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"Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars." - Henry Van Dyke
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 No More Violence Project Liz Dahl, Louisville, Kentucky February 15, 2001 Who are the unsung heroes in your life? Share your stories. Dear goodthings, I would like to make you aware of Jan Arnow, a former welfare mother who went on to author 7 books and create the Institute for Intercultural Understanding and the No More Violence Project. Jan is an internationally recognized anti-violence activist. Her latest book, Teaching Peace led to the creation of the No More Violence Bus Project. The impetus for the project was a recognition of the need for people to see in their own communities the dangers of exposure to violence their children face everyday, both physical and psychological, and to learn some clear and workable solutions. A bus is used to take people on a tour of violence in their own neighborhoods (this works anywhere in the U.S. and has also been done in South Africa) to see the violent influences to which their children are exposed on a daily basis. In a riveting 13-stop itinerary, adults learn why our children have learned to hate by the time they reach kindergarten, what the root causes of violence are that keep them at risk, and most importantly, what adults can do to change this situation. As founder and director of the Institute for Intercultural Understanding, Jan is involved nationally and internationally in projects that encourage understanding among diverse cultures. Under her direction, the Institute began, "Voiceless Victims," an international program documenting the effects on children of conflict, violence and war. She has addressed the United Nations General Assembly on the subject of children and violence and hopes to take her No More Violence Bus Project to every state in the union. Jan has done fieldwork around the world, including Gaza, Belfast, Russia and America's urban battlefields. She also teaches a weekly class in a Louisville, Kentucky high school to at-risk youth about the effects of violence. This is done gratis on her behalf. She drives the class to New York City every year so they can can teach urban youth what they have learned. Jan is a remarkable woman. To learn more about Jan Arnow, visit the Art Institute of Chicago's Web site. Want to share your stories of inspirational people in your life? Send 'em our way. |
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