Transcript Activity Ideas for Peace Day

Peace Day Activities
Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots invites R&S groups to
participate in Peace Day September 21
Dr Jane is a UN Messenger of Peace.
She imagines a time when the solidarity, hopes and ideas of R&S
groups will circle the globe with a shared vision for a peaceful future.
R&S Groups around the
world will be celebrating
Peace Day
How could you participate?
Cook for Peace
How about cooking and sharing meals of different cultures
and backgrounds – maybe eating indigenous foods? While
cooking and eating the food, share stories of its
ingredients, family history, cultural significance, etc.
Performing a Living Tree
The idea for this activity is to encourage your
group to become a tree. Members of your group
will be united as a living thing as they take on the
roles of the parts of a tree.
• Step 1: Divide into five groups. Each group will represent a
part of the tree.
• Step 2: Build your tree from the roots up by arranging your
group members: roots – trunk – branches – leaves –
flowers.
• Step 3: Then pollinators visit the flowers and those flowers
become fruit.
• Step 4: The fruit falls and they become the new tree.
• Step 5: Act out the process as many times as you wish. It is
a lot of fun and you will see all plants from a new
perspective!
Discussing Peace Quotes
Students come together and
share what the word “peace”
means to them using their own
definitions or sharing their
favorite peace quotes. Discuss
what the ideas and quotes
mean to you and what can be
done to achieve this kind of
peace in the world. You could
also reflect on what efforts
have already been made in the
past.
Human Library
The Human Library™ is designed
to build a positive framework for
conversations that can challenge
stereotypes and prejudices
through dialogue.
“Check out” people as if you were checking out books at a library—
spend time exploring these people’s stories. This activity opens
people’s hearts to the beauty and diversity around them.
Create a safe space for your interviews and prepare your questions
carefully. In order to have a record, you could videotape peoples’
stories (with their permission) or create a real or virtual scrapbook.
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/sites/default/files/RSPeaceDay-HumanLibrary.pdf
Peace Day Film
Festival
Or how
about
holding a:
Good luck!
For more information:
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/peaceday
http://www.rootsandshoots.org/sites/default/files/RSPeaceDay-Resources%20%281%29.pdf
http://internationaldayofpeace.org/actions/
www.jgichina.org
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