Emory 21 Days of Peace

#PeaceDayChallenge
#Emory21DaysofPeace

BUILDING PEACE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY

EMORY INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS
and EMORY CAMPUS LIFE, in collaboration

with THE CARTER CENTER’S HUMAN RIGHTS
PROGRAM and the UNITED STATES INSTITUTE

OF PEACE, in recognition of the

International
Day of Peace

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 1–21 Emory Peacemakers

LOCATION: Social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)
#Emory21DaysofPeace #PeaceDayChallenge

SEPTEMBER 1–21 Prayers and Meditations for Peace

LOCATION: Social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)
#Emory21DaysofPeace #PeaceDayChallenge

SEPTEMBER 1–21 Debate Training

LOCATION: Varies; please see tournament calendar
at www.atlantadebate.org.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Welcoming Day of Service
11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Please report to McDonough Field by 11:30 a.m. and transportation
will be provided to all students. Registration link: bit.ly/WDOS17

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Emory 21 Days of Peace sponsors
NOON – 1:00 p.m. Wonderful Wednesday

LOCATION: Asbury Circle
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
NOON Translating Research to Policy

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 LOCATION: Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies (PAIS) 220
8:00 p.m.
Carter Town Hall Meeting
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
NOON LOCATION: Woodruff P.E. Center

Finale Keynote Speaker:
Marguerite Barankitse,

world-renowned Burundian humanitarian
and founder of Maison Shalom
LOCATION: The Center for Ethics Commons (room 102)

ARTWORK BY FAHAMU PECOU
ACCLAIMED ARTIST AND DOCTORAL STUDENT, INSTITUTE OF LIBERAL ARTS, EMORY UNIVERSITY

In 1981, the United Nations established September 21 as the
International Day of Peace, with the goal of “commemorating and

strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among nations and peoples.”
Emory Institute for Developing Nations (IDN), in partnership with Emory Campus
Life, in collaboration with The Carter Center Human Rights Program and the United
States Institute of Peace—was inspired to expand on the one-day campaign by
developing a three-week calendar of events titled “Emory 21 Days of Peace.” In the
hopes of affirming peace as an alternative to the seemingly ubiquitous violence
around the world, the goal of Emory 21 Days of Peace is to educate, inspire, and
empower students with tangible skills to work for peace both in their local and
global communities.

Emory 21 Days of Peace comprises a social media campaign and a series of events to
promote peace by highlighting the global and local dynamic of peace based on our
interconnected and interdependent world. This year’s programming will include a
workshop on translating research into policy, a series featuring Emory peacemakers, a
day of service, and a social media campaign. This extended event will take place from
September 1 to 21, culminating on UN International Peace Day. The finale features keynote
speaker, Marguerite Barankitse, founder of Maison Shalom, world-renowned humanitarian
from Burundi and a recipient of an honorary degree from Emory University.

Emory 21 Days of Peace committee acknowledges the overlap of the UN International Day of Peace (fixed on
September 21) and Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Emory University is a community that thrives because
of its diversity. Our commitment to living beyond diversity, and to the ideals of pluralism, sometimes means
that significant occasions for different groups will coincide. To that end, we would like to offer our full support
to the Jewish community. The month leading up to Rosh Hashanah is called Elul. In preparation for the purity
and wholeness represented by the New Year, Jewish communities and individuals participate in practices of
self-reflection and repentance. We offer our support and commitment to the diversity of this university and to
the Jewish community by showing our thanks for the understanding they have expressed in our dialogue and
continued efforts to build a nurturing college experience for all religious traditions on campus.

PHOTO: Jason Carter, Emory 21 Days of Peace 2016 finale keynote speaker, in conversation with student peacebuilders.
L to R: Chris and Peter Dickson, Jason Carter, Siti Sarah Muwahidah, and Iyabo Onipede (Photo: Bryan Meltz, Emory Photo/Video)

Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH

Interim Director, Emory Institute
for Developing Nations
Assistant Professor and
Director of Graduate Studies
Hubert Department
of Global Health
Rollins School of Public Health

Peace is not passive. As former President
Jimmy Carter has stated, “It would be naïve
to think that peace and justice can be
achieved easily.” Instead, the achievement
of peace requires action. Such action can
serve as a powerful form of resistance—against oppression, racism, misogyny, extremism,
and discrimination in its many individual and systemic forms. It is for this reason that the
IDN is delighted to cohost the second-annual Emory 21 Days of Peace.

