In its tenth consecutive year in 2018, the Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship is an opportunity to hear from young Oregonians on some of the most pressing issues of our time. We sponsor this annual writing scholarship in order to encourage Oregon’s youth to consider their leadership role in promoting a more healthy, just, and peaceful world.
The 2018 question is:
"What would it take to eliminate nuclear weapons in your lifetime?"
Submissions must be essays, narratives, or poems of 600 words or fewer.
Oregon 11th and 12th grade students are eligible to apply.
1st Place: $1,000
2nd Place: $750
3rd Place: $500
Entries must be received by March 5th, 2018.
Get started with a few resources:
Documents/readings
UN Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons: July 7, 2017
Status of World Nuclear Forces - Federation of American Scientists
A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons States - The Asia Society
Websites
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, especially their Nuclear Weapons Timeline
Nobel Prize information on Nuclear Weapons
Learn about Nuclear Weapons (Swedish Physicians against Nuclear Weapons)
Union of Concerned Scientists- Nuclear Weapons
Alliance for Nuclear Accountability
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Ploughshares Fund
Reaching Critical Will (WILPF)
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