BRIDGES PeaceJam
Change Starts Here!
BRIDGES PeaceJam provides opportunities for students from first grade through high school to study the art of peace and develop their own skills as peacemakers.
Register for the Gandhi-King PeaceJam Slam--- Coming Soon!
Date: Friday, October 22, 2010
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Christian Brothers University
Cost: $20 (need-based scholarships available)
Where to Register? Here
What is the GK PeaceJam Slam?
Middle and high school youth from across the Memphis area are invited to participate in a day of Education, Inspiration and Action- BRIDGES PeaceJam STYLE! Activities include large group sessions with world leaders for peace and social justice, workshops with thinkers, artists and community organizers from across the US, and small group sessions with other youth from different backgrounds.
PeaceJam In the Mid-South
BRIDGES is the host of the Mid-South Affiliate for PeaceJam, an international organization led by 11 Nobel Peace Laureates including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Jody Williams and Rigoberta Menchu Tum. BRIDGES PeaceJam provides opportunities for youth from elementary to university level to become agents of peace and positive change in themselves, their communities and the world, through the study of the lives and work of Nobel Laureates and youth-led community action projects.
In partnership with the University of Memphis and Rhodes College, BRIDGES sponsors PeaceJam programs for high school youth from Memphis and Shelby County as well as across Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Kentucky. Events include an annual youth conference hosted by a Nobel Peace Laureate at Rhodes College. There are currently students from over 40 middle and high schools participating in PeaceJam programs and events. In addition, four elementary schools in Memphis are currently implementing the PeaceJam Juniors curriculum on a school-wide level.
A variety of new opportunities for high school students to get involved with PeaceJam during spring and summer breaks are upcoming! Do you want to have more information, establish and/or improve an existing PeaceJam Program at your school organization? If so, contact Program Director, Dana Wilson!
Global Call to Action (GCA)
In September of 2006, ten of the laureates linked to PeaceJam, including the Dalai Llama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, gathered in Denver with more than 3,000 young people from across the globe as part of a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the PeaceJam Foundation. At the gathering, the laureates and young people launched a 10-year Global Call to Action designed to tackle some of the toughest problems facing our planet. Since then the Global Call to Action has become a centerpiece of what PeaceJam organizers call one of the "greatest youth movements of all time." Check out the video below to learn more about the Global Call to Action.