International Multicultural Magazine
Teach Peace Now 7 Ways to Weave Peace Education into Any Grade Level
Picture Books
Be the Change Bethany Hegedus & Arun Gandhi, ills. Evan Turk website

Hideko Takahashi, Henry Holt and Company (9-12)The Peace Bell by Margi Preus, ills. by

The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson, Delacorte Books (9-12)
Games
Friends and Neighbors: The Helping Game Parents' Choice Award

The Helping Sharing and Caring Card Game Childswork, Childsplay
Media
George Takei's Take on Hiroshima Preserving History through Youth & Technology
Organizations & Associations

Association of Childhood Education International Peace Education
Jane Addams Peace Association
PeaceJam Nobel Peace Prize winners Mentoring Youth video 2017 Peace Events
Peace Alliance
Peace Boat background Education for Peace & Sustainability
Peace Literacy Peace One Day Educational Resources Hiroshima Peace Media Center Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Quakers in the World Peace in Education
Stop Bullying.gov Teach Peace Now Programs
Hiroshima and Peace program for undergraduate, graduate students, and graduates
Learning for Peace UNICEF Peace Corps Websites
Children's Peace Drawings Contest (sister and friendship cities)
Grandfather Gandhi Hiroshima Peace Site
International Peace Day 2017 padlet by Margarita Engle & Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
Kids Peace Plaza Kids Peace Station Hiroshima
Peace Corps Kids Association of Library Service to Children
Stop Bullying.gov
UN cyberschoolbus under construction

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Many opportunities for peace and conflict resolution educational programs and activities can be found through the following links: President John F. Kennedy's address to the U.N. assembly September 20, 1963 Articles & Papers Peace News: Children as Leaders Lessons from Colombia's Children's Movement for Peace The Guardian "Time to Give Peace a Chance in...

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This artist has been making and sharing peace rocks for more than 8 years--more than 17,000!
http://sasa-peace-rocks.blogspot.com/

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SOMEWHERE AMONG by Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu | Kirkus Reviews

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During her mother's difficult pregnancy, Ema and her parents move in with her Japanese grandparents.

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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.  ~ Buddha

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.  ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.  ~ Albert Einstein

The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man, or one party, or one nation...it must be a peace which rests on the cooperative effort of the whole world.  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it.  ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace.  ~ Norman Borlaug

Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right--not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom, here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world.  ~ John F. Kennedy

It is good to realize that if love and peace can prevail on earth, and if we can teach our children to honor nature's gifts, the joys and beauties of the outdoors will be here forever.

~ Jimmy Carter

I can promise you that women working together--linked, informed and educated--can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

~ Isabel Allende

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.  ~ Adlai E. Stevenson

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.  ~ Jimi Hendrix

Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. The rest will be given.  ~ Mother Teresa

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.  ~ Benjamin Franklin

Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.  ~ James Baldwin

If we all do one random act of kindness daily, we just might set the world in the right direction.
~ Martin Kornfeld

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.  ~ Anne Frank

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September. 1918

This afternoon was the colour of water falling through sunlight;
The trees glittered with the tumbling of leaves;
The sidewalks shone like alleys of dropped maple leaves,
And the houses ran along them laughing out of square, open windows.
Under a tree in the park,
Two little boys, lying flat on their faces,
Were carefully gathering red berries
To put in a pasteboard box.

Some day there will be no war,
Then I shall take out this afternoon
And turn it in my fingers,
And remark the sweet taste of it upon my palate,
And note the crisp variety of its flights of leaves.
To-day I can only gather it
And put it into my lunch-box,
For I have time for nothing
But the endeavour to balance myself
Upon a broken world.

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"Connecting the world through music"
http://playingforchange.com/

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"imagine. . .   whirled peace!"
http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com
/Pinwheels_for_Peace/home.html

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Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson | PenguinRandomHouse.com

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WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD! Each kindness makes the world a little better This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that...

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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

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This post includes a few samples of poems written for a Peace Postcard project -- all using images of comfort foods as metaphors for peace.
http://irenelatham.blogspot.com/2017/02/poems-for-peace-comfort-food-poems.html

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Reviewed by Katie Seitz

Review Source: Teaching for Change
Book Author: Todd Parr

"I'm colorblind. Yellow, brown, green, purple - I treat everyone the same."

"We're all the same on the inside."

