Open Access How To Manuals for Colleges and Universities Developing & Enhancing their Peace/Conflict Studies Programs - Share your Innovations & Lessons Learned!

Through the Peace Education Working Group (PEWG) of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), in collaboration with the Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network (OPCSN), we are working to gather and edit global contributions for the 3rd edition of the “How to” Manual for Colleges and Universities Developing and/or Enhancing their Programs in Peace and Conflict Studies". 

Details regarding submissions are available on the Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network page here. We are currently only looking for prospective authors, to email us with a proposed topic. 

"How to" chapters might include, but are not limited to, topics such as:
* The development of International Peace/Conflict Study Abroad Programs
* The development of Core Conflict Management Courses,
* Assessing Skills of Conflict Management in Classes
* Marketing Peace/Conflict Studies Programs
* Including Peace/Conflict Management in College/University Organizational Policies
* Developing Student Peace Clubs
* Training Students in Dialogue Processes

The 3rd edition, set to be completed in 2026, will be edited by Dr. Jennifer C. Batton, and Dr. Julie Rouge.  You can access details about submissions here. 

A Sample of Proposed Submissions for 2026 Include:

How to integrate restorative practices into formal university programming, with examples from your work at Columbia. - Dianne Williams, MBA, MSc, PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York

How to use a student-led peacebuilding project or consultancy as an alternative to traditional assessments in peace and conflict studies. - Dr Majbritt Lyck-Bowen

Designing and developing a peace and conflict studies curriculum (program) in two challenging contexts: (1) programs facing low enrollment, and (2) programs that do not have an independent departmental home and are instead housed within another academic unit. – Dr. Puspha Iyer

International online learning opportunities to support students in learning about conflict. – Dr. Erica Knotts, Southern Oregon University & Dr. Jeremy Heald, University of Guanajuato

Student advocacy efforts for the inclusion of gender in Peace Studies programming. – Dr. Katie Zanoni, University of San Diego; Madison Turunen, University of Manitoba; Arenne Flanders; Khaing Yadanar Phyoe, Kroc School of Peace Studies; Tri Indah Oktavianti; Katelyn Alam

Past Editions

The 1st edition of the book, developed in 2009, is accessible here. The volume resulted from a community college faculty and administrators, Capacity Building Seminar for Community Colleges with Peace and Conflict Studies Programs in Cleveland, Ohio, USA hosted by Dr. Jennifer Batton of Global Issues Resource Center at Cuyahoga Community College. Attendees included those who currently supported programs in conflict resolution/management and peace and/or justice studies. They shared examples and models for capacity building for related programs.

One of the expressed goals of this seminar was to create a “How to” manual on key topics as a resource for those in the development or expansion process for degree or certificate programs in conflict, peace or justice studies. Collaborating institutions included: Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College; Greenfield Community College; Nashua Community College; Jamestown Community College; Golden West College; Allegheny Community College; Howard Community College and the United States Institute of Peace. Thanks to David Smith who focused on higher education, and especially building capacity at, and through community colleges, while at USIP!

An updated and reorganized 2nd edition, supporting the development of conflict studies in higher education, including four-year colleges and universities was completed in 2018. It is accessible here.   It was edited by Dr. Bill Warters, Dr. Jennifer Batton, Dr. Julie Rouge, and David J. Smith. Special thanks to Dr. Bill Warters who hosted the first and second edition on his web site. Dr. Warters has always generously given his time and expertise to further build capacity in the field! 

Have an idea for a “How to” chapter?

Please contact Dr. Jennifer C. Batton at gppacpeaceedcourses@gmail.com

Congratulations to the Fall 2026 Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Fund Award Winners - Ananya Sharma (John Carroll University) & Annie Wendt (Kent State University)

The Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network is pleased to announce the Fall 2026 Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Fund Scholarship awardees - Ms. Ananya Sharma, John Carroll University (JCU) and Ms. Annie Wendt, Kent State University (KSU). We received a large number of excellent applications from across Ohio. We were unfortunately only able to award two (2) for Fall Semester.

