From: Azyellott@aol.com [mailto:Azyellott@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 2:12 PM
Subject: Announcing Peace-Building Events in 2013
Nonviolence Legacy Project Announcements for 2013:
2nd Annual Youth and Peace Conference
Making Peace Now – Through Art, Education, Engagement
DATE: Saturday, March 16, 2013
LOCATION: Doolen Middle School, 2400 N. Country Club
INFO: 520-991-6781; youthandpeaceconference@gmail.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/youthandpeace
REGISTRATION (active after Jan 1): http://youthandpeace.eventbrite.com/
Gandhi said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Many people want to see much more peace, well-being and love in the world and much less violence, fear and hatred. The Youth and Peace Conference, now an annual event in Tucson, intends to be a powerful force for peace and nonviolence, especially among young people in our community. Through educational workshops, dynamic speakers and inspiring performances, conference participants gain awareness and strengthen skills for recognizing and reducing all forms of violence (e.g., bullying, relationship violence, sexual assault, hate, bigotry, negative self-talk). The conference is intended to increase the capacity of youth and adults to effectively communicate, peacefully resolve conflicts, and courageously confront injustice.
The conference coordinating team is committed to youth leadership and youth empowerment in all aspects of the planning and production of this event. Youth and adult volunteers are invited to help. The next planning meeting is Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Doolen Middle School, 2400 N. Country Club. Planning team meetings and updates are posted regularly on the conference Facebook page.
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS & PERFORMANCES – Proposals Due by January 15
WORKSHOPS -- The Youth and Peace Conference Planning Team is seeking workshop proposals that demonstrate, illustrate, explore, or discuss one or more of the three ways of making peace that are the focus of the conference: Art, Education Engagement. Morning workshops will be 1 ½ hours long; afternoon workshops are 1 ¼ hours. Emphasis is on workshops being youth-led and highly participatory or interactive in format.
Art -- Workshops in the Art track can have hands-on art experience or discussion and demonstration about art-based peacebuilding programs in the community. All forms of art are welcome: visual art, dance & movement, performance art, spoken word, photography, music, etc. Art workshops are encouraged that create messaging to reduce/end violence, encourage youth to think critically about solutions, or include art as a form of experimentation in solving social problems.
Education – Included in the Education track would be workshops that inform and enlighten youth and adults about real life issues and possible solutions regarding violence and peace-making that face youth and our community at this time. Topics could include bullying, sexual harassment and assault, gun violence, current youth language, relationship violence, peace-building, conflict resolution, nonviolence, and more.
Engagement – We want to hear from programs and groups that are facilitated by and/or empower youth to advocate on their own behalf. Examples include groups emphasizing youth voice and youth empowerment, as well as projects that focus on community involvement and leadership by youth, and volunteerism and activism regarding social and political change (e.g., SB 1070, immigrant rights, LGBTQ issues, Mexican American Studies, environmental sustainability, etc.).
PERFORMANCES – We are also seeking performances, especially by youth, to take place at various times throughout the conference. Music, theater, rap, hip hop, dance, performance art, poetry, and more. Length = 5 to 10 minutes. All performances should relate to the peacemaking theme of the conference.
To submit your proposal to present a workshop or performance at the Youth and Peace Conference:
Follow this link to Survey Monkey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MYKJG2G;
Email youthandpeaceconference@gmail.com or call 520-991-6781 and ask for a copy of the Workshop & Performance Proposal Form. Proposals are due by January 15.
EXHIBIT TABLES – If a youth-serving organization would like to have an exhibit table at the conference, contact Margie Mortimer for an application form: yp.conference.table@gmail.com.
CO-SPONSORSHIPS – The primary sponsors for the conference are the End of Bullying Task Force of the Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding and the Nonviolence Legacy Project of the Culture of Peace Alliance. Any group or organization wanting to become a co-sponsor for the Youth and Peace Conference, please contact the Conference Chair Ann Yellott (ann@cultureofpeacealliance.org) or Co-Chair Amanda Diaz (youthandpeaceconference@gmail.com).
The Youth and Peace Conference gratefully acknowledges financial support received from:
- Paxis Institute;
- Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding, a special project of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona;
- Maverick Fund of the Peace Development Fund;
- An anonymous donation covering lunch at the conference.
"Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal."
~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebrate Peace: Practice Nonviolence
Multi-Generational Introduction to Kingian Nonviolence (for youth & adults)
Saturday & Sunday, February 2 & 3, 2013 (9:30 am to 5 pm both days)
Presented by the Nonviolence Legacy Project of the Culture of Peace Alliance.
This two-day, participatory training program covers information about nonviolence as a courageous way of life and a powerful strategy for creating social change and resolving conflict without violence. Apply Martin Luther King's six principles & six steps of nonviolence to your life and to civil rights and social justice issues of our time. Read & discuss two articles written by Dr. King: Pilgrimage to Nonviolence & Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Meet other youth and adults interested in creating positive peace for our community.
TRAINING LOCATION: Western Institute for Leadership Development, 1300 S. Belvedere Ave., Tucson 85711
Suggested Donation Fee: Adults = $20; College Students = $10; Middle School & High School Students = $5.
Partial work exchange scholarships available.
PLEASE REGISTER BEFORE JAN 25, 2013;
FOR INFO & TO REGISTER: 520-991-6781 ♥ nvlp@cultureofpeacealliance.org
"I have chosen to stick with love. Hate is too heavy a burden to bear." ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Fundraiser & Art Show to Benefit International Denim Day
HELP END SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Saturday, January 12, from 7 pm to midnight at Fluxx Studio & Gallery, 414 E. 9th St.
International Denim Day is a yearly event, observed in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, in which people are encouraged to wear jeans as a visible sign of protest against rape and sexual assault. Tucson hosted a live art event in April of 2012 and popular demand has requested another in April 2013.
In order to put on this event, Denim Day Tucson is pleased to announce their first fundraiser and outreach art show: "Drawn" on January 12th, 2013, at Fluxx Studio & Gallery, 414 E 9th St, Tucson, AZ, 7pm - midnight. This event will showcase jeans that were created at last April's live art event and other works of artists working to end sexual violence in our community. The show will be hosted by Tucson's Black Cat Ajia Simone and have performances by Dj Disko Bomb, Lola Torch, and Skirt Full of Fire.
Denim Day Tucson hopes to see you at this important event that will raise funds for supplies and other needs of the April 2013 live art event and double as an outreach venue for local nonprofits working in violence prevention.
"Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love." ~ Che
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