| For High
Schools and Youth Groups |
Catholic Peace
Fellowship has developed a lesson
plan for teaching the history of
conscientious objection in the context of the Christian
Faith.
The plan begins with the story of Franz Jaggerstatter,
an Austrian farmer who chose to die rather than serve in the German
Army in the Second World War. Read the
full lesson plan here. (You will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader . Download free)Peacemaking Activities in Response to Violence, Terrorism and War for Christian High Schools & Youth Groups By Dr. James McGinnis and Kevin LaNave. Go to Pax Christi resource page and scroll down. Counter-Recruitment Resources: New York Veterans for Peace provide speakers to enlighten students about the realities to be faced after enlisting in the military. Click here to see a lesson plan developed by a Bronx high school teacher to accompany a visit by Veterans for Peace speakers. |
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| For K-8 |
Peacemaking Activities in
Response to Violence, Terrorism and War for Christian Education and
Elementary Schools, K-8 By Dr. James McGinnis and Kevin LaNave. Go to Pax Christi resource page and scroll down. |
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| For Adult Ed |
Conscientious
Objection and Catholic Church Teaching: a concise statement of
Catholic teaching about war. Get
it here.
From Pax Christi USA: Hiroshima/Nagasaki Chaplain speaks about "Blessing the Bomb" |
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| If you know
of other educational
resources, especially from other faith traditions, and would like
to share them here, contact us at contact@selectiveserviceinfo-ny.org.
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