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Peace
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VIRGINIA
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 Tim Kaine!
Print
out for your Peace Day event. (PDF
- 325K)
Please
ask your Mayor or City Council to issue a proclamation and scan
and email to peaceday@pathwaystopeace.org
or fax to 503-214
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ARLINGTON
The Greenbrier Learning Center
703-379-6488
heatherm@gblc.org
www.gblc.orgm
EVENT :
Starting
a Peacemaker Club - 25 students, 3rd to 5th graders, will make peace
pinwheels, peace shirts, peace paintings, peace poles, go on a peace
march, and have a peace party with family. |
 CHARLOTTESVILLE
Interfaith Cooperation Circle of Central Virginia
Contact: Ron Povich
Email: rpovich@crosslink.net
EVENT :
The
Interfaith Cooperation Circle of Central Virginia (affiliated with
URI) will offer a showing of the film: "Peace One Day," 3-4:30 PM
at the Jefferson Memorial Library in Charlottesville. From 6-7 PM,
there will be an Interfaith Pray for Peace gathering at Central Place
Fountain on on Charlottesville's downtown mall. |
FREDERICKSBURG
Email: ziggy_22553@yahoo.com
EVENT :
Having
a candlelight vigil in downtown Fredericksburg on Sept 21st. We'll
start at the Unitarian Church on Caroline Street at 8pm, walk to Hurkamp
Park, and continue the vigil there until 9pm. Bring a candle or pinwheel
if you have one. We'll provide extra candles. |
FREDERICKSBURG
Girl Scout of Commonwealth Troop 3093
Email: cbmouse5@aol.com
EVENT :
Planting
Rocks for Peace and making Pinwheels . |
HARRISONBURG
Veterans for Peace, Chapter 077
Email: sanderwm@jmu.edu
Tel: 540.433.1165
EVENT :
Public
Peace Forum at Massanutten Regional Library at 6:30 PM on Sept 21
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Kilmarnock
Bay Center for Spiritual Development
Group size: 25
Contact person: Carol J. Burke
Phone: 804-435-4020
Email: info@bayspiritualdevelopment.com
Website: www.bayspiritualdevelopment.com
IDP Vigil : Prayers
for peace 4-9pm led by one of six persons from the community who have
agreed to lead one hour. There will be silence, and personal prayer
and reflection. A notebook will be available for anyone to record
prayer concerns. Final prayers will be said outside with candlelight.
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com) |
LINDEN
Avalonia
Contact: Rev. Ingrid Jolly, DD
Email: avillion@avillion.org
Website: www. avillion.org
EVENT : Holding
a meditation with prayer & song in our woods which are dedicated
to World Peace. |
LYNCHBURG
Huddleston Elementary
Email: lstroud@bedford.k12.va.us
EVENT : writing
poetry and creating pinwheels for peace. |
 MANASSAS
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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MECHANICSVILLE
Sanctuary of Peace
Website: www.sanctuaryofpeace.org
EVENT :
September is Peace Month!
September 11, 2006 -- "Gandhi "- The Movie will be shown 3 times
in the Asheville, NC Metro Area. "Nonviolence is not a cover for
cowardice, it is the supreme virtue of the brave." - Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi (1869-1948)
September 16, 2006 -- Double the fun! Coordinating with The Peace
Alliance, Richmond, VA and Asheville, NC, "Walk for Peace" in the
morning and late afternoon coordinating with Earthdance, "Dance
for Peace," houseparty. "Imagine all the people living life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday
you'll join us and see the world as one." - John Lennon (1940-1980)
September
21, 2006 -- International Day of Peace - Events and Activities!!!
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NORFOLK
Tidewater Peace Alliance
Email: Mac166688@aol.com
Tel: 757-625-6275
EVENT : holding
a Peace Service and Candlelight Vigil. |
NORFOLK
Campus Kaliedoscope of Virginia Welseyan College
Email: sskid123@hotmail.com
EVENT : having
a trivia contest, and handing out nonviolence contracts. |
RICHMOND
Interfaith Council of Greater Richmond
Group size: 250
Contact person: Lynn Johnston
Phone: 804-282-6512
Email: lynncastle1@aol.com
Website: www.ICGR.org
EVENT : )
Bells of Peace over RIchmond -12Noon ringing of the bells of the historic
Carillon, with proclamaation by Governor of VIrginia, Tim Kaine, Prayers
for Peace by 8 faith leaders, songs of peace played by carilloneur.
