Canadian Peace Education Programs:           

[Note - if you are aware of formal or informal peace education programs and/or Canadian Peace Educators that we do not have listed, please let us know by contacting Bob Stewart at stewartr [at] peace.ca ].  The list of Provincial Ministries responsible for Peace Education is posted at the bottom (click here).

ADR Institute of Canada has been promoting excellence in alternative dispute resolution in Canada since 1974. It is a national professional association which exclusively serves the needs of arbitrators and mediators from all sectors of the economy.  It's  responsible or providing training, certification, and professional development opportunities in alternative dispute resolution.  ADR Institute of Canada's mission is to provide National leadership in the development and promotion of alternative dispute resolution in Canada by developing and promoting quality standards, practices, research, certification and professional development.   ADR Institute of Canada's and its members' success contributes to strengthening the alternative dispute resolution in Canada.  ADR Institute of Canada promotes and contributes to the advancement of the profession and provides opportunities to share knowledge. That's why over 1,700 members across Canada are taking advantage membership in ADR Institute of Canada and its Regional Affiliates programs and services to enhance their professional image, increase their knowledge of alternative dispute resolution and achieve their peak professional growth. They also appreciate the opportunity to pursue the professional program leading to certification with ADR Institute of Canada as a Chartered Mediator (C. Med.) and/or Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb.). Contact: ADR Institute of Canada, Inc. /Institut d’Arbritage et de Mediation du Canada Inc., #500, 234 Eglinton Ave. E., Toronto , ON M4P 1K5; Tel: 416-487-4733  Fax: 416-487-4429; Website: www.adrcanada.ca ; E-mail:  admin@adrcanada.ca

Canada World Youth, 2330 Notre-Dame St. West, 4th floor, Montreal, Quebec, H3J 1N4; Tel.: (514) 931-3526 / 1 (800) 605-3526; Fax: (514) 939-2621; E-mail: cwy-jcm@cwy-jcm.org .  Founded by Senator (retired)  Jacques Hébert with the mission of increasing young people’s ability to participate actively in the development of just, harmonious and sustainable societies.

The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) is an umbrella non-governmental organization comprised of 200 colleges, universities, schools, school boards, educational organizations and businesses across Canada.  Nationally, CBIE engages in policy development, research, advocacy and public information. CBIE is both a leader in shaping Canada's international education agenda and a highly recognized provider of professional development programs for Canada's international educators. CBIE manages vital services for foreign students in Canada. Internationally, CBIE engages in cooperative projects in capacity building, institutional strengthening and human resource development. Our focus is on education at all levels, specialized training programs, civil society and public administration. CBIE works in partnership with educational institutions, community-based organizations and governments in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, the Former Soviet Union, and Central and Eastern Europe. Peace education as we envision it at CBIE through our relationship with CIDA, is an integral component of the greater peacebuilding agenda.  It needs to be holistic and systemic in order for it to be sustainable and effective. It must permeate every level of existence: personal, societal, national and international.  Moving from a culture of conflict and violence towards a Culture of Peace requires transformative change as revolutionary as Freire's social liberation pedagogy.  Peacebuilding through the education system needs to go hand in hand with initiatives in other realms of society. Systemic violence through existing education structures and policy illustrates the need to not only imbue teachers with peace values, programs, strategies, resources and techniques, but also school administrators, other school staff, faculties of education and curriculum developers.  Current peace education programs like conflict-resolution and peer mediation exist based on individual initiative and hence are sporadic and do not reach all Canadian students.  These are ideas and issues that can be further explored.  For more information, contact Canadian Bureau for International Education, 220 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 1100, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5Z9    CANADA; Telephone: (613) 237-4820; Fax: (613) 237-1073; Email: info@cbie.ca ; web site http://www.cbie.ca/

Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace (CCTP) are promoting a successful, results-oriented web site: 1. to motivate individuals, the general public, government, nongovernment agencies, and business in a large way, to reduce violence and crime at: (i) the individual level, (ii) family level, (iii) community level, and (iv) world level; 2. to provide a business-like, focussed approach to achieve peace goals; 3. to raise awareness, use new information technology, teach, learn, network, work plan, recognize achievement, and act locally and globally. We believe to dramatically increase our achievements globally, we must start with our own education and use an information based approach to change individual and organizational behaviours and attitudes. What we learn at one level (eg. individual) we can apply at other levels (eg. family, community, world). Finally, we are driven by one thing: to make this world better for our children.  The long term objectives of CCTP include: 1. developing a virtual centre for teaching peace, information dissemination and networking; 2. developing "partnerships for peace" between individuals, government, nongovernment agencies, and business; 3. activate individuals, the general public and organizations to reduce violence and crime; 4. raise peace awareness, education, networking, recognition; 5. focus approach to achieve peace goals and results [see Overview]. For more information, contact, Robert Stewart, Director, Box 70, Okotoks, Alberta T1A 1S4, tel: 403-461-2469; fax 309-407-6576; email stewartr [at] peace.ca ; web site http://www.peace.ca 

Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT) to develop training material to assist those who work with victims of torture. See the CCVT Web site at http://www.icomm.ca/ccvt

Canadian Council for Multicultural and Intercultural Education (CCMIE/CCÉMI) is a non­governmental national organization composed of provincial and territorial multicultural associations, councils, and teachers organizations representing the cultural, linguistic, and regional diversities in Canadian society. The Council is administered by a voluntary Board of Directors, each member representing a provincial or territorial affiliate. Board members contribute a rich and varied background of knowledge, expertise, and experiences in multicultural, intercultural, and anti-racism education. Board members volunteer their time and work throughout the year by serving on the Board, serving on standing or advisory committees, overseeing or participating in various council projects and initiatives, and liaising with provincial and territorial affiliates, municipalities and local community organizations. Additionally, Board members actively support the Council by: 1. Reporting at each Board meeting on the activities¸ initiatives¸ and plans of their associations;  2. Liaising with governmental and non­governmental bodies and with community organizations and groups;  3. Reporting on issues¸ concerns, needs and priorities to the Council for action;  4. Promoting the goals¸ objectives¸ and activities of the Council and the affiliates.  For more information: 124 O'Connor Street, Suite 204, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5M9; Tel: (613)233-4916; Fax: (613)233-4735; E-Mail: admin@ccmie.com ; web site http://www.ccmie.com/

Canadian Forces College continues to play an important role in the professional development of Canadian officers who seek to make a significant contribution to the military profession and to their country.  Telephone (416) 482-6800 Email postmaster@cfc.dnd.ca Web site http://www.cfc.dnd.ca/ .  Further information on the Peace Support Training Centre (PSTC) in Kingston, we can be found on the web at
http://armyapp.dnd.ca/pstc-cfsp

