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Dec 21, 2007
"Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them." --James A. Baldwin
Peace Jam: An Assembly of Elders and Youth
Ivan Suvanjieff, an artist and musician, saw a teenager in his neighborhood carrying a gun to protect the drugs he and fellow gang members were selling in Denver. He approached the young men and asked why they were not in school. After a long discussion, he learned they knew nothing of American politics and could not name the president of the United States, but each one could tell him exactly what was happening in South Africa's peaceful abolishment of apartheid. That gave him a grand idea: enable average students to be able to work toward making a difference in their own community with inspiration from Nobel Peace Prize winners. Working with Dawn Gifford-Engle, the pair began Peace Jam, which involves more than 500,000 youth from 10 different countries, working with over 10 Nobel Peace Laureates.
BE THE CHANGE
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu talks in a video interview about what makes a good leader, how the Peace Prize helped the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and the key to overcoming present and future conflicts. More ...
