Archive for August 2009
The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY-USA
August 13-16th, 2009 Wassaic, New York is the home of The World Peace Sanctuary, headquarters of The World Peace Prayer Society. The founders of the Wassaic Project and the coordinators of The South Amenia Fair, decided to have the two events occurring on the same weekend, highlighting the Hamlet of Wassaic in The New York…
Read More250th Anniversary of South Amenia, NY -USA
August 14-16th, 2009 The South Amenia Fair is a revival of an event held annually from 1920 to 1942, brought back in honor of the community’s 250th Anniversary. Amenia is the township of Wassaic, New York, where The World Peace Sanctuary is located. A Peace Pole, bearing peace messages, May Peace Prevail in the…
Read MoreLocal grannies push for new ‘Peace Pole'Nevada-USA
August-2009 A group of peace-loving grandmothers will soon go before the Nevada City Planning Commission with plans to erect a “peace pole” in town. The idea for such an obelisk was supported by the Nevada City Council, which directed Grandmothers for Peace to bring the issue up with the commission. The Peace Pole, with…
Read MorePeace Pole in Junin de Los Andes-Argentina
Submitted on August 2, 2009 This Peace Pole was planted in Junin de Los Andes, at the foot of Mount Lanin, on the border between Chile and Argentina. Elena Becu Proyecto de Paz, en Latino America! MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!
Read MorePeace Pole on the Neisse River- connecting citizens of Poland and Germany
May-2009 This very unusual looking Peace Pole, bearing the Peace Message, in Chinese, German, Polish and Zxek was planted in an adventure park designed to entertain adults and kids. It includes a tree house hotel on theNeisse River in former East Germany. On the other side of the Neisse River is Poland. 100,000 guests visit this…
Read MorePeace Pole in Finland
August 6th, 2009 Photograph of the Peace Pole was taken during the Hiroshima Day event where we walked around the Töölönlahti Bay in Helsinki, with a banner for World March for Peace and Nonviolence (www.theworldmarch.org <http://www.theworldmarch.org). During our walk, one of the participants informed us that there is a Peace Pole planted next to the…
Read MorePeace Pole in Riverview Park, Gouverneur, NY-USA
August 2nd, 2009 Girl Scouts from Thousand Islands Troop #340 received bronze medals on Sunday. It is the highest honor a junior Girl Scout can receive. The Scouts have spent this year learning about community. This knowledge inspired them to try to see the power in action and try to unite their community in…
Read MoreHIROSHIMA DAY-JAPAN-AUGUST 6, 2009
August 6th, marked 64 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan by the United States at the end of World War II. Japanese members of The World Peace Prayer Society in Japan gathered on this sacred day For One Minute of Silence followed by The World Peace Prayer and Flag Ceremony held in…
Read MoreWPPS AT THE UN “AGAINST NUCLEAR ARMS’ EXHIBITION-USA
Monday, August 10th, 2009 Fumi Johns-Stewart, WPPS Executive Director, Deborah Moldow, WPPS, Representative at the UN and Monica Willard, WPPS Peace Representative attended the joint exhibition entitled “Against Nuclear Arms” which opened with a ceremony and reception on Monday, 10 August in the Main Gallery of the Visitors Lobby. It will remain on display until…
Read MorePeace Representative on Peace Mission in Japan
August 6th, 2009 Mr. Mussie Hailu, WPPS Peace Representative of Ethiopia, was in Japan on a Peace Mission. He attended the Conference of Mayors for Peace and the Hiroshima Day and Nagasaki Day Memorial Ceremonies in the Peace Parks that are located in both cities. He graciously presented desktop Peace Poles, crafted at The World…
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