Yemi Melka ’15聽appeared in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article about the #PeaceItForward campaign linked to the聽Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
The Nobel Peace Prize Forum held a professional photo shoot at Augsburg College as part of the national social media campaign. Students, faculty, and staff stopped by throughout the day to take photos聽with hand-written signs displaying how they help to build peace. The participants’ photos will be shown as part of a video at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, sponsored聽by Augsburg College and other organizations, will feature former President Jimmy Carter as an honored聽laureate speaker. On the docket for聽President Carter聽is聽a moderated discussion titled, “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.”
To聽read more on the #PeaceItForward campaign, visit the Star Tribune news site. To, visit the NPPF site.