Student organizations fundraise for Seeds of Peace

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from the Daily Trojan March 24, 2015 by Linda Xu


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SC Students for Israel and 12 other student organizations hosted a fundraising gala at Founders Park to benefit Seeds of Peace, a nonprofit and apolitical organization that promotes conflict resolution and mediation efforts. On Tuesday evening, individual student groups offered different activities to gain attraction among visitors.

Activities included a performance from Asli Baat, a South Asian a cappella group, making peace flags with the International Student Association, turban-tying with the Sikh Student Association and a camp song activity by Camp Kesem. The event also brought an Indian food truck whose proceeds went towards the fundraiser.

Seeds of Peace is a New York-based organization which recruits young individuals from conflict areas in the Middle East and South Asia to spend a summer in Maine participating in mediation workshops.

Maya Fried, co-president emeritus of SCSI and a senior double majoring in philosophy, politics, and law and creative writing, explained that SCSI chose Seeds of Peace as their beneficiary because the organization’s goals were inspiring.

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