Archive for May 2012
SEEDS FOR PEACE FLAG CEREMONY – New York City – USA
May 19th, 2012 The “Seeds for Peace” leadership conference, sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation, took place in New York City on May 19, 2012 to benefit the Vigil for International Peace and Ecology. The Vigil is organized by UN staff member Susana Bastaricca and held annually in Central Park on the weekend of the…
Read MorePeace Pals International Art Exhibition in Jelenia Gora – POLAND
April 2012 We had the pleasure to organize PPIAE in Jelenia Gora city from April 22nd through May 11th, 2012. Exhibition was organized in Karkonoshe Art Gallery with the support of Jelenia Gora Municipal Office. In honor and celebration of International Earth Day (April 22nd), keynote speakers, Mrs. Miroslawa Dzika, Vice Mayor of Jelenia Gora…
Read MoreOne Life, One Mind, One Spirit on World Shift Day – WorldBeat Cultural Center-San Diego, CA – USA
May 20th, 2012 One Life, One Mind, One Spirit on World Shift Day. A call to unite our hearts as one, in prayer and drumming World Peace Ceremony with an inauguration of the Peace Pole. Lead by Joanne Tawfilis – Commissioner, US National Commission to UNESCO In observance of the Solar Eclipse at 2pm A…
Read MorePeace Pole in Kathi's Hippie Haven – USA
One of the things I look forward to with my garden is having a place where I can just be in nature and relax away from phones and stress and TV and all those things. Just me and nature and to be at peace. While we were planning our garden one of the things I…
Read MorePeace Pole in the Dawson College Peace Garden – Montreal – CANADA
May-2012 Please find enclosed some recent pictures of the Dawson Peace Garden. You will see the Peace Pole solidly fixed in it’s final resting place. Anastasia’s tree is in full bloom… 😉 Jean Trudel This Peace Pole was dedicated last year in the Dawson College Peace Garden. The Dawson College Peace Garden created, honors Anastasia;…
Read MorePeace Pole sightings – Okinawa, JAPAN to Montgomery, AL- USA
May-2012 Dear Ann Marie, My husband is in the US Air Force and the first picture attached was taken in 2006 when we were stationed in Okinawa, Japan (the Peace Pole is located at Hedo Point). This is one of my very favorite pictures from the island. Okinawa is such a beautiful place with a…
Read MoreCommunity Peace Day Clean up-Amenia, NY-USA
April 28th, 2012 Peace is about unity in community to care for our planet, and all the precious elements it contains to sustain life: water, air, earth and plants! On Saturday, April 28th, Jim Dugan of the World Peace Prayer Society joined other volunteers with Amenia’s Annual Clean Up Day. The World Peace Sanctuary, home…
Read MorePeace Yoga at The World Peace Sanctuary – Wassaic, New York – SA
May 7th, 2012 Hatha Yoga is offered at The World Peace Sanctuary on Monday evenings at 5:30 p.m. Class began on Monday, May 7th, 2012. Ann Marie Robustelli, WPPS Executive Assistant, welcomed everyone with a brief explanation regarding the mission of The World Peace Prayer Society (WPPS). The Universal Peace Message and Prayer, “May Peace Prevail On Earth” is the opening statement for each…
Read MoreWorld Peace Day & Buddha’s 2556th Birthday Celebration, Princeton, New Jersey-USA
Sunday, May 6th, 2012 Buddha Day is celebrated in all Buddhist communities and countries around the world. It honors the three most important events in the life of Buddha: his birth, his enlightenment, and the attainment of Nirvana at his death. The Buddha Day celebration seeks to unite our community with his message of inner…
Read MoreSundance Montessori School has joined The Peace Pole Project-Folsom, California-USA
April 21sth, 2012 Hi Ann Marie (Robustelli), Sundance Montessori School has finally joined the Peace Pole Project. Since 2007 we have been trying to get a Peace Pole on our campus, with various teachers and faculty involved. But something always got in the way of us ever actually completing the project–until April 21, 2012. During…
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