Actions to take for Star Children: A Story for Peace, Unity, and Conflict Resolution

  • leave it somewhere for a child to find

  • use it as a focus in a art class

  • donate it to a middle school library

  • leave a copy at a coffee shop

  • use it in a workshop on how to build peace

  • re-draw the images to reflect your culture and landscape

  • add what you know about how to spot a conflict

  • hold a workshop and brainstorm more ways to spot a conflict

  • write a graphic short story that solves a conflict in an unexpected way

  • use it as a focus in a team building exercise

  • inspire kids to write stores that create peace

  • inspire young adults to study peace building and conflict resolution

  • share examples where listening, respect and harmony changed an outcome

  • brainstorm the elements of a conflict

  • know that the future is ours to create

  • share this link with family and friends to read Star Children online

Resources for Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution

Study Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Website: https://kroc.nd.edu/

Masters Degree in Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia.

Website: https://emu.edu/peacebuilding-major/

Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) offers a trainer’s manual on Conflict Resolution: A foundation Course.

Email: info@hdcentre.org Website: www.hdcentre.org

Read about Leymah Gbowee who won the Nobel Peace Price for her efforts that stopped the war in Liberia.

https://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org/leymahgbowee