How to Apply for the Exhibition

 

Exhibitions of Youth Messages for Peace

 

“How Can We Create Peace Together?”

 

 

 

Organized by

 

Global Campaign for Peace Education, Japan

 

Supported by

 

New English Teachers’ Association,

 

Japan Education and Resource Network 

 

 

 

As Ms. Malala Yousafzai said in her speech at the UN assembly, “Our words can change the whole world.”  Expressing your ideas to create peace will help you take action for peace and inspire others to cooperate.  This is not a contest. It is an exhibition of ideas.  The exhibition will be held during the 8^th International Conference of Peace Museums to be held in Korea in September, but it will be shared with various conferences for peace education as well.  The messages will be on the project website, and you can share your ideas for peace at any time with people around the world.  The website is here: http://peacecreators.jimdo.com/

 

The official website of the 8^th International Conference of Peace Museums is here: http://www.nogunri.org/nogunri/index_eng.php

 

 

 

Objectives:

 

1. Raising student awareness of peace creation

 

2. Inspiring adults to greater efforts for peace with young people’s sincere messages

 

3. Suggesting to peace museums around the world that they hold more exhibitions or contests of student peace work

 

4. Publicizing current international exhibitions or contests of student peace work

 

5. Promoting international communication among students who join this event

 

 

 

Theme: “How Can We Create Peace Together?”

 

How can we stop thinking only about peace for “myself, my hometown, and my country” and start thinking about how to create peace for everyone on this planet?  Please imagine a peaceful world for all and describe the steps required to realize it. Let’s share our ideas for peace!

 

 

 

Messages for Peace can be submitted as essays, poems, picture books, short novels, songs, dance, plays, pictures, photos, and any other form of art or communication

 

 

 

Guidelines:

 

1. Messages may be submitted by anyone up to 25 years old (as of September 23, 2014)

2. Essays and other written messages must be in English. 

3. All the works must be submitted with a cover page indicating (1) the art form (2) title (3) your name (4) address (5) e-mail (6) nationality (7) age as of September 23rd, 2014

    (8) gender (9) school name (if applicable) (10) word count.
   Teachers and youth directors may submit a collection of essays from their class or group.

   Please enclose (1)the name of the group (2)a list of participants' names, ages, and the art

   forms of the entries (3)the name and contact information (postal address and email

   address) of the submitting teacher or director.

 

4  Length and the ways to submit the entries:

 

	Length	The way to submit
Essays and poems	less than 700 words	attachment to email or postal mail
Picture books and novels	Less than 1400 words	attachment to email or postal mail
Pictures and photos	less than 5 for each entry	attachment to email or postal mail
Songs and dances	less than 4 minutes	URL of uploaded file on YouTube
Plays	less than 15 minutes	URL of uploaded file on YouTube

 

1. Entries may be submitted by postal mail or by email to: 

 

  Postal address: Prof. MATSUI Kathy, Representative of Global Campaign for Peace Education

 

Department of Global Citizens, Seisen Womens' University,

 

3-16-21 Higasi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0022, JAPAN

 

Enclosure: Messages for Peace

 

  Email address: Ms. AKAMATSU Atsuko peacemessages555@gmail.com

 

1. Entries must be original and unpublished, including songs for dances and plays.

2. Copyrights for entries will belong to the organizers.

3. We strongly recommend that entrants visit peace museums, read books about peace, or listen to survivor war stories before starting the creative process.

4. All the entries sent by postal mail will not be returned.

5. The website for this project will be open for at least 10 years.

6. The personal information sent with the entries will be used only for asking questions or sending information about the exhibition and the website of the messages for peace.

    

 

 

For more information, please contact Ms. AKAMATSU Atsuko, Secretary General of the Chushikoku Branch of the Global Campaign for Peace Education, Japan: Email; peacemessages555@gmail.com

 

 

 

A suggestion from the Global Campaign for Peace Education, Japan (English and Japanese)

 

http://jalt.org/pansig/PGL1/HTML/Asakawa_Matsui1.htm

 

The official website of the Global Campaign for Peace Education, New York, the U.S.A. (English)

 

http://www.peace-ed-campaign.org/

 

JEARN (Japan Education and Resource Network http://www.jearn.jp/japan/about_jearn.html

 

The admission fee for the 8th International Conference of Museums for Peace is financially supported by Odake Foundation.