The Canadian Human Rights Foundation (CHRF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to the defense and promotion of human rights through education, in Canada and around the world.  The CHRF was established in 1967 by a group of Canadian jurists, scholars and human rights advocates, among them the late John P. Humphrey, one of the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These pioneers were committed to bringing human rights to the forefront of the Canadian experience, through educational programmes.  Today, the CHRF remains faithful to its initial mandate and fulfills its mission through programs which support the development of pluralistic and democratic civil societies. Our educational programs focus on human rights law and public education techniques and strategies. They contribute to the creation and consolidation of networks of human rights defenders, in Canada and around the world.  Our main activities include an annual International Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP), Regional Programs in Africa, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as training programs for National Institutions in developing countries.  The CHRF also initiates dialogue and fosters research through Conferences on emerging human rights issues and a series of Publications including educational materials, conference proceedings and a bilingual newsletter, Speaking About Rights.  http://www.chrf.ca/

Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution, Saint Paul University, University of Ottawa, 223 Main Street, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1S 1C4.  We are located in St-Paul U.(  http://www.ustpaul.ca/ ) but our society is independent.  The Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution can help you get beneath the surface of conflict in your business, organization or community and has provided leadership in the field of conflict resolution since 1988. Its mission is, in the public interest, to foster, develop and communicate resolution processes for individuals, organisations and communities in Canada and internationally, and to further the objective to embody, within the conflict resolution process, the positive attributes of common sense, compassion and spirituality.  In keeping with this mission, it has done pioneer work in developing the new field of Community-Based Conflict Resolution (CBCR) with its Third Party Neutral (TPN) training, and has broken new ground in the area of deep-rooted conflict and reconciliation. CICR has developed highly acclaimed-and highly effective-training which draws on many different sources and combines ideas in a unique and creative way. CICR doesn't have yet a web site. But you can easily reach us at : Tel : 613-235-5800, Fax: 613-235-5801, E-mail : cicr@ustpaul.uottawa.ca

Canadian Institute of International Affairs, 5 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C8. Mr. Alan W. Sullivan, President and C.E.O. Telephone 416-979-1851; Fax 416-979-8575. The mission of the CIIA is to promote an understanding of international affairs by providing interested Canadians with a non-partisan, nation-wide forum for informed discussion, analysis and debate. The Institute as such is precluded by its constitution from expressing an official opinion on any aspect of world affairs. http://www.ciia.org 

 The Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation (CIIAN) is dedicated to the objective of resolving destructive conflict at the local, national and international level by integrating innovative ADR techniques and applied research of leaders in the field into the practice of mediation and conflict resolution and in the training of Dispute Resolution practitioners nationally and internationally.    http://www.canadr.com/

The Canadian International Institute of Peace and Security (CIIPS) purpose is to increase knowledge and understanding of the issues relating to international peace and security from a Canadian perspective, with particular emphasis on arms control, disarmament, defence and conflict resolution. (an initiative of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, now defunct)

Canadian Model United Nations Conferences - UNA-Canada has compiled a fairly extensive list of Model United Nations (MUN) conferences in Canada. The list features all MUN activities currently know to the UNA. If anyone knows of other conferences please contact the UNA with the relevant information so we can extend the listing.  A brief sketch of each conference is provided. Participation targets for all conferences is clearly marked. High school conferences are only for high school students. The same generally applies at the university level, although a few accept senior high school teams. Listed fees are registration fees only. Unless otherwise indicated, meals and accommodation are not included. All dates and prices are approximate and may change before conference time so confirmation with the organizers is essential. Finally, each conference is targeted at either local, provincial, regional or national audiences. Many local conferences are only equipped to operate on a small scale and wish to remain the way they are. These conferences are no less important than the larger national conferences: they merely operate under different circumstances. http://www.unac.org/mun/canadamodel.html

Canadian Peace Research and Education Association.  The main purpose of the Association is to advance research and promote education in the causes of war and the conditions of peace.  To this end the Association undertakes to:    Organize those engaged or interested in peace research or education in order to institute communication and contacts among them; Encourage the interdisciplinary study of war and peace in Canadian schools and research institutes; Cooperate in the popularization of knowledge about international conflict and its resolution.  http://www.msvu.ca/PAX/CPREA/index.asp 

Canadian Peace Institute/Initiative ("CPI")  is functioning as a loose-knit venue for peace educators to network, trade information, and develop some solidarity or unity of purpose as to the direction and capacity of peace education in Canada should take".  The Council of Ministers of Education Report On Peace Education gives us a very meaningful purpose: "to decide what action peace educators should take in light of the CMEC Report, to promote peace education systematically and effectively".  CPIdiscussion
email listserver is that venue for electronic conversation, and overcomes logistical problems of time and distance.  The Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace web site at http://www.peace.ca has served as an informational resource for CPI until something better is developed.  The next important venue is a conference(s).  For more information, contact, Robert Stewart, List Moderator, Box 70, Okotoks, Alberta T1A 1S4, tel: 403-461-2469; fax 309-407-6576; email stewartr [at] peace.ca .  Anyone with an interest in peace education can participate in CPI.  CPIDISCUSSION EMAIL LISTSERVER SUBSCRIBE: A CPIdiscussion email listserver has been set up to facilitate communications.  If anyone would like to participate in the Canadian Peace Institute/Initiative ("CPI") discussion and developments, then from the email account they wish to have on the listserve, send an empty letter to CPIdiscussion-subscribe@yahoogroups.com . Once sent, then Yahoo will send a welcome letter, and ask that you confirm that you wish to join the listserve.  The confirmation is simply to hit the reply button and send the welcome letter right back to Yahoo.  If you change your mind and decide not to join after all, then simply do  not reply, or you can send an empty letter to CPIdiscussion-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com .  For more information, visit the CPIdiscussion webpage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CPIdiscussion  .  If you have any problems, contact the list moderator Bob Stewart at stewartr [at] peace.ca .  You can also read past correspondence on the CPIdiscussion site, once registered.

Centre for Conflict Resolution International - Our Mission: To prevent and resolve workplace conflict.  Conflict in the workplace is a natural result of transition, growth, changing technology and personality differences. These conflicts can be time consuming and costly for organizations who need to minimize time spent on unproductive activities. The Centre for Conflict Resolution International Ltd. (CCR International) can help your organization remain competitive by reducing workplace conflict. Our people are conflict resolution specialists as well as experienced trainers and facilitators. Our methods are based on solid theory complemented with years of hands-on experience in helping organizations around the world prevent and resolve disputes. We can help you achieve a harmonious, productive and profitable workplace.  Winnipeg, Ottawa, Calgary, Canada.  Email: info@conflictatwork.com  Contact 1-888-421-7822; web site http://www.conflictatwork.com/ 