Ananya and Annie stood out due, not only to their academics, but also for their service in their respective communities, and their career goals. Ananya is an Arrupe Social Justice Scholar at JCU Majoring in Chemistry and Minoring in Peace, Justice & Human Rights, Public Health & Bioethics. Dr. John Crowley – Buck, who recommended Ananya, stated, “as a scholar in the Arrupe Social Justice Scholars Program, Ananya already stands out as a leader - fewer than 10% of students at JCU are offered a spot in this program -and [she] has served her community through engaged service learning at Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) in Cleveland” among other volunteer and service engagement during her time at JCU.

Annie, a student at KSU where she is Majoring in Peace/Conflict Studies & Political Science - American Politics. Her professor, Dr. Sara Koopman shared that, “she stands out as a star student of my career”. Koopman reflected on Annie’s skills of analysis, critical thinking, and her initiative which led to her studying reconciliation in Korea and participating in the “week long United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meetings in New York City this last spring break, sponsored by WILPF which has observer status”.

Want to help build the next generation of young leaders working for peace, justice, and able to manage conflict constructively? Consider donating to the Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Fund, housed at the Hudson Community Foundation. 100% of the donations go directly to scholarships for Ohio college/university students studying the field of peace/conflict management and have shown their desire to apply those skills in service to their local or global community! To date, scholarships have been awarded to students from The University of Akron, Kent State University, Ohio University and Stark State Community College.

Interested in supporting college students as they work to develop the knowledge and skills to manage conflict effectively and apply concepts of peace in their local and global communities? Please consider making a tax deductable donation to the OPCSF Scholarship Fund at the Hudson Community Foundation. 100% of donations go directly to student scholarships.

The idea for the fund developed from the Annual International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education, hosted for 14 years, coordinated by Dr. Jennifer Batton. Jen and the advisory committee wanted a way to honor and support students who were interested in being of service in their local and/or global communities. In 2024 Jen established the scholarship fund at the Hudson Community Foundation, in order to be able to award a scholarship to students across the state of Ohio.

Questions? Please contact Dr. Jennifer C. Batton, the fund advisor, at Ohiopcsn@gmail.com

Peace Education in Uganda & Somalia (April, 2026)

The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict’s (GPPAC) Peace Education Working Group (PEWG), in collaboration with colleagues in Uganda, the Center for Conflict Resolution (CECORE), and in Somalia, Save Somali Women and Children (SSWC), are working to develop and pilot primary level lessons in conflict resolution and peace, in alignment with national curricula.

Five (5) teachers from Uganda and five (5) from Somalia are funded to co-develop practical peace education resources in collaboration with, and mentored by members of the GPPAC Peace Education Working Group, including Gary Shaw, Ed.D. (Australia), Loreta Castro, Ed.D. (Philippines), Cheryl Woelk (S. Korea), Tatjana Popovic (Serbia), Margaret Sinclair, Ph.D. (England), and Jen Batton, Ph.D. (USA).

Proposed Outcomes:

·       Adapted local peace education lessons aligned with Ugandan and Somalian curricula.

·       Strengthened local capacity in peace education pedagogy and resource development.

·       Increased peer-to-peer mentorship and global collaboration.

·       Enhanced student engagement in values of nonviolence, tolerance, and dialogue.

This work builds on prior collaboration between Deakin University, Institute for Economics and Peace, Makerere University and CECORE (Uganda), which are efforts led in part, by Dr. Gary Shaw, the GPPAC PEWG Chair for 2026. 

Building on work for Peace / Conflict Education in Uganda and Somalia!

Peace and conflict management efforts, or related topics, are not new concepts in Uganda and Somalia.  Many have come before, setting the stage for educators to be willing to contribute and grow the work. 

