LONDON - 14 March 2007 - 298 words
London students win European peace prize
Four students, Chris Nickolls, Simon NG, Stephen Murphy and Daniel O'Sullivan, from Finchley Catholic High school in London will be making a trip to Brussels next week as the award winners of a Pax Christi European peace contest. There they will meet with other young people who have participated in the contest from Portugal and France.
Their challenge was to create a power-point presentation on the theme "Living together in School - what does it take to make peace". The quality of entry was very high but the 'Mad World' presentation had the edge.
Commenting on the entry, Hilary Topp, the Peace Education worker for Pax Christi said: "The judges felt that 'Mad World' reflected the reality of the world we live in but at the same time offered a challenging and hopeful message about what kind of world might be possible if people come together rather than being divided by religion, ethnicity and race."
The winning teams meet in Brussels between
22nd - 26th March. In Brussels they will have the opportunity
to visit the European Parliament and the Pax Christi International
offices, as well as a chance to explore Belgium and take advantage
of the many special events to commemorate the 50th Anniversary
of the Treaty of Rome which marked the creation of the European
Union.
Pax Christi hope to strengthen this contest in 2008, encouraged
by the quality of work presented this year and in the belief that
young people have important messages to communicate to others
as to their own views on what it takes to make peace in our world.
As an international movement for peace, Pax Christi believes
that encounter visits such as this are invaluable in breaking
down barriers between people and building friendships that stretch
across national and cultural differences.
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