12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

To abolish nuclear weapons and foster global attention to the rule of law, they run an annual poetry contest on visions of peace in three categories: adult, youth 13-18, and age 12 and under. Winners are published in Waging Peace, their quarterly report. On or around Aug. 6th, the anniversary of Hiroshima, they have a commemorative Sadako Peace Day, with music, poetry and reflection at La Casa de Maria Peace Center in Montecito, CA. (See also Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes above.) http://www.wagingpeace.org

The Invisible Children is a short lesson plan module produced by the International Labor Organization’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) to raise awareness of the life of a child laborer. Best used at the intermediate level.

Founded by chef Alice Waters to assist educators worldwide in building and sharing an edible education curriculum. Provides 3-5 days on site professional development w/ongoing coaching and planning assistance, and a site license to their Curriculum Resource Center, a subscription based digital library of resources with lesson plans tied to common core standards.  Info at Edible Schoolyard

A cooperative program of the (202-326-5800) has produced a series of colorful posters with learning materials and activities on the back. Copies are also available in Spanish.

The Earth Institute at Columbia University Publishes a guide to educational programs on the environment and sustainable development, an annual report on the state of the planet, and The Economist Magazine

Bitter Seeds 2011, the 3rd in a trilogy by Teddy Bear Films, (the 2nd, China Blue 2008, investigated sweatshop conditions in the clothes we buy) is an emotionally powerful documentary that sheds light on the crisis in India created by Monsanto’s genetically engineered cotton, their false promises and ruthless monopolization. The result was that ¼ million farmers over a sixteen-year period committed suicide (approximately 1 every 30 minutes), most by drinking pesticide. This film, which has won multiple awards, was shown in the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in June, 2012, and is available on DVD. For screenings in theatres around the country see their website http://teddybearfilms.com

A platform for a community of businesses and consumers to buy better through the use of their supply chain transparency tool called FRDM®. We started in 2011 by partnering with the United States State Department to build the world’s first ever Slavery Footprint platform, combining product data with consumer purchase data to provide footprints to close to 30 million people worldwide.