New Gen Peacebuilders

A New Generation of Peace Builders

Sunrise was inspired again by the vision and commitment of New Generation Builders.

Rima Makaryan, senior at Montgomery High School developed a project in Vietnam to restore war ravaged farmlands.

Josè Guillen, and Doug Johnson below, are pioneers in bringing New Gen Peacebuilders to Santa Rosa.

Perhaps Peace is possible!

Recent returnees from Sunrise SRKSEP exchange program with Japan, Ari and John ponder their experience and new perspective.

Below, Roy Johnston and Ari absorb.

What is one of the desired outcomes?  To bring people together and creatively solve problems, resolve conflicts.  For Rima that meant gathering resources to sponsor clearing the bombed and mined farming fields in Vietnam's heavily hit areas in order to restore the land's role in sustaining food production.  People needed to be convinced of the need and financially support the dangerous process.

Rima has a remarkable gift for generating interest and dialogue.  As a child, she was curious and eager to learn of her Armenian Homeland's ethnic genocide history.  Somewhat shy asa a younger teen, her New Gen experience and opportunity has helped Rima hone her communication skills.

So convincingly persuasive was Rima's presentation that Ken Petro, upon drawing the winning marble, was drawn to donate his winnings to New Gen! 

Rima and Ari got each other's attention.  Both students at Montgomery High School, they will continue to help us all enter the future with fresh vision and hope!

Let's keep the dialogue going!!