Teaching to Change LA: Peace Page http://tcla.gseis.ucla.edu/reportcard/features/peace/index.html Published by UCLA’s Institute for Democracy, Education & Access eight times a year, Teaching to Change LA (TCLA) is an online journal about educational conditions in Los Angeles schools, with articles written by students, parents, teachers, guest contributors, and researchers. TCLA has created a Peace Page — a place for young people to reflect on what it means to build a “culture of peace and non-violence” by submitting stories, questions, poetry, reflections, drawings, pictures, or photographs about peace. The site also post links to online peace resources and news. “I am basically here to let my voice be heard. Some way or another people have to speak out either to oppose war or say that they don’t know what this war is about. People have to speak out and start communicating with each other to create a greater consciousness of the world situation. We can’t leave everything to our leaders, president, congressmen, or senators. People have to take action. This does not mean that we have to take up arms or do anything—but people have to ask questions, get together, and start communicating their ideas.” — Miguel, 21 “We need to stop this war because it is not a fair war. We are supposedly doing this FOR the Iraqi people but this is something we are doing TO them. We are going to kill a lot of innocent people with bombs, cutting their food, water supplies and medication. This is the first time that I have participated in a war protest but have been following this for a long time.” — Gabriela, 18 “I just became involved because I’m against war. I mean, I know that my brother and me are going to be the first ones to be drafted if a draft does occur because we are inner-city kids and history has shown us that it’s usually the inner-city kids who are usually drafted.” — Los Angeles 12th grader ALSO SEE: Articles from youth in Australia, Iran, and the Philippines International perspectives Student speeches and essays What students know about Iraq Student vs. adult confidence in President Bush on Iraq Youth debate war online Mock UN Security Council Student protests in the news