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Deadline for 2008 Women PeaceMakers' Application is May 23,2008
The Women PeaceMakers Program is an annual selective program that allows four women on the frontlines of efforts to end violence and secure human rights to have their stories documented. For details on becoming a peacemaker in residence or a peace writer that will document a peacemaker's story please visit the Women PeaceMakers page.
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High School Summer Internships
The student-chosen 2008-2007 WorldLink theme is "On the Brink: Responding to Underlying Causes of Conflict." All high school students are encouraged to apply for a summer internship. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 23, 2008. Visit the WorldLink Internship page for more information.
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Institute to be Represented at International Conference
Karla Alvarez, WorldLink Program Coordinator, has been selected as a youth delegate for the CIVICUS Youth and World Assemblies in Glasgow, Scotland, June 16-21. The assemblies are a forum for international civil society representatives to exchange ideas and build strategies for a just world. Alvarez was selected as one of 200 "young women and men who are really making changes to things that matter" for her work with the WorldLink program.
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Woman PeaceMaker Nominated for Front Line Award
2007 IPJ Woman PeaceMaker Latifah Anum Siregar of Indonesia was one of five individuals nominated for the annual Front Line Award by the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. The award honors the work of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the protection of human rights in the face of considerable personal risk. To read more about Siregar and other courageous peacemakers please visit our Women PeaceMakers page.
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IPJ Women PeaceMakers Conference: "Crafting Human Security in an Insecure World"
The fifth international forum held in conjunction with the Women PeaceMakers Program is an international working conference to probe and address global acquiescence to impunity, gender violence and exclusion that continue to obstruct peacebuilding and human security. Details. Application.
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"Joan B. Kroc Foundation" Alert
Please be advised that we have been notified of a fraudulent email campaign sent worldwide involving an alleged "Joan B. Kroc Foundation." We have been informed by the personal representatives of Mrs. Kroc's estate that the Joan B. Kroc Foundation does not exist, and that these messages are a scam, a hoax and a fraud. It is suggested that you do not respond to such fraudulent emails and that you ignore the correspondence.
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Employment opportunities at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice currently has two openings:
Please send all applications/inquiries directly to the University of San Diego Human Resources Department. More information on how to apply. Please do not send any inquiries to ipj@sandiego.edu as we will be unable to respond to emails regarding employment at that address.
FILMS, LECTURES & DISCUSSIONS
Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m., IPJ Theatre: IPJ Film Series: "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" SAVE THE DATE for a special screening of this film about how the women of Liberia peacefully ended a bloody civil war. Co-sponsored by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice and the Foundation for Women. This event is free and open to the public. Details to follow.
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Tuesday, June 17, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.: IPJ Special Event: "Women's Rights Are Human Rights." A panel of speakers from Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America will address their countries’ policies on human rights and justice for women. The presentations will be interspersed with dramatic readings by San Diego actors. The following speakers are confirmed: Le Ly Hayslip, who grew up during the Vietnam War, author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace. Both of these books were combined into the film, Heaven and Earth, directed by Oliver Stone. Gloria Oyola is actively involved in creating social justice. She is a Board member of Friends for Peace in Africa and of Activist San Diego. Gloria's activism also involves working with the Campaign to End Genocide in Uganda. This event is co-sponsored by Voices of Women. There is no charge for the event. However, Voices of Women will accept funds for their project in Afghanistan and organizations associated with the speakers.
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Friday, June 27, 5 – 9 p.m. and Saturday, June 28, 8:45 – 6 p.m., Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice: "Telling the Truth: Prospects for a Just Peace in Palestine and Israel," a conference to promote justice and peace in Israel-Palestine and to respond to the needs of the people in the Holy Land, including the indigenous Christians. This event is sponsored by: Friends of Sabeel – North America (the voice of the Palestinian Christians); International Center, University of San Diego; and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. For more information or to register online, go to: www.fosna.org. Please direct any inquiries regarding the conference to the San Diego contact for Friends of Sabeel – North America, Mary Harb Sheets, at (858) 484-4186.
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Sept. 24 - 26, 2008 Women PeaceMakers Conference: "Crafting Human Security in an Insecure World." The fifth international forum held in conjunction with the Women PeaceMakers Program is an international working conference to probe and address global acquiescence to impunity, gender violence and exclusion that continue to obstruct peacebuilding and human security. Successful strategies for overcoming cycles of conflict and exploitation will be illuminated and expanded. Details. Application.
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