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seeding change
Is white skin really fair skin?
Something as basic as the color of our skin has shaped our lives, opened doors, put us at the head of the line.
Granted us privileges we don’t even realize.
We don’t experience the daily disadvantages - the looks, the fear, the hassles - that thrive in the unspoken world of white entitlement.
And that’s unfair.
(via vampirefinch)
PeaceJam | 3rd Annual SMASH-O-RAMA
Fed up with something in the world? Write it down on a dish and throw it against a wall! If you’ll be in Kalamazoo on March 2nd, come visit us during Art Hop!
PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace
PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace
The Dalai Lama, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Costa Rican president Oscar Arias and political rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi are just some of the Nobel Peace Laureates who have joined the PeaceJam Foundation in their Global Call to Action. This book profiles all of these laureates and their work with teens around the world as they combine forces to help stop the spread of disease, promote women’s rights, provide equitable access to food and water, and more. Combining profiles of the laureates— including personal bios—heartwarming tales of the youth and their projects, and tips on how readers can get involved, this is a comprehensive guide to the PeaceJam Foundation. Both humbling and inspiring, PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace is sure to excite anyone who picks it up to think about simple ways to help make our world a better place. Take Action! Get it immediately!!
Woooo!!! This a great and inspiring book for anyone already involved in PeaceJam, or anyone that wants to know more about us. Check it out!
REALLY AWESOMELY EXCITING NEWS!
“The PeaceJam Foundation is proud to announce the addition of 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Leymah Gbowee as the 13th Nobel Peace Laureate to join their board of directors.”
WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!
Leymah Gbowee led a women’s peace movement in Liberia that ended the 2nd Liberian Civil War. We are so honored to have her join our other 12 amazing laureates on our board of directors!
Learn more about Leymah and the addition here!
PeaceJam | Youth Conference Mentor Informational Session (WMU)
Can you turn down the opportunity to work with a Nobel Peace Prize winner and impact the lives of hundreds of youth?
If you are between the ages of 18-24 and will be in Kalamazoo, MI April 21-22, apply to be a mentor and get the opportunity to meet and work with Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu!
A Nobel Winner Writes Of Peace In 'The Golden Cage' : NPR
Fromt this story:
“Five years ago on All Things Considered, [Shirin] Ebadi herself spoke about why she didn’t choose to leave Iran. She said, ‘I’m Iranian, I belong to Iran, and I work for Iran so I have to be in Iran.’ Since then, she has left the country. Here, she explains why. ‘One day prior to the elections of 2009, I left Iran to participate in a seminar in Spain,” she says. “Four days later when I had concluded my seminar, Iran was not the country I had left. People had taken to the streets; many were arrested, many were killed. So my colleagues recommended that instead of going back to Iran I should go to the United Nations and tell the world what was going on in Iran. Working on human-rights issues has become almost impossible in Iran.’ “
We encourage all of our follows to listen to this—a great NPR piece on PeaceJam laureate Shirin Ebadi. Go Shirin!
WHAT'S NEW—Nobel Peace Prize laureate to speak at KSU
Jody Williams received the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work banning landmines.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams will speak at Kennesaw State University on Thursday, Feb. 2, as part of the university’s Pathways to Peace Lecture Series.
Williams is the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 in recognition of her efforts to bring about the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
According to the ICBL website, the campaign is a global network in over 90 countries. Its mission is to free the world of antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions and to help survivors lead fulfilling lives. The organization will celebrate its 20th anniversary in October of this year.
We love Jody! Anyone near Kennesaw State University should definitely go see this.
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
The 14th Dalai Lama, a PeaceJam Nobel Laureate