The events taking place the first 21 days of September provide ample opportunities
for peaceful resistance. The members of our planning committee—more than 25
individuals from various schools, departments, institutes, and organizations within Emory
University—are committed to building peace locally and globally. We are grateful to them
—and especially to our partners in Campus Life—for their work in creating a relevant and
robust set of actions for peace.

In fraught times like ours, the principles of peace provide a north star to guide us.
Inclusivity, dignity, community engagement, and dialogue are tools that can move
us toward intentional, sustainable and just peace. This is true whether in the far-flung
contexts where The Carter Center’s programs operate or on our own campus. Whether
locally or globally, the time for peace begins now. We welcome you to join us in
#Emory21DaysofPeace and the #PeaceDayChallenge!

In the spirit of peaceful action,

Ajay Nair, PhD

Senior Vice President
and Dean of Campus Life

Greetings,

Emory Campus Life is proud to partner
with the Institute for Developing Nations
(IDN) to present Emory 21 Days of Peace.
Our vision as Campus Life is to catalyze
a distinctive, caring, inquiry-driven,
ethically engaged, multicultural, and
socially just community that imagines
and leads positive transformation. These attributes align with the United Nation’s call to
communities to build and sustain peace locally and globally.

The International Day of Peace, observed throughout the world each September, is a
reminder to individuals and communities that our collective, consistent, and dedicated
efforts are essential to counter violence. In the United States, the economic injustices and
the systemic and institutional violence that plague our society constitute threats to the
fabric of our democracy and to us all.

We must all work together—respecting one another, embracing inclusivity, practicing cultural
humility, and engaging in difficult dialogue. We must tackle the tough forms of violence such
as racism, domestic abuse, and human trafficking. At the same time, we must not limit our
efforts to addressing only physical violence, recognizing that systemic oppression—such
as mass incarceration, generational poverty, and unequal pay—is even more pervasive.

Many thanks to the IDN for focusing our community on this important call for sustainable
peace and to the United Nations General Assembly for establishing Resolution 36/37,
“commemorating and strengthening the ideas of peace both within and among all
nations and people.”

In solidarity,

What we mean
by peace and why

Peace involves more than the absence of tension and violence. Positive peace

involves social justice.

Moving from violence to peace involves working to end violence and intentionally laying

the groundwork for sustainable, just peace. This requires individual, community, and state
action to address multiple, integrated issues locally and globally.

Principles of peace building–being inclusive, treating all parties with dignity, engaged

listening and dialogue—apply locally and globally.

Violence has become normalized in our global culture in our homes and communities,

through entertainment and media, and in the ways that power and inequality are articulated
locally and globally. It is a threat to the well-being of all and the future of our planet.

Violence occurs in many forms, including but not limited to physical violence.
Violence at the local level is directly linked to violence in other parts of the

world. For example, anti-immigrant violence in the US is linked to violence in Central

America and the Middle East through US policies in the regions and people fleeing violence.

Building peace within communities is key to sustainable, just peace.

The Carter Center’s peacebuilding efforts, for example, increasingly focus on support for
civil society organizations in conflict areas. Similarly, efforts to address diversity, inclusion,
and violence on campuses involve focused listening, dialogue, and engagement within
college communities.

Through a social media campaign linked to the United States Institute for Peace’s

#PeaceDayChallenge as well as Emory’s #Emory21DaysofPeace and The Carter Center, we
will share information about peace building in addition to highlighting what individuals and
organizations at Emory are doing to build peace locally and globally.

Emory’s 21 Days of Peace will critically engage connections between building

peace on a local level—such as Black Lives Matter, anti-immigrant movements, domestic
violence, growing socioeconomic inequality—and building peace globally—such as conflict
mediation, mass migration, human trafficking, and countering violent extremism.

Please tell us what you are doing to
support peace and post it to social media

#PeaceDayChallenge #Emory21DaysofPeace

BUILDING PEACE LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY

2017 EVENT LISTING

Emory Peacemakers

SEPTEMBER 1–21

Peacemakers throughout Emory University will be featured from September 1 to 21. During the
21 Days of Peace, peacemakers will be featured on the Emory 21 Days of Peace website and social
media. Submissions are welcome using the peace #hashtags below. Take a photo of someone you
know and describe how that person is a peace builder within the Emory community.
Students, staff, alumni, and friends of the university are encouraged to post a photo using the
hashtags: #Emory21DaysofPeace and #PeaceDayChallenge

Location: Social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)
Event leads: Chris Dickson, cofounder of Brothers for Peace and representative of Emory Center

Advancing Nonviolence (ECAN), and Peter Dickson, cofounder, Brothers for Peace, ECAN.

