Student Peacemakers

NC Peace Action seeks to discover, honor and award young leaders who are working on solving the problems that face our world. We offer an annual Student Peacemaker Award as well as workshops, internships, scholarships and staff positions for students and young adults. See below for details on our Peace Legacy Fund and this year’s Student Peacemaker Awards.

2012 Student & Young Adult Peacemaker Award

“Think Globally, Act Locally”

NC Peace Action seeks to discover, honor and award young leaders who are working on solving the problems that face our world. We invite recommendations of young adults age 18-24 and students age 13-17 who are involved in community service or social justice work that goes beyond charity to address the broader problems facing our world.

To complete the entry, contestants must write an essay describing their service or active involvement in the community and how it relates to the global community. Reference forms and Essays should be emailed to director@ncpeaceaction.org.

Deadline for submission of both the recommendation and the essay is January 5th 2012.

The Grand Prize for each age group is a trip with Witness for Peace to Latin America in 2012.

Second prize is a trip to Washington in March to take part in the FCNL Spring Lobby Weekend.

Click here for the reference form.

Details About the Student & Young Adult Peacemaker Award

Recommendations: We invite community members to nominate or recommend a student or young adult who has demonstrated commitment to service and helping to meet human needs. We are especially interested in areas of service that can be related to our global community, for example hunger, housing, education, immigration, peace and conflict resolution, environmental protection or others. They must be residents of NC, SC, VA or TN from October 2011 through 2012. You may download the recommendation form and mail to NC Peace Action, 916 Knight Drive, Durham, NC 27712.

Essay: Contestants must submit an essay of 400-600 words describing their community service and how it relates to creating a more peaceful world. This could be an analysis of how your project is or could be applied in poor countries, how it empowers people to find their own solutions, how policies related to your project hamper or support broader application for the betterment of others, or how the project has the potential to address long term solutions to world problems.

Awards: Awards will be made in the Spring of 2012. Winners are also encouraged to speak and write about their experience upon return.

The Peace Legacy Fund

The Peace Legacy Fund (PLF) supports efforts by NC Peace Action to cultivate a new generation of peacemakers. The Fund enables workshops, internships, awards, scholarships and staff positions for young adults.

We gratefully acknowledge the following Sustaining Sponsors for their contributions to the Fund:

• Joe Burton, Raleigh
• Curry First, Asheville
• John Heuer, Pittsboro
• Sandy Irving, Raleigh
• Cy King, Raleigh
• Slater Newman, Raleigh
• Kim Porter, Durham
• Bill Towe, Cary.

You can become a Peace Legacy Fund Sustaining Sponsor.  Make a commitment to donate or raise $1000 or more, arrange to put NC Peace Action in your will, or establish a trust fund to support the Peace Legacy Fund.You can also make a one time donation, noted in the memo line that your donation is for the PLF.

• Help find other founding members to do likewise.
• Advise the NC Peace Action director on opportunities that might benefit the PLF.

All donors have the satisfaction of knowing they are preparing the next generation to carry the baton of peace advocacy. Donations are also tax deductible.

Please join our Sustaining Sponsors or donate what you can. Your contribution to the future of peacemaking matters!