| Making of Peacemakers |
Gandhi Alliance for Peace
Board of Directors: Deb Sawyer, president; Allan Smart, vice-president; Boyer Jarvis, treasurer; Sarah Smith, secretary; Rolf Kay:
Catherine Kreuter; and Sharon Odekirk
Board of Directors: Deb Sawyer, president; Allan Smart, vice-president; Boyer Jarvis, treasurer; Sarah Smith, secretary; Rolf Kay:
Catherine Kreuter; and Sharon Odekirk
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Peacemakers Project Ends
A major Alliance program recently came to a conclusion. Although the curtain is drawn on
the Making of Peacemakers project, its impact has been considerable.
The last Making of Peacemakers workshop was held on November 3, 2006, in Provo, Utah.
Eleven attended the day long training program held at the Provo School District Office. The
workshop series, which prepares middle and high school geography and history teachers to
use an instructional package emphasizing peaceful resolution of conflict, has been a major
project of the Gandhi Alliance for Peace since 2002.
Contributing to the decision to conclude the program is Nancy Hedrick's imminent move to
Missouri. Hedrick, along with Rosalind Beckstead VanVleet, developed the curriculum and
helped secure endorsement from the Utah State Office of Education, sanctioning its use in
Utah's schools. Eleven workshops have been presented, reaching cities in most corners of the
state including Moab, St. George, Cedar City, Heber City, and Brigham City. Hedrick has
served as group leader for all 11 workshops, training over 170 school administrators and
teachers to use the curriculum and its materials to teach their students the principle of
nonviolence and its use on global, local and personal levels.
The Making of Peacemakers curriculum consists of a group of lessons based on the Public
Broadcasting System documentary series, A Force More Powerful, and William Ury's book,
The Third Side. In addition to learning how to use these resources, workshop participants
heard from guest speakers.
Mainstay among the stable of speakers was Rohit Patel. A Salt Lake City businessman and
student of Gandhi's philosophies, Patel spoke at every workshop. His father lived with Gandhi
at Gandhi's ashram in India and devoted much of his life to spreading the principle of
nonviolence. Patel's interesting teaching style and understanding of Gandhi's ideas made him a
hit with workshop participants.
Reverend France Davis of Salt Lake's Calvary Baptist Church was also a stalwart workshop
speaker. He shared his experiences working in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and
reminded teachers that the voting rights act is still being used to fight for justice for Native
Americans in southern Utah.
Workshop participants were also thrilled to hear and meet Khando Chazotsang, niece of the
Dalai Lama. Chazotsang shared stories about her life and the life of her famous uncle
including his ideas on peace and nonviolence.
Other Peacemakers workshop speakers have included Reverend Jim Teale, well known for
his work to bring peace to the Balkans, Palestine and Northern Ireland; and Emma Lou
Thayne, noted Utah poet and author, who presented her views on finding peace in one's own
life.
A major Alliance program recently came to a conclusion. Although the curtain is drawn on
the Making of Peacemakers project, its impact has been considerable.
The last Making of Peacemakers workshop was held on November 3, 2006, in Provo, Utah.
Eleven attended the day long training program held at the Provo School District Office. The
workshop series, which prepares middle and high school geography and history teachers to
use an instructional package emphasizing peaceful resolution of conflict, has been a major
project of the Gandhi Alliance for Peace since 2002.
Contributing to the decision to conclude the program is Nancy Hedrick's imminent move to
Missouri. Hedrick, along with Rosalind Beckstead VanVleet, developed the curriculum and
helped secure endorsement from the Utah State Office of Education, sanctioning its use in
Utah's schools. Eleven workshops have been presented, reaching cities in most corners of the
state including Moab, St. George, Cedar City, Heber City, and Brigham City. Hedrick has
served as group leader for all 11 workshops, training over 170 school administrators and
teachers to use the curriculum and its materials to teach their students the principle of
nonviolence and its use on global, local and personal levels.
The Making of Peacemakers curriculum consists of a group of lessons based on the Public
Broadcasting System documentary series, A Force More Powerful, and William Ury's book,
The Third Side. In addition to learning how to use these resources, workshop participants
heard from guest speakers.
Mainstay among the stable of speakers was Rohit Patel. A Salt Lake City businessman and
student of Gandhi's philosophies, Patel spoke at every workshop. His father lived with Gandhi
at Gandhi's ashram in India and devoted much of his life to spreading the principle of
nonviolence. Patel's interesting teaching style and understanding of Gandhi's ideas made him a
hit with workshop participants.
Reverend France Davis of Salt Lake's Calvary Baptist Church was also a stalwart workshop
speaker. He shared his experiences working in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and
reminded teachers that the voting rights act is still being used to fight for justice for Native
Americans in southern Utah.
Workshop participants were also thrilled to hear and meet Khando Chazotsang, niece of the
Dalai Lama. Chazotsang shared stories about her life and the life of her famous uncle
including his ideas on peace and nonviolence.
Other Peacemakers workshop speakers have included Reverend Jim Teale, well known for
his work to bring peace to the Balkans, Palestine and Northern Ireland; and Emma Lou
Thayne, noted Utah poet and author, who presented her views on finding peace in one's own
life.