PeaceJam is a year-long international educational program that gives high school-aged youth worldwide an opportunity to study and have direct contact with Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. Its goal is to foster a new generation of peacemakers, greater interest in global education, and local peace projects in schools and communities. PeaceJam is the only organization in the world that has twelve Nobel Peace Laureates working together, long-term for a common cause — our youth.
As a land-grant university, the state of Oregon is the campus. We emphasize the importance of extending the university into every community in Oregon. OSU offers a compelling learning experience by celebrating knowledge, encouraging personal growth and awareness, acknowledging the benefits of diverse experiences, and engendering personal and societal values that benefit the individual and society.
The PeaceJam Youth Conference is a two-day event designed to bring youth from all over the Northwest together to network with one another, gain new leadership skills, and work with caring adults who will help them plan and lead community service projects back home. Service learning is an essential element of the conference and all youth who attend PeaceJam will participate in a community service project while at the conference.
“Erasing Racism,” a one-day PeaceSlam for youth 14-19
Where: Evergreen High School, 14300 NE 18th St, Vancouver, WA
Date: April 19, 2008
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: $35/ per person
Registration deadline: April 11, 2008
Contact: Leilani Russell at 360-640-1001 ext, 8878 or email lrussell@egreen.wednet.edu
Price includes continental breakfast, lunch and dance social.
Slam registration materials (youth)
Slam registration materials (adult)
Youth
Age 14-19
How
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Adult Sponsors
OSU Students: Contact PeaceJam at (303) 455-2099 for more information about PeaceJam mentors.
Community Agencies: Contact PeaceJam at (303) 455-2099 for more information about workshops or service projects.
General
Public
Free Lecture: To Be Announced
Giving to OSU PeaceJam
OSU Foundation 501(c)3
Contact: peacejam@oregonstate.edu
For
More Information, please contact:
PeaceJam@oregonstate.edu or call (541) 737-3172
118 Memorial Union East
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
