2015 | 2016 Student Contest
INSPIRATIONAL ALLIES
Ally (noun): Someone who speaks out on behalf of someone else or takes actions
that are supportive of someone else.
“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln
“The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke
WHO: Students in grades 3-12 in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee schools
WHAT: The contest asks students to read, research, and think about someone who has been an “Inspirational Ally” and worked to build a world without hate.
Create a written piece or artistic expression to reflect on: What inspired this person to make a difference? How did they make the world a better place? How do they inspire you to positively change your school or community?
HOW: Through original written or artistic expression:
- Written work includes essays, poetry, short stories, and screen plays.
- Art/media includes video, drawing, painting, photography, cloth, collage and
computer art.
- Students may read and think about the lives of inspirational allies such as Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Simon Wiesenthal, Gandhi, or another individual
who has been a significant inspiration locally, nationally, or internationally.
WHEN: Students create and submit entries to ADL SE Regional office in fall 2015 and winter 2016. Deadline for all entries is March 11, 2016.
An awards ceremony and program will be held on Sunday, April 17, 2016, to present prizes and recognize winners and runners-up of the contest. Entries will be displayed at the Kennesaw State University Museum of History and Holocaust Education through the summer 2016.
WHY: Because we’re counting on YOU to make our world No Place For Hate!
SUBMISSIONS AND MORE INFORMATION:
Visit www.adl.org/nohateatlanta or contact ADL Education Director Erin Beacham at [email protected].