The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) is an independent research and media group of progressive writers, scholars and activists committed to curbing the tide of "globalisation" and "disarming" the New World Order. The CRG webpage at http://globalresearch.ca based in Montréal publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focussing on the interrelationship between social, economic, strategic, geopolitical and environmental processes.  The Centre's objective is to unveil the workings of the New World Order. War and globalisation go hand in hand, leading, in the post Cold War era, to the destruction of countries and the impoverishment of hundreds of millions of people. In turn, this global economic system is marked by an unprecedented concentration of private wealth. The institutions of war, police repression and economic management interface with one another. NATO is not only in liaison with the Pentagon and the CIA, it also has contacts with the IMF and the World Bank. In turn, the Washington based international financial bureaucracy, responsible for imposing deadly "economic medicine" on developing countries has close ties to the Wall Street financial establishment. The powers behind this system are those of the global banks and financial institutions, the military-industrial complex, the oil and energy giants, the biotech conglomerates and the powerful media and communications giants, which fabricate the news and overtly distorts the course of world events. In turn, the police apparatus represses, in the name of "Western democracy", all forms of dissent and critique of the dominant neoliberal ideology. This "false consciousness" which pervades our societies, prevents critical debate and masks the truth. Ultimately, this false consciousness precludes a collective understanding of the workings of a World economic and political system, which destroys people's lives. The only promise of global capitalism is a World of landless farmers, shuttered factories, jobless workers and gutted social programs with "bitter economic medicine" under the WTO and the IMF constituting the only prescription. The New World Order is based on the "false consensus" of Washington and Wall Street, which ordains the "free market system" as the only possible choice on the fated road to a "global prosperity". The GRG purports to reveal the truth and disarm the falsehoods conveyed by the controlled corporate media. For more information: Michel Chossudovsky, Editor, email editor@globalresearch.ca , Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) 21, 1st Avenue, Terrasse-Vaudreuil QC  J7V 3T5, CANADA

The Centre for Social Justice is a partnership of activists from universities and unions, faith communities and social movements. Our partnership is premised on a commitment to the democratic values of equality, justice and respect for minority rights.  There are two components to our work -- a progressive think tank doing research and producing materials on social justice issues, and an education component that collaborates with other groups to popularize these ideas.  Suite 303, 489 College Street, Toronto, ON Canada M6G 1A5, Tel 416-927-0777, Fax 416-927-7771, Toll Free 1-888-803-8881, E-mail:   justice@socialjustice.org ; Web site http://www.socialjustice.org/

Children's-Creative Response to Conflict (C-CRC), has been established in Canada since 1982 and in the U.S. since 1972. It is one of the founding programs in peace and conflict resolution education in the field of working with children. In Canada, C-CRC has been continually providing quality trainings and workshops with an enormous amount of volunteerism and essentially without funding.   It is notable that many of the more recent programs available bear some of the programming similar to what C-CRC has always offered. For more information, contact Carole McIlhagga, program coordinator, C-CRC-Canada Ccrccanada@aol.com ; web site http://www.peaced.org/

Concordis has just launched its new web site.  You can reach the site at <http://www.concordis.org/> .  Concordis works on peace and international conflict resolution.  It brings together expatriate communities resident in Canada, drawn from opposite sides of foreign conflicts, and brokers a collaborative dialogue between them, to develop solutions to the hostilities in their regions of origin.  Our hope for our web site mirrors the philosophy that drives our broader mission: that in an era of mobility and instantaneous communications, it is possible to bring together people from around the world and forge the mutual understanding that is the foundation of a sustainable and just peace everywhere.  Concordis is currently working with the Arab-Canadian and Jewish-Canadian communities on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  Although recent events in the United States and in Afghanistan have made this conflict still more fragile, we believe that it is precisely in areas where the need is greatest that cry out for the greatest courage to pursue our motto, "creating peace between us, by us".  I hope that you will drop by our web site at <http://www.concordis.org/>, and might become one of our partners in peace.  For more information, contact Akaash Maharaj, President & CEO, Concordis, <http://www.concordis.org/>, The Esplanade, Box 295, Station A, Toronto ON  M5W 1B2; Tel >     (416) 995 3275; Fax (416) 995 3287; E-mail  ceo@concordis.org or Lori Ann Comeau lacomeau@concordis.org .  Creating peace between us, by us. 

Conflict Resolution Network Canada - Our Vision is a society where all citizens are engaged in building safe and healthy families, workplaces and communities. We need people who share our vision to help bring about lasting change.  For almost 20 years Conflict Resolution Network Canada has helped people find constructive ways through conflict by encouraging the use of peaceful processes in everyday life. CR Network Canada develops, promotes and extends the use of conflict resolution and restorative justice processes such as negotiation, mediation, consensus-building and peacemaking circles. In this work, we have seen first hand how the hurt, despair and violence of conflict can be transformed into healthier relationships, organizations and communities.  Conflict Resolution Network Canada, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6, Canada; Phone: (519) 885-0880; Fax: (519) 885-0806; Web site: http://www.crnetwork.ca/ ; e-mail: crnetwork@crnetwork.ca

Educating for Peace (E4P) is a citizen advocacy group that supports and promotes the teaching of peace and global education in Canada's schools - primary, intermediate and secondary.  Educating for Peace, PO Box 4791, Stn E, Ottawa ON K1S 5H9, Contact Blodwen Piercy 613 749-8929 (email: jepiercy@cyberus.ca ) or Penny Sanger 613 233-7133 (email: pennysanger@cyberus.ca ); web site http://www.global-ed.org/e4p/ 

Family Mediation Canada is an interdisciplinary association of lawyers, social workers, human services and health care professionals, working together, creating a better way to provide for co-operative conflict resolution relating to separation and divorce, adoption, child welfare, wills and estates, parent/teen counselling, organizations, etc. FMC was established in 1985 as a charitable, not-for-profit association under the Canada Corporations Act. Our Vision: Excellence in family mediation. Our Mission: Family Mediation Canada is dedicated to the promotion of mediation and other forms of non-adversarial resolution for family related conflict.   FMC supports the ongoing development of excellence and professionalism within its organization and in mediation practice. Our Objectives: 1. provide a Canadian forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, research, and opportunities relating to all aspects of family mediation through newsletters, conferences and seminars; 2. promote and monitor a code of ethics and standards of practice; 3. develop and encourage training and continuing education programs; 4. encourage and conduct research into all areas of family dispute resolution; 5. provide consultation to Provincial/Territorial mediation associations and other interested agencies, groups and individuals; 6. inform the Canadian public about the advantages of mediation.  Contact: Family Mediation Canada, 528 Victoria St. North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5G1, Phone:(519) 585-3118, Fax:(519) 585-3121, E-mail: fmc@fmc.ca  . Web site http://www.fmc.ca/

