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Peace
Day
ILLINOIS
Join
the worldwide movement to create a Global Ceasefire and Day of Peace
& Nonviolence in our homes, our communities and between nations
on September 21, The International Day of Peace. Peace Day has been
a focal point for community-uniting and peace-inspiring events since
its inception in 1981.
This year will be the greatest Peace Day, yet. Together we can create
a more peaceful, just and sustainable world, one heart, one family,
one community at a time. Join the Countdown To Peace and help inspire
your community to celebrate humanity's first day of peace, ever.
YOU
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
- Ask
your favorite organization, group or religious institution to support
the International Day of Peace
- Plan or attend a Peace Day Event in
your community (scheduled events include concerts, parades, marches,
fasts, conferences, festivals, gatherings, service projects, ceremonies,
children's activities such as peace art & essay contests and pinwheels
for peace, Peace Day parties and peace vigils)
- Ask
your Mayor, City Council, Governor and President to declare a Proclamation
of Peace
- Print
out Flyers, Posters and other Resources
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Proclamation
issued by Governor Rod. R. Blagojevich!
Print
out for your Peace Day event. (PDF
- 54K)
Please
ask your Mayor or City Council to issue a proclamation and scan
and email to peaceday@pathwaystopeace.org
or fax to 503-214-6864 to post on this website
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ARLINGTON
HEIGHTS
Sisters of the Living Word
Tel: 847 - 577 - 5972
Website: www.slw.org
EVENT : This
is our fourth year of gathering to pray for peace. We pray from
the various traditions of faith, invite participants to silently
pray at the "Stations of Need", engage in a project and
then process to the Peace Pole to conclude the ceremony. This year
we will be making pinwheels for peace. We will submit pictures after
the event.
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BELLEVILLE
Our Lady Queen of Peace
Contact: Crystal Mertens
Tel: (618) 394-1648
Email: idontneedcoffee@aim.com
Web: www.ourladyqueenofpeace.com
EVENT : we
will promote the international day of peace by having a peace ceromony
with the mayor of Belleville. we will preform ways to promote peace
around the peace pole. |
BELLEVILLE
Queen of Peace School
Tel: 618-234-1206
Web: www.qofp.com
EVENT : We
are having an assembly in the morning with a peace program that
teaches kids that peace begins with them - in their hearts, homes,
and communities. At 11:00, the school will gather outside around
our peace pole. The mayor of our city will join us to make a proclamation.
The school will then pray for peace for all nations and sing a peace
song. |
 BLOOMINGTON
PINWHEELS
FOR PEACE
confirmed location.
More than 1350 schools and groups around the world participated
last year in the Pinwheels For Peace program to celebrate Peace
Day, creating and displaying 1/2 million pinwheels for peace to
inspire their communities to imagine whirled peace - This year many
more will participate. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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Buffalo
Grove
Peacemakers
Group
size: 12
Contact person: Rev. Deanna Mede
Phone: 847-398-0770
Email: d.mede@comcast.net
Website: www.kingswoodumc.com
IDP Vigil : Vigil
held in the sanctuary complete with music and video - open to the
community.
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com) |
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CHICAGO
Proclamation issued by Mayor Richard M. Daley!
Print
out for your Peace Day event. (PDF
- 28K)
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 CHICAGO
Hope For All
Unity For A Change
Contact:Tamara Emerson – hopeforall.tamara@gmail.com
Mike Kalas – MikeKalas@comcast.net
Web: www.Peace-Initiative.com
EVENT : Grant
Park (Petrillo Bandshell), 12 noon to 9:30pm
PEACE MEDITATION VIGIL: Celebrating Peace in Hope for the Cessation
of All Hostilities
We invite anybody and everybody to join us for a day of creating
peaceful space in Chicago through meditation, prayer, speeches,
dance, music, art, video, and life-sustaining foods.
We
hope to create a peaceful space where people can come together
to think about peace, visualize peace, and share ideas on how
to resolve social problems and realize a greater state of peace
within our world. We are aiming to mobilize local spiritual, cultural,
social, political, and labor communities by inviting all people
and organizations to assemble peaceably and participate in a day
of constructive nonviolent dialogue and celebratory proactive
social engagement that is geared toward establishing common peaceful
ground and working in solidarity for mutual benefit. This event
will traverse all racial, gender, and religious boundaries.
