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Greenham in Common – online event
From Peace Education Scotland and Glasgow Women’s Library :- Greenham in Common is an online gathering bringing intergenerational activists and audiences together on the 40th year anniversary of the beginning of Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp. This event will celebrate … Continue reading
Remembering Kenneth McNeil
Kenneth was a founder member of Peace Education Scotland, and a member of Scottish CND since it formed in 1958. He served on the executive of SCND in the 1960s, a period which saw huge anti-nuclear rallies before the arrival … Continue reading
Nuclear Weapons and Morality
We have produced a short video about the moral questions around nuclear weapons. Includes religious and non-religious ideas on the morality and ethics of weapons of mass destruction. (direct link, and also available Subtitled or Audio Described)(Subtitled version here: ) This video complements … Continue reading
United Nations and the TPNW
We are pleased to release a new resource on the United Nations. This resource is a basic review of the role of the United Nations in the creation of international law. We use the example of the Treaty on the … Continue reading
Modern Studies / COVID19
Modern Studies – Scottish Higher New material by Peace Education Scotland relevant to the Modern Studies Higher exam was presented to the Modern Studies Association (MSA) in November 2020. Our ‘Objectivity Questions’ presentation can be downloaded free from this website … Continue reading
Survivors’ Stories
Survivors’ Stories Talk – available for your school Teachers of RME, Modern Studies or History are invited to book a free presentation with a moving talk: • Hibakusha video testimonies & stories and a presentation on the Hiroshima & Nagasaki … Continue reading
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Please enter your details below to receive a free copy of the ‘Nuclear Weapons Debate’ DVD for your school or youth group.
The Man who Saved the World (DVD available for hire)
SCND Education (Peace Education Scotland SC046853) organised a launch night with a screening and discussion of the film The Man who Saved the World. The event took place in Grosvenor Cinema in Glasgow and had more than 60 participants. The … Continue reading
Rethinking Remembrance Day in Schools
ForcesWatch have just published a brief paper on Remembrance Day for people working in education. It explores ways in which teaching remembrance in schoolscan be used as a way of encouraging critical thinking about what and how we remember, -and … Continue reading
Handing prizes of Mail the Peace Competition
Scottish CND in partnership with Scotland’s for Peace and Mail Art organised an envelope painting competition called Mail the Peace to mark the International Day of Peace – September 21st. We were pleased to respond to Garnetbank Primary School invitation … Continue reading