ADVISORY/Nobel Laureate Oscar Arias Shares His Message of Non-violence with Regional Teens at PeaceJam 2003.

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ADVISORY...Saturday (May 10)

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Drexel University 

What:       As parents and teachers continue to confront student
            violence in regional middle and high schools, Nobel Peace
            Laureate Oscar Arias will bring his message of peace to
            300 teenagers this weekend at Drexel.

            The former president of Costa Rica, Arias will be in
            Philadelphia leading PeaceJam, an international
            organization built around Nobel Peace Laureates who work
            personally with young people to help them explore ways of
            promoting peace and improving their schools and
            communities. More than 100 Drexel students will also be
            working with Arias and the teens this weekend as PeaceJam
            mentors.

Visuals:    Against a hip-hop background Arias will energize the crowd
            at PeaceJam's opening session when he leads the teenagers
            in singing and dancing.

When:       Saturday, May 10, 2003, 10:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Where:      Drexel University's Main Building Auditorium (32nd and
            Chestnut streets)

Background: PeaceJam was launched in February, 1996 and the first
            conference was held March 23-24, 1996, at Regis University
            in Denver. Eleven Nobel Peace Laureates serve as members
            of the PeaceJam.