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| Founded | 1996[1][2] |
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| Type | Foundation (United States law) (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)[3] |
| Focus | Water, Equal Rights, Disease, Poverty, Human Rights, The Environment, Weapons, Ending Violence |
| Location | |
Area served | Global |
| Method | Educating Youth and Activism |
Key people | Dawn Gifford Engle, co-founder Ivan Suvanjieff, co-founder, Kate Cumbo Executive Director[4] |
| Website | http://www.peacejam.org |
The PeaceJam Foundation and educational program was launched in February, 1996, by co-founders Dawn Gifford Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff, to provide the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates with a programmatic vehicle to use in working together to teach youth the art of peace.
To date, 12 Nobel Peace Laureates, including the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, President Oscar Arias, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Betty Williams, José Ramos Horta, Aung San Suu Kyi, Sir Joseph Rotblat (Emeritus), Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi serve as members of the PeaceJam Foundation. In September of 2006, ten Nobel Peace Laureates launched the PeaceJam Foundation's Global Call to Action with the youth from 32 countries as a part of PeaceJam's 10th Anniversary Celebration.[5]
In 2014, the PeaceJam Foundation launched the One Billion Acts of Peace Campaign. In January 2015, Dawn Engle, Ivan Suvanjieff, and Billion Acts of Peace campaign organizers were nominated with seven Nobel Peace Prize nominations.[6]
History
PeaceJam began in the summer of 1993, when Ivan Suvanjieff spoke with four gun-toting neighborhood kids. Suvanjieff discovered that Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Laureate who deplored violence, was a hero to the gun-toting neghborhood kids. Conflicted by the contrast, Suvanjieff came up with the idea of bringing Nobel Peace Laureates together, with the goal to inspire change in today's youth. Dawn Gifford Engle, a colleague of Suvanjieff's, had contacts with the 14th Dalai Lama from her work in congress. The two created a business plan and flew to India, where they presented their idea to the 14th Dalai Lama. He agreed to help them. Engle and Suvanjieff's idea became PeaceJam.[7]
Officially founded in 1996, PeaceJam has enlisted the participation of over one million young people in the United States and around the world. Nearly two million service projects have been produced by PeaceJammers to solve issues in their local schools and communities.[8]
Global Call to Action
On September 15, 2006, ten Nobel Peace Laureates and over 3,000 young people from 32 nations gathered in Denver, Colorado, to commemorate the PeaceJam Foundation's tenth anniversary. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, President Oscar Arias, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Mairead Maguire, Betty Williams, José Ramos-Horta, Jody Williams, and Shirin Ebadi were among the Laureates in attendance.
The event was the largest gathering of Nobel Peace Laureates ever hosted in the United States at the time. The Nobel Peace Prize laureates revealed plans for a 10-year campaign, dubbed One Billion Acts of Peace, to address the "ten greatest challenges to the well-being of our planet today," according to the Nobel Peace Prize laureates.[9]
The 10 Global Call to Action issues are:[10]
- Equal Access to Water and Other Natural Resources
- Ending Racism and Hate
- Halting the Spread of Global Disease
- Eliminating Extreme Poverty
- Social Justice and Human Rights for All
- Rights for Women and Children, and their Role as Leaders
- Restoring Earth's Environment
- Controlling the Proliferation of Weapons
- Investing in Human Security
- Breaking the Cycle of Violence
Education
Each of PeaceJam's educational programs include activities that improve youth's academic, civic, and social-emotional skills, as well as the key leadership abilities and character qualities required to make a positive difference in the world and address issues like bullying, racism, and apathy.
Each Curriculum Guide follows educational standards and engages students in a high-quality service-learning process based on PeaceJam's One Billion Acts of Peace, which is aimed to develop 21st-century skills, anti-bullying, global citizenship, and community participation.
