Speaking Out: Women, War, and the Global Economy grew from an international peace project addressing issues of war, from personal effects of combat to institutional factors shaping armed conflicts. Drawing on the civil war in Sierra Leone, this curriculum bridges local and global issues, placing gripping personal stories in an international landscape and highlighting creative capacities that survive war. Stories, games, and roleplaying are interwoven with lessons on colonialism, West African agricultural economy, international banking, the diamond and arms trade, and peace-building projects. Speaking Out provides options for high school or college use and will be of interest to scholars in global studies, psychology, sociology, women's studies, communications, and conflict resolution. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc

"Includes the DVD Diamonds, guns, and rice : Sierra Leone and the Women's Peace Movement"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Section 1 Learning Across Cultural Boundaries -- Lesson 1 Sierra Leone in Context -- Lesson 2 Images of Africa -- Lesson 3 Gender and War -- Lesson 4 Conceptions of Youth -- Lesson 5 A Story from Emma Fofanah -- Setting the Stage for Civil War in Sierra Leone -- Have Camera, Will Travel: A Student Perspective on Africa -- Gender, War, and Community Reparation -- Field Research: Interview with Susan Shepler -- Emma Fofanah's Story -- Section 2 Sierra Leonean Traditions -- Lesson 1 A Story from Fatima Jarieu Bona -- Lesson 2 Rice and Sierra Leonean Culture -- Lesson 3 Sierra Leonean Women and Rice Farming -- Fatima Jarieu Bona's Story -- Rice Farming and Sierra Leonean Culture -- Making Pap -- Section 3 Globalism and the Economics of the Sierra Leonean Civil War -- Lesson 1 Cecilia Bangura's Story -- Lesson 2 Group Relations and the Struggle Over Resources -- Lesson 3 Diamonds for Pennies -- Lesson 4 The Tide of Guns -- Lesson 5 Complexities of the Sierra Leonean Civil War -- Cecilia Bangura: The International Monetary Fund and World Bank -- Colonialism and Memory in Sierra Leone -- Mancala -- Penalty Cards -- Small Arms: The Real Weapons of Mass Destruction? -- World Map -- Tracing the Trail of Diamonds -- Factors Underlying the Sierra Leonean Civil War -- Section 4 Toward Peace and Reconciliation -- Lesson 1 Retrospective -- Lesson 2 Stories from Yatta Samah and Corinne Dufka -- Lesson 3 Forgiveness Story -- Lesson 4 Role Play: Reintegrating Child Soldiers -- Lesson 5 International Tribunal -- Jariatu Sesay and Fatima Jarieu Bona: Retrospective -- Yatta Samah: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- Corinne Dufka: The Special Court of Sierra Leone -- The Role of Interim Care Centers in Reintegration of Child Soldiers -- Discussing the Reintegration of Child Soldiers -- Decision Process Guidelines -- Child Soldier A Fatou Kamera, Age 14 -- Child Soldier B Abbas Fofanah, Age 16 -- Village Elder 1 Alimani Mansaray -- Village Elder 2 Tichaona Dumbaya -- Village Elder 3 Amara Fomba -- Prosecuting De Beers -- Prosecuting Small Arms Manufacturers -- Defending De Beers -- Defending Small Arms Manufacturers -- Judging the International Tribunal -- Blood Diamonds.