April 15th – 22nd I have just returned from Jordan after a week with the schools of the Living Peace network in the country: 8 schools, more than 10,000 students, among whom 230 are Young Peace Ambassadors. I lived moments of profound emotion and deep gratitude while meeting these young people from a region marked…

Happy Earth Day!  Earth Day, first observed in 1970, emerged as a unifying call to recognize our shared responsibility for the care of our planet. At a time of growing environmental awareness, it invited individuals and communities around the world to pause, reflect, and take meaningful action. More than five decades later, that call remains…

Apr 16, 2026 Compared to the acrimony, strife and violence that dominate headlines around the world, the message on a sculpture unveiled Wednesday in downtown Yakima might seem rather quiet. Don’t be fooled, several artists and Rotary Club members said as a Peace Pole covered with words and images conveying a simple but powerful message…

A prominent feature of the Waterfront is the Peace Pole; a handcrafted monument planted near the main entrance. The Peace Pole adds a layer of global significance and spiritual purpose to the Great Brakriver Waterfront. Professor Elizabeth Smit, donated the Peace Pole, making it Garden route’s first Peace Pole, located at the entrance to the…

April 15, 2026 On Wednesday, April 15, members of the Schoharie Central High School Student Government dedicated a Peace Pole in the lawn outside of the Main Office. In the words of Student Government President Maddy Bruno: “There are now over 200,000 Peace Poles in the world, and we are incredibly excited to have one…

Apr 15, 2026 The city of San Luis Obispo and four Rotary clubs came together Tuesday to plant the city’s first “Peace Pole” in Mission Plaza as a symbol of unity and goodwill. The message “May Peace Prevail On Earth” is transcribed across the pole in eight different languages that have special ties to San…

Tuesday, April 14, 2026   Against the backdrop of war unfolding overseas, a small marker of peace has been planted in Hillsboro. Leaders from Pacific University joined local Rotarians on Thursday, April 9, to dedicate a peace pole at the university’s Hillsboro campus — part of a broader effort to install similar markers promoting peace and…

April 14, 2026 Analy celebrated the placement of a Peace Pole on campus, meant to represent the idea of global peace through local action. On Monday, community members from around the area celebrated the installation of a Peace Pole in the Analy High School quad. The Peace Pole,  which stands about eight feet tall and…

My name is Stephen Whittier, and I am the president-elect for the North Cobb Rotary Club for the 2027-2028 year. All seven Peace Poles have been officially registered on the Peace Pole Project global map.

Posted: April 9, 2026 On March 27th, the New York Society for Ethical Culture in Manhattan hosted the 29th annual Gandhi-King Season for Nonviolence. This yearly event, honoring both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, once again brought together students from across the New York boroughs. We were grateful to lead the youth…