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  CHICAGO
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
THE IMPROV COMEDY CLUBS -
Chicago, Illinois
http://www.improvclubs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances
in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list
of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
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CHICAGO
St Peter's in the Loop
Tel: 312.853.2412
Website: www.stpetersloop.org
EVENT : People
are making 1,000 origami cranes to suspend in the ceiling of church
above our shrine of St. Francis. And we're having a prayer vigil
in church from 2-4:30 p.m. with stringed instruments playing throughout
to offer a contemplative atmosphere. Readings will be interspersed
and a brief prayer service ends the afternoon. A soup & bread
supper with conversation about world peace. We also have the UN
logo for the Peace Day on the facade of our church; it remains there
until October 10, the end of our Franciscan Festival.
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CHICAGO
Morgan Park Academy Middle School
Email: btubutis@morganparkacademy.org
Website: www.morganparkacademy.org
EVENT : Our
5,6,7 and 8th grade students will be taking part in the pinwheels
for peace project. We are also working through the roots of peace
campaign to help raise funds to eradicate land mines. |
CHICAGO
St. Scholastica Academy
phone: 773-764-5715 x367
website: www.scholastica.us
EVENT Having
a school-wide minute of silence. |
DIXON
PINWHEELS
FOR PEACE
confirmed location.
More than 1350 schools and groups around the world participated
last year in the Pinwheels For Peace program to celebrate Peace
Day, creating and displaying 1/2 million pinwheels for peace to
inspire their communities to imagine whirled peace - This year many
more will participate. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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ELGIN
PINWHEELS
FOR PEACE
confirmed location.
More than 1350 schools and groups around the world participated
last year in the Pinwheels For Peace program to celebrate Peace
Day, creating and displaying 1/2 million pinwheels for peace to
inspire their communities to imagine whirled peace - This year many
more will participate. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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 ELMHURST
BookCrossing.com
Website: www.bookcrossing.com
EVENT : I
have once again posted a Books For Peace "Release Challenge"
to coincide with the September 21st. All who sign up will be releasing
books with a PEACE theme! |
ELMHURST
Elmhurst College Meditation Club
Contact: Becky Evans
Email: culturalempower@yahoo.com
Tuesday: meditation club will direct their meditations in
their Tuesday meeting towards global peace;
Wednesday: we will hold a discussion on "is peace outdated?"
Thursday: on Thursday we will have a poetry reading with
peace-based poems, songs, prayers, etc.; we will have a moment of
silence at noon: our Progressive Organization of Women will organize
the women of our college in the formation of the women's symbol
on the center of campus, and International Club will host a march
at the same time on the path around them, with international students
holding flags from their home countries; we will have black arm
bands to protest the war in Iraq and white ribbons for peace; we
will create a paper "peace chain" where everyone can right
down their own messages of peace and have it added to the chain
to be displayed. After this week we will keep the peace going by
holding "cookie and a crane" parties twice a month where
students can come get a free cookie and learn how to make origami
cranes, so we can make 1,000 cranes for peace
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EVANSTON
Chicago Zen Center
Website: www.chicagozen.com
EVENT : Having
a special chanting service . |
GLENVIEW
PINWHEELS
FOR PEACE
confirmed location.
More than 1350 schools and groups around the world participated
last year in the Pinwheels For Peace program to celebrate Peace
Day, creating and displaying 1/2 million pinwheels for peace to
inspire their communities to imagine whirled peace - This year many
more will participate. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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LITCHFIELD
PINWHEELS
FOR PEACE
confirmed location.
More than 1350 schools and groups around the world participated
last year in the Pinwheels For Peace program to celebrate Peace
Day, creating and displaying 1/2 million pinwheels for peace to
inspire their communities to imagine whirled peace - This year many
more will participate. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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MUNDELEIN
PINWHEELS
FOR PEACE
confirmed location.
More than 1350 schools and groups around the world participated
last year in the Pinwheels For Peace program to celebrate Peace
Day, creating and displaying 1/2 million pinwheels for peace to
inspire their communities to imagine whirled peace - This year many
more will participate. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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PALATINE
Charles Quentin Elementary School
website: www.lz95.org
EVENT : The
students will link hands for peace (circling the school).
