PeaceJam explained

Full Name:PeaceJam
Formation:1993
Founders:Ivan Suvanjieff and Dawn Engle
Founding Location:United States
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PeaceJam is a US-based global youth organization led by Nobel Peace laureates.[1] It was founded by musical artist Ivan Suvanjieff and his wife, the economist Dawn Engle in 1993.[2] [3]

PeaceJam was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize eight times.[4] [5] [6]

History

PeaceJam was founded to serve as an educational outreach program on behalf of Nobel peace prize laureates to youths worldwide.[7] [8] In 2014 they launched their One Billion Acts of Peace campaign internationally that would help bring attention to the most pressing issues facing humanity.[9] [10] Over ninety million peace acts inspired by this campaign have been logged into the company’s website.[11]

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates

The organization is led by 14 Nobel peace prize winners:[12]

Nobel Legacy Film Series

The organization also started the production of award-winning documentaries that depict the life of the Nobel Peace laureates: Among them include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: PeaceJam Youth Conference on April 23 Open to Students. 2 June 2022. news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org. 30 March 2022.
  2. News: Who should win the Nobel peace prize? Guardian readers nominate. 2 June 2022. theguardian.com. 8 October 2015.
  3. Marianne Thamm,News: Desmond Tutu: On the right side of history, still staring down bullies . 2 June 2022. dailymaverick.co.za. 26 August 2014.
  4. Shefali Rekhi,News: Singapore's Jolly Good Fellow in Google part of team nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. 2 June 2022. straitstimes.com. 9 January 2015.
  5. Ionna Karcas,News: Nobel laureate to headline PeaceJam youth conference in Athens. 2 June 2022. ekathimerini.com. 28 June 2017.
  6. James Wild,News: Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Roberta Gbowee is to speak at Winchester University. 2 June 2022. hampshirechronicle.co.uk. 9 March 2017.
  7. News: Children's Rights Pioneer Kailash Satyarthi to Mentor Youth at Nobel Nominee, PeaceJam Foundation. 2 June 2022. bwdisrupt.businessworld.in. 4 May 2017.
  8. News: Florida State receives inaugural leadership award from PeaceJam. 2 June 2022. news.fsu.edu. 8 April 2019.
  9. John Haltiwanger,News: A Nobel Peace Prize Winner Explains How Millennials Can Build Peace. 2 June 2022. elitedaily.com. 23 April 2015.
  10. David Karas,News: Nobel Peace laureates mentor youths through PeaceJam. 2 June 2022. csmonitor.com. 28 July 2014.
  11. Eugene Kim,News: Google's Jolly Good Fellow Is Part Of The Team Nominated For The Nobel Peace Prize. 2 June 2022. businessinsider.com. 11 January 2015.
  12. Byron Dobson,News: tallahassee.com. 2 June 2022. tallahassee.com. 8 April 2019.
  13. News: New film, "Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free", to be featured at Venice International Film Festival. 2 June 2022. einnews.com. 25 June 2020.
  14. News: The Dalai Lama - Scientist. 2 June 2022. tibet-foundation.org.
  15. News: Betty Williams: Contagious Courage. 2 June 2022. theindependentcritic.com.
  16. News: Oscar Arias: Without a Shot Fired. 2 June 2022. hollowayvideo.com.
  17. News: Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya. 2 June 2022. hollowayvideo.com.
  18. News: "Adolfo Perez Esquivel: Rivers of Hope" Part of Nobel Legacy Film Series . 2 June 2022. theindependentcritic.com.
  19. News: DESMOND TUTU: CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT [DOC]]. 2 June 2022. glcff.com.

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