In NISSEM Global Briefs, one can access an article by Dr. Jean Bernard, within which, she shares lessons learned from her work linking the concepts of conflict and disaster/ risk reduction (CDRM) into the national curriculum in Uganda. That project was supported by Education Above All (EAA), under the guidance of Dr. Margaret Sinclair (2026 GPPAC PEWG member). Click on chapter 32 to access it.

A related effort and resource from Uganda, is offered by Generation for Peace | CryPeace. Their facilitators’ manual and curriculum, “Are We Together?” focuses on the themes of peace and conflict for young people ages 13 and up. 

World Vision worked on peace education in Somalia and developed a set of wonderful videos for primary age children, many of which peace or conflict related lessons could be developed around, now available on YouTube in Somali, with English Subtitles.  

Exploring Innovative Technology for Peace with Dr. Bill Warters (Ret. Wayne State University)

Dr. Bill Warters, a life-long advocate for peace, conflict prevention and non-violence, shared a wealth of tools and resources being used around the globe to prevent, intervene, and respond to conflicts. The tools shared ranged from those designed to assist students, to those used by diplomats. Warters graciously agreed to allow us, the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict Peace Education Working Group (and CEC) to share his presentation. At the end, there is a QR code where you can download his slides. Interested in peacebuilding tech tools? Have questions about the presentation? You can reach Warters at: w.warters@wayne.edu

Ghana - Ohio, USA Peace Connection! West African Centre for Peace Education's Exec. Dir., Wisdom Addo's, Personal Journey to Peace!→

We are looking forward to welcoming our friend, Wisdom Addo, the Executive Director of the West African Centre for Peacebuilding in Ghana, back to Northeast, Ohio! Wisdom, was first connected to Ohio, USA in 2010-2011 as he interviewed for the Rotary Peace Fellowship, eventually obtaining his Masters in Peace Studies in Japan. Wisdom is a Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Peace Education Working Group Member, working to expand the skills of peace education throughout not only Ghana, but throughout West Africa. Wisdom’s passion and inspirational journey have led to thousands of young people throughout Ghana learning skills of peace and connecting those skills to making positive change in their communities. We, GPPAC and CEC, hope that you will listen to Wisdom share his personal journey and how he turned his passion into a regional movement for youth! His interview is available here.

Media Literacy - Preventing Violent Extremism

We, The Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network (OPCSN), hosted our annual conference on Friday, at John Carroll University. This year's theme was "Strengthening Democracy through Civic Engagement & Peacebuilding". Faculty, staff, administrators and students joined us from 17 colleges and universities across the state. I presented on media literacy and the impact on conflict. In this post, I will share a sampling of some of the research and resources provided during that session, in hopes of supporting others looking to enhance their own media literacy and those in their realm of influence.

In preparation, I revisited earlier work for League of Women Voter members, in collaboration with Dr. Julie Rouge, formerly of the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, and referred back to a conference we, Julie and I, hosted together, along with dozens of partners in 2016, “College and University Approaches to Violent Extremism and Youth Recruitment”. What was most striking from that conference, was the biggest threats to the U.S. were internal domestic terrorist organizations. Those organizations’ influence was increasing, due in part, to a lack of media literacy and the rise of digital platforms enabling the violent messages to spread rapidly, frequently unchecked. Present at that conference was the White House Counterterrorism Unit, the FBI, the Department of State, university representatives, and a specialist from the Southern Poverty Law Center on this topic, Dr. Heidi Beirich, now of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.

Heidi’s most recent interview aired today on National Public Radio (NPR), during which she discussed the normalization of white nationalist social media materials, memes and slogans. This topic is of increasing importance as more and more individuals solely rely on social media, influenced by algorithms, echo chambers, bots, the spread of fake news and individuals’ tendency toward confirmation bias.

Sample Resources:

• A recent research study that reviews 1261 peer reviewed journals between 2010 & 2021 is available for free, on, Misinformation, disinformation, and fake news: lessons from an interdisciplinary, systematic literature review. ANNALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION 2024, VOL. 48, NO. 2, 139–166 - Elena Broda and Jesper Strömbäck Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

• A helpful resource for teaching students about the digital media landscape, in order to help keep them safe and find valid sources, is the Digital Literacy Framework which includes age appropriate videos and lesson plans.