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PALOS
HEIGHTS
Bridges
Email: itcchicago@yahoo.com
Website: www.Bridges.com
EVENT : hold
a reception for the Darfur Peace Accord.Tell people about the Peace
Day and invite them tobecome involved.
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STEGER
PINWHEELS
FOR PEACE
confirmed location.
More than 1350 schools and groups around the world participated
last year in the Pinwheels For Peace program to celebrate Peace
Day, creating and displaying 1/2 million pinwheels for peace to
inspire their communities to imagine whirled peace - This year many
more will participate. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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WESTERN
SPRINGS
First Congregational Church, UCC
Contact; Rev. Paul Stiffler
Email:paul@wscongo.org
Tel: (708) 246-1900 (ext. 33)
Website: www.wscongo.org
EVENT : A
Layrinth Walk for Peace - balance of light and dark. This is the
traditional Autumnal Walk . |
Planning
a Peace Day event? Have a Peace Day photo to share?
PEACE
DAY ARCHIVE
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BLOOMINGTON,
ILLINOIS, USA
2005-
Students
at Bloomington High School and Jr. High School celebrated the
International Day of Peace by planting Pinwheels For Peace. Most
schools in the district participated. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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 BLOOMINGTON,
ILLINOIS, USA
2005-
Irving
Elementary School put up pinwheels for peace and poems for peace
all along the fence around the school for the International Day
of Peace. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
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COLLINSVILLE,
ILLINOIS, USA
2005-
Students
at the Rock Paper Scissors Art Academy celebrated the International
Day of Peace by creating Pinwheels For Peace. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com) |
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GREENVILLE,
ILLINOIS, USA
2005-
Students
at Bond County Community Unit #2 High School celebrated the International
Day of Peace with Pinwheels For Peace. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com) |
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NORMAL,
ILLINOIS, USA
2005-
Epiphany
Catholic Church celebrated the International Day of Peace by planting
Pinwheels For Peace. Kingsley Jr. High School in Normal also participated.
(www.pinwheelsforpeace.com) |
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ROCKFORD,
ILLINOIS, USA
Each year a celebration of music, dance and poetry
takes place at the Keeling Puri Peace Plaza to honor the rich cultural
diversity of the community.
(www.keeling-puri-peaceplaza.com/celebration_2004.htm)
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SPRINGFIELD,
ILLINOIS, USA
2005- The
Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and hospital
executives had a Peace Day ceremony around the Peace Pole that was
dedicated by the sisters in 1988. Then they posed before flags of
the nations where Hospital Sisters have served in their 160 year
history.
(www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2005wpps/us-illinois.htm) |
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Peace
Day CONTACTS
Season
for Nonviolence Network
Chicago, Lombard, Moline
Email: snv@agnt.org
Illinois
Peace Day
SUPPORTERS
Ask
your favorite group, organization or religious institution to support
The International Day of Peace
- Amboy
Jr. High Art Club, Amboy
- Augustinians
of the Midwest, Olympia Fields
- Books
For Peace, Elmhurst
- Bridges,
Palos Heights
- Chicago
Zen Center, Evanston
- Elmhurst
College Meditation Club, Elmhurst
- First
Church of the Brethren, Chicago
- First
Congregational Church, UCC, Western Springs
- Hope
For All, Chicago
- Jewish
Reconstructionist Congregation Peace and Justice Dialogue Committee,
Evanston
- Keeling-Puri
Peace Plaza, Rockford
- Kingswood
United Methodist Church, Buffalo Grove
- Kundalini
Yoga in the Loop, Chicago
- The
Lusory, Chicago
- Morgan
Park Academy Middle School, Chicago
- Our
Lady Queen of Peace, Belleville
- The
Peace Center, St. Augustine
- Peace
Journey, Chicago
- Patriots
For Al Gore, Auburn
- Queen
of Peace School, Belleville
-
Season For Nonviolence
Network, Chicago
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Season For Nonviolence
Network, Lombard
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Season For Nonviolence
Network, Moline
- Sisters
of the Living Word, Chicago
- St.
Peter's in the Loop, Chicago
- Unity
for a Change, Chicago
Ask
your favorite group, organization or religious institution to support
The International Day of Peace
(*The
opinions of these organizations are their own.
Pathways To Peace and The International Day of Peace NGO Committee at
the UN
do not necessarily support the views expressed by these organizations
that support the International Day of Peace.)
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