A Passion For Peace

2007 Swackhamer Peace Essay Contest for High School Students

The 2007 Swackhamer Peace Essay Contest is seeking suggestions for constructive approaches to the problems of war and peace. The contest is open to all high school students throughout the world. Applicants must be enrolled in the Fall 2006 through Spring 2007 academic year.

TOPIC: To be announced.

AWARDS: First prize $1,500, Second Prize $1,000, Third Prize $500

DEADLINE: All essays must be postmarked by June 1, 2007.

ProPeace.net Community Peace Blog

ProPeace.net is a community blog where you can list your peace events, post your writings on peace, or share any other peace related thoughts or news.

ProPeace.net lists upcoming peace events and orgainizes their posts into such categories as:

• activism -- civil liberties, environment, peace in Iraq, women's issues
• culture -- internet
• education -- children, conferences
• government -- department of peace, U.S., international
• news and opinion -- media, fundamentalism, politics and ideology
• science and faith -- religion, metaphysics

World Peace Herald

World Peace Herald is an online general-interest news publication for readers around the world. Based in Washington, D.C., World Peace Herald seeks to provide readers with access to news and views not often found in the traditional media, with a particular focus on issues that relate to building world peace. Their view is global, and recognizes the interdependence of the world's nations. As such, World Peace Herald reports news that cuts across the boundaries of religion, politics and culture, while also recognizing the efforts of peacemakers around the world.