CRE Connection General Forums

Games and Activities for Young People in Peacemaking/peacebuilding

2008-10-14T19:31:33-05:00

Hi all

I need a bit of assistance, especially from those working with young people. At the U.S. Institute of Peace I am working on developing games and activities for young people who would be coming to our public education center. I am trying to collect as many short activities (for example, dividing the orange activity) as possible. If you have any, please share them with me (if need be, I will give “credit” for them).

My email is dsmith at usip dot org.

Information the PEC can found at:www.usip.org/building/pec.html

David

WAR & PEACE defined?

2007-11-27T07:48:09-05:00

Peace is not the absence of war, but the absence of the conditions of war. Do you agree?

Comparing approaches to ethnic conflict issues

2008-04-06T06:20:43-05:00

During the 2nd International Summit in Cleveland 28-29 of March 2008 a lot of exciting discussion appeared. One of the topic was concerned to comparison of anthropological and psychological approaches to the ethnic issues in CRE and PE. To continue this conversation I would propose to structure it somehow. For example, I can share general theoretical points and references of ethnic psychology at:
- the individual level (like ethnic identity for a person)
- the group level (like ethnicity for a whole group and group processes)
- the intergroup level (psychological components and processes in interethnic relations)
Any other suggestion for discussion is welcome.

I will start from those issues that would be of the most interest for visitors.

yours Iryna Brunova-Kalisetska

February 14, 2008 REQUEST FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION SERVICES

2008-03-29T15:10:35-05:00

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), Lake County Juvenile Court, Mahoning County Juvenile Court, and Medina County Juvenile Court, invite interested parties to submit proposals to provide program evaluation services in support of the Northeast Ohio Juvenile Detention Professional Development Project (funded by a 2007 Justice Assistance Grant Program through the Ohio Criminal Justice Services) a joint initiative with the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management, the Department of Youth Services, the Ohio Supreme Court, the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, and the above listed courts.

Program evaluation services include the development and execution of pre and post training surveys for juvenile detention employees and administrators participating in projects pilot juvenile corrections academy. All participants will be required to complete a minimum of fifty-six hours (56 hrs) of training. The fifty-six (56) hour training course will be offered three times during the 2008 calendar year. The curriculum will be designed to meet the unique needs and challenges of local juvenile detention facilities, but will build upon evidence based training practices and curriculum from ACA, NJDA, OJJDP, Ohio Department of Youth Services and the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy.

See attached pdf for details: