This package is suitable for classes in history, conflict resolution, Middle-East politics, current affairs, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, social studies, peace studies, media literacy, communication, and film studies. Created in partnership with Redstorm Productions and with a generous grant from the North Growth Foundation, "Peacing it Together" encourages students to:

A Fresh Perspective

The youth-made films provide a fresh and real perspective on the conflict that is of great interest to young people around the world. While the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is one of the most notorious and intractable in the world today, most young people outside the conflict region don't understand what it is about or how it impacts everyday people. Mass media and classroom curricula generally fail at conveying to students what they really want to know – that is, the concerns and interests of their peers.

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The Response

The package has been tested in schools and has received an enthusiastic response. Daryl Wakeham from St. Georges Senior School said, "The films generated a great deal of discussion. One student commented at the end of the Socials 11 class, ‘You know, I really didn't have a good understanding of the conflict before, but now, after analyzing the film made by my peers, I really have a sense of what it is about.'"

"The educational program shows the importance of grass-roots political participation, a difficult concept to bring across to a rather privileged and sometimes disengaged student body," says Lealle Ruhl an instructor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Langara College.