The Global Education Network, based in Canada, consists of teachers, students, and members of the Community at large who believe that teaching and learning must integrate the interdependency of the social, economic, environmental, and political aspects of our world.  To that end, we are creating an on-line directory of resources to be used in any curriculum area at any level. Let us know how it works for you.  The categories are based on the work of Sue Greig, Graham Pike and David Selby and are also meant to be inter-dependent. The Index of Resources contains a complete list of the web site links found in the categories listed below. These sites have been chosen for their resources for teachers, students, or general value to Global Educators - specific reference to their content is contained in the short descriptions on each page.  Human Rights contains links to organizations in Canada and globally who are fighting for justice for groups who are being discriminated against: for racial, sexist, ageist, economic, sexual orientation, or any other reason. Development links work to bring us information about groups working in partnership to promote environmental, economic, and personal equity world-wide. Peace is meant in the community and school sense as well as regional and world peace. It includes agencies that promote cultural understanding and justice, peacemaking, human rights and conflict resolution as well as those seeking to change the global structures that condone war and violence. Environment contains links to agencies in the private, NGO, and government sectors working locally, nationally, and globally towards an awareness of the interconnections between and among all earth's organisms, and the planet itself. Media Sources In an attempt to balance the main-stream media coverage of all global issues raised in the areas listed above, we connect the reader to a range of alternative sites.  For more information, see the web site at http://www.global-ed.org  ; or contact Dianne Clipsham clipsham@rogers.com

Human Rights Internet (HRI) (http://www.hri.ca) supports the work of the global non-governmental community in its work for human rights. To this end, it promotes human rights education, stimulates research, encourages the sharing of information, and builds international links among human rights groups. Its primary role is to serve the information needs of international scholars, human rights activists, asylum lawyers, and other organizations via an extensive documentation centre and computerized
databases.  HRI's databases include information on thousands of human rights organizations, bibliographic abstracts of the literature, bodies which fund human rights work, human rights awards, education programs on human rights, and children's rights
information. Presently, it is working to make these databases available on-line. HRI also offers a publications program, which includes regular (i.e., quarterly and annual) publications, human rights directories, and occasional publications. "Human Rights
 Tribune" is a quarterly magazine of information and analysis aimed at the concerned public and the human rights community. It monitors important developments in the United Nations and other international institutions, as well as the work of human rights
activists. The "HRI Reporter," published since HRI's inception, abstracts and indexes thousands of the publications received at HRI. Recent editions focus on such themes as ethnic conflict and women's rights. 

The International Bureau for Children's Rights, http://www.web.net/~tribunal/ an international NGO based in Montreal, aims to protect, defend and promote the rights and welfare of all children in accordance with the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child. Its president is children's rights activist and youth court Judge Andrée Ruffo. The Bureau's main focus since its inception in 1994 has been the sexual exploitation of children. It has established the International Tribunal for Children's Rights, which it describes as a moral institution, not a formal judicial body. The Tribunal, comprised of five judges who are internationally recognised legal experts from different regions of the world, has met in France, Brazil, and Thailand to hear evidence and report on violations of children's rights. In 1999, the Bureau turned its attention to the situation of children in armed conflict. It aimed to raise public awareness on this issue through a series of interventions, consultations, and hearings. In November 1999, the Bureau hosted an international conference in Montreal on the theme "Children's Rights in the New Millennium" to mark the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Peacefund Canada (PFC) was established in October 1985 by the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), the Canadian Association for Adult Education, and l’Institut Canadien d’Éducation des Adultes. Its goal is to encourage and support adult peace educators and other learners in their efforts to build a more humane, non-violent and de-militarized world. Its mission is to fund peace education projects in Canada and around the world. Its work focuses on the efforts of individuals and organizations around the world seeking to bring peace to their communities and beyond. PFC is placing particular emphasis on the Global Campaign for Peace Education, one of the seven main actions undertaken by the Hague Appeal for Peace (HAP) in May 1999 . This campaign is being conducted through a global network of education associations and regional, national and local task forces of citizens and educators. (See the HAP Web site at http://www.haguepeace.org/).  For more information about Peacefund Canada, visit their web site at http://www.web.net/~pfcan/ and contact: Nancy Drozd, Executive Director, Peacefund Canada, 206-145 Spruce Street, Ottawa, Ontario    K1R 6P1, Canada; Phone: (613) 230-0860; Fax: (613) 563-0017; or email Peacefund Canada directly pfcan@web.net 

Peace Research Institute - Dundas, 25 Dundana Avenue, Dundas, Ontario, L9H 4E5. Director: Dr. Hanna Newcombe. Telephone 905-628-2356; Fax 905-628-1830. web site http://www.prid.on.ca/index.html

The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC), Box 100, Clementsport, Nova Scotia, Canada B0S 1E0, Telephone 902-638-8611, Fax 902-638-3315,
Email: registrar@peaceoperations.org Website: http://www.peaceoperations.org .  The Centre is an independent, non-profit organization established in 1994 by the Government of Canada.  The Centre receives core funding from the Department of National Defence and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.  The Centre's mandate is to support Canada's contribution to international peace and security.  The PPC does this by conducting a program of education, training, and research on all aspects of peace operations. The PPC's learning environment is international, multidisciplinary and multi cultural.

YouCAN is a national non-profit charitable organization that works with young adults to: promote the peaceful resolution of personal, community, and societal conflicts; promote the concept of nonviolence, peer mediation and conflict resolution; establish a Canadian network of peer mediators and youth peace-makers; and to highlight and affirm the work of peace-makers of all ages, especially that of young Canadians. Originally founded in 1992 by a group of concerned educators, the group was then called the Canadian Peer Mediators Association (cpma). After five years establishing the organization, the adult board resigned and gave control to an all-youth board and the association was renamed YouCAN! (Youth Canada Association) in July 1997. YouCAN! assists youth in exploring the connection between conflict resolution and violence prevention. This, combined with training workshops, provides youth with the skills and knowledge to make a real difference in our communities. These same skills will benefit them in their future careers and relationships.  We envision a nation where all youth work in partnership with their communities to grow in peaceful and conflict-resolving lifestyles. Our mission is to develop and promote nation-wide youth-led initiatives in non-violent conflict resolution and prevention.  Youth Canada Association, 797 Somerset St. West, Suite 34, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1R 6R3; tel 613-230-1903; free 1-888-4YouCAN; fax 613-233-3700; email info@youcan.ca ; web site http://www.youcan.ca/

The YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) is a world-wide Christian, ecumenical, voluntary movement for women and men with special emphasis on the involvement of young people. It seeks to build a human community of justice with love, peace and reconciliation. Founded in 1844, it now works through 14'000 local associations and 45'000'000 members in 122 countries. For more information: International web site http://www.ymca.int ; peace programs http://www.ymca.int/program.html ; Canadian YMCA web site http://www.ymca.ca ; World Alliance of YMCAs, 12 Clos Belmont, 1208 Geneva, Switzerland, Phone: +41-22-8495100, Fax: +41-22-8495110, email office@ymca.int .  YMCA Canada, 42 Charles Street East, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1T4, (416) 967-9622.  The World Alliance of YMCAs' Statement on Peace: "Peace has many dimensions.  It is not only a state of relationships among nations.  We cannot expect to live in a world of peace if we are unable to live in peace with those close to us - even those who differ from us.  ...The responsibility for peace begins with each person, in relationship with family and friends, and extends to community life and national activities.  There are no simple recipes.  It is we ourselves who must seek - act - pray - for ways to be peacemakers."

