PeaceJam: My First Promotional Video
Taking peace to next level
This year’s PeaceJam weekend will feature 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi
In its fifth year at Oregon State, PeaceJam Northwest will be bringing Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to its campus to participate in workshops and service projects, and to promote ideas of peace and service to a younger generation of leaders.
Ebadi, the first Iranian and first Muslim woman to receive the award, is a human rights activist, lawyer and founder of Children’s Right Support Association in Iran.
Now a lecturer of law at the University of Tehran, Ebadi won the Nobel Peace Prize for her human rights activism and her fight for the rights of women and children. The selection committee praised her as a courageous woman, unafraid to stand up for what she believes in, even if it meant certain danger.
According to Alan Calvert, an AmeriCorps Vista volunteer, PeaceJam is an “international campaign for education to develop peace prize winners as inspiration to become leaders and peacemakers in their communities.”
This weekend is essentially a chance for high school students involved with PeaceJam to meet and work with a Nobel Peace Prize winner…..
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No one really ever hears about this annual event that occurs on our university’s campus. I had the privilege of filming a short promo video for the event. I had never heard of PeaceJam before I filmed it. It is a great way for students in High school to really get together and make a difference and talk about change. It’s a great opportunity and I hope that the teenagers that attend this event will take the experience with them as they grow and make changes not only within themselves but to the environment and people around them. To learn more about what it is check out my video!
PeaceJam Northwest 2009
