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Nobel laureate shares her views on peace during PeaceJam at Oregon State University
Posted 4/25/2010 at 10:43 PM by Alan C in PJ Conference
Affiliate: Pacific Northwest | Event: PeaceJam Northwest Youth Conference 2010 with Jody Williams


Nobel laureate Jody Williams sat on the stage, wearing a T-shirt, jeans and black cowboy boots with teal stitching. She dangled one leg over the edge, swinging her foot as she spoke to an audience that packed the Memorial Union Ballroom.

"Real, sustainable peace is not just the absence of war. Real, sustainable peace is a world in which people's basic needs are met," Williams said. "War is just powerful people wanting other people's resources. War is not glorious."

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If you were at PeaceJam Northwest Jam 2010 in Corvallis, OR... leave a comment at the articles webpage about how meeting Jody and the youth at the conference was a positive event for you. What did this conference mean for you?
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Dawn E wrote:
She is right... there really can be no lasting peace in a country when people's very basic needs for food, shelter, security, etc. are not being met.
posted 4/26/2010 at 9:18 AM
Kate P wrote:
I think one of the things I'm most grateful to peacejam for is my changed perception of peace. i never thought of peace as more than just lack of violence....but the more i learn about the GCA and other social justice issues, the more i realize that there are countless layers to true, lasting peace.
posted 4/26/2010 at 9:54 AM
Shelly P wrote:
Sounds like it was a great time! It's so awesome how Jody connects with youth!
posted 4/26/2010 at 9:59 AM
Bradlee A wrote:
Great news! I'm a big fan of Jody and I love the above photo. Seriously, great photo.
posted 4/26/2010 at 12:04 PM
Alan C wrote:
Brad - Andy Cripe, a friend of mine and photographer at the local paper, happened to have been assigned to take photos for the Jody/PeaceJamNW story. I've known him for quite a while, he worked at my hometown paper when I was in high school. I really liked this shot too. More of his stuff can be found throughout here:
http://andycripe.wordpress.com/
posted 4/26/2010 at 9:40 PM
Bradlee A wrote:
Alan C wrote:
Andy Cripe, a friend of mine and photographer at the local paper, happened to have been assigned to take photos for the Jody/PeaceJamNW story.


His work is great!
posted 5/3/2010 at 12:09 PM
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