Case Studies

Think Peace – Portrait of a 21st Century Movement

Think Peace: Portrait of a 21st Century Movement, shines light on a social movement struggling to achieve that which we’ve never had: World Peace. It comes at a time when the airwaves are full of films documenting/criticizing the process of war, while there are none that document/criticize the process of peace.

The Peace Alliance PSA – standing up to stop the violence

Two UMaine Farmington Students responded to the Peace Alliance, USA, public service announcement about deaths due to gun violence. Interviewed by Maine state coordinator Lynn Ellis.

The  video begins with that PSA

People Building Peace

A collection of inspiring and often remarkable stories of how civil society has made a difference in conflict areas around the world.

The International Day of Peace

CELEBRATE The International Day of Peace – September 21
All United Nations member countries agreed to a Global Ceasefire and day of nonviolence and peace…

Envisioning a More Democratic Global System

Envisioning a More Democratic Global System: The great architects of democracy from Pericles to James Madison assumed that democracy applied only within countries. Now in the globalizing world of the 21st century, are we ready for democracy to be applied internationally? In April 2006, Widener University School of Law sponsored a Symposium dedicated to this question.

Nagasaki Hibakusha: Takashi Nagai

The life and work of Takashi Nagai. The man who loved others as himself