August 11, 2025 On Monday, 11th August, we are happy to announce that the Rotary Club of Campbelltown in New South Wales, Australia has installed our First Peace Pole in the Macarthur region. It was installed at the school of our dedicated member, Kerrie, Campbelltown East Public School. Our Club President, Teresita, also presented a Friendship Flag to…

August 9, 2025 Anniversary a time to speak about history and current efforts to promote peaceful solutions to global conflicts.  A moment of silence was held in honour of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, as part of an event organized by the Boundary Peace Initiative to speak on it, and the…

August-2025 We finally installed the eight-language aluminum plates this week.  The facility may not appear elegant.  It is, in fact, a high-traffic area in the center of Golden, Colorado.  It is in the back of a very successful coffee shop whose owner is committed to peace.   I glued the aluminum plates on with silicone….

August 2, 2025 The Rotary Pollinator Garden is found in the 500 block of W. Winfield Street, Morrison, IL.  It’s the old Waterworks Park area. Rotary International challenged local Rotary Clubs to install a Peace Pole.  Why a Peace Pole?  A Peace Pole is a monument that displays the message “May Peace Prevail On Earth”…

August 1, 2025 This is a picture of an earlier installation of one of your Classic White Peace Poles.  It is at the entrance to the Courage Garden, on the Jefferson County (CO) Court House.  The garden is designed for criminal victims, families of fallen first responders, and all who would like a quiet place…

Apr 2008 – PresentPosted July 31, 2025 Peace Initiatives first begin within each one of us by growing daily in knowing and understanding what this peace within is for each one of us! This knowledge is then shared with those around us first by our being peace and then by doing. As creative beings this doing…

July 30, 2025 Rotarians unveil Peace Pole in Highlands! Rotarians, children and community members gathered for the dedication of the Peace Pole at the Community Building in Highlands, North Carolina. Photo by Kevin McCall

Submitted: July 23, 2025Original planting:  circa 1995 Dear Ann Marie, This was one of the first Peace Poles, that I facilitated a Peace Pole dedication ceremony; it took place around 1995 in Santa Rosa, California.  Fred Ptucha

Peace Pole planted:  July 29, 2025 As Waunakee village staff looked to improve the overall site and landscaping at the Waunakee Neighborhood Connection (WNC) and Waunakee Food Pantry site, a symbol of world peace and unity became incorporated in the project.  Waunakee community members joined the Waunakee Neighborhood Connection and village staff to dedicate the…

July 28, 2025 Good News Corporation GNC) was established in 2002 and was founded by veteran TV Executive, Paul Sladkus. Its Team created Pause the World for Peace, Moment for Silence, with their www.pausetheworldforpeace.org, established 20 years ago.