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Reconciliation Peace Walk
June 2nd 11am -2017
A perspective of ‘peace’
If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody.
If your mind is agitated you will find agitation everywhere.
So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere.
You are this peace!
You are happiness, find out.
Where else will you find peace if not within you.
Papaji
Concepts:
Connection
Recognition
Sameness in diversity
Reconciliation
Key ideas:
What gives us our sense of belonging?
Our personal cultural narratives .
Purpose of the walk
Joining together to walk and stand in a new place.
Resources and strategies
Valuing cultural narratives
The following resources can be used to enable students to reflect on their own cultural stories told by their families and why those stories are important. And also consider if those stories change over time.
Stolen: Book 1 The Lands of Dreams and Nightmares (J. Piasecki 2014 pp.43)
You and Me: Our Place by Leoni Norrington
Nyuntu ninti by Rob Randall
The Binna Binna Man by Monty Pryor
Places of significance
The following resources enable students to reflect on places of significance for them and what has made them significant. Does their place have a story?
Tell the story of Lartelare Park
Sameness in diversity
The following resources enable students to reflect on attributes that are shared among all people.
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
youtube.com/watch?v=n9swWI5SPKQ
The Enemy by Davide and Serge Bloch
Enemy_teachers_notes.pdf
Mirror by Jeannie Baker
Standing in new places
The following resources enable students to reflect on the vulnerabilities of standing in unfamiliar surroundings and how those fears can be allayed.
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
www.shauntan.net/books/the-arrival.html
Stolen book 1: The Lands of Dreams and Nightmares (J. Piasecki 2014)
Rainbow Bird by Czenya Cavouras
Global Words: English for Global Education
http://globalwords.edu.au/units/Refugees_UPY6_html/index.html
Peace Walks
Students can research the history of Peace Walks and their prevalence today.
An example is of a walk in Cambodia:
Note for educators
The resources and accompanying strategies accessed through the links provided, support a unit of study for students that have the potential to enrich their learning and provide a context for their participation in the Peace Walk to Lartelare Park in Port Adelaide.
The sequence of experiences for students will depend upon their context and prior learning .Global Communities for Peace would like feedback on students’ experiences and perspectives.