PeaceQuest

Through Peace Quest, the Sisters of Providence are trying to educate Canadians on why it is important to understand and celebrate the dynamics of peace rather than war.

Materials

Videos:

Program Nine: PeaceQuest

Books:

Warrior Nation: Rebranding Canada
in an Age of Anxiety.
Ian McKay and Jamie Swift. 2012.

Website:

Sisters of Providence Click Here

PeaceQuest Click Here

Study Guide

Goal

The goal of program nine is to help Canadians understand the political agenda behind the celebration of war and how peace-making comes much closer to historical definitions of what it means to be Canadian.

Steps

1. Show the video "Program Nine: PeaceQuest"

2. Ask students to form small groups to describe the following impressions from the video:

• What is PeaceQuest?
• What are the 4 streams of PeaceQuest?
• How do you actively live out peace?
• How should WWI be remembered?

3. Option for Take-Home Assignment. Using the internet, find more facts about:

• United Nation's International Day of Peace
• Peace Initiatives in your community.
• How to support PeaceQuest.
• How Canadian Catholics can support the work of Sisters of Providence.