Resources

The Peace Booth provides the following resource for those interested in learning more about being a peacemaker in today’s world.

Peace and Justice reading list

Peace and Justice reading list.

Peace & Justice Websites

Not all Peace and Justice web sites can be included on this list but sites with an asterisk are excellent sources for additional links as well as listings of ongoing events, rallies, meetings taking place around the state. Many national and international sites will also have links to local sites within North Carolina.

State & Local

acluofnorthcarolina.org American Civil Liberties Union of NC
bringthemhomenow.org Triangle web site
heirsproject.org Heirs to a Fighting Tradition Strengthens base of NC social justice organizers; shares oral histories
interfaithalliance-nc.org/ Interfaith coalition supporting trust, understanding in Wake / Orange /Durham communities
internationalistbooks.org Internationalists Books & Community Center*
jfajpnc.org North Carolina Jews for a Just Peace*
main.nc.us Western NC community network for participatory democracy, social/economic justice
ncconservationnetwork.org NC Conservation Network- network of environmental organizations
ncchurches.org North Carolina Council of Churches*
ncpeaceaction.org practical, positive alternatives for peace (Triangle web site)*
ncstoptorturenow.net NC Stop Torture Now
pfadp.org People of Faith against the Death Penalty
triangletikkun.org Promotes peace in Middle East and around world
unitedforpeace.org national site with statewide links to peace groups*
wfpse.org Witness for Peace, Southeast / Carolina Interfaith Task Force on Central America (CITCA)

National & International

NonviolentPeaceforce.org an unarmed, professional civilian peacekeeping force that is invited to work in conflict zones worldwide
LutheranPeace.org Lutheran Peace Fellowship “called to be peacemakers”
armscontrol.org Arms Control Association promotes public understanding of, and support for, effective arms control policies
aclu.org American Civil Liberties Union
afsc.org American Friends Service Committee (Quaker organization)
amnesty.org Amnesty International
buddhistpeacefellowship.org Buddhist Peace Fellowship “wisdom & compassion for social change”
bpfna.org Baptist Peace Fellowship “to build a culture of peace rooted in justice”
bread.org Bread for the World “seeking justice, ending hunger”
codepink.org Women for Peace
deathpenaltyinfo.org Death Penalty Information Center
earthjustice.org nonprofit law firm protecting earth and animals
ecapc.org Every Church a Peace Church
envirolink.org online environmental resource site
epfnational.org Episcopal Peace Fellowship
fcnl.org Friends (Quaker) Committee on National Legislation lobbies for civil liberties, alternatives to war, social justice
forusa.org Fellowship of Reconciliation (interfaith organization)
greenpeaceusa.org Greenpeace
handsproject.org Hands and words are not for hurting!
hrw.org Human Rights Watch
incommunion.org Orthodox Peace Fellowship
interfaithalliance.org excellent resource site for P & J info
jewishpeacefellowship.org Jewish Peace Fellowship
leavemychildalone.org opt your child out of automatic military recruitment
moveon.org effective & responsive outlet for democratic participation online
notinourname.net web site devoted to stopping aggression in world
paxchristiusa.org National Catholic peace movement
peacefultomorrows.org Family members of victims of 9/11 against the war
peta.org People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
sojo.net Sojourners covers faith, politics & culture
solaractionalliance.org Solar Action Alliance is a group of environmentalists spreading the word about solar energy
splcenter.org Southern Poverty Law Center
un.org United Nations home page
United Nations Organization, supports the UN.
unsystem.org official web site locator for United Nations
veteransforpeace.org Vets working together for peace & justice thru non-violence
warresisters.org War Resisters League
wilpf.org Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom
witnessforpeace.org activism to support peace & justice in the Americas

Other Media

National Institute for Media and the Family offers many resources, notably free guides on topics ranging from YouTube and MySpace, to online gaming and video game addiction:
Big Picture Small World, a rich site of activities, unusual insight and resources, and extensive listings of computer games on peace, conflict, politics, environment, climate, energy, food, science
PBS Kids: It’s My Life offers kids a place to share stories, play games and activities, take polls, read articles, get advice, watch video clips of other kids discussing their questions and concern.
Books: Video Games and Your Kids, Hilarie Cash and Kim McDaniel; Video Game Play and Addiction, by Kourosh Dini;
Who‘s Calling the Shots? by Nancy Carlsson-Paige and Diane E. Levin, on responding to kid‘s fascination with war play. By Lutheran Peace Fellowship.

How to Find Your Local, State and National Representatives

Go to ncleg.net
Select your district, county, or zip+4 code

The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. – Martin Luther King Jr.

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