Resources

NCPO has produced a number of resources for peace. These include exhibitions, resource packs, briefing papers, pamphlets and booklets, books, posters and websites. You can use the list below to order resources from NCPO member organisations.

Exhibitions

Sustainable Security Exhibition

The 8-panel, full-colour sustainable security exhibition – produced by Quaker Peace & Social Witness – explains the concept of sustainable security* in a clear, easy-to-read format. Using colourful images and read more…

Christian Peacemakers Exhibition

This exhibition was originally designed collectively by the various NCPO member organisations for a display in the Peace Zone at the Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival. It is intended to take read more…

‘What is Peace?’ Exhibition

How does a faith-based commitment to peace take shape? The ‘What is Peace?’ exhibition presents the meaning of peace from an ecumenical Christian peacemaking perspective. The exhibition is made up read more…

Other materials

Nonviolence Works!

Brochure illustrating 60 nonviolent victories of the past century.  Available free from Pax Christi or Fellowship of Reconciliation

‘Visions of Peace’ DVD

This half-hour long video – made by and for Quakers – is now available on DVD. It is a collage of interviews with Friends talking about the inspiration and motivation for their peace work, the read more…

Housmans Peace Diary

The Housmans Peace Diary 2010 is now available to order! It comes with the World Peace Directory of almost 2000 peace, environmental and human rights organisations in 150 countries. Visit read more…

‘Quakers and Peace’ leaflets

Leaflets to explain the Quaker peace commitment to non-Quakers, A6 size single sheet booklet format.  Available in packs of 50 from the Quaker Bookshop for £3.00 including postage.  Cheques to read more…

One-person rainbow peace banner

This banner comes in a kit, including all the materials apart from the pole.  Comes with templates for Quaker logo etc. but any design possible

Rainbow Peace Flag

Ideal for use in schools, parishes, vigils and demonstrations. Seen all over continental Europe – help us make it seen all over the UK! Order now from the Pax Christi read more…

Resource packs

Nonviolence Works!

Brochure illustrating 60 nonviolent victories of the past century.  Available free from Pax Christi or Fellowship of Reconciliation

Building Peace – Tackling Racism

Short DVD from Northern Friends Peace Board, drawing on the content of a conference on this theme in 2008, published with a short booklet with discussion notes and background information.  read more…

Education for Peace: A Guide

An 8 page brochure, produced by the Peace Education Network (of which FoR, Pax Christi and QPSW are members) offering a curriculum for peace for schools. It sets out reasons read more…

Called to be Peacemakers – Education and Action Pack

Called to be Peacemakers is an education and action pack for Christian peacemaking in today’s violent world. The pack contains a briefing, action guide, worship material, poster, petition and further read more…

‘Think peace’ – a series of short articles about peace

These series of short articles explore peace from experiential, biblical, linguistic, philosophical and psychotherapeutic perspectives, and are intended to feed a conversation about a faith-based commitment to peace. The series read more…

Reconciliation: the heart of peace – study-reflection guide

This new resource from Pax Christ, Reconciliation: the heart of Peace, is a study-reflection guide based on the Pax Christi ICON of Peace. Contents include a full colour poster of read more…

Pax Christi: Peace in Action

A new resource for GCSE and PSHE Secondary school students. This outlines Pax Christi’s approach to peace work and has features on the arms trade, nuclear issues, Israel and Palestine read more…

Franz Jägerstätter: a Different Kind of Hero Resource pack

Contents include biography, reflections, prayers and songs and CD of photographs, activities for young people and lots more too. Price £6.00 Contact Pax Christi, St Joseph’s, Watford Way, Hendon , read more…

Peace People Who Changed the World

A resource for Key Stage 4, PSHE and Citizenship and for chaplaincy and retreat work With stories including: Archbishop Oscar Romero, Mairead Corrigan, East Timor Seeds of Hope Ploughshares, EAPPI read more…

Booklets, briefings and pamphlets

NCPO General Election Briefing

A 4 page briefing with questions for prospective candidates.  themes include the Middle East, the Arms Trade, Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Military Spending and Human Security NCPO_Election2010

US bases on British territory – Free briefing

A worldwide network of military bases provides the United States with a global platform for warfare and espionage.  This briefing, produced by Quaker Peace & Social Witness, discusses the history read more…

Living by the Sword briefing

‘Living by the Sword’ is the name of FoR’s new briefing in support of the campaign to close the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO). DESO, the government agency behind the read more…

Trident: What does theology say?

In February 2006, Christian CND organised a Day School; ‘Trident Replacement, What does Theology Say?’ A booklet with the guest speakers’ presentations and a brief summary of the workshops is read more…

Peace, War and the Christian Conscience

Themes explored include Challenge to the Chrisitian conscience, Witness of the Gospels and Early Christianity, Hope for the Future. Written by Joseph J Fahey. Available from Pax Christi for £2.50 read more…

Show Me Your Face: Lenten Reflections by Gerard W Hughes

This full colour booklet offers daily reflections for every day of Lent and Holy week. Weekly reflections written by Gerry Hughes sj and Sunday reflections by Chris Boles sj. Produced read more…

Follow Me: Way of the Cross with Franz Jagerstatter

This Way of the Cross draws on the writings of Franz Jagerstatter with prayers written by Fr Gerry Mc Flynn and illustrations by David John. Available from Pax Christi for read more…

Making Peace in the Post-Christi Era: Thomas Merton’s challenge to the ‘war on terror’

This publication brings together presentations given at a conference organised by Pax Christi and the Thomas Merton Society to explore the contemporary implications of Thomas Merton’s book, Peace in the read more…

Books

Housmans Peace Diary

The Housmans Peace Diary 2010 is now available to order! It comes with the World Peace Directory of almost 2000 peace, environmental and human rights organisations in 150 countries. Visit read more…

Peacemaking – A Christian Vocation

The United Reformed Church has worked ecumenically, and particularly closely with the Methodist Church, to prepare a report on the ethics of war for the 21st century. In 2004, the read more…

‘Hostage in Iraq’ by Norman Kember, NCPO member

Written with honesty and emotion, Norman Kember describes in detail his four month ordeal, during which he was imprisoned in a small room and chained to the two Canadian peace read more…

Posters

Build Peace poster

This poster is made up of photos of people at the Greenbelt festival offering their contributions to peace. It is meant to encourage us all to reflect on how we read more…

Websites

Young people and peace web links

C0mpilation of web links relating to young people and peace.  Have a look at this and let us (Northern Friends Peace Board) know if you have additional suggestions for what read more…

Military spending website

Q. How much does the world spend on war and preparations for war? A. About $32,000 (£18,000) per second or over $1 trillion (£558 billion) per year. See for yourself read more…

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