Peace and Conflict
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RFK Human Rights Italian affiliate hosts Ukrainian refugees at headquarters
Tags Share Our RFK Italia headquarters is now hosting 10 Ukrainian refugees, with the site being managed by the Red Cross. Click here to watch on Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Italia LinkedIn page to see Rai – Radiotelevisione Italiana’s segement about the initiative of the collection of goods for Ukraine promoted by COLORS FOR…
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As Ukrainians fight for freedom, democracy, former leaders of Georgia, Ukraine weigh in on crisis at STTP event
Tags Share The invasion of Ukraine is Russia’s “last attempt” to crush the country, reclaim its empire and reestablish a pre-World War II era of “rule by might,” a former deputy Prime Minister of Georgia Eka Tkeshelashvili has said. “This is the new concept that Russia is imposing on all of us—accepting the fact that…
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Kerry Kennedy and Kateryna Yushchenko: An appeal to Ukrainian Americans: Speak truth to power
Tags Share For many Americans, the situation in Ukraine may seem as distant as memories of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But the threat of a Cold War knocks at our doors once again, bringing reminders of our childhoods in the 1960s, when schools across the country practiced duck and cover drills and families…
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With “a different kind of warfare” on the rise, young people can prepare by embracing technology and education
Tags Share Kateryna Yushchenko, former first lady of Ukraine, urged young people to speak truth to power in the face of injustice and create a world where they can’t be influenced by disinformation. “Speak out to your elected representatives. Speak out to the media when you see something that’s very unfair,” she said on February…
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Nuclear Arms Control
Students engage with science and social issues by discussing peaceful uses of and safety standards for nuclear energy that are associated with the IAEA and the United States.
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Blueprint for Peace
In this lesson, students will determine a plan of action for how they can develop or improve a “condition for peace” or “blueprint for peace” in their larger community.
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Promoting Change and Understanding Through Non-Violent Means
Students read excerpts from Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo’s Nobel Peace Prize lecture and analyze the struggle of the people in East Timor.
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Peace as Economic Justice
In this lesson, students search for the root causes of violence that support or detract from peace.
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