{"id":8860,"date":"2026-09-01T11:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=8860"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:26:26","slug":"teaching-peace-justice-and-equality-in-early-childhood-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=8860","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Peace, Justice, and Equality in Early Childhood Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=5287\">Social Justice Book Projec<\/a><em>t<\/em> is now chronicled in a splendid article in <em>Friends Journal<\/em>, just published.  Kudos to Ingrid Chalufour and to many others who worked together on this.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In these dark times when people are wondering what they can do, Durham (Maine) Meeting has found a path to peace education in local schools. In the fall of 2020, Durham Meeting held a series of conversations about becoming antiracist, including how we might live out our values in our local community. The Social Justice Book Project grew out of one of those conversations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s how it begins:  Ingrid Chalufour&#8217;s account of the Social Justice Project she has led on behalf of Durham Friends Meeting and working in collaboration with teachers from schools in our area.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/teaching-peace-justice-and-equality-in-early-childhood-classrooms\/\">Teaching Peace, Justice, and Equality in Early Childhood Classrooms<\/a> in the September 1, 2026 issue of <em>Friends Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-11.23.28-AM-1024x586.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-11.23.28-AM-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-11.23.28-AM-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-11.23.28-AM-768x439.png 768w, https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-11.23.28-AM-1536x879.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-11.23.28-AM-500x286.png 500w, https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-01-at-11.23.28-AM.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Justice Book Project is now chronicled in a splendid article in Friends Journal, just published. 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