Go Forth 2020 Archives

Go Forth Educator’s Guide 2020

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Promoting peace in the world by creating “safe spaces” for dialogue.

Objective

Share0 Share +10 Tweet0 Theme: Missionary Disciples of PeaceOBJECTIVE: Students will be able to: DEFINE “safe spaces” and begin to CREATE them in their community. RESEARCH,

Saint Francis prays for us to be instruments of peace for God in the world.

Step 1: Pray

Share0 Tweet0 Share +10 As a missionary disciple Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;where there is hatred, let me bring love;where there is hurt and suffering, let me offer forgiveness;where

Teens develop safe spaces to promote peace in Chicago.

Step 2: Make Personal Connections

Share0 Share +10 Tweet0 READ the FAITH and NEIGHBOR PERSPECTIVE articles to see how groups in Chicago and Kenya created safe spaces. DISCUSS: The youth in Chicago describe their group as

Warriors of peace ministry provides a safe space in Chicago.

Faith Perspective

Share0 Tweet0 Share +10 ChicagoEvery Friday night, a group of teens called, "Warriors of Peace" gather at St. Gall parish in Chicago. They live in a neighborhood on the South Side, called Gage Park.

Mutamaiyo Peace School in Kenya is safe space for children amidst internal conflict.

Neighbor Focus

Share0 Tweet0 Share +10 Kenya Kenya, a small country in eastern Africa, has suffered years of conflict and war, but the Mutamaiyo Peace School in the town of Molo has become a place of hope.

Scripture is God inviting us to be instruments of peace.

Step 3: Explore Scripture and Tradition

Share0 Tweet0 Share +10 READ ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:Old Testament: Isaiah 2: 3-5Life of Jesus: Matthew 5:38-41Christian Living: 1 Cor 12:3B-7, 12-13REFLECT: These Scriptures tell the

Pope Francis states that violence is not the cure for our broken world

What Does The Church Say?

Share0 Tweet0 Share +10 "Violence is not the cure for our broken world. Countering violence with violence leads at best to forced migrations and enormous suffering, because vast amounts of resources

Communities in Chicago and Kenya create spaces of peace in times of violence.

Step 4: Take Action

Share0 Tweet0 Share +10 In both stories from Kenya and Chicago the community has come together to create peace in times of violence and uncertainty. Take action by inspiring peace in your group/class

Raise Your Voice

Share0 Tweet0 Share +10 Create a Peace Pole in your community. A Peace Pole unites groups in solidarity to promote peace. Create a pole together and include on it the words “May

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