• A helpful tool for considering Media Bias, is the interactive Adfontes Media Bias Chart.

• A tool I assigned to college students early on in the semester, is the SMELL test, to begin to help them critically consider the sources they are using. Scroll down on this page for the SMELL Test.

• A tool for reverse image search is Tineye.com

• A popular news fact checking site is snopes.com

• A game to play in classes and/or individually, is Clemson University’s Spot the Troll game. This on-line game uses actual fake and real accounts to test your accuracy of being able to tell which is a fake account.

Join GPPAC PEWG Feb. 25th 8 - 9AM EST for "Exploring Innovative Technology for Peacebuilding"

This presentation, hosted by the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict’s Peace Education Working Group (PEWG), will review some of the history of technology being used to enhance conflict resolution and prevent deadly conflict. We’ll look specifically at the evolution of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) tools and techniques which seek to maintain neutrality, as well as exploring other various forms of “info-activism,” civic engagement practices, and “peace tech” that have explicit biases promoting peace, mutual well-being and protection of those endangered by conflicts. While not promising any clear predictions in a time of rapidly advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI), we’ll also consider some areas where AI may be put to good use in the pursuit of nonviolence and peace.

Zoom Registration for the Session (Deadline Feb. 23rd)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hqmoBOaMSBWh0UzShh41gw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Presenter: Bill Warters, Ph.D., is a Quaker with a lifelong interest in peacemaking and conflict resolution. He is a facilitator for the Alternatives to Violence Project of Michigan, offering multi-day workshops in Michigan prisons and communities. He got his undergraduate degree in Conflict Resolution from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and his PhD in affiliation with the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. While at Syracuse, Bill received a distinguished Guggenheim Research Fellowship for his work on ending men's violence toward women. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Warters was Director of the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution program at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Prior to moving to Michigan, Bill was a faculty member and Director of the PhD program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. Bill is author of the book Mediation in the Campus Community: Designing and Managing Effective Programs with Jossey Bass Press. He was the developer of two federally-funded web clearinghouses for conflict resolvers working in educational settings, the most recent being CREducation.net. He has an online portfolio highlighting some of the many conflict resolution and technology projects he developed, visible at campus-adr.net.

Philippines: Peace Education K-12 & Higher Education

I had the opportunity to interview a fellow GPPAC member and educator, Dr. Gail Galang of the Center for Peace Education, Miriam College, Philippines. My interest was to learn more about the longstanding work happening in peace education at the primary, secondary and higher education levels in the country, as well as more about any related policies or recommendations at the governmental and/or through educational institutions. While most countries have some form of legislation related to peace or conflict management related education (though the name/title varies by country and political changes), few have related legislation at the higher education level.

In addition to the interview, I wrote a brief summarizing some of the policies and related supports in place. Dr. Gail Galang & Dr. Loreta Castro, longtime GPPAC Member and lifelong peace educator and founder of the Peace Center at Miriam College, shared related documents, policies and their insights on what has been helpful in the country over their collective decades of work. Both also shared important contextual considerations.

The brief focuses on peace education legislation in the Philippines, built on the Presidential Executive Order (EO) 570: Institutionalizing Peace Education in Basic and Teacher Education and the more recent focus on peace education in higher education institutions (HEI) in general (Office of the President of the Philippines, 2006).  These latter policies include the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 1, series of 2019 on the integration of Peace Studies/Education into the Relevant Higher Education Curriculum and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 42, series of 2021 – Suggested Guiding Principles and Practices on Peace Education/Studies for Higher Education Institutions (CHED, 2019; CHED, 2021).

