The Feathers of Peace
The story of the peaceful indigenous Moriori of the Chatham Islands
“Barry Barclay’s The Feathers of Peace reveals the guilty secret that Maori and Pakeha have shared for more than two centuries – the destruction of a race. This remarkable film traces the final impact which both races had on the indigenous Moriori of the Chatham Islands. Moriori were a peaceful people who, at the behest of their chief Nunuku, vowed never to take up arms against another human being. The title refers to the white feathers Moriori men wore in their beards to denote their peaceful intent. Drawing inspiration from Michael King’s seminal book, Moriori, The Feathers of Peace brings the truth about what happened on the Chathams to an even wider audience. ”
http://www.filmarchive.org.nz/feature-project/pages/Feathers.php
How to access this film in New Zealand
The Film Archive’s medianet access locations throughout New Zealand
Rental through AroVideo online, New Zealand
Access at the Alexander Turnbull Library reference collection – National Library of New Zealand, Wellington
NZ Peace documentaries
Documentaries about New Zealand’s involvement in peace initiatives.
We aim to provide details of how you can access these in New Zealand. Check back for the most up-to-date library holdings or online purchase options.
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Nuclear Free Nation/Motu Karihi Kau – Music videos, images, and video interviews focused on Aotearoa’s Nuclear-Free heritage
Nuclear Reaction: Fifty years of the bomb (47 mins) – History of New Zealand’s policy on nuclear weapons
You can purchase from George Andrews Productions NZ.
Sedition – Conscription and conscientious objectors in New Zealand during WW11
You can purchase this online from FilmShop NZ.
Tau te Mauri/Breath of Peace (72 mins) – Stories of New Zealand peace activists
More about this documentary.
You can purchase this from Wick Candle Film NZ.
FREE – Download the School Resource Booklet to link Tau te Mauri into your curriculum: http://www.disarmsecure.org/pdfs/Tau_Te_Mauri.pdf
Departure and Return (64 mins) – History of the Rainbow Warrior I
No Nukes is Good Nukes (50 mins) – The grassroots nuclear free movement in New Zealand
Literature with peace and justice themes
Use literature to explore ideas related to peace and justice. Integrate peace education into your English and Learning Languages classes.
The NGO, Teachers Without Borders, has compiled a list of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature.
http://groups.teacherswithoutborders.org/en/peace-education/node/7344
Taking action for peace
Jody Williams
TED Talks – A realistic vision for world peace
What is peace? How do people take creative and courageous actions to work for peace? Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams worked towards eradicating landmines. She gives clear and practical examples of actions taken throughout the world.
Attending to nonviolence
Julia Bacha
TED Talks – Pay attention to nonviolence
Do we pay attention to nonviolent actions or only violent actions? Brazilian filmmaker Julia Bacha talks about the 10-month nonviolent protest to stop a barrier being built across olive groves in the Palestinian village of Budrus in 2003. She argues the need to value nonviolence and to make nonviolent leaders and actions more visible in the media.
International Day of Peace
Jeremy Gilley
TED Talk – One Day of Peace
Find out how the International Day of Peace started and how to create peace one day. Jeremy Gilley talks about how he made his idea a reality to influence children’s and adults’ lives throughout the world even in war-torn regions.
Link to TED video presentation here
More…
Find out more about the International Day of Peace and how to reduce violence globally.
How do we define terrorism?
Professor Richard Jackson talks about ‘Defining Terrorism’
On September 11 2011 Professor Richard Jackson talks with Chris Laidlaw on Radio NZ National.
This 30 minute interview describes the broad experience of terrorism and how nations respond.
Professor Jackson looks at terrorism in a critical manner and examines its origins, motivations and ways forward to nonviolence rather than the fear and violence associated with terrorism.
In February next year Professor Jackson takes up the role of deputy director here at the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago.
Riots and looting in England
Students might be interested in understanding about the recent riots and looting in England.
In his blog England’s riots: If the UK were a fragile state… Dan Smith considers issues related to the events of early August 2011, their aftermath and the future.
Dan Smith is Secretary General of International Alert, the London-based international peacebuilding organisation. He chairs the UN Peacebuilding Fund‘s Advisory Group. Previously he was Director of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo.
Peace Education: An Imperative not an Optional Extra
Listen to Professor Kevin Clements
National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago
Presentated at SOCCON the Social Sciences Conference, Wellington, 18-20 July 2011.
To listen/view – If you double click on the link it will load the audio/video player onto the screen. It takes a while to load and should start playing itself.
To download the audio/video file – Right click and ‘save link as..’ to download the file to listen/watch as a podcast/vodcast.
The video
https://podcasts.otago.ac.nz/nzpeace-ed/files/2011/08/KevinClements_PeaceEducation_SOCCON.mp4 mp4 28 mins
The audio
https://podcasts.otago.ac.nz/nzpeace-ed/files/2011/08/KevinClements_PeaceEducation_SOCCON.mp3 mp3 28 mins
Food as a weapon of war?
Josette Sheeran
TED Global 2011 – Ending Hunger Now
The head of the UN’s World Food Program talks about access to food, hunger, starvation, and the use of food as a weapon of war. Her vision is “Food is one issue that cannot be solved person by person. We have to stand together”.
