Join the Youth Peace Fellows Initiative (YPFI)

CEIO is offering a first-of-its-kind, 9-month cohort experience called the Youth Peace Fellows Initiative (YPFI). Led by Co-Directors Caprice Taylor Mendez and Thema Haida, this program is for local youth 13 - 18 years of age. All youth in New Haven and surrounding towns are welcome to join.

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The YPFI will address the four elements (Air, Fire, Water, Earth) as it connects to the history of peace, tools that support Power within, and Power that is aligned for cultivating harmonious relationships (Justice, Equity, & Inclusivity)​ with self, with each other, in society and with the Earth.

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The cohort is scheduled to meet after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 PM -6 PM at the Mitchell Library in Westville. This program will include self-care and self-expression tools including art and healing arts, exploration and reflections around power, community building, and other transformational experiences.

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All Youth Peace Fellows in the program will curate and create a project inspired by each season’s curriculum and the four elements. They will present their project/curation at the end of the project.