Peacemakers
Peacemakers like Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela all had one thing in common – to resolve peace issues and establish peace connections around the world. This section looks at current peacemakers and their involvement in overcoming violence, conflict or oppression.
Dorothy Brown
Dorothy was a keenly committed and passionate advocate for peace and justice - as a life-long educator and, as those who know her know so well, working tirelessly for the establishment of a Peace and Conflict Studies centre here in Aotearoa New Zealand. An energetic, articulate, thoughtfulFilipino kid wins $130,000 peace prize
Story by DJ Yap Friday, September 21st, 2012CHILDREN’S CHAMPION Cris “Kesz” Valdez, 13, proudly accepts his prize from Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu in ceremonies held in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Wednesday. AFP Thirteen-year-old Cris “Kesz” Valdez was once tolFILM: World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements
World Peace and Other 4th-Grade Achievements interweaves the story of John Hunter, a teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his students' participation in an exercise called the World Peace Game. Hunter teaches the concept of peace not as a utopian dream but as an attainable goal to strive foKate Dewes (New Zealand – Aotearoa)
The text below was adapted from the Disarmament and Security Centre website: http://www.disarmsecure.org/people.php Kate Dewes Ph.D. O.N.Z.M (Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit) has been a passionate anti-nuclear campaigner for over 3 decades. She played a leading role in the New ZealandImagine Peace Tower
Friðarsúlan - Imagen Peace Tower Since 1981 Yoko Ono has been working on a interactive art work called the WISH TREE. The WISH TREE is a art work where people are invited to write down their personal wishes for peace and tie them them to a tree branch. Over the years Yoko has collected overNobel Peace Prize Winners 2011
Every year since 1901 the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the person “who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses”. The Nobel Peace Prize is an internatioAlyn Ware (Aotearoa - New Zealand)
Alyn Ware (New Zealand – Aotearoa) This biography was adapted from http://www.rightlivelihood.org/ware.html. Alyn Ware is one of the world's most effective peace workers, who has led key initiatives for peace education and nuclear abolition in New Zealand and internationally over the pJonah Lomu (Aotearoa - New Zealand)
Jonah Lomu is generally known as one of Rugby’s leading stars. Besides being an outstanding rugby player, Jonah also is a "Champion for Peace" and supports several charities such as the National Kidney Research Foundation and Cure Kids. Rugby legend Jonah Lomu was born to TArt for Peace
Art for Peace is an online art exhibition organised by Tania Kaizarova from Bohumin, Czech Republic. Artists are invited to submit works of art for the exhibition. Art submissions can be made online at www.deviantArt.com or sent directly to \n This e-mail address is being protected fromPeace Protest and Power in Parihaka
The events that occurred in Parihaka (a small village in Taranaki) in the 1870's between European settlers and the Maori people have become dramatic events in New Zealand's history. The ideas of 'Peace, Power and Conflict' were tested in a conflict between these two groups as the governmePage 1 of 2
