One of the international peace-keeping organizations is ___. This organization, established in 1983, is focused on Mexico, Colombia, and Nicaragua. Individuals from these countries tour the U.S., helping us understand issues they face in their home countries. Each year, these individuals bring their messages to BCTC. Our most recent speaker was from Honduras. She spoke to us about the process of creating a women's worker cooperative.

Peace studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on political science, sociology, history, anthropology, theology, psychology, philosophy, and other fields to:

understand the causes of armed conflict;
develop ways to prevent and resolve war, genocide, terrorism, gross violations of human rights; and
build peaceful and just systems and societies.