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