AUGUST 26, 2020 | 11:30AM - 1:00PM EST
Join us for the second webinar in our #Yes4YPS Webinar Series, Why Peace Education for Youth? Supporting Participation and Partnership of Young People in Global Peace and Security.
Hosted by: NewGen Peacebuilders and Generations for Peace
This interactive session illustrates the importance of partnering with young people to shape government policy and community values. Tangible examples will be shared of programs that are educating and supporting young leaders to be impactful peacebuilders. Attendees will be dispersed into breakout rooms where they will learn about conflict contexts and peace education efforts from young people from four different areas/regions: Colombia, Nigeria, Lebanon, and the United States.
Speakers:
Patricia Shafer, Senior Fellow for Peace Education, Alliance for Peacebuilding; Executive Director, NewGen Peacebuilders; Matt Grady, NewGen Peacebuilders Youth, Peace and Security Coalition Representative - U.S.; Jelena Jevtic - Assistant Program Coordinator, NewGen Peacebuilders; Dr. Mohanned Arabiyat, Director, Generations for Peace; Hiba Antoun, Volunteer, Generations for Peace, - Lebanon; Nzubechi Pantaleon Uwaleme, Founder, Students for Peace Network - Nigeria; Manuela Cordoba & Alejandra Rodriguez Ojeda, Rotaract Action Group for Peace - Colombia