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Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College

The Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College promotes peace and justice for all. Our aim is to nurture an inclusive, caring and respectful environment on campus and within our community - one where conflict leads to growth and transformation rather than violence or aggression.

The Initiative is guided by its mission: All People, All Voices, All Matter: Making a difference by intentionally engaging in practices and principles that explore, advocate, and honor the dignity of self, others, and the earth.

Principles: How We Treat Each Other

Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

Founded at the University of Notre Dame in 1986, the Kroc Institute focuses on research on a wide range of issues relating to peace and justice and the causes of violent conflict. The Kroc Institute also offers degrees in peace studies to Ph.D., master's, and undergraduate students.

What is Peace Studies?

J. Doug Archer, Reference and Peace Studies Librarian, Hesburgh Libraries at University of Notre Dame and Liaison to the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies has written a Peace Studies Research Guide.

Resources for Educators

Facing History and Ourselves
We work with teachers, students, and communities everywhere, through online professional development, international events, and our free library of classroom resources. Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.
Charleston Syllabus
The Charleston Syllabus is a list of readings that educators can use to broach conversations in the classroom about the horrendous events that unfolded in Charleston, South Carolina on the evening of June 17, 2015. These readings provide valuable information about the history of racial violence in this country and contextualize the history of race relations in South Carolina and the United States in general. They also offer insights on race, racial identities, global white supremacy and black resistance. All readings are arranged by date of publication.
#Charlottesville Curriculum
#Charlottesville Curriculum is a twitter account for educators to share resources on teaching race, racism, racial justice, hatred/tolerance, white supremacy, and police violence. It will hopefully provide context for teachers to explain recent events to students including Ferguson, Charleston and Charlottesville.

Resources on Racial Segregation in America, Central Florida, and Orlando

Articles and Books for background and historical information on racial segregation including redlining.

Harmonious Inequality? Zoning, Public Housing, and Orlando’s Separate City, 1920-1945, Kristin Larsen, Journal of Planning History, Volume: 1 issue: 2, page(s): 154-180, Issue published: May 1, 2002
In Orlando, Florida, a relatively small, agricultural, and tourist-based southern community, local officials marshaled an array of planning strategies to define and maintain racial boundaries while projecting an image of African American support for this system. The intent was to allay fear among tourists and potential residents that Orlando suffered from racial tension. Building on the work of Silver and Moeser, this study shows that Orlando developed a separate black city through planning for the spatial arrangement of cities on the basis of segregationist goals.
How Redlining’s Racist Effects Lasted for Decades, Emily Badger Aug 24, 2017, NYT
The new research reaffirms the role of government policy in shaping racial disparities in America in access to housing, credit and wealth accumulation. And as the country grapples with the blurred lines between past racism and present-day outcomes, this new data illustrates how such history lives on.

Crossing division street : an oral history of the African-American community in Orlando by Benjamin D. Brotemarkle
Call Number: F319.O7 B76 2005
ISBN: 1886104214
Publication Date: 2005
Community in context ; Building a community ; Civil rights and wrongs ; Teaching and learning ; Friends and neighbors ; Celebrating the past ; Looking to the future
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Call Number: E185.61 .R8185 2017
ISBN: 9781631492853
Publication Date: 2017-05-02
Richard Rothstein explodes the myth that America's cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation -- that is, through individual prejudices, income differences, or the actions of private institutions like banks and real estate agencies. Rather, The Color of Law incontrovertibly makes it clear that it was de jure segregation -- the laws and policy decisions passed by local, state, and federal governments--that actually promoted the discriminatory patterns that continue to this day.

What We Are Reading

Childhood Disrupted by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Call Number: Not in the Valencia Library
ISBN: 9781476748351
Publication Date: 2015-07-07
A groundbreaking book showing the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses such as heart disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer--Childhood Disrupted also explains how to cope with these emotional traumas and even heal from them.
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Call Number: E185.61 .K358 2016
ISBN: 1568584636
Publication Date: 2016-04-12
The National Book Award winning history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society.
On the Brink of Everything by Parker J. Palmer
Call Number: Not in the Valencia Library
ISBN: 1523095431
Publication Date: 2018-06-26
Drawing on eight decades of life -- and his career as a writer, teacher, and activist -- Palmer explores the questions age raises and the promises it holds.
Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
Call Number: HM753 .B765 2017
ISBN: 0525508694
Publication Date: 2017-09-01
Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization.
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris
Call Number: RJ506.P66 B87 2018
ISBN: 9780544828704
Publication Date: 2018-01-23
Millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Call Number: E185.625.T38 2003
ISBN: 9780465083619
Publication Date: 2003-01-17
The classic, bestselling book on the psychology of racism-now fully revised and updated.
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Call Number: E175.85 .L64 2018
ISBN: 9781620973929
Publication Date: 2018-07-17
Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important - and successful - history books of our time. For this new edition, Loewen has added a new introduction that shows how inadequate history courses in high school help produce adult Americans who think Donald Trump can solve their problems.
The Book of Joy by Desmond Tutu; Douglas Carlton Abrams; Dalai Lama XIV
Call Number: BL65.H36 B78 2016
ISBN: 9780399185045
Publication Date: 2016-09-20
An instant New York Times bestseller Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships--or, as they would say, because of them--they are two of the most joyful people on the planet.

