Rejoice with me! CryPeace won a Wilbur Award
Carole St. Laurent
I have wonderful news — CryPeace won the 2018 Wilbur Award for best faith-based blog, illustrated by the story, Motorcycle Diaries: Friday the 13th Motorcycle Rally! I am personally encouraged by this recognition, but more importantly, it will help share the stories people entrust to me more widely. Learn more.
What’s a Wilbur Award?
Religion Communicators Council has been recognising inspiring faith-based journalism with Wilbur Awards since 1949. Juried by media professionals in diverse categories, the awards honor excellence in communicating religious issues, values and themes. They are named after Marvin C. Wilbur, a pioneer in the field of religious public relations. The award ceremony culminates RCC's annual conference, which is focused on peace and justice through communication in 2018 — CryPeace's mission. I'll be there to learn, share, and accept the award.
CryPeace’s Mission
CryPeace was born of my personal passion to share stories which inspire and nurture peace around the world. I don't believe anything exceeds the power of personal stories to open one’s eyes and soften one’s heart. My gravitational pull towards peace initially compelled me to respond to the Rwandan genocide, but has since taken me to Uganda, Kenya, Israel, Palestine, Cyprus, Turkey, Cambodia, Latin America, Europe and beyond. God always provides divine connections and stories that break open my heart. Testimonies of people who have overcome hatred, disabilities, or taken bold leaps of faith inspire me to be more courageous in my own life. I sense more tangible ways to build peace may be coming.
How you can help
If you share my passion for peace, there are opportunities to get involved. It's almost always a personal invitation that inspires people to:
- Follow CryPeace. Stories are a sacred trust. Help me share them more widely by following and promoting CryPeace on your favourite social media.
- Share feedback. I love hearing which stories touched you.
- Share your story. Have a peace story to share? Contribute a guest blog, poem, or video. Invite your friends to “write on the wall.”
- Volunteer. People with video editing, social media and Drupal skills are especially needed.
As for me, I'm going to redouble my efforts to share more stories. It's a privilege to empower people to share their stories, and they always enrich my life. I'm grateful to know they enrich others' lives, too.
With gratitude,
Carole
Carole St. Laurent, BSc., MES
Founder, CryPeace
----------------------------
Read our stories | Share your story
crypeace.org
@crypeace2
facebook.com/crypeace2
http://youtube.com/crypeace2
http://spotify.com/crypeace
Note: You’re receiving this email because we connected about international development, storytelling or peace in person or through a mutual friend. You are not subscribed to a mailing list – I’m just reconnecting with people who may be interested in CryPeace. If you wish to keep in touch, please follow me via your favourite social media or my newsletter. Thank you for your interest.