Prayers and Meditations for Peace

SEPTEMBER 1–21

Led by the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life at Emory, 21 Days of Prayer and Meditation is an
invitation for peace to become a part of your embodied connection to God and the world around
you. We invite you to pause and position yourself in a way that opens your senses to the ways
of peace moving in the world. As you read these prayers, be mindful of conflict, oppression, and
suffering throughout the world and be renewed through the commitment to practice peace in all
aspects of your life.
Students, staff, alumni, and friends of the university are encouraged to post a photo using the
hashtags: #Emory21DaysofPeace and #PeaceDayChallenge. Please also use the social media
for The Office of Spiritual and Religious Life: Twitter: OSRL125; Facebook: Office of Spiritual and
Religious Life; Instagram: emoryOSRL.

Location: Social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)
Event lead: Rev. Kevin Crawford, assistant chaplain, Office of Spiritual and Religious Life

Debate Training

SEPTEMBER 1–21

Debate is a form of communication that encourages one to listen to various sides of an issue and
be open to feedback. The Atlanta Urban Debate League encourages critical thinking, listening,
reflection, and effective communication to help create a more just and peaceful world. The
tournaments provide judge-training opportunities to Emory students who will assist debates in
middle and high schools. Judge training is provided in the morning on the day of the event.

Location: Varies; please see tournament calendar at www.atlantadebate.org.
Event lead: James Roland, senior director, Civic and Community Engagement; executive director,

Atlanta Urban Debate League; director, ECAN, Emory Campus Life

Welcoming Day of Service

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 11:30 A.M.–4:00 P.M.

Volunteer Emory invites you to Welcoming Day of Service, an annual Emory tradition that brings
more than 500 students off-campus to work with a variety of service organizations ranging from
food banks to animal shelters. You can connect with fellow first-years, Oxford continuees, and
transfer students; learn about a variety of Atlanta communities; and directly engage in service and
social justice work. This year, students can choose to participate from 23 different metro-Atlanta
community partners.

Location: Please report to McDonough Field by 11:30 a.m. and transportation will be provided to

all students. Registration link: bit.ly/WDOS17

Event leads: Samara Robbins, student director for Days of Service and Courtney Jones-Stevens,

associate director, Center for Civic and Community Engagement, Emory Campus Life

Emory 21 Days of Peace sponsors
Wonderful Wednesday

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, NOON–1:00 P.M.

(Also present at Wonderful Wednesday on September 13 and 20)

Emory’s Student Government Association will host Emory 21 Days of Peace as a sponsor of
Wonderful Wednesday. On September 6, refreshments will be provided by Refuge Coffee. On
September 13 and 20, we invite you to continue participating in Emory 21 Days of Peace social
media campaign during Wonderful Wednesdays.

Location: Asbury Circle
Event lead: Gurbani Singh, president, Student Government Association

Translating Research to Policy

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, NOON

A workshop to guide students on how to translate their research into policy, particularly linking
research with organizations and building long-term relationships that result in concrete solutions.
Presenters will involve different schools and departments including the Departments of Political
Science and Anthropology, Emory School of Law, and the Rollins School of Public Health.

Location: Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies (PAIS) 220
Event leads: Obse Ababiya, senior program coordinator, IDN, and Rachel Harmon, doctoral

student, Political Science Graduate Program

Carter Town Hall Meeting

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 8:00 P.M.

Emory Campus Life invites you to join the Emory community to welcome President Jimmy Carter
for the thirty-sixth-annual Carter Town Hall. President Carter, a University Distinguished Professor
at Emory since 1982 and cofounder of the IDN, will address the Emory community and answer
questions submitted by students.

Location: Woodruff P.E. Center

This is a ticketed event. Please contact Emory Campus Life for more information.

PHOTO: Nora Elmubarak founding team member, Emory 21 Days of Peace; President, Muslim Student Association (MSA)

FINALE
Keynote Speaker: Marguerite Barankitse

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, NOON

Emory 21 Days of Peace will culminate on September 22 with a discussion featuring Marguerite
Barankitse, world-renowned Burundian humanitarian and founder of Maison Shalom. When
Burundi’s terrible civil war erupted in 1993, Barankitse witnessed and was the victim of murderous
attacks. She found herself caring for hundreds of children who had no one to care for them,
prompting her to found Maison Shalom, a complex of schools, hospitals, and a network of care
extending throughout Burundi, focusing on children’s welfare and rights while challenging ethnic
discrimination. The scope of her action as well as the fact that she protects all children without
consideration of their origin, Tutsi or Hutu, brought her praise from all corners of the world.

