Welcome to the Creating Peaceful Schools Website!
April 10th, 2020:
We have modified our annual Art and Writing Contest to reflect changes necessitated by COVID-19. We have extended our deadline to MAY 16th and have created a google form submission where students may submit photographs or scans of their visual artwork, along with any writing submissions or nomination forms for the Youth Activist Grant.
To SUBMIT please visit: www.tinyurl.com/artandwriting2020
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Creating Peaceful Schools is a program of the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center, whose purpose is to work for a culture of peace through education, advocacy, and community building.
The Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center was established in 1969 as a focal point in the East Bay where the community could gather to create a "local voice for peace" to speak out against the wars in Indochina. Over a period of many years it has evolved into a Center that also addresses issues related to the prevention of violence and promotion of social justice in the local community. To that end the Center has most recently been focusing on education and positively influencing the hearts and minds of our youth.
Educational programs addressing peace and justice have been developed for children of all ages, kindergarten through high-school. They include the Dennis Thomas Art & Writing Challenge, Creating a Peaceful School - Annual Conference and ourYouth Activism Grants. We are also working with a subcommittee of our Center, Diablo For Peace, which is comprised of youth in our community, to bring awareness to local issues.
For information on events which have already taken place during this or past years, including the Creating Peaceful Schools - Conferences 2012 - 2019 and the Art & Writing Challenge 2013 - 2019 please go to "Past Events" on this website.
In 2019, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center, our Education Committee decided to seek out a way to acknowledge the efforts of youth activists in our community. To that end it established the first Youth Activism Grant program whereby we ask members of the community to nominate deserving youth for recognition of their efforts engaging in the struggle for human rights, justice, peace and/or youth empowerment. This year, we are excited to bring this award back! We are welcoming nominations for any youth individual, group, or organization (grades 6-12) based in Contra Costa County!
For more information on this year's Art & Writing Challenge and the Youth Activism Grant Awards, please go to "Upcoming Events".
We'd love to hear your thoughts on these programs!
Andrew Kodama, Director
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center
1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, California 94549
andrew@ourpeacecenter.org
925-933-7850
For more information on the Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, see our website: www.ourpeacecenter.org.
We have modified our annual Art and Writing Contest to reflect changes necessitated by COVID-19. We have extended our deadline to MAY 16th and have created a google form submission where students may submit photographs or scans of their visual artwork, along with any writing submissions or nomination forms for the Youth Activist Grant.
To SUBMIT please visit: www.tinyurl.com/artandwriting2020
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Creating Peaceful Schools is a program of the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center, whose purpose is to work for a culture of peace through education, advocacy, and community building.
The Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center was established in 1969 as a focal point in the East Bay where the community could gather to create a "local voice for peace" to speak out against the wars in Indochina. Over a period of many years it has evolved into a Center that also addresses issues related to the prevention of violence and promotion of social justice in the local community. To that end the Center has most recently been focusing on education and positively influencing the hearts and minds of our youth.
Educational programs addressing peace and justice have been developed for children of all ages, kindergarten through high-school. They include the Dennis Thomas Art & Writing Challenge, Creating a Peaceful School - Annual Conference and ourYouth Activism Grants. We are also working with a subcommittee of our Center, Diablo For Peace, which is comprised of youth in our community, to bring awareness to local issues.
For information on events which have already taken place during this or past years, including the Creating Peaceful Schools - Conferences 2012 - 2019 and the Art & Writing Challenge 2013 - 2019 please go to "Past Events" on this website.
In 2019, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center, our Education Committee decided to seek out a way to acknowledge the efforts of youth activists in our community. To that end it established the first Youth Activism Grant program whereby we ask members of the community to nominate deserving youth for recognition of their efforts engaging in the struggle for human rights, justice, peace and/or youth empowerment. This year, we are excited to bring this award back! We are welcoming nominations for any youth individual, group, or organization (grades 6-12) based in Contra Costa County!
For more information on this year's Art & Writing Challenge and the Youth Activism Grant Awards, please go to "Upcoming Events".
We'd love to hear your thoughts on these programs!
Andrew Kodama, Director
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center
1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, California 94549
andrew@ourpeacecenter.org
925-933-7850
For more information on the Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, see our website: www.ourpeacecenter.org.
Artwork: Leaves of Change, Rocio Perez, Freedom High School. From the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center's Art & Writing Challenge - 2016
The Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.
The Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.