Most of us have heard people profess their ability to look past difference by saying that, deep down, humans are all the same. While the intent behind these words is usually admirable, those who erase or miscast difference in the service of tolerance can sometimes unthinkingly impose their narrative of normal, at the expense of others' very real differences in culture and values. Such is the problem of The Peace Book, by Todd Parr, which attempts to teach children to embrace difference and peace while struggling with some of the same issues it intends to overcome.

The Peace Book by Todd Parr is a striking book, each page a different bright color with bubbly, hand-drawn cartoon characters whose skin tones range from brown to blue. On each page, a sentence starts with "Peace is." Peace can apparently be any number of things, from growing a garden, to hugging, to watching it snow. The book makes many unstated assumptions that allow us to draw conclusions about the intended audience - white, middle to upper-class American children. For example, "[p]eace is giving shoes to someone who needs them" is a very comfortable sentiment for someone who has never lacked for shoes, and fails to address the root cause of the need. "Peace is traveling to different places" works very well for someone who has the money and mobility to travel - and for whom travel is voluntary. "Peace is learning another language" seems innocuous until we notice that the figures on the page are speaking Japanese, German, Spanish...and Fish and Cat. The book makes no allowance for a child that already - or mostly - speaks another language than English (and then no African or Middle Eastern languages), and invites the startlingly offensive parallel of non-English languages to animal noises.

The art speaks depressingly of the author's limited, inaccurate and often offensive ideas for characterizing people and practices other than the white American standard. "Peace is listening to different kinds of music" depicts a snake-charmer, an trope historically used by the West to exoticize South Asian cultures. The page for "[p]eace is wearing different clothes" creates another offensive parallel between two people shown standing side by side - one in a clown costume, one in an incorrectly drawn niqab. In conjunction with the illustration on the "[p]eace is traveling" page, a person on a camel in a featureless desert, the reader is presented only a caricature of the Middle East and Muslims. As we know from our current political reality, stereotypes of the Middle East and Muslims have had very real and dangerous consequences for people worldwide. When we consider that in recent years most Americans have traveled to the Middle East as soldiers, and that the US depends primarily on the Middle East for the huge amounts of fossil fuels it uses in travel, "[p]eace is traveling" reads as painfully ignorant.

As mentioned before, the human characters in The Peace Book often appear in skin colors not found in nature. However, these are not evenly distributed, and deserve closer examination. Given the range of human skin tones, the fact not a single "main character" has brown or tan skin is troubling. The author is perfectly capable of incorporating brown skin tones, as is evident from the "making new friends" and "being who you are" pages, but brown is apparently only fit for the "group photo"-style layouts. Humans used on pages that refer to some nominally non-white Western culture have a bright yellow or orange skin, except for one, whose skin is blue. The blue character, shown speaking Spanish on the "different languages" page, may alienate children who are already marginalized (as "aliens", often) in much of the United States because of their race or language. I am also concerned that the Japanese-speaking character has bright yellow skin, as it plays into the pernicious stereotype of "yellow people."

On the last page, Parr fills the space with these words: "Peace is being different, feeling good about yourself, and helping others. The world is a better place because of YOU!" I take issue with this ethos, a particularly facile one. Peace, very literally, is the cessation of violence. The things listed in the book are products of a peaceful society, perhaps, but not peace itself. The book's implicit assertion is that being nice, and doing what one enjoys and is privileged to do in a peaceful society, are bound to make more peace, when we know that simply living our way of life engenders numerous negative consequences for people around the world. A child reading this pablum should be old enough to understand more concrete methods of teaching peace. As for the other elements - difference, good self esteem and helping others - a number of other children's books engage with these themes in a fun and respectful manner.

It may seem to Parr that a child can only conceive of peace as "having enough pizza in the world for everyone," but we must trust enough in our children to teach them about the underlying notion of world hunger, and that other foods than pizza will be on the menu when it ends. I respect the deep, transformative, radical, difficult work that peace can be. We need a little more faith in the capacity of our children to handle the idea that peace can be hard, can be stretching one's boundaries, can be changing one's way of life to preserve another's.

SYNOPSIS: Peace is making new friends.Peace is helping your neighbor.Peace is a growing a garden.Peace is being who you are.
The Peace Book delivers positive and hopeful messages of peace in an accessible, child-friendly format featuring Todd Parr's trademark bold, bright colors and silly scenes. Perfect for the youngest readers, this book delivers a timely and timeless message about the importance of friendship, caring, and acceptance.

