Playing for Peace

It turns out that there are several organizations who have successfully made the peace-play connection. One such, Peace Games, "is a... violence prevention program that empowers elementary school students to be peacemakers. The ... Peace Games approach uses cooperative games and community service activities to teach students how to create their own safe schools. Peace Games has opportunities for volunteers and AmeriCorps members to teach."

Then there's the Footbag Peace Initiative, "dedicated to the sport of "FOOTBAG" (known widely though incorrectly as "Hacky Sack") and to the healing, dancing and playful impulses aroused in us when we play."



And Play for Peace - which sees itself as "a process of community building. Rather than being an event or program, it is the creation of ongoing learning partnerships that free each child to build positive, life-long connections with others. Especially among people with a history of inter-cultural tension, cooperative play is one of few bridges that promotes cross-cultural relationships."



Play on, o playfully peaceful warriors, play on!