Charles Perkins - Aborigine Freedom Rides, Australia
A biography, interview, study guide, links and video clips.
Wangari Maathai - Greenbelt Movement, Kenya
A biography published when Wangari Maathai received the Nobel Peace Prize, in 2004.
The official website of the Green Belt Movement (GBM) and its founder, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Professor Wangari Maathai.
Vaclav Havel - The Velvet Revolution, Czechoslovakia
His official website, with articles, speeches, and interviews.
From Radio Prague, an extensive biography.
Lots of great photos and information about this influential Czech band.
Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran Israeli soldiers that collects testimonies of soldiers who served in the Occupied Territories, documenting experiences of abuse of Palestinians and demanding accountability by Israel.
Dalai Lama & Free Tibet Movement
Free Tibet "stands for the right of Tibetans to determine their own future. We campaign for an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet and for the fundamental human rights of Tibetans to be respected."
Aung San Suu Kyi - Struggle for democracy, Burma/Myanmar
A comprehensive site about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, including her articles, interviews, speeches, and news about Burma. Also contains information about other women peacemakers, including Wangari Matthai.
The Burma Campaign UK, a British-based human rights advocacy organization that lobbies for increased political and economic pressure on the current regime. Website includes biographical information about Aung San Suu Kyi, including a counter showing how many days she has been under house arrest.
Nelson Mandela - Antiapartheid movement, South Africa
An in-depth PBS biography of Mandela's life. Includes quotes, photographs, and interviews with friends and colleagues.
The website of the African National Congress, South Africa's governing party.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation seeks to celebrate Nelson Mandela's life, and perpetuate the spirit of ubuntu, or reconciliation.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil rights movement, U.S.A.
The King Research and Education Institute housed at Stanford University, offers articles, news, and biographical information on Dr. King's life and work.
Speeches, video, audio, and bio information.
Muhammad Ali - Resisting the draft, U.S.A.
Official website of Muhammad Ali, "the Greatest." In-depth biographical information, photos, video, fight record, and live Chat with Ali and his contemporaries.
Maired Corrigan & Betty Williams - The Peace People, Northern Ireland
The Community of Peace People, founded in 1976 by Corrigan and Williams, is still an active organization promoting nonviolence.
Mothers of the Disappeared - Confronting a brutal dictatorship, Argentina
The official site of the Associacion Madres de Plaza de Mayo, in Spanish, with many photographs.
A short article on the Mothers, with quotes and a link to purchase posters and study guides for the "International Women of Hope Series," including the Mothers, Aung San Suu Kyi, and Wangari Matthai.
Mahatma Gandhi - Struggle for Indian independence, South Africa and India
An enormous site on Gandhi, managed from a bookstore in India, including biographical material, a timeline, Gandhi's philosophy, speeches, extensive quotations, photographs, student projects, Gandhi postcards to email, and much, much more.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Antiapartheid movement, South Africa
Site of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre, to be opened in 2010 to carry on Tutu's legacy.
An address by the Archbishop, in the University of California Television "Voices" series, 56 minutes.
Rosa Parks - Civil Rights Movement, U.S.A.
A profile, biography, interview, and photo gallery.
Students of Tiananmen Square - Democracy protests, China
A 3-minute video with footage of the student protests and the subsequent violent military crackdown, including the extraordinary actions of "Tank Man," with music by Plug.
Cesar Chavez - Farmworkers' rights, U.S.A.
A comprehensive site including a biography, photographs, educational resources, and a Youth Action section.
Protests against the War in Iraq - worldwide
A news report (transcript and audio available) of protests around the world, with a comment by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Thich Nhat Hanh - Wartime reconciliation, Vietnam
"Our Teacher" has a biography, with information on how to pronounce Thich Nhat Hanh's name, and how to write to him.
A 6-minute video of the teacher discussing mindfulness of the world around us and how it contributes to happiness.
Women in White, Liberia
A radio story about the documentary film, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell," which tells the story of the Women in White who risked their lives to organize peaceful protests against the bloody 20-year civil war in Liberia.