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Reviewed by Katie Seitz Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: "I'm colorblind. Yellow, brown, green, purple - I treat everyone the same." "We're all the same on the inside." Most of us have heard people profess their ability to look past difference by saying that, deep down, humans are all the same.

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Vladimir Radunsky, Author, Vladimir Radunsky, Illustrator . Atheneum/ Schwartz $14.95 (24p) ISBN 978-0-689-86676-0

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In this timely exercise, well worth repeating in any home or school, Radunsky ( Manneken Pis) interviews elementary students at the Ambrit International School in Rome. Each inviting spread addresses one of the five senses and gives the interviewees' often poetic thoughts on peace; the author/artist treats the children's answers seriously, without making them seem precious or cute. Under a large heading that asks "What does Peace look like?," the respondents imagine "new babies just born yesterday" and "something beautiful that goes away but will come back." One child suggests "a cat and a dog curled up together in a basket," and Radunsky pictures this scene in a full-spread painting; curiously, the yin-and-yang white dog and black cat do not touch or look at one another, but they do appear relaxed. Under the question "What does Peace sound like?," the children answer, "like a silent day... like everyone's heart beating, making one big sound together," and small print on the far right gives their names (from Michael to Bhavana to Finbar) and ages. The final page translates the word "peace" into almost 200 languages, implying the world population's ideals. Radunsky's sensual paintings, with their swooping gestures, smears and rousing saturated colors, complement his questions on perception (some readers might wish for more diversity in skin hues among the people pictured-or more people, period). Kindness emanates from this volume, which proposes a simple but effective experiment for contemplating peace. All ages. (Nov.)

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Children's Book Review: WHAT DOES PEACE FEEL LIKE? by Vladimir Radunsky, Author, Vladimir Radunsky, Illustrator . Atheneum/ Schwartz $14.95 (24p) ISBN 978-0-689-86676-0

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Vladimir Radunsky, Author, Vladimir Radunsky, Illustrator . Atheneum/ Schwartz $14.95 (24p) ISBN 978-0-689-86676-0 More By and About This Author In this timely exercise, well worth repeating in any home or school, Radunsky ( Manneken Pis) interviews elementary students at the Ambrit International School in Rome.

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John Lennon was a founding member of The Beatles and went on to have a successful solo career after they disbanded. "Imagine," which he composed in one session sitting at his piano, has become a worldwide anthem of unity and hope. To learn more, visit www.johnlennon.com.

Jean Jullien is a French graphic artist based in London and Los Angeles whose practice ranges from illustration to photography, video, costumes, installations, posters and clothing. He is the illustrator of several celebrated books for children.
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A New Picture Book Inspired by the John Lennon Song - Amnesty International USA

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John Lennon was a founding member of The Beatles and went on to have a successful solo career after they disbanded. "Imagine," which he composed in one session sitting at his piano, has become a worldwide anthem of unity and hope. To learn more, visit www.johnlennon.com.

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Wonderful resources for International Peace Day for educators and all peaceful humans!

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International Day of Peace | Roots & Shoots

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UN International Day of Peace. Dr. Jane has been a UN Messenger of Peace since 2002 and she inspires us all to live in harmony with nature and each other. Each Roots & Shoots project is a step towards a future in which humans can live in peace in an environmentally sustainable way-a step towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Songs and lessons that create a culture of kindness at your school.

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Creating a culture of kindness requires more than memorizing an acronym or making a set of class rules. True kindness is an battle that we fight each day, a battle to know our higher self, regulate our behavior, and act with the best intentions in any given situation. Through original songs, stories and literacy lessons that go with them, Barry Lane and Colleen Mestdagh create a Force Field for Good, a culture of kindness at your school. A Song a Month with a 40 minute lesson in speaking, reading and writing

Each song in a Force Field for Good connects to a kid habit for each month of the school year. Each teacher created lesson includes conversation , literature connections, and writing/reading activities that align with the education standards while teaching wisdom and kindness.

For one hour per school month students and teachers develop a caring mindset and learn concepts, stories and songs to support a safer, kinder world. Because the learning is connected to story, song , reading and writing, it goes deep with little need for extrinsic rewards. Force Field for Good links mindfulness with a love of reading and writing.