PeaceJam Juniors is for children aged 5 to 11, PeaceJam Leaders is for children aged 11 to 14, PeaceJam Ambassadors is for children aged 14 to 18, and PeaceJam Scholars is for university-aged students. Peacejam Juvenile Justice is a program that helps at-risk adolescents of all ages.[11]
Nobel Legacy Film Series
The PeaceJam Foundation is working on a series of docuemtnary films about the 12 remarkable Nobel Peace Laureates who make up PeaceJam's board of directors, emphasizing the work being done by the Laureates as they struggle to create a brighter future for all of humankind. Directed by Dawn Gifford Engle, Children of the Light, Rivers of Hope, and Daughter of the Maya[12] are the first three documentary films in PeaceJam's Nobel Legacy Film Series.[13]
Awards
- 2016 "Golden Globe Tiger Awards For Excellence in Social Innovation" - Golden Globe Tigers[14]
- 2013 "Servant Leader Award" - National Youth Leadership Council[15]
- 2011 "Make a Difference Award" – Mile Hi Church[16]
- 2008 Women of Distinction Award, Dawn Engle – Girl Scouts of Colorado[17]
- 2008 "Harris Woffard Service-Learning Award" - National Youth Leadership Council[18]
- 2005 "Outstanding Arvada Business" - Arvada Economic Association[19]
- 2005 "Man of Peace Award" - Awarded by Mikhail Gorbachev at the 2005 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates[20]
Recognitions
- 2015 One Billion Acts of Peace Campaign nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize[21]
- 2010 Nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize[22]
- 2009 Included in the '150 Most Contributing Citizens to Jefferson County, 1859-2009', Dawn Engle & Ivan Suvanjieff – Jefferson County City & Mountain Views[23]
- 2008 Declaration of February 29-March 6, 2008 as “PeaceJam Week” – Colorado Governor Bill Ritter[24]
- 2007 Founders nominated for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize – By Six Nobel Peace Laureates[25]
References
- ↑ Engle, Dawn (2008). PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace. United States: Puffin Books. Search this book on
- ↑ "PeaceJam". PeaceJam. PeaceJam. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ FoundationCenter.org The PeaceJam Foundation, accessed 2011-07-07
- ↑ "PeaceJam's Global Team". PeaceJam. PeaceJam. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Peace laureates to gather at DU". University of Denver. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ Kim, Eugene. "Google's Jolly Good Fellow Is Part Of The Team Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize". Business Insider. Business Insider. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Jennifer (September 14, 2006). "10 Nobel Prize winners gather for PeaceJam". The Denver Post. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ↑ Engle, Dawn (2008). PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace. United States: Puffin Books. pp. 7–8. Search this book on
- ↑ Brown, Jennifer (2006-09-15). "10 Nobel Prize winners gather for PeaceJam". Denver Post. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ↑ "Minnesota FCCLA STAR Events" (PDF). http://mnfccla.org/. Minnesota Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. Retrieved 23 May 2021. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "PeaceJam".
- ↑ "Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya (2016)". IMDB. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ The Film Reporter http://www.thefilmreporter.com/festivals/september%202015/WHA_2015_winners.htm. Retrieved 31 August 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Golden Globe Tiger Awards For Excellence in Social Innovation". The Golden Globe Tigers. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "Dawn Engle awarded the Alec Dickson Award". PeaceJam. PeaceJam. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Every Day Heroes- Dawn Engle, Co-Founder of Peace Jam". VividLife. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Women of Distinction: Girl Scouts announces 2008 Denver Women of Distinction honorees". Girl Scouts ofhe USA. Retrieved 7 July 2011. [Dead link]
- ↑ "Announcing the Seventh Annual Harris Wofford Awards". 2008 harris wofford awards. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "Past Winners". Arvada Economic Association. Arvada Economic Association. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "PEACE SUMMIT AWARD 2005: SIR BOB GELDOF AND PEACEJAM". World Nobel Peace Summit. World Nobel Peace Summit. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Eugene, Kim. "Google's Jolly Good Fellow Is Part Of The Team Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize". Business Insider. Business Insider. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "Countdown for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize!". The PeaceJam Foundation. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ "50 of JeffCo's 150 Most Contributing Citizens" (PDF). Celebrate the Colorful History of JeffCo.
- ↑ "CONCERNING THE PEACEJAM FOUNDATION, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, HONORING 1980 NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE ADOLFO PEREZ ESQUIVEL FOR HIS WORK WITH YOUTH AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD GLOBAL PEACE" (PDF). SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 08-013. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ Draper, Electa (9 August 2007). "PeaceJam founders nominated for Nobel Prize". The Denver Post. The Denver Post. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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