The Newfoundland-Labrador Human Rights Association http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/nlhra carries out education programs that create and promote awareness of human rights among the general public and among target groups such as youth, seniors, women, and minorities. It also offers education and training to individuals, groups, and organizations interested in providing human rights advocacy or education services. Its Web site offers resources particularly useful to people working on human rights issues in Newfoundland and Labrador, with links to a large array of other human rights education resources of interest to Canadians generally.

The Peaceful Schools International mission is to provide support to schools that have declared a commitment to creating and maintaining a culture of peace. The goals of Peaceful Schools International are to: Facilitate networking among peaceful schools; Act as a clearinghouse for innovative ideas and programs; Encourage student-centered conflict resolution strategies; Reduce violence and punitive discipline measures; Support at-risk students; Promote an understanding and appreciation of diversity.  The head office of Peaceful Schools International is co-located with the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in Cornwallis Park, Nova Scotia, Canada. Peaceful Schools International utilizes Regional Coordinators to assist with the implementation of its programs. A school or organization wishing to become a Regional Coordinator must complete a leadership training program, either on-site or at the head office campus in Nova Scotia. Upon completion of this training, the Regional Coordinator can then process local membership applications and provide support to schools within the area it serves.  Individual schools in regions without a Regional Coordinator are asked to contact the head office of Peaceful Schools International directly.  Peaceful Schools International was created by Hetty van Gurp (click here for a brief biography) in the spring of 2001, in response to several requests for support similar to that offered to many Canadian schools. Peaceful Schools International is a non-profit organization. It is modeled on the League of Peaceful Schools, a successful Canadian organization that has been providing support to schools in Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan since 1998. Once an organization has expressed a commitment to establishing a branch of Peaceful Schools International in its own region or country, the head office of Peaceful Schools International housed at the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in Nova Scotia, will provide the necessary training to become established. For more information: Hetty van Gurp, President, Peaceful Schools International , PO Box 100, Clementsport, Nova Scotia, Canada B0S 1E0; Telephone: (902) 638-8611 ext. 200; Facsimile: (902) 638-8576; e-mail: psi@peacefulschoolsinternational.org ; web site http://www.peacefulschoolsinternational.org

Cégep international is an organization with a membership of 22 Quebec colleges that promotes international activities, in particular through internationalization of curriculum. The college-level project "Éducation à la citoyenneté dans une perspective planétaire" (ECPP) focuses on introducing curriculum and training content in the area of international understanding and solidarity, peace education, rights and democracy education, environmental and sustainable development education and intercultural education. This program is currently being voluntarily implemented in 14 colleges: .in humanities, computer science, social work, specialized education and environmental studies certificate programs .as part of practicums abroad in some programs .in student activities, i.e., outside the classroom (for example in international solidarity awareness campaigns) According to Cégep international, "The notion of éducation planétaire is a perspective (as opposed to a learning objective) that underlies, influences, and harmonizes the teaching and learning processes in schools. It allows students to study and understand global issues in order to address them in their own setting. It also allows students to adopt healthy values focusing on respect for the environment, global interdependency, social justice for all peoples, peace, human rights and processes of economic, social and cultural development to the benefit of all. Students have an opportunity to enhance their determination and ability to act as responsible citizens and must contribute to building a better world for themselves, for their community, and for the entire  planet."  In universities, the Éducation à la citoyenneté dans une perspective planétaire Project focuses more specifically on teacher training programs. The objective is to make future teachers aware of the importance of the issue, to allow them to understand the complexity of issues involved in the current world situation, and to lead them to become actively involved in building a society of peace. To that end, the project seeks to integrate the specific notion of éducation dans une perspective planétaire across the entire curriculum.  In Quebec, the departments or faculties of education of four universities are part of the project: Université de Montréal, Université Laval, Université du Québec à Montréal, Université de Sherbrooke.  Web site http://www.cegepinternational.qc.ca/ ; contact info: 500, boul. Crémazie Est, Montréal, Québec, H2P 1E7 - Canada; Téléphone : (514) 381-8631; Télécopieur : (514) 381-2263; Courriel : cint@fedecegeps.qc.ca 

The Centre de ressources sur la non-violence in Montreal was created in 1988 with a mandate to promote non-violence in all aspects of life and society. The centre has a library of 4,000 volumes, open to the public, as well as a collection of periodicals and dossiers on a number of issues concerning violence and non-violence. The centre also publishes a quarterly newsletter and has created a number of publications on specific issues. The centre has a service focusing on education, conciliation and consultation on peaceful interaction that works on violence prevention and conflict resolution in secondary schools. The centre has also published a guide on conflict resolution. The Resource Centre covers various aspects: involvement; solidarity with First Nations; international solidarity; and disarmament and peace.  Web site http://www.nonviolence.ca/ 

The Social Justice Committee - Montreal http://www.s-j-c.net/ - The mission of the Social Justice Committee is to: Analyze the underlying structural and global causes of poverty, human rights violations and other social injustices ; Contribute to informed popular participation in eliminating these injustices ; Work in solidarity to transform our world into a just society.  Contact: The Social Justice Committee, 1857 Boul. de Maisonneuve ouest, Suite 320, Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1J9; Tel: 1-514-933-6797; Toll-free: 1-877-933-6797; Mexico Central America programmes: 1-514-933-9517; Fax: 1-514-933-9517; Email: sjc@web.ca ; Urgent actions email: americas@s-j-c.net

The Collaborative International Development Studies (CIDS) program at the University of Guelph is a teaching program devoted to the goals of tolerance and respect for human rights, the practice of democracy, learning about the diversity and wealth of cultural identities, and equality of access to basic material needs. In particular it offers innovative BA and MA specializations in International Development that emphasize human rights (broadly defined), democracy and the sustainability of development. These degrees are fashioned from a selection from hundreds of courses in a wide range of disciplines. In addition, the International Development students every year organize a series of public development education seminars and lectures outside of the classroom.

International Association of Educators for World Peace. IAEWP (www.homeplanet.org/iaewp) was founded in 1967 by Dr. Charles Mercieca, a Maltese philosopher, educator. Now represented in 102 countries, with consultative status at many United Nations agencies, a designated Peace Messenger of the United Nations since 1987, the IAEWP has initiated the IPC 2000 Program at it's eighth World Peace Congress, and two Proclamations at its 10th World Congress.  Proclamation 1:  That all educators, both formal and informal are educators for  World Peace.  Proclamation 2: Educators for World Peace will shift buying habits of individuals, corporations, institutions, and Nation States to support the 1% Solution.  In addition, we encourage individuals to become aware of the values that identifies products and services supporting the development of a healthy growing society.   The IAEWP is the developing agency for the 1% Solution - a voluntary global tax intended to fund the Foundation for a Culture of Peace.    http://www.homeplanet.org/iaewp/main.htm Contact: Mr. Mitchell L. Gold, UN Special Envoy &  Vice President of North American Affairs, 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 100-209, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2, Canada, Phone (1) 416-924-4449 / Fax: (1) 416-924-4094 / 921-4365 E-Mail: mgold@homeplanet.org ;  Please note that the Homeplanet Alliance is intended to be a depository for Educational materials / accessible over the net : educational material at www.homeplanet.org/alliance/edumat.htm .