The lesson book and DVD can also be used as a supplement to any behavior, character or leadership program being used at your school, or as a stand alone resource.
"Bullying behavior is the pursuit of personal power at the expense of others. Barry and Colleen demonstrate through this unique and accessible resource that the bully's power is no match for the greater power of words, music, and kindness."
~ Dr. Mark Flescher , clinical psychologist, Freehold, NJ
" Not only was Barry able to present in a large group format to our students, he was also able to meet with some individual grade levels and go deeper into his message, connecting to students personal stories. Barry helped students understand the power for good each of them has inside. We all have a choice in every interaction. Thanks, Barry, for reminding us to weave a Force Field for Good so justice and goodness will last."
~Barb Wild, Principal, Field Club Elementary, Omaha, NE
Research and Reviews Literacy experts Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris describe how Force Field for Good can change a mindset. Empathy is more than a social skill; it is the hope of humanity. This article explains why.
Shaming students into proper behavior has never worked because it robs students of their personal dignity.This article explains why we need to put students in control of their own behavior.

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This 2 minute song/poem describes  a hopeful new world. Sing along with your students.

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This is "Now is the New Day" by Stone Sky Films on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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In this evocative collection of poems illustrated by beautiful handmade quilts, Anna Grossnickle Hines explores peace in all its various and sometimes surprising forms: from peace at home to peace on a worldwide scale to peace within oneself. Pondering the meaning of peace and its fleeting nature, this book compels each of us to discover and act upon peace ourselves.

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"The most striking aspect of the book is its quilted, pieced-cloth artwork, and the borderless pages allow maximum impact for Hines' bold, expressive visual statements...A beautiful poetry book on an ever-relevant theme." - STARRED, Booklist

"Often Hines needs just a few words to convey oceans of meaning...The beauty and painstaking detail evident in each quilt brings the book's vision a stitch closer." - STARRED, Publishers Weekly

"The quilts that accompany the selections serve to expand upon their themes and create an interesting contrast to the text. Children will be fascinated by the painstakingly intricate stitching, bold colors, and poignant imagery." - School Library Journal

"Hines' art is always beautiful; she illustrates her work with astonishing quilts, reproduced full-size, in a variety of designs: In this work she uses black-and-white reverse patterns, mosaic-type images, photographs made into quilt patterns and lots and lots of gorgeous color." - Kirkus Reviews

"This is indeed a treasure trove of beauty and inspiration." - BookPage

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Anna Grossnickle Hines; artwork by Anna Grossnickle Hines

Anna Grossnickle Hines has written and illustrated many highly acclaimed books for children, including 1, 2, 3 Buckle My Shoe; Winter Lights: A Season in Poems and Quilts; and Pieces: A Year in Poems and Quilts. She lives with her family in Gualala, California.

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32 Pages, Ages 4-8
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Praise for Peaceful Pieces

"The most striking aspect of the book is its quilted, pieced-cloth artwork, and the borderless pages allow maximum impact for Hines' bold, expressive visual statements...A beautiful poetry book on an ever-relevant theme." - STARRED, Booklist

"Often Hines needs just a few words to convey oceans of meaning...The beauty and painstaking detail evident in each quilt brings the book's vision a stitch closer." - STARRED, Publishers Weekly

"The quilts that accompany the selections serve to expand upon their themes and create an interesting contrast to the text. Children will be fascinated by the painstakingly intricate stitching, bold colors, and poignant imagery." - School Library Journal

"Hines' art is always beautiful; she illustrates her work with astonishing quilts, reproduced full-size, in a variety of designs: In this work she uses black-and-white reverse patterns, mosaic-type images, photographs made into quilt patterns and lots and lots of gorgeous color." - Kirkus Reviews

"This is indeed a treasure trove of beauty and inspiration." - BookPage

Reviews from Goodreads

About the author
Anna Grossnickle Hines; artwork by Anna Grossnickle Hines

Anna Grossnickle Hines has written and illustrated many highly acclaimed books for children, including 1, 2, 3 Buckle My Shoe; Winter Lights: A Season in Poems and Quilts; and Pieces: A Year in Poems and Quilts. She lives with her family in Gualala, California.

Anna Grossnickle Hines

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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

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g Hardcover $17.99 Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Holt Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780805089967 32 Pages, Ages 4-8 Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million IndieBound Powells In this evocative collection of poems illustrated by beautiful handmade quilts, Anna Grossnickle Hines explores peace in all its various and sometimes surprising forms: from peace at home to peace on a worldwide scale to peace within oneself.

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User account The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.