Throughout 2026, I will be highlighting the work of a different country and the peace educators supporting this work at scale in their countries and regions. This series of peace education briefs focus on country-wide regulations or recommendations supporting the implementation of peace education for students in primary, secondary, and/or higher education both in formal and informal settings, highlighting work of Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) Peace Education Working Group members. We hope you will be inspired and will consider connecting with us, sharing related work happening in your region! Simply scroll down on the “About Us” page to listen to the interview or access the brief.

Workshop - "Bridging the Divide: Skills for Building Community & Addressing Challenges" Jan. 29th, 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST Jean Hower Taber Student Union

Looking forward to presenting this session for the University of Akron’s Bridges to Understanding Festival (Jan. 25 - 29th)

Ever leave a tense conversation wishing you’d handled it better? This interactive workshop gives you practical ways to de-escalate conflict, communicate what you need, and understand what other people need even when they can’t say it clearly. Expect hands-on practice you can use in classes, group projects, work, and real life.

In this workshop you will learn how to de-escalate difficult situations and bring people together in a community to develop collaborative effective solutions to challenging issues. Participants will practice identifying what other people actually need to move forward even when they aren’t saying it, articulating what you need in way that makes difficult people responsive, manage high emotions, and developing solutions that get implemented because they integrate the needs of everyone involved.

To register for the session and to learn more about the week at the University of Akron, click here.

Apply by Feb. 6 - Free 6-week online course: Building resilience and safety in a digital and conflict-prone world

GPPAC’s Peace Education Working Group invites educators, youth practitioners, and peacebuilding professionals to apply for a highly interactive 6-week online course focused on resilience, dialogue, and critical thinking in today’s digital and conflict-affected contexts.

Running from 17 February to 10 March 2026, the online course combines practical tools, reflection, and peer learning to strengthen participants’ capacity to prevent digital violence, address media manipulation, and foster safe, inclusive learning environments. Participation is limited to 25 participants to ensure a meaningful and interactive learning experience.

Facilitators: GPPAC Peace Education Working Group Members - Tatjana Popovic, Nansen Dialogue Network & Biljana Lajovic, Ret. Ministry of Education Serbia & Nansen Dialogue Network

Description and overview:

This 6-week course is designed to develop and strengthen the capacities of formal and informal educators, youth practitioners, and peacebuilding professionals. It equips participants with practical skills and knowledge to protect themselves and others from digital violence in conflict-prone and digitally complex environments.

Participants are expected to transfer the acquired skills, knowledge, and practical tools to their students, colleagues, and broader communities. The course supports participants in applying these competencies in both their personal and professional lives, contributing to safer behaviour online, in schools, and in broader society. 

Participants who attend all sessions and actively participate will receive a certificate of completion from the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC).

View the complete course information on the GPPAC Web site here.

To apply to be considered for the course, click here.

(Regis. Deadline Feb. 3) OPCSN Conference: "Strengthening Democracy through Civic Engagement & Peacebuilding" 2026 Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network Conference!

Join us for the annual Ohio Peace and Conflict Studies Network (OPCSN) Conference which will take place Feb. 13th, 9:30 - 4:30 PM at John Carroll University. (Deadline to register, Feb. 3) Register Here.   Cost: Ohio College Students ($10); Ohio Faculty/Staff/Admin ($25); Others ($35)

Hosted by: John Carroll University’s Tuohy Center for Interreligious Understanding; Peace, Justice & Human Rights Program; Center for Service Learning & Social Action, and their office of Student Experience & Campus Belonging; Wilmington College's Peace Resource Center, & Community Campus Coalition.

Partners: The Ohio State University, Divided Communities Project & University of Akron’s Center for Conflict Management

Download the detailed agenda here.

9:30 - 10:30 AM   Welcome Networking & Program/Research Posters - Join us to connect with colleagues and learn about other programs.  Learn about research and projects that faculty, staff, administrators and students are working on in the field.

