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BECOMING A GLOBAL PEACE AMBASSADOR
The theme of this project "Same Melody, Different Key" were suggested by the words of famed Black playwright Loraine Hansberry. This project Is a unique opportunity for scholars from the Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark and students from Youth in Belfast to explore the similarities and differences in their cities and their cultures.
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OVERVIEW
Dates
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December 8, 2018 -
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December 16, 2018
Scholars
12 Eagle Academy for Young Men of Newark scholars
11th & 12th Grades
Process
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Recruit scholars
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Essay Deadline
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Parent/Scholar Meeting
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Scholars must complete the required activities.
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Passport & Documents
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Start in September 2018
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Assistance from City of Newark
Class
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Global Peace Ambassador Course
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VLOG/Photography
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Traveling Abroad 101
Partners
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BAAS / US Embassy Small Grants Programme
Presentation
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Present project to a group of local contributors
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Confirm date
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Confirm location
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Confirm guest list
Spring 2019
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TEAM
Tamara Fleming is a creative powerhouse and co-founder of FEMWORKS, a award winning marketing communications firm that specializes in helping businesses to engage consumers in multicultural markets.
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Tamara Fleming is also an accomplished photographer. She has a driving passion to create images that positively represent African-American, Latinos, urban communities, and the LGBT community.
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TAMARA FLEMING
JahJah is an urban education professional consulting educational institutions, government agencies, and businesses about the value of hip hop business education and implementing tailored curriculums for client success.
Primary Instructor - Newark
JAHJAH SHAKUR
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Art Director
STEPHEN HUGHES
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Head of Sales
THOMAS OWENS
STEPHEN HUGHES
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Art Director
STEPHEN HUGHES
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Head of Sales
THOMAS OWENS
CORRYMELA COMMUNITY
Stephen Huges
Senior Youth Worker at St. Peters Youth Centre, Belfast
Arrival at Airport and bus drive to Outdoor education centre
GIANTS
CAUSEWAY
Stephen Huges
Senior Youth Worker at St. Peters Youth Centre, Belfast
Cultural experiences of Northern Ireland. Cultural immersion and sharing will be key to the young people becoming more interdependent.
LECTURE
UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL RADICALISM
Dr. Cathal McManus of Queens University, Belfast
A lecture helping the young people understanding the changing global situation and how it impacts o communities in Belfast and Newark
BONFIRE,
MYTHS & LEGENDS OF IRELAND
Ulster University Input on Exploitation & Violence- Liam Stone, Ballymurphy Massacre Campaign
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Exploitation
& Violence
Liam Stone, Ballymurphy Massacre Campaign
Lecture on exploitation and violence within communities addressing state killings in Northern Ireland and USA.
Examining
Followership, Values and Principles
Professor Duncan Morrow, Ulster University​
1. A lecture helping the young people understanding the changing global situation and how it impacts o communities in Belfast and Newark
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2. Examining Followership, Values and Principles - Professor Duncan Morrow, Ulster University
Shona Bell, Corrymela Community, Ballycastle
A walking tour of Belfast Peace Walls and helping the young people understand that division can be both physical and social, and how this can impact on potential and achievement
BELFAST PEACE
WALLS: IPACT OF VIOLENCE ON THE COMMUNITY
Liam Stone, Ballymurphy Massacre Campaign
This workshop will bring the young people faced to face with combatants from both sides of the conflict and will help them understand the conflict resolution processes that lead to peace in Northern Ireland. These lessons will be linked with the United States and how they can reconcile their own communities.
MEETING THE
COMBATANTS
Stephen Huges
Senior Youth Worker at St. Peters Youth Centre, Belfast
Cultural experiences of Northern Ireland. Cultural immersion and sharing will be key to the young people becoming more interdependent.
GARRICK A REDE
ROPE BRIDGE
Keith McCaugherty, Holy Trinity Youth Centre
This workshop will be led by a local community leader and help the young people understand how they can effect change in their own locality. They will see simple examples of how to improve their own communities.
COMMUNITY
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
Stephen Huges
Senior Youth Worker at St. Peters Youth Centre, Belfast
Cultural experiences of Northern Ireland. Cultural immersion and sharing will be key to the young people becoming more interdependent.
LUNCH AT
BELFAST MARKET
Stephen Huges
Senior Youth Worker at St. Peters Youth Centre, Belfast
Cultural experiences of Northern Ireland. Cultural immersion and sharing will be key to the young people becoming more interdependent.
TOUR OF THE
TITANTIC MUSEUM
Keith McCaugherty, Holy Trinity Youth Centre
Cultural experiences of Northern Ireland. Cultural immersion and sharing will be key to the young people becoming more interdependent.
MOURNE
MOUNTAINS@NEWCASTLE
Hosted by Lord Mayor Hargey
Official Hosting by Mayor Hargey as the first citizen of the city
TOUR OF
BELFAST CITY HALL
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Stephen Hughes
Tour of the Graduate School at Queens University and the international opportunities available
TOUR QUEENS
UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL
Claire Harris, Queens University Belfast
This seminar will take the young people through a social innovation process that will enable young people to experience the systems used to create responses to local communities needs. The idea that they have some suggestions for social, political and economic change back home is very important for this programme