About the CANDLES Youth Board
The CANDLES Youth Board is comprised of forward-thinking Vigo County (and expanding) middle and high school students who wish to work within their communities to build awareness of human rights issues. The youth board meets twice monthly to discuss and plan impactful programs for their peers. We invite all students to consider joining our hard-working group and encourage community members to support the youth board’s efforts.
CANDLES is thrilled to announce that we have won an IUPUI Millennium Chair’s Award to prevent Islamophobia.
The Youth Board of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center will conduct student-led Islamophobia awareness and prevention workshops for high school and college students in both Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Participants will view the documentary, The Education of Mohammad Hussein, brainstorm ideas about how to overcome anti-Muslim discrimination, and design a program that can be implemented in their own communities or schools.
The prize, worth $1,000, is one of five awarded as part of a Community Competition to Prevent Islamophobia. One common theme of the winning projects is a focus on children and young adults. “I love these creative projects,” remarked IUPUI Prof. Edward Curtis, who is funding the competition. “This focus indicates just how hopeful community leaders are that the next generation can help to reduce anti-Muslim discrimination and bias.”