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Plainwell High School PeaceJam

Plainwell High School PeaceJam. 2003-2004 Kalamazoo Conference March 27-28, 2004. What is PeaceJam?.

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Plainwell High School PeaceJam

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  1. Plainwell High School PeaceJam 2003-2004 Kalamazoo Conference March 27-28, 2004

  2. What is PeaceJam? • PeaceJam is an international education program built around leading Nobel Peace Laureates who work personally with youth to pass on the spirit, skills and wisdom they embody. The goal of PeaceJam is to inspire a new generation of peacemakers who will transform their local communities, themselves and the world. • http://www.peacejam.org/about.shtml

  3. What do PeaceJam participants actually do? • Discussion groups deal with topics of racism, sexism, violence, & intolerance. • Study the work of Nobel Peace Laureates in order to determine what it takes to be “peacemakers.” • Design and implement a community service project that allows us to take specific steps toward achieving our broader goals of improving quality of life. • Attend two annual conferences with other PeaceJam clubs and a Nobel Laureate.

  4. 2003-2004 Case Study • Nobel Laureate: Jody Williams • Focus: International Campaign to Ban Landmines • Recipient of Peace Prize: 1997 For more information: http://www.icbl.org

  5. Jody Williams Click on the photo to see the curriculum for PeaceJam’s study of Jody Williams and the ICBL.

  6. March 2004 Conference at WMU campus in Kalamazoo, MI • “Emotion without action is irrelevant—a totally useless waste of time.”—J. Williams

  7. Day 1 Opening Ceremony J. Williams’ Speech A chance for club members to ask Jody Questions “Family Group” –discussion groups Community Service Projects (Habitat for Humanity, Food Drive, Poetry Slam, Aid for Interfaith Homes, etc.) Evening Events Day 2 Inspiration Ceremony—a chance to reflect on emotions and experiences “Family Groups” Team Building activities Present Club Service Project Plans/Posters to Jody Williams Workshops on inward peace (meditation, yoga, musical expression, writing, tai chi, etc.) Closing ceremony Summary of Conference Events

  8. Service Projects • Habitat for Humanity – Those who participated in this project went offsite to work on the construction of a house for a family in need of a home. • Interfaith Homes Spring Cleaning – Participants helped out low-income families by cleaning the surrounding landscape of a local housing community. • City-wide Easter Egg Extravaganza – Volunteers assisted the City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation Department in filling eggs with various items such as toys, candy and food coupons. • Food Drive – Those who chose to work on this project went door to door collecting canned-goods from the local inhabitants. Their goal was 2,000 items.

  9. Service Projects • Poetry Slam – Participants went to a workshop in which they learned to compose and perform poetry. They proceeded to perform their pieces for senior citizens at the Merrill Residence Home. • Ministry With Community – Peacejammers who chose this project visited a local organization which specialized in providing food and amenities necessary for proper hygiene, where they helped clean the premises, and held an ice cream social for those in need.

  10. Workshops • Yoga, Cultivating the Peace from Within • Meditation as a Path to Peace • Yoga as a Practice of Self-compassion and Non-violence • Music Therapy • Visual Journaling • Body Image: Finding Peace From Within • Tai Chi • Peace Through Spirituality • Pens, Paper and Peace (Poetry and Journaling)

  11. Photographs and Quotes “Nothing changes because you feel bad.” –Jody Williams

  12. Photographs and Quotes “It’s your choice: live with the way things are, or if you don’t like it, do the right thing – work to change it.” –Jody Williams

  13. Photographs and Quotes “If you want change to happen, you must BE the change you want to see happen. You must get up.” –Jody Williams

  14. Photographs and Quotes “Democracy rests on the informed consent of governed. That means that they tell you what they’re doing and you decide whether you like it or not, not that they lie to you and get mad when you ask a question.” - Jody Williams “Self-censorship is the biggest threat to democracy. By holding back and not expressing what you believe, you are doing 90% of their job.” - Jody Williams

  15. “The absence of war is the absence of war …Peace will happen when we actively embrace peace as a philosophy …[when] we believe there are other ways to resolve conflict—socio-economic justice and hope.” –Jody Williams

  16. PUBLICITY!!! Check out the article from the local news media regarding the PeaceJam Conference weekend: Turner, Lynn. “Putting Peace Into Action: Following advice from a Nobel Laureate, Local ‘peacejammers’ fix homes, collect food.” Kalamazoo Gazette. 28 March 2004.

  17. WHAT’S MISSING??? BEFORE …AND AFTER:

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