Guy P. DJoken, the Activist
Chairman of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Clubs, Centers & Associations Working Group
& Executive Director of UNESCO Center for Peace
Guy Djoken is a renowned Social Entrepreneur, Educator, Civil Rights activist, public speaker, columnist, Poet and Author of “What a Century!” He is President of the Frederick County NAACP and past Vice President for the Maryland State NAACP.
In 2005, Guy Djoken partnered with the Frederick County Public Schools to initiate the Frederick County Regional Model United Nations. Over 1000 students have attended the program.
Guy is also known in the region for a one of UNESCO Center’s model program titled “Notable Voices from around the world”. The program brings Ambassadors and top level diplomats from around the world to Frederick. Notable guest includes Bahrain Ambassador to the United States H.E Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo; Slovenian ambassador H.E Roman Kirn, H.E Maria de Fatima Lima Da Veiga, Cape Verde’s ambassador to the United States and Canada and Mr. Modibo Makalou, Senior Adviser to Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure.
In January 25th, 2007 Guy was invited as a panelist at the PEACEROUNDTABLE organized by the US Congressional Human Rights Caucus to address NEW methods to promote peace and possible applications in places of conflict with a particular focus on the use of Appreciative Inquiry.
As Human Rights/Civil Rights Instructor, Guy Djoken Teach “Civil Rights Chronicles: Emancipation to Civil Rights,” focusing on the impact of actions taken to address slavery and segregation, including the Emancipation Proclamation, the Supreme Court Brown v. Board of Education ruling, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. His class examines the role of prominent African-Americans who were instrumental in the struggle for racial equality and social justice in America, activists such as Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois, Charles Houston, Philip Randolph, Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X.
BOARD MEMBER WITH LOCAL & REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS:
• Maryland Chapter of the United Nations Association.
• Frederick Community Action Agency
• Frederick City Police Athletic League
• Frederick Community College Committee on Diversity
• Hood College - African American Studies Advisory Committee
• FBI- Maryland Multicultural Advisory Council
AWARDS & SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS
October 2008: MD Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs Civil Rights Champion
January 2007: Panelist - PEACE ROUNDTABLE organized by the US Congressional Human Rights Caucus to address NEW methods to promote peace and possible applications in places of conflict with a particular focus on the use of Appreciative Inquiry.
August 2007: Citigroup Community Partner Award
October 2007: Maryland State Conference NAACP Freedom Fighter Award
January 2006: National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Clubs Inc Community Service Award
February 2006: Guest Speaker Advocate for the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Office in Washington DC
May 2006: Frederick County Human Relation Lord D. Nickens Community Service Award
June 2006: Host of "Ask the Expert" series of the Frederick Newspost online edition; taking reader’s questions on Civil Rights and Community Building from June 12th through June 22nd.
June 2006: Hood College Justice Thurgood Marshall Award: The award is given to a person who significantly impacts the Frederick campus of Hood College by promoting respect and the appreciation of civil rights, equality and diversity.
