Archive for the ‘Social Justice’ Category
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John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest Open to Homeschoolers
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest, sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, is an annual contest open to high school students, including homeschooled students, offering a total of $13,500 in awards. To compete in the contest, students write a 1,000 word essay “on a U.S. official who has chosen to [...]
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Peace and Social Justice Projects for Homeschool Cooperatives: PeaceJam
Sunday, July 25th, 2010
by Todd Durell My wife’s aunt, Wanda, recommended PeaceJam to me as one of the best social justice and peace organizations offering programs for homeschool families. PeaceJam was founded in the mid-1990s by Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff to foster a non-violent response to increasing gang violence in the Denver area. (Click here for PeaceJam’s [...]