 10:30 - 11:40AM  Welcome & Opening Panel: Strengthening Democracy through Civic Engagement & Peacebuilding. Panelists:  Carl Smallwood, Executive Director, Divided Community Project (DCP), Moritz College of Law; Ashley Nickels, Growing Democracy Project & Associate Professor, Kent State University, School of Peace and Conflict Studies; John Crowley-Buck, Director, Arrupe Social Justice Scholars Program, John Carroll University Moderator: Jen Batton, Conflict Management Training Instructor, Center for Conflict Management, University of Akron

11:45 - 1:15PM Lunch & OPCSN Members Networking Luncheon

1:15 - 2:45PM Workshops (Select 1 of 4)

Workshop 1 (PANEL format): Examples of Experiential Learning & Service Learning: Integrating Community Peacebuilding into the Curriculum

A. The role of student leadership in service-learning and civic engagement

Panelist: Heather Craigie, Associate Director, Center for Service Learning and Social Action, John Carroll University

B. Strategies for Effective Community-Engaged Teaching Examining Conflict in the Community

Panelist: Andrea Meluch, Associate Professor, School of Communication, The University of Akron

C. Connecting Town and Gown through Experiential Learning

Panelist: Stacey Nofziger, Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Sociology, University of Akron

Workshop 2 (PANEL format): Creating the Conditions for Positive Change – Media Literacy Tools & Student Led Examples from Advocacy to Use of New Media Formats (Podcasts, Substack & Video)

A. Constructive Conversations: Finding valid information and how to use it

Panelist: Jen Batton, Conflict Management Training Instructor, Center for Conflict Management, University of Akron

B. Voices of Unity: Student-Led Advocacy for Positive Change, Mount Union’s Friend’s Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Delegation

Panelist: Emily Krizner, Student, University of Mount Union; Emily Denney, Student, University of Mount Union

B. Modeling Civic Dialogue on New Media (Podcasts, Substack & User Created Video) Platforms

Panelist: Mark Harris, Student, Master of Applied Politics & TA, Roy Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron

Workshop 3 (INTERACTIVE Format): Fishbowl Style Dialogue: Teaching Peace Under Senate Bill 1

Facilitators: Johanna Solomon, Assistant Professor, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Kent State University (KSU); Ashley Nickels, Associate Professor, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, KSU

Workshop 4 (INTERACTIVE format) Part 1: Sustained Dialogue at Work (**This is part 1 of 2, this is a 3-hour session)

Facilitators: Calloway Kusold, Coordinator for Student Experience & Campus Belonging; Lysette Roman J.D., John Carroll University Wellness Center Coordinator

3:00 - 4:00 PM Workshops (Select 1 of 4)

Workshop 5 (PANEL format): Peace Pedagogy, Theory & Study Abroad Application

 A. Teaching Peace as a Matter of Justice

Panelist: Dale Snauwaert, Professor, University of Toledo

B. Critical Peace Theory

Panelist: Bryan Mullins, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Central State University

C. John Carroll's Ireland Peacebuilding Program: Immersive Encounters in Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland and the Lessons Students Bring Home

Panelist: Phil Metres, Director, Peace, Justice and Human Rights Program, Professor, Department of English

Workshop 6 (INTERACTIVE format): Game-Based Dialogue and Bridgebuilding: The Breaking Bread Series Model

Facilitators: Semiha Topal, Program Manager, Tuohy Center for Interreligious Understanding at John Carroll University; JCU Students - Cooper Eberly, Rasmia Alnadi, Faith Berner, Arthus Azais de Vergenon, Lea Kanbar, Olivia Ziccardi

Workshop 7 (INTERACTIVE Format): Growing Democracy: Organizing & Nonviolent Action

Presenters: Ashley Nickels, Associate Professor, Kent State University, School of Peace and Conflict Studies; Sara Koopman, Associate Professor, Kent State University, School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Workshop 8 (INTERACTIVE format): Part 2: Sustained Dialogue (SD) at Work (**This is part 2 of 2, this is a 3-hour session)

