Breezy Willow from Ireland, a friend of ours and creator of the Bake Bread for Peace initiative recently visited St. Vincents all boys school in the Glasnevin Neighborhood, Dublin. During her two-day stay at the school, Breezy played the “Bakers Without Borders” game and used the Theater of Crumbs method to work with five groups of boys between the ages of 13-17. The focus of the bread-making activities was resolving conflict. Here is what Breezy shared about her visit to the school and the potential of collective bread-making events to be used for creating peace:

“We talked about the conflict we have in our own lives, for example conflict with teachers as a result of not having homework or assignments completed on time, we talked about how such conflict could be avoided, leading to a more peaceful life. Some of the boys were having trouble with being bullied, name called and such things, this led to a really honest conversation between everyone and even some of the boys who had been bullying others made some commitments to change. We talked about conflict at home and causes of it. Once again we were able to identify areas where the boys realized they could change something to bring more peace into their family relationships. When we played The Theater of Crumbs, I was blown away with the stories that some of the boys came up with.”

Photos by Breezy Willow