Evening events: dinner meeting of ICGR with program on IDP and Peace
Pole Project, circle peace dance and candlelight prayer vigil. |
 
RICHMOND
Family Peace Festival
Email: info@familypeacefestival.org
Website: www.familypeacefestival.org
EVENT : September
17, 2006 St. Joseph's Villa 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The
Mission of the annual Family Peace Festival is to provide an opportunity
for children, youth, and adults of the greater Richmond area to
gather in celebration of peace and diversity. It is our hope that
this will foster a growing sense of community.
Through
a variety of experiences including arts & crafts, games and
entertainment, lectures, and participatory workshops, we will:
- offer
opportunities to embrace the possibilities of peace
- help
the community explore the many facets of peace
- help
the community begin to understand other cultures, religions and
races through the use of the art, music, devotions, dance, etc.
- create
a safe environment that welcomes all who are willing to come and
explore expressions of peace
- help
to promote self-esteem in the children through age-appropriate
activities
- encourage
future cooperation and collaboration among the diverse communities
of Richmond
- create
an atmosphere of fun, fellowship, and love
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RICHMOND
Richmond Friends Meeting (Quaker),
Group size: 125
Contact person: Sally Andrews Gudas
Phone: 804-752-2825
Email: seatide@att.net
Website: www.richmondfriends.org
IDP Vigil : Sept.
21st, 7 - 8 PM, Richmond Friends Meeting, 4500 Kensington Ave -- All
welcome at community/interfaith silent vigil. Silent vigil (messages
from silence) followed by silent candlelight walk. During silence,
peace lesson for young children who will rejoin parents for walk.
Refreshments. Child care for 3 years & under.
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com) |
RICHMOND
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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WINCHESTER
Michael Mills
EVENT : My
family and I will hold a quiet vigil at home that night. During the
day I will be sharing with my clients,"troubled teens / special
needs children", a vision of how the world can be...how the world
is.....primarily through lessons in nature. |
Planning
a Peace Day event? Have a Peace Day event photo to share?
Peace
Day CONTACTS
Season
for Nonviolence Network
Chantilly, Falls Church, Hampton, Norfolk, Spotsylvania, Springfield,
Virginia Beach
Email: snv@agnt.org
Virginia
Peace Day
SUPPORTERS
- Avalonia,
Linden
- Bay
Center for Spiritual Development, Kilmarnock
- Bon
Air Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), Richmond
- Campus
Kaliedoscope of Virginia Welseyan College, Norfolk
- Catholic
Campus Ministry-VCU, Richmond
- Family
Peace Festival, Richmond
- Girl
Scout of Commonwealth Troop 3093, Fredericksburg
- In
Pure Light, Reston
- Institute
for Multi-Track Diplomacy, Arlington
- Institute
for Victims of Trauma, McLean
- Interfaith
Cooperation Circle of Central Virginia (URI CC), Charlottesville
- Interfaith
Council of Greater Richmond, Richmond
- Operation
Kenny, Petersburg
- Tidewater
Peace Alliance, Norfolk
- PEACE
X PEACE, Vienna
- Richmond
Peace Education Center, Richmond
- Richmond
Friends Meeting, Richmond
- Sanctuary
of Peace, Mechanicsville
-
Season For Nonviolence
Network,
Chantilly
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Season For Nonviolence
Network,
Falls Church
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Season For Nonviolence
Network,
Hampton
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Season For Nonviolence
Network,
Norfolk
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Season For Nonviolence
Network,
Spotsylvania
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Season For Nonviolence
Network,
Springfield
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Season For Nonviolence
Network,
Virginia Beach
- St.
James Catholic School, Falls Church
- Veterans
for Peace, Chapter 077, Harrisonburg
Please
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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