She is the winner of many international awards, including the Opus Prize, which recognizes
unsung heroes who are conquering the world’s most challenging problems; the Prize for Conflict
Prevention, presented to her by Ambassador Kofi Annan and awarded annually by Fondation
Chirac, launched in 2008 by former French president Jacques Chirac; a $1.1M Aurora Prize for
awakening humanity, an award given to humanitarians in memory of the Armenian genocide; and
the Voices of Courage Award of the Women’s Commission for Women and Refugee Children. She
holds an honorary degree from Emory University.

Location: The Center for Ethics Commons (room 102) • RSVP: www.idn.emory.edu
Event Leads: Obse Ababiya, senior program coordinator, IDN and Farah Al-Chammas, founder

and copresident, Refugee Revive, student, Emory College

This event will be streamed live online by The Carter Center’s Human Rights program at
facebook.com/forumonwomen

PHOTO: Marguerite Barankitse

EMORY 21 DAYS OF PEACE COMMITTEE

Cochairs
Obse Ababiya, senior program coordinator, IDN
James Roland, senior director, Civic and Community Engagement; executive director, Atlanta Urban

Debate League; director, ECAN, Emory Campus Life
Committee members

Farah Al Chammas, Farah Al Chammas, founder and copresident, Refugee Revive
Kali-Ahset Amen, assistant director, James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and
Difference, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Naomi Keusch Baker, member, Refugee Revive
Ely Blair, member, Volunteer Emory and Catholic Student Union
Kevin Crawford, assistant chaplain, Office of Spiritual and Religious Life
Chris Dickson, cofounder, Brothers for Peace, ECAN
Peter Dickson, cofounder, Brothers for Peace, ECAN
Nora Elmubarak, founding team member, Emory 21 Days of Peace, and president,
Muslim Student Association
Sandra Francis, assistant program coordinator, Journeys of Reconciliation
Johnna Gadomski, vice-chair of the University Center Board and sophomore representative, Student
Government Association
Lisa Garvin, associate dean, Office of Spiritual and Religious Life
Kenneth Goughnour, member, Rollins Student Government Association
Rachel Harmon, doctoral student, Political Science Graduate Program
Raven Hinson, graduate student, Master’s in Development Practice
Natasha Hopkins, associate director, Campus Life; Student Involvement, Leadership, and Transitions
Rick Huizing, program coordinator, International Student Life Student Involvement, Leadership, and
Transitions; Center for the Advancement of Student Advocacy and Agency, Emory Campus Life
Rachel Lastinger, Master’s in Development Practice
Abi Lopez Rivera, graduate student, Rollins School of Public Health
Carlton Mackey, director, Ethics and the Arts Program; assistant director, Ethics and Servant Leadership
Program; adjunct faculty, Department of Film and Media Studies
Pellom McDaniels III, curator, African American Collections, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and
Rare Book Library, Robert W. Woodruff Library
Tina Mensa-Kwao, president, Rollins Student Government Association
Courtnay Oddman, assistant director, Residence Life; Campus Life
Iyabo Onipede, coach, Leadership Matters
Rachel Parish, instructor, Emory Theater Studies
Kendra Price, government affairs manager, Emory Government and Community Affairs
Gurbani Singh, president, Student Government Association
Lydia Smith, program coordinator, Campus Engagement, Barkley Forum for Debate, Deliberation,
and Dialogue
Stephanie Sorquira, administrative assistant, IDN
Rhonda Thompson, office manager, Emory Campus Life

ARTWORK BY FAHAMU PECOU
ACCLAIMED ARTIST AND DOCTORAL STUDENT, INSTITUTE OF LIBERAL ARTS, EMORY UNIVERSITY

Please tell us what
you are doing to support peace

and post it to social media

#PeaceDayChallenge #Emory21DaysofPeace

U.S. Inst. of Peace Retweeted

IDN Emory @idn_emory • Sept 13

What are Emory students doing to support peace?
#Emory21DaysofPeace #PeaceDayChallenge

Join Us! IMAGE: The United States
Institute for Peace retweets
Planning for Emory 21 Days of Peace starts in October. what Emory students are
We invite you to join the planning committee doing to support peace.
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