2011 White Poppy Peace Scholarships awarded

2011 White Poppy Peace Scholarships awarded

White Poppies for Peace

2 May 2011

The first two White Poppy Peace Scholarships for research during 2011 were awarded to Karly Christ and Audrey Wong at the conclusion of this year's White Poppies for Peace Annual Appeal.

Karly is completing a Masters in Development Studies at Victoria University, Wellington, and her research is titled 'Maihe Koe? Kihe Koe? Rapa Nui women, land and the struggle for sovereignty'. Audrey is completing a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago, Dunedin and her research is titled 'Gender-Based Violence during Military Presence and Occupation: A Case Study of
Timor-Leste 1974 to 2010'. More information about their research is available on the White Poppy Peace Scholarships' site at http://www.peacescholar.org.nz

The White Poppy Peace Scholarship to assist a Maori or Moriori student with research during 2011 has not yet been awarded, and applications are still being accepted - information about how to apply is available at http://www.peacescholar.org.nz

About the Peace Scholarships

The Peace Scholarships comprise at least two grants that are awarded each year to assist with research into: * the impacts of militarism, militarisation and warfare; * alternatives to militarism, militarisation and warfare; or * collective non-violent responses to state violence, this includes (among other things) research into non-violent responses to colonisation by whanau, hapu or iwi. The Peace Scholarships are for students at any tertiary education institution in Aotearoa New Zealand. Each grant is a minimum of $1,000 - one is for a Maori or Moriori student, with the other/s open to any student with New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

The Peace Scholarships are entirely funded by donations, including those collected during the White Poppies for Peace Annual Appeal - http://www.whitepoppies.org.nz The amount and number of grants awarded annually is determined by the amount raised during each year.

How you can support the Peace Scholarships

There are two ways you can support the Peace Scholarships - by making a donation, or by helping to collect donations for white poppies. Your generosity will help to promote peace by directly supporting research into militarism, militarisation and war.

To make a donation: by cheque, please use the form available at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/poppiesform.pdf or if you would prefer to make a donation by direct credit or internet banking, please email peacescholarship@ymail.com and we will provide the details for you. A tax credit receipt is sent for all donations.

Collecting donations for white poppies: white poppies are available for peace events at any time during the year, please use the form at http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/poppiesform.pdf or email White Poppies for Peace email whitepoppies@ymail.com with your request for poppies. Thank you.

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