Wednesday 7 November, 5 - 7pm, at the CRESST offices in Sheffield

Over a quarter of countries are involved in armed conflict, while Amnesty International's 2012 report bemoans a 'failure of leadership ... to protect human rights.' What would you seek first: peace or human rights? Can you do both?

Ahead of Human Rights Day (10 December), this skill-share will model ways to introduce human rights topics to the classroom accessibly and how to explore dilemmas when peace and human rights seem to be at odds, stimulating critical thinking and citizenship skills.

The workshop will be facilitated by Ellis Brooks, a Peace Education Trainer with the Peacemakers Project in Birmingham. Ellis has served as the Country Coordinator for Israel and the Occupied Territories and Syria with Amnesty International UK, and trains young people in conflict resolution skills and in human rights.
 
This is a free workshop. In order to get an idea of numbers it is useful if you register for this event by emailing Matt at Pax Christi or send me a DM on here.


Matt Jeziorski
Chair, Peace Education Network

Thought this might interest some of you:

Youth Refusing Violence: A Peace Education Network Workshop
Thursday 22 March 2012, Friends House, Euston, London 2-4pm
 
Candia Crosfield will be sharing tools and exercises from St Ethelburga's Youth Refusing Violence handbook to help young people think about, deconstruct and find alternatives to violence in the face of conflict.
 
Candia is Youth Coordinator at St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation and Peace.
 
More about Youth Refusing Violence
 
To register for this event or for more information please contact me at Pax Christi education@paxchristi.org.uk

Matt Jeziorski
(Chair, Peace Education Network)