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.
Announcing the 2011-12 Laureate & Conference!
SAVE THE DATE!
for the Great Lakes PeaceJam Youth Conference...
April 21-22, 2012
...where you will have the chance to meet the 1992 winner of the Nobel PeacePrize:
Rigoberta Menchu Tum!
Click HERE for more information on Rigoberta!
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.