Peace Fair

On Monday May 10 the Peace and Justice Studies students hosted their annual Peace Fair. This year's theme was "Where's the Love?". The students explored a variety of issues facing humanity and asked 'where's the love', and tried to respond with practical suggestions about how to make the world a better place to live

Callahan Collier and Bronwyn Warkentin explored the issue of blood diamonds. They suggest that we can make a difference in the world by being less greedy.

Kyle Parton reminded people about the terrible working conditions of many in the developing world.

Torrey Falconer and Erika Hooge sold 'peace buttons' that were created by the class.

Steven Tetreault and Erik Epp shed light on where our chocolate comes from. Where? Mostly the Ivory Coast and mostly from child labor. Where the profits end up? In the first world.

Danika Epp and Taylor Roy and others put their faith in action by emailing GoldCorp, a Canadian mining company about their poor environmental record in Guatemala. GoldCorp's response: they did not reply to the email. Do we care enough to keep pushing them for these abuses against the people of Guatemala?

Judith Schulz captured the mood of what it would be like to be one of the world's IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons).

Lori Pauls demonstrates how to smile for the camera, and what a new breed of artificial trees looks like. These new 'trees' are being 'planted' in an effort to reduce CO2 in the air. Hey, don't real trees do that? Lori reminded us of the need to protect our forests.

Allison Schmidt brought to light the torture that is happening within North America.

Katie Baschak and Kim Koop were 'kidnapping' people throughout the fair and showing them how child soldiers are trained and brainwashed.

Lexi Chalus's booth focused on spreading the love through hugs! Free hugs make the world a happier place to be! Thanks to all of the Peace and Justice students who made this event a success!