Archive for March 2012
Spring Equinox-World Peace Ceremony at The World Peace Sanctuary, Wassaic, NY-USA
March 20th, 2012 In recognition of the Spring Equinox, members and neighbors of The World Peace Prayer Society gathered at The World Peace Sanctuary in Wassaic, New York. We walked up the Peace Path, paused and gathered around each one of the 193 Peace Poles representing the UN Member States to send wishes by saying,…
Read More15th Season for Nonviolence Event at the United Nations – NYC-USA
February 15th, 2012 The World Peace Prayer Society has been helping to organize a student program at the United Nations to observe the Gandhi-King-Chavez Season for Nonviolence since its inception. This year’s theme was: “Global Peace through Social Media: There’s An App for That!”, helping 400 high school students and one elementary school learn to…
Read MorePeace Pole to commemorate Japan Town (1942) -San Francisco, California-USA
February 19th, 2012 Due to our proximity to Japan Town, and the connection of our building to the events of February 19,1942 (70 years ago) that relocated local Japanese-Americans to internment camps for 3 years, we wanted to commit our future to the cause of peace. All of our students and faculty blessed the Peace…
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