If a Bus Could Talk – A TPN Book Review

If a Bus Could Talk – A TPN Book Review

 If A Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold       If a Bus Could Talk is a creative retelling of the story of Rosa Parks suitable for upper elementary students. The story, which is a work of art, touches on many events in black history and would provide an excellent springboard to an indepth study of […]

Warriors A Review and Lesson Plan

Warriors A Review and Lesson Plan

~ The Warriors ~ by Joseph Bruchac Classification  Chapter Book Elementary – 4th and up The Warriors: A Summary When Danny’s mother, a lawyer, gets a job in Washington, he must leave the Mohawk reservation where he has grown up and adjust to life in a new school. A skilled lacrosse player, Danny makes new friends, […]

Nonviolent Resistance: Twice as Effective as War

Post by Tim Wolcott I financially support and post pieces on independent media, because I believe mainstream media is part of how militarism remains entrenched in our society.  So when I learned from a recent presentation by Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action National, that The Washington Post published January 18, 2016 an article by […]

We are Watching

We are watching. What would you do if you saw someone bullying someone else or someone hurting another person and that person was calling for help? There are three possibilities. Do nothing. Call for help. Take action. The first choice is to make no choice at all. Nothing changes. You have done nothing. The second choice is to call for help. […]

I really can’t, I’m no Mahatma Gandhi

by Tim Wolcott Do you really know Gandhi or even Martin Luther King, Jr.? You may think you do, but I believe that in some cases, we need to demystify our heroes so that we can more easily support their actions. Recently TeachPeaceNow.org was given a little book What Gandhi Says About Nonviolence, Resistance And Courage by […]