After Gun Control Marches, ‘It’ll Go Away’ vs. ‘We Are Not Cynical Yet’
Source: The New York Times
After leading March for Our Lives protests across the country, student activists make plans for continued engagement on issues they care about.
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The Student Walkout Against Gun Violence, in Photos
Source: The Atlantic
Look at photos of student walkouts across the country as they protest gun violence.
How a paramedic’s split-second decision may have saved a Parkland student’s life
Source: Young Post
With some decisions, we don’t have the luxury of getting all the facts and considering all the possible consequences. Here’s a split-second decision with a happy ending.
Drought and conflict leave millions more hungry in 2017 – UN-backed report
Source: UN News
Leaders of the United Nations point to a recent study that shows how hunger and conflict are linked and say that incresing food security can help bring peace.
Poland’s president says he will sign controversial Holocaust bill
Source: CNN
Poland may implement a law that will make it illegal to accuse the country of involvement with the Holocaust. Click to learn more about the law and the controversy surrounding it.
Baltimore rededicates ex-Confederate site to Harriet Tubman
Source: CBS News
In another chapter of America’s reckoning with the history of slavery, Baltimore has removed Confederate statues from one of its parks and renamed it after abolionist Harriet Tubman.
The Rohingya Crisis
Source: Council on Foreign Relations
Get an overview of the injustices faced by the group of people considered by many to be the world’s most persecuted minority.
Quiz: What’s Your Freedom Type?
Source: Newseum
Answer questions based on realistic scenarios to find out where you rank in the balance between freedom and security. Then, see which historical figures fit and clash with your “freedom type.”
Top 5 Worst Dictators
Source: The Borgen Project
See a round-up of some of the most Macbeth-like rulers of the 21st century.
My students call me the ‘peace teacher.’ My job has never felt more important.
Source: The Washington Post
Linda Ryden, an elementary school teacher in Washington D.C., explains how teaching mindfulness has led to fewer fights and less bullying.