ICAP Honors Betty Williams

ICAP Honors Betty Williams

The International Committee of Artists for Peace presented Betty Williams, a 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of World Centers of Compassion for Children International, with its Humanity in the Arts Peace Award at the world-renowned Montreux Jazz Festival. Montreux Jazz Festival founder and past ICAP award recipient Claude Nobs joined ICAP co-president and…

Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker, attends iChoose at Bronx School.

Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker, attends iChoose at Bronx School.

For the final leg of the iChoose New York-area tour, New York City Council speaker Christine Quinn joined the crowd of 400 students at PS/MS 212, the Multicultural Magnet School in the Bronx, for the performance on June 14. “I want to thank everyone at this school for this iChoose production,” said Speaker Quinn. “I…

iChoose reaches out to schools in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and northern New Jersey

iChoose reaches out to schools in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and northern New Jersey

The latest incarnation of iChoose continued its tour of the New York area, stopping at schools in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Englewood, New Jersey. The three-part iChoose program—designed to empower young people to find alternatives to violence as a means of conflict resolution—incorporates a mini-musical, a Victory Over Violence exhibition, and a post-performance dialogue…

iChoose on Key News at 11 program entitled “Powerful Performance Highlights Bullying Prevention”

iChoose on Key News at 11 program entitled “Powerful Performance Highlights Bullying Prevention”

[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”LtYRX3Vb0RE” width=”640″ height=”480″ auto_thumb=”1″] Santa Barbara’s KEYT-TV aired a story on May 13 about iChoose on their Key News at 11 program entitled “Powerful Performance Highlights Bullying Prevention” (http://www.keyt.com/news/local/93721784.html.) The newscast reported on how moved the students were to hear the cast’s true experiences, commenting: “The group highlights three key categories of bullying: physical,…

Patrick Duffy coaches performers before iChoose Tours 10 Schools in Hawaii.

Patrick Duffy coaches performers before iChoose Tours 10 Schools in Hawaii.

The iChoose program completed a tour of 10 Hawaii high schools on February 18. The schools visited were: Jan. 20 — Kapolei High School Jan. 28 — Island Pacific Academy Feb. 2 — Waipahu High School Feb. 3 — Roosevelt High School Feb. 4 — Farrington High School Feb. 8 — Molokai High and Middle…

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