“Write To Change The World” Workshop Application

Emory 21 Days of Peace is an initiative Emory Institute for Developing Nations (IDN), in partnership with Emory Campus Life, in collaboration with The Carter Center Human Rights Program and the United States Institute of Peace—was inspired to expand on the one-day International Day of Peace by developing a campaign titled “Emory 21 Days of Peace.” This year marks the 4th annual campaign. In the hopes of affirming positive peace as an alternative to the seemingly ubiquitous violence around the world, the goal of Emory 21 Days of Peace is to educate, inspire, and empower students with tangible skills to work for peace both in their local and global communities.

This year, Emory 21 Days of Peace is partnering with The OpEd Project, an organization which has an excellent track record of partnering with universities across the US, helping them channel their best ideas to media gatekeepers, and disseminate these ideas to the broadest audiences. As part of the tangible skills for peacebuilding, Emory students will have the opportunity to participate in a day-long “Write To Change The World” seminar which is designed to test assumptions about our individual knowledge, and what it takes to be influential on a large scale. Participants will explore the source of credibility; the patterns and elements of persuasion; the difference between being “right” and being effective; how to preach beyond the choir; and how to think bigger about knowledge—to have more impact in the world. Participants emerge with concrete results, including the outline for an OpEd. Participants will also have ongoing access to The OpEd Project national network of high-level Mentor-Editors, for individual feedback on their work.