Tag Archives: Arab Spring

Nobel Peace Prize 2015: Awarding the Collective

Today the Nobel Committee awarded the 2015 Peace Prize to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, a coalition of four civil society organizations: • Tunisian General Labour Union • Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts • Tunisian Human Rights League • Tunisian Order of Lawyers The Committee credits the Quartet with fostering peace during a… read more

Nonviolence Currents: The Power of Comics

Nonviolence Currents – Bridging Nonviolence and Current Events in the Classroom A service of the Metta Center for Nonviolence LESSON PLAN #5 Waging Nonviolence Article: Zip! Zapf! Pow! – that’s the power of comics by Nadine Bloch Themes: Activism, art, media literacy Target age group: Ages 14 & up Subject areas: Art, English Language Arts, Social Studies… read more