This is the home page of Futures Without Violence, formerly known as the Family Violence Prevention Fund, a non-profit organization that focuses on domestic violence education.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were strong African-American leaders in the Civil Rights movement. Read about the differences in their approach to gaining civil rights for African-Americans. Find charts that compare their ideas on...

A comprehensive six-part lesson plan that encourages students to study the concept of non-violence as it was practiced during the confrontation that took place in Birmingham in 1963. This led to the famous letter written by Dr. King in...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

Sami Awad is the Founder and Director of The Holy Land Trust, a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, families and communities in the Middle East. The group identifies the cycle of violence as...

When four African American North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College students refused to leave the lunch-counter at the F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro they started the first non-violent, "sit-in" movement. Although the...

This resource offers a review of the life of this important man in the Civil Rights Movement. King believed in peaceful protests, instead of violence, to solve social problems. (In Spanish)

PBS Online provides this profile of the Green Party in the United States and other nations.

Find out about efforts being made to eradicate genocide and other crimes against humanity by activist group Enough.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Mohandas Gandhi and his work to gain independence for India without violence. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A brief biography of the leader of India's independence movement, Mohandas Gandhi.

This site has links to other sites about cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is when E-mail, Instant Messaging (IM), Chatrooms, Bash Boards, Small Text-Messages (SMS), Web Sites, and Voting Booths are used to spread rumors, negative images,...

This encyclopedia article gives a good overview of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and his place in the history of civil rights in the U.S. There is a link to a website that gives more information.

A brief encyclopedia article about William Whipper, businessman and abolitionist.

Locate data on the New Jersey schools: enrollment, graduates, dropouts, certificated and non-certificated staff, "statewide assessment reports," and surveys on technology, violence, vandalism, and substance abuse.

The student-author of this article writes, "[O]ne of the most beloved figures in the Hindu religion," Krishna was an avatar of Vishnu-- the Hindu 'Preserver'--and a representation of love and wisdom." Read about the Hindu religion and...

What do we do as educators when tragedy strikes our life? Is art the answer? This article outlines some good suggestions on how to handle hard times in the lives of your students.