Facilitators: Calloway Kusold, Coordinator for Student Experience & Campus Belonging; Lysette Roman J.D., John Carroll University Wellness Center Coordinator

Join us for the 50th Anniversary of Wilmington College's Peace Resource Center

Join us at Wilmington College for the Peace Resource Center's 50th anniversary celebration (09/29-10/1) events which focus on the human toll of nuclear weapons starting with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The symposium and conference, which brings together speakers, scholars, artists, and nuclear abolition advocates from around the United States and the world, is free and open to the public. Access the details here:

• Symposium. Practicing Art, Practicing Nuclear Abolition: The Westheimer Peace Symposium (September 29-30, 2025)

• Performance. “Borrowed Landscape” (September 30, 2025, 7:00 p.m., Murphy Theatre)

• Conference. Archives as Witness: Preserving History, Memory, and Art at the Peace Resource Center (September 30-October 1, 2025)

Sept. 11, 2025 New Federal and State Budgets: How They Will Impact You

 Batton designed and facilitated a community event on behalf of the League of Women Voters, to explore how the new budgets would impact the community, specifically Summit County, around healthcare, food security and public safety.  In addition to speakers from the county responsible for healthcare, public safety and food security, there was an opportunity for community members who want to help, to connect with agencies that do related work, including, but not limited to, Meals on Wheels, Food Banks, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Grace House, United Disability Services and Asian Services in Action. Read more here.

Join us throughout September 2022 for GPPAC Learning Month!

Throughout September, the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) and Conflict Education Consultant members of the Peace Education Working Group, will be providing free on-line sessions to learn from and with each other, to make our collective peacebuilding action stronger, more visible, and accessible! GPPAC members and interested stakeholders are invited to participate in online cross-regional learning sessions organised by GPPAC peacebuilders! During these sessions, you can explore and discuss various subjects and get to know other GPPAC members in a safe and informal setting. Check out the options here

Conflict Education Consultants Launches New 2020 GPPAC/UNESCO Good Practice Guidance for Peace Education

This free series will highlight Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict's Peace Education Working Group experts from around the world and the good practices in the UNESCO – IIEP policy booklets, “Safety, Resilience and Social Cohesion: A Guide for Curriculum Developers” (Batton, J., Alama A., Sinclair, M. (2014) with additional resources provided. Read more here:

https://www.gppac.net/news/launching-our-new-peace-education-webinar-series 

Jennifer Batton of Conflict Education Consultants to facilitate workshop during the All In Student Academy at Cleveland State University

On February 27th,  Conflict Education Consultants will facilitate workshops on  Stories from the Field:  Skills Needed by Local & Global Changemakers  for  8th to 10th grade students during the All In Student Academy hosted by the Educational Service Center at Cleveland State University.  The All In Student Academy is a student-based series focused on social justice and activism. A teacher coordinator from each school building works with students throughout the year to support student learning and activism throughout the duration of the academy.  The program aims to "promote awareness and appreciation for ALL students regardless of their diverse learning needs, economic status, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, cultural background, etc.  Throughout the three face-to-face sessions, participants identify, explore, and move beyond personal perceptions and biases to develop their own voices.  Students learn skills that positively impact their community and ensure equity and inclusiveness for ALL students.

Conflict Education Consultants helped kick off the FREE Peace Education Webinar Series for the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict.

A new country's amazing work will be highlighted each month and the webinars will be archived on the web site from the Philippines, to Serbia, to Ukraine, to Mexico and more! For more information, check out GPPAC's web site here:https://www.gppac.net/news/our-first-peace-education-webinar

New Report Available - Peace Education Making the Case from the Quaker Council for European Affairs!

Jennifer Batton of Conflict Education Consultants is honored to be one of the individuals who provided feedback on this new free report, representing the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict. This publication shows how peace education has responded to difficult political contexts over the decades and demonstrates that peace education is relevant to conflict prevention and peacebuilding today. http://www.qcea.org/peace/peace-education/