Activists protested against Arizona’s immigration law SB 1070 outside the U.S Immigration Customs and Enforcement building in Chicago Thursday. Many community activists and religious leaders are worried the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold the controversial law that places tight restrictions on undocumented immigrants. The court heard arguments in the case this week and will...
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The third and final day of the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, started Wednesday with a panel discussion on “A World Without Nuclear Weapons” at the Symphony Center, Orchestra Hall on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. The discussion commenced with moderator, David Martin, national security correspondent of  CBS News, introducing the panelists,...
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Chicago was honored with hosting the summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the UIC Forum on April 24th 2012. Reporter Patricia Rezaei prepared this look at the events. The three-day summit, themed “Speak Up, Speak Out for Freedom and Rights,” places a special emphasis on engaging and empowering youth to action through a series of...
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The second day of the 12th Annual World Summit of the Nobel Peace Laureates was all about the ladies. A Tuesday panel,“Women Forging Peace,” focused on the peace-seeking efforts of women and featured Undo Janz, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Caryl Stern, of the United Nations Children’s Fund, Suzanne Nossel, US Executive Director of...
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Nobel Peace Prize winners at the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Tuesday told an audience at the University of Illinois at Chicago that “One Person Can Make a Difference.” That was the title of the forum that featured an hour-long discussion among the five panelists who recalled their own experiences. The panelists...
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GLOBAL TEACH-IN Wednesday, April 25 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Ferguson Hall, 600 S. Michigan The Global Teach-In will link audiences over radio, online and in local city-chapters with speakers sharing their successful strategies for moving money, worker owned coops, a green new deal and ultimately, how to create an alternative economy that works...
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Sean Penn, the two-time Academy Award winner, can add on "Recipient of the 2012 Peace Summit Award" to his long list of accomplishments. Penn was honored at the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on April 23, 2012 in Chicago at the UIC forum.
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Ways to create a more sustainable and fair world were discussed Monday during the “Investing in Peace” panel for the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. Panel moderator Douglas Brinkley explained that investing involves more than “taking out (a) checkbook and supporting a non-profit group. Investing means investing lives.” Professor Muhammed Yunus of...
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“Peace can only be achieved if you get people involved in what stands in the way of peace,”  Frederik Willem de Klerk, former president of the Republic of South Africa     told an audience Monday at the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. “New Challenges for Peace,” a Monday panel hosted by moderator Chris Jansing...
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Our reporter, Brittany DeBaltz reviews the news about Chicago’s first Nobel World Peace Summit for us via storify.com.
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