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Bennon opened the class with a
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The students in the senior in warm up exercise, which asked the the community by coming together
quiry class selected people dedi students to choose criteria for what and setting ideas,” said Martiesha
cated to stopping hunger, reducing they personally believe is the most Lambert. “We are organizing an
conflicts and crime, supporting civil important attribute of a peace prize event that not only adults can do,
rights, and for their perseverance in recipient. In the discussion that fol but we are capable o f doing our
"Making Sense of IT All"
helping people throughout the city lowed, the students explained they selves. And I am so proud of our
secure a better life.
respect individuals who are deter hard work.”
Students rarely have the oppor mined and create the ability to over
The final peace prize winner will
tunity to hear inspiring stories of come obstacles to the barriers often be announced during a special cer
people who make a difference, ex existent within society.
emony Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the
plained Brady Bennon, one of three
“To create peace you have to be Ecotrust Building, 721 N.W. Ninth
teachers of the course. “As a social passionate about what you are do Ave. Portland City Commissioner
studies and history teacher, I know ing,” added Jazmine Thompson Dan Saltzman will speak, as well as
so much of what students learn is added during the exercise.
political singer and songw riter
pretty cynical, so kids have become
Bennon explained that this year David Rovics will perform.
cynical about the world and their the students began the project by
The session will recognize all of
community,” he said.
forming small groups and selecting the nominees for the work they are
The course, which includes 33 a former International Peace Prize doing within the city. A silent auc
students, covers English, History recipient they wanted to investi tion will include over $400 worth of
and Economics and is taught by two gate.
donated items from places such as
high school teachers and a PSU
Melissa Woods, a student in the Patagonia, Laughing Planet Café and
college professor.
class at Jefferson, studied Nelson Salty’s Dog and Cat shop. All pro
“It’s a great feeling to know that Mandela, whom she explained dedi ceeds will be donated to the Port
we are planning an event that will cated his entire life to the struggle land Peace Prize winner’s local non
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change the life of someone who against the African Apartheid.
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constantly changes other peoples’
She wrote essays and poetry,
“More than simply giving props
shop
lives for the better,” said Blair and read his biography “Long Walk to someone, the Portland Peace Prize
Robertson, a student event planner to Freedom,” which she said showed changes our culture at its roots to be
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in Jefferson’s senior class.
her the qualities she will look for more peaceful,” said student Erica
The idea for the Portland Peace when helping to decide who should Maranowski. “Specifically, by hon
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Prize first began while Bennon was receive the local Peace Prize.
oring and placing a high-value on
teaching an elective course at LEAP
“He sacrificed his entire life to local peace work.”
high school around the same time create peace and democracy for his
President Obama was awarded the people,” she said. “He never gave
International Peace Prize.
up and gave everything he had,
Inspired by the way Peace Prize even when he spent 28-years in
winners overcame barriers of peace prison. He just never gave up.”
and democracy world-wide, both
For every nominee, the students
he, and the students, began to won conducted an interview where they
der if it could be possible to have asked a number of questions pre
local versions of the award as a way pared to allow them more insight
to give recognition to the contribu into lives and work of the individu
Truly making adifference in the lives of
tions of courageous individuals and als and organizations on a daily
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“We are not just picking any
“Every year there is only one body for this prize,” said SeQoya
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Bennon. “And for all the work that deep and find a person who is truly
actually happens on the ground, making achange and creating peace.
We are located on the
that is not a lot of recognition.”
The class completed the last of
com er ofM LK and Russell
Bennon explained, the more he their interviews with Debra Lippoldt,
thought about it, the more he real who was nominated for her work
Street, on the second floor
ized the project is a great way for with the non-profit Growing Gar
above the coffee shop.
students to look at these issues dens, which builds garden beds for
first-hand within society.
people with disabilities and low in
“It’s really amazing to watch the come families.
students get inspired by the impres
In the interview, several students
sive and unsung leaders in the com asked questions, including what
munity,” said Bennon. “They start influenced her to become a leader
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cited about giving back to the com she nominate for a peace prize.
munity in their own way.”
Lippoldt ended the interview by
While visiting their class on Fri asking the students what has been
Russell St
day, students expressed their ex the most enjoyable part of the project
s
citement for prom, which was com- for them. Breana Vance explained,
continued
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