PeaceJam Mid-Atlantic will host its annual youth conference, “Compassion in Action,” from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 at Northwood High School. The featured guest will be children’s rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Kailash Satyarthi. Satyarthi is a human rights advocate in India who won the Nobel in 2014 for leading a global movement to end child slavery and exploitive child labor practices.
This leadership conference will provide high school students with the opportunity to spend the day with a world leader for peace and engage with hundreds of change agents from around the region. Students can register here. The fee to attend is $20, with all snacks and meals included. Scholarships are available.
Satyarthi is holding a public event open to all ages at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 22, at the Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. Admission is free; proof of vaccination is required. There is also a Peace Festival from 1–4 p.m. on Sunday, April 24 at Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, 1800 Piccard Dr. in Rockville.
MCPS is in its second year of partnering with PeaceJam Mid-Atlantic, a regional affiliate of the international education program that connects youth with Nobel Peace Prize winners. PeaceJam and MCPS have delivered a weekly virtual leadership development program to high school students focused on community engagement and connection.
For more information, contact Donna Kleffman in the MCPS Office of Student Leadership and Extracurricular Activities or Michelle Avaroma with PeaceJam Mid-Atlantic.
