Peace Education from the Grassroots (Hc)

A volume in Peace Education
Series Editors Jing Lin, University of Maryland, Edward Brantmeier, James Madison University, and Ian
Harris, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Historians often ignore the day-to-day struggles of ordinary people to improve their lives. They
tend to focus on the accomplishments of illustrious leaders. Peace Education from the Grassroots
tells the stories of concerned citizens, teachers, and grassroots peace activists who have
struggled to counteract high levels of violence by teaching about the sources for violence and
strategies for peace. The stories told here come from the grass roots meaning the educators are
close to the forms of violence they are addressing.
This collection of essays tells how citizens at the grassroots level developed peace education initiatives
in thirteen different nations (Belgium, Canada, El Salvador, Germany, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, South
Korea, Spain, Uganda, and the United States). A fourteenth article describes the efforts of the International Red Cross to implement a
human rights curriculum to teachers on the ground in the Balkans, Iran, Senegal, and the United Sates. These chapters describe a variety
of schools, colleges, peace movement organizations, community-based organizations, and international nongovernmental organizations
engaged in peace education.