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Ann Durell, Editor, Marilyn Sachs, Editor Dutton Books $17.5 (12p) ISBN 978-0-525-44605-7

In this era of glasnost and breathtakingly rapid political change, it's hard to imagine a more timely and welcome book for children. The range of material included under the general umbrella of ``peace'' is wide, and includes original fables, poems, biographies, illustrations, etc. from such distinguished contributors as Katherine Paterson, Maurice Sendak, Lois Lowry and Jerry Pinkney. The stories about the roots of war are told on a scale that children can grasp: envy between two girls in neighboring treehouses escalates into a cold war; a pair of princes squabble over their turf and eventually destroy each other's kingdoms. Equally useful for home, library or classroom--where more and more teachers are including units on peace--this thoughtfully written, attractively designed volume is a winner in every way. Royalties will be donated to a selection of organizations that champion world peace. Ages 7-12. (Sept.)

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Children's Book Review: The Big Book for Peace by Ann Durell, Editor, Marilyn Sachs, Editor Dutton Books $17.5 (12p) ISBN 978-0-525-44605-7

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Ann Durell, Editor, Marilyn Sachs, Editor Dutton Books $17.5 (12p) ISBN 978-0-525-44605-7 In this era of glasnost and breathtakingly rapid political change, it's hard to imagine a more timely and welcome book for children. The range of material included under the general umbrella of ``peace'' is wide, and includes original fables, poems, biographies, illustrations, etc.

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Here you will find a list of things you might choose to do on Peace Day.

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Join with people around the world by observing the International Day of Peace!
People in cities, communities and villages worldwide have engaged in the International Day of Peace in diverse and meaningful ways.

ntercultural and interfaith dialogues Here are just some of the many Peace Day activities that have taken place across the globe: *Minute of silence at 12 noon (all timezones) *Workshops on the UN Peace Day theme *Meditation and prayer *Planting peace poles *Community gatherings *Vigils *Concerts and festivals *Soccer/football matches in the spirit of peace *Service to others *Writing peace poetry *Feasts for Peace *Yoga *Marches, parades and flag ceremonies *Public programs with government officials * Engaging youth in peace-building activities.

Engaging in Peace Day can take place privately, as part of a group and/or as a participant in an event or program. The pages in this section - Children & Youth, the Arts, Nonviolence, Environment, Health, Social Justice, etc. offer diverse ideas for observing this global day shared with all humanity.
GLOBAL PEACE DAY INITIATIVES
Minute of Silence/Moment of Peace In 1984, in commemoration of the annual International Day of Peace and in solidarity with the United Nations, the NGO Pathways To Peace inaugurated the Minute of Silence at 12:00 Noon in each time zone, resulting in a "Peace Wave" around the world. Individuals, organizations, communities and nations are invited to participate in this shared and practical act of peacebuilding on September 21.

- "May Peace Prevail On Earth!" - Include this universal statement - perhaps around a local - to begin and/or end a program or gathering.

- Global Feast For Peace -Gather people together with food in the spirit of peace - include interfaith or intercultural dialogue if you wish (Global Feast

- Roots and Shoots - Each September, Roots & Shoots groups from around the world celebrate Roots & Shoots and honor the International Day of Peace. Dr. Jane has been a UN Messenger of Peace since 2002 and she inspires us all to live in harmony with nature and each other.

- II Days of Global Unity - The 11 Days of Global Unity aims at strengthening the ideals of unity and equality, diversity and oneness, harmony and compassion and, above all, at advancing the culture of peace.

- Compassion Games International - offers fun and creative ways to ignite and catalyze compassionate action in communities around the world.

- Global Mala (Yoga) Project - Unites yoga, service and collective action, forming a "mala around the earth" based upon the sacred cycle of 108 (108 Surya Namaskar, Mantra, Kriya, Meditation).

- Be the Peace - From Sept. 19 - 21, join the synchronized meditation on-line.

- Peace Crane Project - Create and share peace cranes with people in different parts of the world.

- One Day One Goal - Peace One Day's campaign using the power of sport to bring people together.
Whatever you choose to do, please pause at 12 Noon local time and join people all across the globe in a Minute of Silence/Moment of Peace.

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Here you will find background, resources, related websites and resources for Peace Day.

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Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

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This dove was cut from paper by artist Dylan Metrano for the International Day of Peace 2017. Please feel free to share it widely and if you wish, to turn it into your profile picture for this day and during this time.