Kroc Peace Magazine 2017-2018

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PROMOTING EQUALITY AROUND THE GLOBE RIANA HARDIN '15 (MAPJ) Self-Advocacy Coordinator at State Council on Developmental Disabilities Sacramento, CA, USA MATHIEU BERE '15 (MAPJ) Project Development / Peace and Governance Specialist at USAID Burkina Faso HAYLEY UMAYAM '13 (MAPJ) Engagement Manager at Forcier Consulting Sub-Saharan Africa ELLEN DOUGHERTY '08 (MAPJ) Programme Associate at UNICEF New York, USA JEAN MENDIETA '14 (MAPJ) Peacebuilding and Development Consultant at Catholic Relief Services Acapulcode JuĂĄrez, Mexico JENY MILLS '11 (MAPJ) Africa Analyst at the United States Department of State Washington, D.C., USA

To promote conversations about inequality across the globe and compare solutions, Afarin and MADRE recently brought indigenous women from around the world, including representatives from the Sioux Tribe and the Blackfeet Nation, in addition to several foreign countries, to Washington, D.C., to participate in the People’s Climate March. The bridge-building facilitated the identification of universal elements of the inequality faced by different groups and the impact that global climate change has on furthering such inequality. But more important, it allowed different groups to connect in new ways to change their situations.

ALYSSA PATTERSON '13 (MAPJ) Partnership Development Coordinator at Wedu Global Bangkok, Thailand WIDA URVANY '11 (MAPJ) Foreign Service Officer at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Indonesia

As these examples demonstrate, Kroc alumni are working at the intersection of peace and social justice. They combine passion with knowledge and skills to reduce inequality and inequity in the United States and abroad.

K A JSA HENDRICKSON is the Kroc School coordinator of Career Development, Partnerships and Alumni Relations. Kajsa is an alumna of the Master of Arts in Peace and Justice program, class of 2016, having focused her studies on environmental conflict and peacebuilding in Southeast Asia. Kajsa has taught, volunteered and studied around the world and is now applying her skills to building the careers of peacebuilders and changemakers.

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