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Get to know the 2022 Billion Acts Awardees by checking out our brand new blog post! Written with the help of our PeaceJam Southeast team at 💜
Once you read the article, make sure to stop by the Awardees Support page to connect even further with their incredible work to champion more sustainable and equitable communities worldwide.
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https://www.billionacts.org/billion-acts-awards-finalist
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Introducing the 2022 Billion Acts Awardees! 🎉 These six youth-led projects were chosen from over 10 million acts of people logged or nominated in 2022.
These youth-leaders serve as beacons of hope and leadership within their communities worldwide🌏. Each of them is working to champion more peaceful, sustainable, and equitable communities.
Please join us in welcoming them into our global community of Nobel Peace Laureates, community-mobilizes, and young changemakers! Go to
https://www.billionacts.org/billion-acts-awards-finalist to show your support!
Elliott Lancaster Restoring Hope SDG era Re-Earth Initiative Xiye Bastida Mitzi Jonelle The Yellow Barn Farm Southeast Liberia Uganda Europe UK Czech Republic Ghana South Africa Timor Leste PeaceJam PeaceJam Great Lakes Dalai Lama Rigoberta Menchú Tawakkol Karman. Shirin Ebadi
Flashback to this previous weekend with PeaceJam Southeast member Sheila and 2019 Billion Acts Awardee Carvajalino. We were beyond moved to here of Sheila's remarkable connection to Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú at the 2022 PeaceJam Guatemala conference. 💙
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Billion Acts team member Warda Petersen answers, "what does peace mean to you?" Check-out this inspiring poem that she created!☮️
Time is running out to send in your responses for our celebrations! Make sure to send your videos, poems, and art to
[email protected].
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Our last week of camp "Girls Heart the Arts" was one for the books! With guidance from Dr. Christy Rodriguez de Conte, the girls created a one-of-a-kind performance that included poetry, paintings, comedy, and song! We'd also like to thank PeaceJam Southeast and LeMoyne Arts for fun & educational programming! We are already excited for next summer.
Everyone has their own definition for what peace means. Today, we share what peace means to our amazing '97 Nobel Peace Prize laureate: Jody Williams.✨
Show us what peace means to you at:
https://www.billionacts.org/blog/redefining-peace-together
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We learned A LOT and had a BLAST during "Girls Love Science" week! Special thank you to the PeaceJam Southeast, Graduate Women in STEM @ FSU, and STEMS4Girls, Inc. for the great workshops and FSU for fun field trips to their planetarium and innovation hub!
Spots are still available for the rest of the summer. Sign up today!
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The Peace Festival With Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi hosted by PeaceJam Southeast in the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park today was an inspiring afternoon… thank you to all who planned this event, to all who spoke and served and supported this event, and to all who participated in the rally and walk…
And wow… thank you Farmsook Thai Kitchen for continuing to support Mattie Stepanek’s Peace Foundation (the drink is delicious and beautiful and fun!)
Throwback to PeaceJam Mid-Atlantic and PeaceJam Alumni Student - Alumni Mixer that took place this past weekend!
It was an intimate event that consisted of Almuni from PeaceJam Southeast, along with Vice President Rody Thompson and PeaceJam American University students.
There were powerful discussions, providing important advice about mentorship, career advice and school and academics advice to the students.
They hope to continue having gatherings, showing support and to uplift one another.
Looking forward to spending time together this spring when they welcome Nobel Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi to the Mid Atlantic region for their first PeaceJam Mid Atlantic conference.
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She's an activist, political strategist, influencer, & speaker. Her future plans? President of the United States🎉!! Introducing 2021 Billion Acts Awards Finalist ! Watch Deja's award's video below to hear more about her incredible journey and be sure to show her some ❤️❤️
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Sasha Martin, a spring FSU 2021 graduate, double majored in social work and international affairs. As an undergraduate, she was very active on campus serving in various roles with the FSU-Student Government Association, PeaceJam Southeast, and University Housing. With a focus on macro social work, Sasha will continue her education in social work at Boston College, earning her MSW degree.
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Another amazing gathering of folks who chose to "Raise a glass or grateful hands, and connect with purpose - for peace!" during our April event.
Thank you to our guest toastmaster - Kate Cumbo, Executive Director of PeaceJam and to PeaceJam Southeast for the inspiration and for being our . !
Thank you to our " regulars" and to our first timers for making peace something that matters to you, and engaging in conversation and celebration. !
Thank you to our - Laura J Bauer & Barry McConatha - for being such enthusiastic and loyal and persevering cultivators of peace. !
Next event: June 22 (6-7 pm EDT) with a very (very, very) special VIP guest toastmaster... check out
www.MattieOnline.com for information on our events, and on our 2021 "Celebrating Heartsongs" contest (entry deadline May 15).
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Half-way through the work week, and already counting the blessings of purpose as the wedges in as many connections with as many folks in as many moments as possible -- for making a difference (and pausing to play) and celebrating life!
On Monday, we connected with our PeaceJam Southeast to begin planning our upcoming April during which their Executive Director, Kate Cumbo, will serve as our guest toastmaster. We also connected with Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (and friends) Jill Stuckey and Andrea Walker. Mattie's Foundation shared the gift of an Ed Heck piece, and wow, we were gifted with the incredible treasure of several Mattie and Jimmy books -- SIGNED by Mattie and Jimmy.
On Tuesday, we zoomed into an Americus Rotary Club meeting and then a powerful session with the Welcoming Communities Movement -- for which Laura & I (on behalf of Mattie's Foundation) have the honor of serving as "healing and restoration coaches" for a number of amazing folks and groups that are funded by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities.
And today, I connected with City of Rockville, MD Mayor Bridget Newton to chat about all the exciting and nifty plans we have for our activities and events (contests and virtual toasts, gratitude gatherings and celebrations, and more -- info coming soon!), and connected with Lisa Friedlander and team for a zoom rehearsal session as we get ready for next week's 19th annual Heartsongs Fund event -- this year a "virtual happy hour" gathering to support Children’s National Hospital where Mattie lived and loved for so many (many many) months (and years), and I enjoyed a monthly chat with Sandra Newcomb, Paula Beckman, and Lynn Brown -- dear friends and colleagues whom I first met 30+ years ago during the days of "Project Assist!"
Also today -- I celebrated my Irish roots with Laura and Barry. Thank you to Americus - Sumter County Tourism for the ever-so-nifty green fortune cookies, and to Pat's Place for continuing your decades long tradition of ensuring that delicious corned beef and cabbage is available to the community (along with some Guinness Draught). We capped off these busy days and this holy/holiday with prayers of gratitude and peace, and with an IAFF MDA Softball Championship inspired "Jeni'ssy Hennessy" toast to friends -- near and far, past and present, and loved and appreciated.
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