The two-day PJSA 2010 Peace Out! Youth Summit will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on October 1 and 2 in conjunction with the Peace and Justice Studies Association 2010 General Conference. Hosted by Menno Simons College (Canadian Mennonite University) and the University of Winnipeg Global College, the summit will be an educational and inspirational mix of hands-on workshops related to conflict resolution and cross-cultural experiences, speaker sessions designed to engage and inspire young people, evening social events including several opportunities to meet cutting edge academics and activists in fields ranging from peace and conflict studies to politics and anthropology, and unique cultural activities specific to the summit mandate of peace, justice, and human rights studies.
The Peace Out! Youth Summit is being crafted by a hardworking group of conflict resolution and human rights undergrad students at the University of Winnipeg. It will run concurrently on the UW campus with the PJSA 2010 Conference and will, at times, be directly involved with the conference itself. This will be a unique opportunity for young students interested in peace and conflict studies, social justice, and human rights issues to interact with other similarly interested students from all over North America.
Currently, the PJSA 2010 Youth Summit Coordinating Committee is looking for US students in late high school to early undergrad studies interested in attending the summit on October 1 and 2 in Winnipeg. Students from all economic and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
This is the first time the PJSA has held its annual conference in Canada and the first time an official youth component has been added. There is much to be excited about as we prepare for this unique cross border event.
The goal of the Summit Coordinating Committee is to create a summit that is not a youth conference but rather a youth experience that will transcend the weekend in October and provide a platform from which young people will be able to envision their future in a more just and peaceful world.
We hope you can join us.
Registration fees for the Youth Summit are only $15US.
For more information please visit us at www.pjsapeaceoutsummit.blogspot.com or contact us at pjsapeaceoutsummit@gmail.com.