Common Read

A book club has been started as an initiative by Valencia College’s Peace and Justice Institute to encourage a common read of books related to the theme of our most recent conference Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma To Healing. We will start with Nadine Burke Harris' book, The Deepest Well. https://www.facebook.com/groups/349452129053037/

The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris
Call Number: RJ506.P66 B87 2018
ISBN: 9780544828704
Publication Date: 2018-01-23
Millions of lives depend on us finally coming to terms with the long-term consequences of childhood adversity and toxic stress.

Selected Books on Peace and Justice at Valencia College

Promoting Global Peace and Civic Engagement Through Education by Kshama Pandey (Editor); Pratibha Upadhyay (Editor); Amit Jaiswal
Call Number: JZ5534 .P76 2016
ISBN: 9781522500780
Publication Date: 2016-05-04
The Nonviolence Handbook by Michael N. Nagler; Ann Wright (Foreword by)
Call Number: E Book and West HM1281.N343 2014
ISBN: 9781626561458
Publication Date: 2014-04-14
Peacebuilding in Community Colleges by David J. Smith (Editor)
Call Number: HD42.P43 2013
ISBN: 9781601271471
Publication Date: 2013-06-01
Champions for Peace by Judith Hicks Stiehm
Call Number: Osceola JZ5540.S74 2014
ISBN: 9781442221512
Publication Date: 2013-12-19
Charleston Syllabus by Chad Williams (Editor); Kidada E. Williams (Editor); Keisha N. Blain (Editor)
Call Number: E184.A1 C4445 2016
ISBN: 9780820349565
Publication Date: 2016-05-15
They Can't Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery
Call Number: E184 .A1 L69 2016
ISBN: 9780316312479
Publication Date: 2016-11-15
Whistling Vivaldi by Claude M. Steele
Call Number: HM1096.S736 2010
ISBN: 9780393339727
Publication Date: 2011-04-04
Deep Diversity by Shakil Choudhury
ISBN: 9781771130257
Publication Date: 2015
What if our interactions with those different from us are strongly influenced by things happening below the radar of awareness, hidden even from ourselves? Deep Diversity explores this question and argues that “us vs. them” is an unfortunate but normal part of the human experience due to reasons of both nature and nurture.
E Books on Peace at Valencia College
Search of E Books at Valencia College, keyword peace. (Must be logged in to Atlas).

Reference Books and Special Collections, East Campus

The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace by Nigel Young (Editor)
Call Number: EAST REF JZ5533.O95 2010
ISBN: 9780195334685
Publication Date: 2010-02-18
Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution by Heidi Burgess; Guy M. Burgess
Call Number: EAST REF HM136.B783 1997
ISBN: 9780874368390
Publication Date: 1997-11-01
Peace and Social Justice Collection
Valencia catalog search limited to Peace and Social Justice Collection, East Campus. (Must be logged in to Atlas).

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Electronic Resources

United States Institute of Peace
Works to prevent, mitigate, and resolve violent conflict around the world. USIP does this by engaging directly in conflict zones and by providing analysis, education, and resources to those working for peace. Provides access to articles and publications.
World Peace Library
A free educational resource containing over 300 audio recordings with inspirational stories, skills training and powerful solutions by the world’s top peacebuilders, social change leaders, scientists, Indigenous elders and spiritual mentors.
Global Peace Index
The world’s leading measure of national peacefulness. The Institute for Economics & Peace ranks 162 nations according to their ‘absence of violence’.
Plowshares Digital Archive of Peace Studies
A Peace Studies collaborative of Earlham, Goshen, and Manchester colleges; provides primary documents - including minutes, diaries, correspondence, pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals - ranging in date from the 1700s to the present.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A unique global network of policy research centers in Russia, China, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Research | Publications tab includes access to full text of books.
Center for Systemic Peace
The Center continually monitors political behavior in each of the world's major states, that is, all those with current populations greater than 500,000 (167 countries in 2014) and reports on emerging issues and persisting conditions related to the problems of political violence and "state failure."
International Crisis Group
The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict. Resources include publications and multimedia.
SIPRI Stocckholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament and produces research, access to publications, and databases.
Global Policy Forum
Global Policy Forum is an independent policy watchdog that monitors the work of the United Nations and scrutinizes global policymaking. We promote accountability and citizen participation in decisions on peace and security, social justice and international law.
Georgetown Institute for Women, Peacekeeping, and Security
Maintains a research repository, the world's premier online collection of resources, is the go-to place for policymakers, practitioners, thought-leaders, academics and students seeking information on women, peace and security.
UN Documentation: Peacekeeping Research Guide
The Security Council establishes peacekeeping operations and monitors the performance of their mandates. The General Assembly considers the financial aspects of peacekeeping and monitors the budget of the missions. This guide provides an overview of the primary documentation in both organs relating to the creation and execution of peacekeeping operations.

Ted Talks

Ted Talks - Topic - Peace
video playlist about Peace
Talks to Help You Understand Rascism in America
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Ted Talks - Topic - Nonviolence
talks about Nonviolence