Peace Games

Peace Games was born from the vision of Dr. Francelia Butler, who brought together the power of play with the power of peace.

Peace Games strongly believes that children are peacemakers - not simply victims, witnesses or perpetrators of violence. Research indicates that violence is a learned behavior, and, just as children learn how to read or ride a bike, our children learn how to fight, hate and kill. Peace Games believes that if violence can be learned so can the skills of peacemaking. However, this kind of learning takes a school-wide committment, time, attention and sustained partnerships.

This is the role of Peace Games in schools and communities. Peace Games works in parntership with educators, parents, students and community members to support young people as peacemakers. Olivia's Organics is a proud supporter of Peace Games in New York and Boston.