PeaceJam is a US-based global youth organization led by

Nobel Peace laureates The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize annually "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion ...

. It was founded by musical artist Ivan Suvanjieff and his wife, the economist

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in 1993. PeaceJam was nominated for the

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolog ...

eight times.

History

PeaceJam was founded to serve as an educational outreach program on behalf of Nobel peace prize laureates to youths worldwide. In 2014 they launched their ''One Billion Acts of Peace'' campaign internationally that would help bring attention to the most pressing issues facing humanity. Over ninety million peace acts inspired by this campaign have been logged into the company’s website.

Noble Peace Prize Laureates

The organization is led by 14 Nobel peace prize winners: * 1.

Dalai Lama Dalai Lama (, ; ) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current D ...

* 2. Betty Williams * 3. Rigoberta Menchu Tum * 4. Oscar Arias * 5. Desmond Tutu * 6.

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* 7.

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* 8.

Shirin Ebadi Shirin Ebadi ( fa, شيرين عبادى, Širin Ebādi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian political activist, lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was ...

* 9.

Jose Ramos-Horta Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...

* 10.

Jody Williams Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950) is an American political activist known for her work in banning anti-personnel landmines, her defense of human rights (especially those of women), and her efforts to promote new understandings of security i ...

* 11. Sir Joseph Rotblat * 12.

Leymah Gbowee Leymah Roberta Gbowee (born 1 February 1972) is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women's nonviolent peace movement, Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. Her ef ...

* 13.

Kailash Satyarthi Kailash Satyarthi (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and advocated the universal right to education. In 2014, he was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Malala Yo ...

* 14.

Tawakkol Karman Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman ( ar, توكل عبد السلام خالد كرمان, Tawakkul 'Abd us-Salām Khalid Karmān; also romanized ''Tawakul'', ''Tawakel''; born 7 February 1979) is a Yemeni Nobel Laureate, journalist, politician ...

Nobel Legacy Film Series

The organization also started the production of award-winning documentaries that depict the life of the Nobel Peace laureates: Among them include: *

: ''Until We Are Free'' * The Dalai Lama – ''Scientist'' * Betty Williams: ''Contagious Courage'' * Oscar Arias: ''Without a Shot Fired'' * Rigoberta Menchu: ''Daughter of the Maya'' *

: '' Rivers of Hope'' * Desmond Tutu: '' Children of Light'

References

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External links

Official website
Organizations awarded Nobel Peace Prizes Organizations based in the United States

History

Noble Peace Prize Laureates

Nobel Legacy Film Series

See also

References

External links