The Student Peace Alliance has many successes under its belt. Read about them below!
If you have successful campus events you'd like to have reported here, just email them to spa.pr@thepeacealliance.org. And be sure to include photos!
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Become A SPA Peace Partner |
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Nadia Rodriguez, Oxnard, California Student Peace Alliance President, explains why she joined the Student Peace Alliance and urges you to join her in becoming a Student Peace Alliance Peace Partner.
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North Carolina Student Walk-A-Thon |
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Students from Asheville turned their walk-a-thon into a local fundraiser so they could get themselves started as a Student Peace Alliance Chapter. This report, by way of North Carolina Department of Peace Campaign state coordinator Laura Sorenson, is from Daniel Pinelli, the 15-year-old who did most of the organizing with his mom.
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2007 Peace Alliance DC Conference |
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In February 2007, Student Peace
Alliance members from around the country met for the first time at the
National Peace Alliance Conference in Washington, DC.
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On March 22, 2007, at the University of Maine
at Farmington (UMF), students held a full day “Teach-In” to educate
students, faculty and community members about war.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University Valentines |
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For Valentine's Day, Nebraska Wesleyan
University students organized a Valentine's action letter drop to
Senators Ben Nelson and Chuck Hagel and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry.
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Students at Brandeis organized a peace forum
to discuss the most effective techniques and strategies to build peace
in their communities.
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Carlsbad High School Post Card Campaign |
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After hearing Senator Barbara Boxer of
California was seriously considering sponsoring the Department of Peace
bill in the Senate, Carlsbad High School students decided to launch a
postcard campaign to show Sen. Boxer that California constituents want
to see the bill in the Senate.
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Pacific Lutheran University Students for Peace |
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PLU Students for Peace has been continuously
involved in organizing several programs to educate students about the
Department of Peace and to encourage students to become involved in
life as active citizens.
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Queens Middle School Letter Campaign and Bake Sale |
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Elly Molina, a Language Arts teacher at Joseph
Pulitzer I.S. 145 middle school in Queens, New York, organized a letter
writing campaign to Senator Hillary Clinton.
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Students organized vigils after the Virginia
Tech tragedy to remember those impacted by the shooting, and to call
for a Department of Peace. Students organized such vigils at over
seven schools across the country.
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Students Speak Out for Peace |
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Students around the country spoke on local
campuses and in their communities about the need for a U.S. Department
of Peace.
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