FOREWORD by Kiran Singh Sirah
INTRODUCTION
Part 1: “Let it begin with me” …Why and How This Book Project Began by Linda Schuyler Ford
Part 2: Facing the World, Finding a Way...a Facebook Conversation by Lyn Ford
CHAPTER 1: WISDOM
Relevant Quotes
Introduction
The Promised Land by Linda Schuyler Ford
Drawing on the Power of Cultural Stories, Human Rights Storytelling, and Dialogue for Peace by Jessica Senehi
Excerpt from“Peace XVIII” by Khalil Gibran
Look Who Came Up the Beanstalk by Doug Lipman
Shaping Young Minds for Social Justice within Educational Standards by Celine O’Malley
Beginner’s Peace by Bob Kanegis
The Cold Within by Bobby Norfolk
“...you jeopardize your own tomorrow...” by Kenneth Roth
Ripples and Intersections: Two Meditations on Poetry and Peace by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Wisdom of the Ancestors: In Memory of Brother Blue (The Butterfly Man) by Mama Linda Goss
CHAPTER 2: WORK
Relevant Quotes
Introduction
First Steps Towards Peace: Building Empathy by Sherry Norfolk
“…So That My Story Takes a Happy Ending”: Storytelling in “Willkommensklassen” (Classes Provided by Certain Schools for the Children of Refugees) by Kristin Wardetzky
The Queen Bee: A Grimm’s Tale or Starting the Year Off Right in Kindergarten by Jane Stenson
Pathway to Peace: Nonviolent Problem Solving by Sherry Norfolk
Liz Weir: An Interview by Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford
Pick the City UP #DROPTHEGUN #KEEPTHEPEACE by Susan Colangelo
The Holocaust, Littleton, and Our Children by Regina Ress
Barry Stewart Mann: An Interview by Sherry Norfolk and Lyn Ford
The Strength of Butterflies by Lyn Ford
CHAPTER 3: WONDER
Relevant Quotes
Introduction
A Portrait of Peace adapted by Regina Ress from a story by Linda Spitzer
The Animals’ Peace Treaty: A fable from Chad, retold by Lyn Ford
Mountain Lion and Human: A folktale from Chile, adapted by Milbre Burch
The Legend of Sleeping Lady: A modern-day folk legend, retold by Sherry Norfolk
Holding Up the Sky: A Chinese fable adapted by Lyn Ford
Gratitude for a Gift: A Hindi teaching tale, adapted by Lyn Ford
Tears on the Moon’s Face: A Kabyle Folktale from Algeria, adapted by Lyn Ford
The Bear and the Bees: A North Italian Fable adapted by Lyn Ford
The Virtuous Wife: A Moroccan folktale retold by Sherry Norfolk
Afterword by Lyn Ford
Acknowledgements and Contributors [Includes permissions]
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND INITIATIVES by Sherry Norfolk