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[NAME] JOB CORPS ORGANIZES COMMUNITYPEACE MARCH
Join Community To Celebrate International Day of Peace
[YOURCITY, ST.] (DATE) – Students from the [JOB CORPS CENTER] will host a peace marchbeginning at [LOCATION] on [DAY, DATE], as part of the national, Job Corps student-led anti-violence initiative, Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace. The march coincides with the Y2Y mission to promote anti-violence initiatives both on- and off-center.
Students started Youth 2 Youth, or Y2Y, with three basic aims: to talk about violence and aggression in their communities, to empower one another to prevent violence and aggression, and to share their stories and talk about solutions.
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Founded in the spring of 2015, Y2Y is a violence-prevention initiative created by and led by Job Corps students nationwide. This initiative is the first national, student-created, and student-led effort to curb youth violence on Job Corps centers, in their surrounding communities, and in the hometowns of students and graduates.
Students recognize that violence—online, in the workplace, and at home—is a critical issue that young peoplemust be equipped to understand, avoid, and address. By involving the community in Y2Y, students hope to further spread the campaign’s anti-violence message and promote peace.
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