Centre for Peace Studies, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4K1. Director: Gary Purdy. Telephone 905-525-9140, ext. 24729; Fax 905-570-1167; Email: peace@mcmaster.ca  The Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University was established by the Board of Governors in 1989. The Centre has an office, a Director who reports to the Associate Vice-President (Academic), an Administrative Assistant, and a Coordinating Council appointed from among the faculty, students and staff at McMaster. Our operating budget is drawn from University funds, although external resources are also solicited for special projects.  The Centre annually sponsors the independently endowed Bertrand Russell Peace Lectures and Mahatma Gandhi Lectures on Nonviolence. It has organized several international conferences, initiated a number of scholarly publications, and has a wide range of international contacts, especially in Central America, Europe, India, and the Middle East.  Peace Studies is concerned with issues of peace and conflict--their nature, causes and relation to social life. This growing international field is being studied and developed in over 200 university programmes worldwide. The Centre supports multidisciplinary research and teaching in the area of peace and conflict studies. Research and teaching within the Centre focus on four areas: social movements against war and violence; religious and philosophical approaches to peace and conflict; human rights; and the relation of war and peace to health. http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~peace   McMaster establishes new chair to foster Peace Through Health

The Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto and Trinity College houses Centres and Programmes that specialize in international studies. The mandate of the Munk Centre is to provide interdisciplinary scholarship, and faculty and student exchange, as well as to create opportunities for members of the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors to join in collaborative research, teaching, and public education.  for more information, contact Munk Centre for International Studies, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3K7 Canada; PH: (416) 946-8900; FX: (416) 946-8915; munk.centre@utoronto.ca ; web site http://www.utoronto.ca/mcis/

The Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is based at University College, University of Toronto, and gives students access to all the resources of the University of Toronto, considered the leading research university in Canada. This wide access to the faculty and courses of related disciplines allows students to tailor their programs according to their interests.  Sixty selected undergraduate students gain a wide-ranging understanding of the causes and nature of violence and peace. The program, guided by three distinct perspectives, moves beyond the traditional study of International Relations by examining the causes of violent strife both among and within countries, including war, revolution, insurgency, and ethnic clashes.  The program emphasizes practical knowledge, the interdisciplinary nature of peace and conflict, and the importance of bringing leading-edge research directly into the classroom.  Our aim is to equip graduates to make a real difference in the world.  Our mailing address is Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University College, University of Toronto, 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H7, Canada. Our telephone number is (416) 978 8148, our fax is (416) 978 8416 and our e-mail is pcs.programme@utoronto.ca ; web site http://www.library.utoronto.ca/pcs  .  The Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics, University of Toronto, is separate but is also related to peace.  Family Mediation Institute (FMI): A Program for Professionals Assisting Children and Families Along the Continuum of Separation and Divorce Dispute Resolution Options Leading to a Certificate in Continuing Education in Family Mediation http://www.utoronto.ca/ape/fmi.html

Ursula Franklin Academy - a ground-breaking programme in cross-cultural understanding and conflict resolution. The school is a part of the Canadian Network of Innovative Schools (initiated by SchoolNet)- it also has significant international connections ( http://ufa.tdsb.on.ca/  ).

UNESCO’s Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet) aims at mobilizing schools throughout the world with a view to undertaking pilot projects to strengthen the role of education for peace, human rights, and democracy. Twinning between participating schools and exchanges of materials, teachers, and students are integral parts of the ASPnet’s activities.  As at January 2002, there is only one school in Canada that is a member of the ASPNet, River East Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but twinning and other forms of exchange with schools in other parts of Canada and the world is widely practised. Education Without Borders http://www.rec.resd.mb.ca/recinfo/Education_without_Borders.htm 

St Paul ’s College, at the University of Manitoba, Canada , is launching the first ever PhD in peace and conflict studies, January 2006.  This program will encompass the analysis and resolution of social conflicts; peace research that examines the structural roots of social conflicts, divisions, and inequalities; and strategies for building community and promoting social justice. It will be housed in the Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice at St. Paul’s College at The University of Manitoba. The Centre will serve as an intellectual space that transcends the restraints and limitations of traditional academic disciplines in order to adapt and provide for emerging conversations on the edge of the Peace and Conflict Studies discipline. The Centre will encourage research and practice that inspires a dialogue across the disciplines.  DEADLINE for January 2006: 16th September, 2005 (Canadian & American applicants only; deadline for international students has already passed). 
DEADLINE for September 2006: 15th January, 2006 (all applicants) Applications available on The University of Manitoba’s Graduate Studies’ website: http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/calendar06/graduate_studies/guide .  Any questions about the program should be directed to either Ariann Kehler at (204) 474-6052 or ariann_kehler@umanitoba.ca , or Dr. Sean Byrne, Director, (204) 474-7979 sean_byrne@umanitoba.ca. For more information, contact: George P. Hakim, Information Officer, St. Paul 's College, hakimg@cc.umanitoba.ca ; Phone: (204) 474-8752; Fax: (204) 474-7620; web http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=53&too=100&eve=8&dat=8/23/2005&npa=8945 

The Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society leads change and provides high quality education in dispute resolution.  The Society's "raison d'etre" is public awareness: to promote the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution processes such as arbitration and mediation. Our main function is to provide training in arbitration, mediation, negotiation and conflict management skills, which we do through regularly-scheduled year-round courses in Edmonton and Calgary (and other centres when there is sufficient demand). The Society's best known initiative is a certificate program in "Conflict Management", currently offered through Grant MacEwan Community College in Edmonton, the University of Calgary Faculty of Continuing Education, Grand Prairie Regional College, Lethbridge Community College, Medicine Hat College and Notre Dame High School in Red Deer. Contact: 110 Law Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H5; telephone 780-433-4881; toll free 1-800-232-7214; fax 780-433-9024; email aams@aams.ab.ca ; Web site http://www.aams.ab.ca/ 

Alberta Government Dispute Resolution Network - The network was formed by Alberta government employees in 1996 following a very successful conflict resolution conference, Interaction ‘96, sponsored by the Conflict Resolution Network Canada, which included sectors representing government, business, schools, churches, restorative justice and international programs.  Members include government employees from a broad cross section of departments and agencies.  Members advance the understanding and use of dispute resolution alternatives and collaborative, consensus-based decision making processes. They increase awareness of existing programs and resources inside and outside government. Referrals are made to organizations such as the Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Society (AAMS) and Mount Royal College for certificate training programs. For example, Mount Royal College offers continuing education and extension programs in conflict resolution. The AAMS website includes a roster of mediators and arbitrators.  Network members also work with community mediation and restorative justice programs such as the Mediation and Restorative Justice Centre in Edmonton, Community Mediation Calgary Society, the Community Conferencing Association of Edmonton ((780) 944-5265), and the John Howard Society for areas outside Edmonton.  Meetings are held throughout the year to share ideas and hear from guest speakers.  The Alberta Government has implemented the following dispute resolution programs: 

