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The Peter C. Alderman Foundation: “Because Peter Lived, the World is a Better...
On September 11, 2001, Stephen and Elizabeth Alderman of Westchester County, New York were in the midst of touring southern France, enjoying a 2 week vacation intended to honor Stephen’s 60th birthday....
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A Widow’s Tale: Real Lives and the Tragedy of Terrorism
Newsrooms and news reporters too frequently convey the tragic news of those that die in acts of terror, but they have never really told the whole story. Left grossly unstated after the heartbreaking...
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The Veterans Memorial Gold Star Healing and Peace Garden
Like all mothers who have lost a loved one during military conflict, Cher Kondor struggled to find a means of emotional catharsis in the midst of her sorrow. Killed by an improvised explosive device...
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Resolution 1373: The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee
The tragic events of September 11, 2001, in which the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda launched a series of 4 coordinated attacks against the United States, quickly led to comprehensive...
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Boston’s Garden of Peace Memorial
The Garden of Peace Memorial, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is essentially the result of efforts led by the late Paul R. Rober, Sr., who was looking for a way to memorialize the life of his...
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park: A Haunting Message Concerning the Survival of...
On August 6, 1945, three B-29 aircraft made their way over the Japanese port city of Hiroshima, dropping an atomic weapon named “Little Boy” that lethally claimed between 90,000 and 166,000 lives....
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Museum of Tolerance: Campaigning for a Live-and-Let-Live World
Located in Los Angeles, California, the Museum of Tolerance (MOT) is one of the most unique establishments of its kind in the whole world. As an educational entity dedicated to the examination of...
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Recording Terror: The Global Terrorism Database (GTD)
Do you ever have the need to research terrorist activities of the past, or want information on patterns in terrorism for any given year between 1970 and 2011? If so, look no further than the Global...
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Fostering a New Culture for Living: The International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace was first established in 1981 by the 36th session of the United Nations General Assembly, as an effort to promote a “specific time to concentrate the efforts of the...
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Shanti Stupa: Majestically Dedicated to Peace
Located in the northernmost region of India, in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains, the white dome of the Shanti Stupa can be viewed for hundreds of miles around. Glistening in the sun, it has...
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The International Network of Museums for Peace (INMP)
In 1992, thirty representatives from 10 different countries came together in Bradford, England to consider the nascent international idea of promoting peace museums. Including countries such as...
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Intelligence Data and Terrorism: The Inherent Problem
The primary entity within the United States Government responsible for collecting and organizing intelligence data concerning national and international counterterrorism efforts is the National...
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Degrees in Amity: The University for Peace
Rarely do educational entities come into existence through the decree of international organizations, but such is the case with the University for Peace, which is officially located in San Jose, Costa...
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The Japanese Peace Bell: “Long Live Absolute World Peace.”
Presented on June 8, 1954, the Japanese Peace Bell was a gift to the United Nations on the part of the United Nations Association of Japan, a post-World War II organization that had formed in 1947 as a...
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The Dayton International Peace Museum
Located in the city that hosted the 1995 diplomatic accords that ended the three and half year-long Bosnian Civil War, the Dayton International Peace Museum is the result of peace – loving energy,...
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Reconciliation: Canada’s Peacekeeping Monument
As signed on June 26, 1945 at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, the Charter of the United Nations grants the United Nations Security Council the authority and responsibility of...
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They Came in Peace: The Beirut Memorial
In the fall of 1983, Lebanon was notorious as one of the most violent countries in the world. The fundamental reason for this well-deserved reputation was a bloody civil war, which had prompted Israel...
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Pontifically Approved: The Flag of the United Nations
The coordinators of the original United Nations Conference that met in San Francisco immediately after the end of World War II (1945) sought an emblem that could be easily used to identify delegates as...
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The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism...
In the wake of the 911 tragedy and the creation of the of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the need for science-based research into the human causes and consequences of worldwide...
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The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University from 1901 to 1945, was a noted leader in the Republican Party who once ran for vice-president on the same ticket with William Howard Taft, the...
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