PeaceJam! Check out this amazing time-lapse video of our mural project.
An amazing time-lapse video, by photographer Stacey Irvin, captured the making of an incredible peace mural with artist Andee Rudloff, STARS youth and attendees at the MidSouth PeaceJam at Belmont University on January 26. Exploring issues of peace, violence, social justice and oppression, around 250 Mid-South middle and high school students and Belmont student mentors […]
STARS Names New Board Members
Nationally recognized, evidenced-based student assistance program, Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS), has announced the additions of new board members. Founded in 1984, STARS assists students, families and schools with prevention, intervention and treatment services addressing bullying, substance abuse, violence, and social and emotional barriers to success. Chief Executive Officer Rodger Dinwiddie named the following community […]
Partnering With Nobel Peace Laureate, STARS and Belmont University – First Nashville PeaceJam
As we head into Martin Luther King Weekend, it is so perfect that STARS is working with Belmont University and the Tennessean this Sunday to highlight the upcoming PeaceJam on January 25-27 on Belmont’s campus. This will be Nashville’s first-ever PeaceJam and we are thrilled to be partnering with Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi […]
Helping PeaceJam Change Lives – Student Scholarship Opportunity
Hundreds of students across the mid-state are convening on Belmont University’s campus January 25-27, 2013, for Nashville’s first ever PeaceJam. In partnership with Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS), these students will work with Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim and first Iranian Peace Laureate in history. The students will collaborate […]
From bullying prevention to substance abuse treatment – STARS video overview
Helping young people, families and schools throughout Middle Tennessee, here’s a video overview of Students Taking A Right Stand, a nationally recognized and evidenced-based resource for student assistance, training and professional consultation. Unveiled at the annual STARS benefit, Chair-ish The Night With Vince Gill & Friends, the amazing video was produced by Nashville Prevention Partnership. […]
STARS ADAM Award Honors Community Leader
Honoring the community leader who has gone the extra mile to promote “Accepting Differences Among Mankind” is the heart of the ADAM award given this year by Vince Gill and Kids On The Block founder Alva Duke to community leader Annalise Barron at the November 16th Chair-ish The Night With Vince Gill & Friends benefit […]
PeaceJam 2013 Mid-South Affiliate – STARS & Belmont University
JOIN US JANUARY 26-27, 2013 FOR A LIFE-CHANGING WEEKEND! Youth ages 13-18 are invited to spend two days with an amazing Nobel Peace Prize winner, college-age mentors, and 300 youth leaders from around the region at the new PeaceJam Mid-South Youth Conference! Don’t miss the opportunity for your students to participate! Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel […]
Teaching Teens Safe Dating – A STARS Priority
One in three teen girls will be a victim of violence in a dating relationship, and even more teens experience emotional and verbal abuse from a boyfriend. STARS “Safe Date” program at Station Camp High School in Gallatin, Tennessee was highlighted this week by WRKN/Channel 2 reporter Erin Holt. Holt said the story idea was […]
Red Ribbon Week at Hendersonville High School
Hendersonville High School hosted a Red Ribbon Week event on October 26. With the entire student body assembled in the football stadium, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) landed a helicopter on the field and was greeted by a group of Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS) Peer Leaders and NOAHS Promise students who serve as […]
STARS Partners With Nobel Peace Laureate and Belmont
In an extraordinary joint initiative, Iranian-born Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi was announced the partner for Nashville’s first PeaceJam working with Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS) and Belmont University exploring issues of peace, violence, social justice and oppression with a community service component. The announcement of Ebadi, the first ever Iranian and first Muslim […]