• Dispute Resolution Process for Alberta Government Construction Contracts (Please contact the Queen’s Printer for information.)
• Energy and Utilities Board "Appropriate Dispute Resolution"
  (403) 297-3700
• Farmers’ Advocate (780) 427-2433
• Mediation and Court Services for marital problems: custody, access and maintenance
• Parenting After Separation Calgary (403) 240-6776 for information and (403) 240-3833 for registration
• Parenting After Separation Edmonton (780) 413-9805
• Provincial Court - Civil Division Mediation Program in Edmonton (780) 415-2701 and Calgary (403) 297-5535
• Solving Intermunicipal Disputes (780) 427-2225

You can call Alberta Government offices Toll Free from anywhere in the province via the RITE system at 310-0000.  Web site http://www4.gov.ab.ca/just/agdrn/index.html 

Alberta Education’s commitment to ensure safe and caring schools is reflected in First things first...our children: The Government of Alberta's Three-year Plan for Education . An education system that helps Alberta’s young people become self-reliant, responsible, caring and contributing members of society is a top priority of the Alberta government. The well-informed, collaborative effort of all education partners ensures that schools can prevent violence and become safe and caring communities.  http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca/safeschools/ .  Contact Alberta Learning, 7th Floor, Commerce Place, 10155 - 102 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 4L5; Phone:780-427-7219; For toll-free access within Alberta, first dial 310-0000. Fax:780-422-1263; E-mail: comm.contact@learning.gov.ab.ca 

Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission - In Alberta, the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act protects Albertans from discrimination. The Act establishes the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission to carry out functions under the Act. The Commission is an independent agency of the Government of Alberta, reporting through the Ministry of Community Development. Also established by the Act is the Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund, which provides financial support for grants and educational programs and services. An Education Fund Advisory Committee, chaired by a Member of the Legislative Assembly, provides the Minister of Community Development with advice on the distribution of the Education Fund. The Commission, Education Fund and Education Fund Advisory Committee operate with support from Alberta Community Development. For more information contact the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission at: 800 Standard Life Centre, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4R7, Tel: (780) 427-3116, Fax: (780) 422-3563;  Southern Regional Office, 310, 525 - 11 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 0C9 , Tel: (403) 297-6571, Fax: (403) 297-6567; In Alberta, outside of Edmonton or Calgary call toll-free: 310-0000.  Web site http://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca ; email humanrights@gov.ab.ca

Alberta Safe and Caring Schools - In 1993 and 1994 two forums were hosted by the Minister of Education on school violence. The proceedings from these two forums recommended collaborative on-going action by education partners to improve student conduct and reduce violence in schools. In 1996 the Minister of Education assumed the leadership role to promote safe and caring learning and teaching environments in Alberta schools. The Minister of Education’s initiative provides a collaborative and integrated approach to dealing with this important societal issue and involves education partners in projects to: develop and implement prevention materials and resources to support teaching and learning; identify the nature and extent of violence in Alberta schools; examine issues about governance related to promoting safe and caring schools in Alberta. The ATA's Safe and Caring Schools (SACS) Project is a comprehensive violence-prevention endeavour. SACS Project Office, Barnett House, 11010-142 St. N.W., Edmonton AB T5N 2R1, Phone (780) 447-9487 (Edmonton), Toll-free in Alberta 1-800-232-7208
Fax: (780) 455-6481; web site http://www.teachers.ab.ca/safe/index.html ; email Postmast@teachers.ab.ca 

Web site developed by the Banded Peak School, Bragg Creek, Alberta, www.bullying.org and it is fantastic.  This school, students and teachers, and others like them (there are many examples), are to be congratulated for making such very worthwhile contributions to building peace in our communities and world.  Such school's, students' and teachers' efforts provide a powerful example of what all the schools and students in Canada and the world can do to bring peace to the world.

Deer Run Elementary School received the Peace Hero Award from the Calgary Action Committee Against Violence, presented to schools for their peace initiatives.

Hammond Mediation & Consulting Group Inc.'s mission statement is "Building Tomorrow's Solutions Today- Innovate, Motivate, Educate.  Conflict is a natural occurrence in relationships of all types, HMCG offers a range of collaborative services to resolve and manage conflict, grow through change and remain resilient.  Charmaine Hammond is a Conflict Management Specialist with a Masters Degree in Conflict Analysis and Management and is a Chartered Mediator.  She works with organizations, groups and businesses to build healthy solutions to difficult issues.
www.hammondgroup.biz         phone- 780-4643828 (Sherwood Park, AB)

Learning Network is an educational service agency that assists Alberta schools with professional development, educational exchanges, and global education. Professional development services are primarily provided for member schools and jurisdictions in East Central Alberta (although anyone is welcome to attend), whereas our global education and educational exchange services may be accessed by the entire province.  For professional development in other areas of Alberta, contact your local professional development consortium: Edmonton Regional Consortium (ERC); Calgary Regional Consortium(CRC); Central Alberta Regional Consortium (CARC); North West Regional Learning Consortium (NWRLC); Southern Alberta Professional Development Consortium (SAPDC) .   Contact info: Learning Network, 832 Education South, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5; Phone (780) 492-0234 or toll-free in Alberta 1-888-945-5500; Fax (780) 492-0390; Email learning network  Web site http://www.learning-network.org/ 

In a world ever so eager to solve conflict through war and violence, Rocky Elementary School is a rarity. Here students rarely go to their fists to resolve conflict. They resolve conflict through dialogue.  Hands are for Helping has become the motto for the younger children and Attack the Problem Not the Person is the fundamental rule for the older ones.  At the root of this peaceful environment is Rocky Elementary's zero tolerance for violence and its commitment to developing responsible, caring students. For over a decade now the school has been teaching students how to make peace, not war, through its Peace Education Program.  So successful has been the program that Rocky Elementary was recently accepted into the League of Peaceful Schools, a Canada-wide organization based in Nova Scotia that provides support and recognition to schools that have declared a commitment to create a safe and peaceful environment for their students. http://www.wcr.ab.ca/news/2002/0610/pebbleofpeace061002.shtml ; http://www.wrsd.ab.ca/rockyelem/ 

Youth Action for Peace is a group of high school students from across the city of Calgary who want to make a difference. Our goal is: To raise awareness among youth concerning nuclear weapons, landmines, human rights abuses and our environment. To internationally work together for nuclear disarmament, equality and peace.  Youth Action for Peace is affiliated with Project Ploughshares, a nationally based peace education group that sponsors Youth Action for Peace. Project Ploughshares Calgary has been around for seventeen years and offers monthly public education meetings on peace issues, a monthly newsletter, a resource centre and resource people. Project Ploughshares also is a member of the Action Committee Against Violence and runs an Anti-Bullying Drama Progam in Calgary schools. For more information: contact Youth Action for Peace, c/o Project Ploughshares, 2919 - 8th Ave. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1C8; email yapeace@canada.com ; web site http://www.geocities.com/youth_action_for_peace/

refer to the consolidated Alberta Peace Education List

The Baha'i Community of Canada sponsors a secondary school in British Columbia, the Maxwell International Baha'i School which has developed a substantial World Citizenship Program that has received positive support from students, teachers and
administration at the school. Efforts are also made to incorporate international themes in a range of subject areas. A second school, the privately-run Nancy Campbell School in Stratford, Ontario works closely with the Baha'i Community, and has undertaken concrete steps to link its program in the arts to a broad international focus, carrying out projects in other countries in an effort to expand students' awareness of peace, human rights, and international understanding through arts exchange programs, and through some international travel, as well as in the classroom.

