Welcome to the Great Lakes PeaceJam Website!
Great Lakes PeaceJam is a regional affiliate of the PeaceJam Foundation. We are located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and service the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. We are offer programming for grades K-12, college students, and incarcerated youth. Great Lakes PeaceJam is administered by Seeding Change, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Learn more about us.
PeaceJammers Participate in Global Youth Service Day
As part of the 2012 Youth Conference, Great Lakes PeaceJammers planned and participated in a worldwide day of volunteering, Global Youth Service Day! 
The Great Lakes PeaceJam service project mobilized 138 high school teens, 28 college students, and 32 adult volunteers in service projects at 10 sites in Kalamazoo completing a combined total of 594 hours.
Youth Conference In The News!
Illinois Students Meet Nobel Peace Prize Winner
The Beacon-News (a Chicago Sun-Times publication) takes a look at one school's experience with Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum at the Great Lakes PeaceJam conference.
PeaceJam Weekend a Success!
The Seeding Change team would like to thank everyone who made the Public Talk with Rigoberta Menchu Tum and 10th Anniversary PeaceJam Youth Conference a tremendous success. Listed below are all of the businesses, agencies, and academic departments without whose support we could not have created such a successful event!
Talking PeaceJam with Mentor K.P.
In the fall, we sat down with Petter Kerizareth (K.P.) who shared the the inspiring story of his life before and since participating PeaceJam in the Great Lakes PeaceJam 2011 SLAM.
iGive
We're attempting to help Great Lakes PeaceJam/Seeding Change change the world, one Button at a time, one person at a time, $10 at a time.
Through 11/21/11, each new iGive member supporting Great Lakes PeaceJam/Seeding Change means a $10 bonus (free, no purchase necessary), plus a portion of any shopping they might do also helps. They need to install the free iGive Button and try it for at least 90 days (through the holiday shopping season!)
Great Lakes PeaceJam's LGBTQ Online Campaign
Great Lakes PeaceJam is pleased to announce an online giving campaign focused on our LGBTQ work. Please help us raise $5,000 to support PeaceJam clubs participating in our LGBTQ Action Program
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who has already donated to our LGBTQ Action Program via GlobalGiving. As of June 1st, we have already raised $1,355! This campaign will remain open until we hit our $5,000, so please consider donating today.