Resources for Children

Books and Stories About Peace

Resources for Youth

Resources for Adults

Talking to Children about War: The Southern Poverty Law Center has a “Teaching Tolerance” program which highlights "Talking With Kids About...War" (and check out their other resources, too, such as their antibias material).

PBS online offers information on communicating with children about war and violence. See Talking With Kids About War and Violence . They also have a featured article about talking with kids about scary topics, offered by the late beloved Fred Rogers . There is a host of additional valuable information on the PBS website.

Talking to Kids About War and Terrorism: Linda Geissler, Director of Religious Education, Compiled from newsletter columns published by the UU Congregation of Salem,

Peace and Justice resources of the Mennonite Church, USA

Purdue extension school

Red Cross

Reading to Kids Program

Web MD: "Telling your Kids About War"

Time for Kids "Kids Speak out Aginst War"

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

Recommended particularly for religious educators and teachers:
Teaching for Change is an organization that produces social and economic justice curricula and other resources for educators. We use and recommend several of their anti-bias curricula, and they have some new resources on Iraq and the Middle East.
submitted by Judith Frediani, UUA Lifespan Faith Development staff group

Resources for Managing Value- or Ideologically-Based Conflict in Congregations in a Post-September 11th World

Information on Vigils for Peace from Win Without War:
Win Without War and MoveOn, the interfaith group supported by the UUA which opposes a pre-emptory military strike against Iraq, encourages people to place lights in their windows during this time. This site contains additional information about vigils and marches.

Other Religious Resources

www.elca.org/dcm/worship/peace/ (Lutheran)
www.pcusa.org/iraq/worshipresources.htm (Presbyterian)
www.uahc.org/worldconflict/ (Jewish)

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