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PeaceJam : a billion simple acts of peace / written by Ivan Suvanjieff and Dawn Gifford Engle.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Puffin Books, c2008.Description: 197 p. : col. ill ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 9780142412343 (pbk.)
  • 0142412341 (pbk.)
  • 9780142412374 (pbk.)
  • 0142412376 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JZ5579 .E64 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: A noble call to action -- What about our neighbors? : Equal access to water / The Dalai Lama & Loden -- How can I save my friends? : The spread of global disease / Desmond Tutu, Scrooge & Patience -- Reaching out despite my fear : human rights for all / Máiread Corrigan Maguire & Libby -- We need jobs and training : the challenge of extreme poverty / José Ramos-Horta & Vidal -- We want to feel safe : the international arms trade / Oscar Arias Sánchez, Maria & Karla -- Racism is against the law! : The problem of racism / Rigoberta Menchú Tum & Fernando -- What kind of world will we inherit? : The crisis of the environment / Betty Williams & Sonny Ray -- Why isn't my voice equal to yours? : Equal rights for women / Shirin Ebadi & Mymoena -- How can I help my family? : Breaking the cycle of violence / Adolfo Pérez Esquivel & Fito -- How should we invest for the future? : Creating human security / Jody Williams & Jessica -- Courage to act : The struggle for freedom in Burma / Aung San Suu Kyi & Charm Tong -- More about PeaceJam.
Summary: When an organization like PeaceJam, founded by two individuals with an amazing idea and the enthusiasm to make it happen, takes the influence of eleven Nobel Laureates and pairs it with the energy and drive of youth all over the world, the results can be astounding! Recently, PeaceJam has issued a Global Call to Action that it hopes will inspire a billion different projects to initiate change for the better. In these pages, we highlight just a small number of the goals that PeaceJam has already accomplished. Both awe inspiring and humbling, this book contains profiles of each of the Nobel Peace Laureates involved in PeaceJam, firsthand accounts of youth and their work with the Laureates, plus tools and resources to inspire others to action.
List(s) this item appears in: Américas Award for Children's and YA Literature
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Juvenile Collection Juvenile Collection Albright College Library Juvenile Fiction and Non-Fiction Children's collection J-Kit 303.66 S967p 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31856002255048
Juvenile Collection Juvenile Collection Albright College Library Juvenile Fiction and Non-Fiction Children's collection J-Kit 303.66 S967p 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 31856002280988
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Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: A noble call to action -- What about our neighbors? : Equal access to water / The Dalai Lama & Loden -- How can I save my friends? : The spread of global disease / Desmond Tutu, Scrooge & Patience -- Reaching out despite my fear : human rights for all / Máiread Corrigan Maguire & Libby -- We need jobs and training : the challenge of extreme poverty / José Ramos-Horta & Vidal -- We want to feel safe : the international arms trade / Oscar Arias Sánchez, Maria & Karla -- Racism is against the law! : The problem of racism / Rigoberta Menchú Tum & Fernando -- What kind of world will we inherit? : The crisis of the environment / Betty Williams & Sonny Ray -- Why isn't my voice equal to yours? : Equal rights for women / Shirin Ebadi & Mymoena -- How can I help my family? : Breaking the cycle of violence / Adolfo Pérez Esquivel & Fito -- How should we invest for the future? : Creating human security / Jody Williams & Jessica -- Courage to act : The struggle for freedom in Burma / Aung San Suu Kyi & Charm Tong -- More about PeaceJam.

When an organization like PeaceJam, founded by two individuals with an amazing idea and the enthusiasm to make it happen, takes the influence of eleven Nobel Laureates and pairs it with the energy and drive of youth all over the world, the results can be astounding! Recently, PeaceJam has issued a Global Call to Action that it hopes will inspire a billion different projects to initiate change for the better. In these pages, we highlight just a small number of the goals that PeaceJam has already accomplished. Both awe inspiring and humbling, this book contains profiles of each of the Nobel Peace Laureates involved in PeaceJam, firsthand accounts of youth and their work with the Laureates, plus tools and resources to inspire others to action.

Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 2009 commended title.

Book and DVD are packaged together and shelved with Juvenile kits.

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