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Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict -- alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.
Dorothy Thompson
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about students crossing boundaries
Students Crossing Boundaries (SCB) was formed in 2007 by responding to achallenge from President Jimmy Carter when he encouraged a group of Brandeis University students to witness the Israeli-Palestinian conflict firsthand in order to further our understanding of the conflict and bringgreater depth to the dialogue surrounding it. In February of 2008, SCBorganized for eleven students to travel to Israel and the West Bank forapproximately eleven days. Despite the success of the trip in allowing us towitness firsthand the lives of Israelis and Palestinians, we felt those elevendays were not enough to fully gauge the complexities of the conflict.During the 2008-2009 academic year, we developed SCB into a year-long,student-driven fellowship program. We selected Israel-Palestinian Territoriesand the USA-Mexico border region for the inaugural fellowship programs. Thefellowship program included academic preparation, team building, a summerinternship, independent study and a project that would engage the campuscommunity about our work in the regions. Our goal was to have studentsorganize internships in disparate fields within a region to bring greaterbreadth and depth to their exploration of these areas.Currently, we are looking for students to participate in our second fellowshipprogram for the 2009-2010 academic year at Brandeis University. To learnmore about the program, please visit the
page.It is our hope that by observing the social, cultural, economic and politicalconditions of different places around the world with the support system of their peers, students can deepen their understanding of the global issues that define both our generation and the future.
SCB
Fellows will receive a stipend of $3,000-4,000 (depending on the regionchosen and available funding). This funding will cover travel, basic livingexpenses, and other expenses associated with the internship.Projects that our students have undertaken include teaching art and dance toPalestinian children in refugee camps, piloting scholarship programs forimpoverished teenage girls in Texas and researching gender and conflict withfeminist groups in the Middle East. We now want to give students the same
chance to make a real difference in people’s lives.
our vision
Students Crossing Boundaries envisions a world where conflict collapsesunder the weight of understanding and the common bonds of humanity are
strengthened through greater empathy and awareness of each others’ plights
and ailments.
our mission
By giving current
students
the skills and opportunity to volunteer in conflict and post-conflict regions across the world, SCB seeks to build peace by:
Positively influencing the region by actively engaging in internships that
serve the community
Enhancing the
dialogue
concerning world conflict by encouraginggreater
empathy
for human suffering
Developing
future leaders
that will positively influence the outcomes of conflict disagreements
who we’re looking for
Students Crossing Boundaries (SCB) aims to attract motivated student leaderswhose academic, extracurricular and long-term goals are to enhance thedialogue and understanding of the most significant global issues of our lifetime.
Become a Students Crossing Boundaries Fellow and spend the next year studying,discussing and immersing yourself in the issues that will define both our generationand the future.
To apply you must fulfill the following requirements:
enrolled student at Wellesley College or Brandeis University
freshmen, sophomores, or juniors in the fall of the current year
on campus for spring '10 and fall '10 of the following year
can be of any major or minorIn this packet you will find information on the SCB Program and theapplication process.
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