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Peace House at Earlham
Purpose The purpose of Peace House is to establish what activists struggle to develop on a global scale; that is, a peaceful community. Its main emphasis centers on the fostering of peaceful resolution of conflict and finding ways to achieve harmony in a realistic context. Anyone can live in Peace House as long as he or she understands the criteria. The house and its members, in conjunction with Peace and Global Studies and other organizations, sponsor Peace With Justice Week every year. The house is also used to host community forums on peace and social justice concerns of both the Earlham and Richmond communities. The house is open to sophomores and upperclass students and positions for seven residents every year. Criteria 1. Students applying to Peace House should be either Peace and Global Studies Majors or majors with a peace-related focus (i.e. international, studies, politics, economics, environmental science, etc.). Priority will be given to PAGS Seniors and PAGS majors who can justify living in peace house this year. This criteria does not mean that non-PAGS majors should be excluded. Rather, it prioritizes PAGS majors. In fact, Peace House wants to include some non-PAGS majors for new perspectives. Sophomores and Juniors sometimes have more time to devote to the activities of the house. 2. Peace House seeks activists committed to peace and social justice. In other words, students applying to Peace House should be actively involved in some peace and justice organization (CISLA, CJME, ESA, EEAC, etc.) and/or project (Cuba/Nica Brigades, etc.) either at Earlham or in the Richmond community. If a student is not an activist, she/he must show a genuine devotion to being an activist while living in Peace House. 3. House capacity as determined by Housing is seven people. There is one single room downstairs and two single rooms and two double rooms upstairs. 4. Peace House is to be a welcoming, open place to the surrounding communities. This means it should be open for various meetings and events initiated by people in the house but also ones initiated by other groups or persons. 5. Peace House is responsible for organizing Peace with Justice Week during fall term. There should also be other events throughout the year that demonstrate the activism of the Peace House community. 6. There should be 3-4 members of the house that will live there a whole year to provide continuity. Other spaces may be filled by people who are away for part of the year.
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |