A PRACTICAL AND UP-TO-DATE GUIDE FOR WORKING WITH TEENS ON SOCIAL
JUSTICE
Allan Creighton and Paul Kivel, veteran youth educators and community
activists, have revised their classic book on violence prevention for
today's youth. Updating the tools and discussions in the book, the
authors maintain the positive message of their successful first edition.
They also include detailed suggestions for connecting it to the other
components of the Making the Peace program: the Making the Peace,
Making Allies, Making Friends, and Days of Respect curricula.
IGNITING THE HOPE AND IDEALISM OF YOUTH
Without ignoring the many challenges facing teens, the authors emphasize
that those who work with youth today have as many opportunities as they
do obstacles. Creighton and Kivel use their decades of experience with
teens to offer:
- a framework and vocabulary for teaching violence prevention and social
justice
- road-tested exercises for adult, staff and youth training and
development
- guidelines for facilitating discussions on sensitive contemporary
issues
These tools have been used successfully in schools, residential
programs, after-school and recreation programs, youth detention
facilities, and colleges and universities. Any adult determined to help
young people become active, critically thinking community members will
find a strong ally in this empowering resource.