Royal Roads University (Victoria, British Columbia, CA) M.A. Program in Conflict Analysis and Management.  Royal Roads University's Conflict Analysis and Management program is designed to produce leaders in the field of conflict management and resolution. Created for mid-career professionals, this two-year interdisciplinary program provides both the theoretical and practical skills necessary to identify, analyse and manage group conflict in a variety of international and domestic arenas. To accomplish this, the program: 1. stresses a holistic, cross-cultural approach to conflict analysis and management; 2. focuses on bilateral and multilateral disputes relating to trade, investment, development, resource use, the environment, governance, sovereignty, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding; 3. is structured on the basis of two five-week on-campus residency periods, contemporary distance education technologies, and a work-based thesis project.  Contact: 2005 Sooke Road, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9B 5Y2; fax 250-391-2522; toll free telephone 1-800-788-8028; email mailto:Registrar-Inquiries@royalroads.ca ; web site http://www.royalroads.ca/pcs/macam/ or  http://www.royalroads.ca/pcs/default.htm

The B.C. Safe School Centre http://www.safeschools.gov.bc.ca is a partnership program with the Ministries of Education and Attorney General and the Burnaby School District.  The provincial resource Centre is committed to enhancing the safety and security of schools and communities in B.C. by providing resources and strategies to promote safe and supportive learning, working and living environments for youth. The Centre offers a comprehensive source of information, training, resource materials and examples of best practices and strategies to address a range of topics focusing on enhancing safe schools.

The Victoria International Development Education Association in British Columbia offers a Web site on which teachers may share resources and ideas for global education http://www.islandnet.com/vglobe . It complements the Global Education Fund of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation which supports the production of curriculum materials and resources, professional development activities for teachers, school-based projects, and student activities,including twinning with schools in the South.

 An in depth description of Peace related courses offered at Canadian universities.

The list of Provincial Ministries responsible for Peace Education

This is the list of Provincial Ministries responsible for Peace Education provided to me on March 19, 2002 from Council of Ministers of Education, Canada.  Note that the listing was prepared September 30, 1999 and some of the personnel may have changed.

UNESCO Questionnaire for the permanent system of reporting on Education for Peace, Human Rights, Democracy, International Understanding and Tolerance:

National - Sheila Molloy, International Desk Officer / Responsable des programmes internationaux, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada / Conseil des ministres de l'Éducation (Canada), 95 St. Clair Avenue West, suite 1106, Toronto ON M4V 1N6; 416 962 8100 ext 247; 416 962 2800; s.molloy@cmec.ca ; www.cmec.ca & www.educationcanada.cmec.ca

British Columbia - Education - no contact provided

British Columbia - Advanced Education, Training and Technology, Gloria Back, Acting Director, Universities and Institutes Branch, Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology, 825 Fort Street, 2nd floor, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4; Tel. (250) 387-6166; Fax: (250) 356-8851; gloria.back@gems4.gov.bc.ca

Alberta - Learning - Joan Engel, Program Manager, Curriculum Standards Branch, Alberta Learning, 11160 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton AB T5K 0L2; Tel: 780-422-0596; Fax: 780-422-3745; joan.engel@edc.gov.ab.ca

Saskatchewan - Education - Diane Gingras, Executive Assistant, Saskatchewan Education, 2220 College Avenue,
Regina, SK S4P 3V7; Tel.: 306-787-4951; Fax: 306-787-1300; DGingras@sasked.gov.sk.ca

Manitoba - Education - Linda Mlodzinski, Consultant, Room W240 -- 1970 Ness Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0Y9; Tel: 204-945-6873; Fax: 204-945-3042; E-mail: lmlodzinsk@gov.mb.ca

Ontario - Education - Christine Jones, Senior Policy Advisor, 900 Bay Street, 15th Floor, Mowat Block, Toronto ON M7A 1L2; Tel: 416-314-4807; Fax 416-325-2664; christine.jones@edu.gov.on.ca

Ontario - Training, Colleges and Universities - Christine Jones, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Education, Mowat Block, Room 1548, 900 Bay Street, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1L2; Tel.+1 (416) 314-4807, Fax+1 (416) 325-4344, E-mail christine.jones@edu.gov.on.ca

Québec - Education - Diane Viel, Conseillère en coopération, Direction des affaires internationales et canadiennes, 
Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec, 1035, rue De La Chevrotière (16e étage), Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5; Téléphone : 418-643-3249; Télécopieur : 418-646-9170

New Brunswick - Education - Barry P. Lydon, Director, Curriculum, New Brunswick Department of Education, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton NB E3B 5H1; Tel: 506-444-4654; Fax: 506-453-3325; E-mail: barryl@gov.nb.ca

New Brunswick - Education (Français) - Gisèle St-Amand, Direction des services pédagogiques, CP 6000, Fredericton, N.-B. E3B 5H1; Tél. : 506-453-2743; Téléc. : 506-453-3325; giseles@gov.nb.ca

Prince Edward Island - Education - Wanda Whitlock, Director of Student Services, P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8; Tel: 902-368-4639; Fax: 902-368-4622

Nova Scotia - Education and Culture - Bob LeBlanc, Director, English Program Services, PO Box 578, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S9; Tel.: 902-424-5991; Fax: 902-424-0260; leblanrm@gov.ns.ca

Newfoundland and Labrador - Education - Catherine Gogan, Assistant Deputy Minister, P.O. Box 8700, St. John's NF A1B 4J6; Tel: 709-729-6164; Fax: 709-729-0414; E-mail: catherinegogan@mail.gov.nf.ca

Northwest Territories - Education, Culture and Employment - Derek Green, Coordinator, Evaluation, GNWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Box 1320, Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9; Tel: 867-920-3128
Fax: 867-873-0155; derek_green@gov.nt.ca

Nunavut - Naullaq Arnaquq, Director, Childhood Education and School Services, P.O. Box 800, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0; Tel: 867-975-5600; Fax: 867-975-5605; narnaquq@gov.nu.ca

Yukon - Education - Terry Burns, Superintendent of Programs, Yukon Department of Education, 1000 Lewes Boulevard, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3H9; Phone: 867-667-8238; Fax: 867-393-6339; terry.burns@gov.yk.ca

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