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Artists for Peace and Justice is a non-profit organization founded in 2009 after filmmaker Paul Haggis met Father Rick Frechette, an American doctor and community organizer working in Haiti. Father Frechette founded the St. Luke Foundation, a Haitian-run organization providing education, medical care, and humanitarian outreach to over 150,000 people per year. Paul Haggis organized friends and colleagues to support the St. Luke Foundation and from this effort Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) was formed. APJ encourages peace and social justice, and addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. The goal is to foster economic growth and empower local communities. The main mission is to serve the poorest society in Haiti with courses in education, healthcare, and dignity, through the arts. |