Small Island, Big Impact: Peace Education in Las Palmas

Small Island, Big Impact: Peace Education in Las Palmas

Inmates at Las Palmas Prison weren’t allowed out of their cells to attend last year’s Time for Peace Festival, which was held just down the road on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. However, they didn’t let the steel bars keep them from expressing solidarity with the thousands of people who had gathered along the seashore for two weeks of events to promote and celebrate peace.

Beginning to Feel Human

Beginning to Feel Human

Following is an interview between Petri Bautista, who has recently begun working with the Peace Education Program (PEP) in Spain, and Luis Mesón, who is one of the pioneers of the program in Spanish correctional facilities. Petri has been a personal friend of Luis for...