Archive for June 2015
In wake of Charleston killings, a prayer vigil for peace at the Peace Pole in Veterans Park-Taunton, Massachusetts-USA
June 24th, 2015 In response to last week’s hate-crime killings of nine people inside a historic black church in Charleston, S.C., the Greater Taunton Clergy Association held a prayer vigil for peace on Wednesday, June 24th, at the First Parish Church in Taunton, MA. After the service, participants, processed to Veterans Park on Church Green…
Read MorePeace Pole crafted at headquarters of The World Peace Prayer Society was dedicated by Hibakusha of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, New York-USA
April 29th, 2015 Seventy years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan, a delegation of 11 Hibakusha (survivors) from Nagasaki and several other Hibakusha from Hiroshima, visited Brooklyn Friends School to dedicate a Peace Pole, and speak to students about the effects of atomic weapons. Photo by Mary Frost From left) Clifton Truman Daniel,…
Read MoreThree Peace Poles “hand-painted” by the 4th grade students of Queen Anne Elementary School in Seattle, Washington-USA
June 5th, 2015 I wanted to let The World Peace Prayer Society know that we had a Peace Pole Ceremony today to plant our three Peace Poles. I made the three Peace Poles. The artwork was created by the 4th grade students. The Ceremony started with the principal reading a poem about peace and then…
Read MoreRainbow bright Peace Pole in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-CANADA
This beautiful Peace Pole is located outside the Saskatoon Community Service Village, at 506 25th Street East. The building houses the Saskatoon United Way, among others.
Read MoreWorld Youth Peace Forum in Cairo-EGYPT
May-2015 Concerning the World Youth Peace Forum in Cairo, we have concluded this incredible event 3 weeks ago in an atmosphere of deep joy! How wonderful it is to see the action of God in thousands of young students in many countries throughout the world. Youths from the 10 delegations coming from South America, Europe…
Read MorePeace Pole planting in Kochi – INDIA
April 27th, 2015 Dear Friends, The Peace Pole dedication ceremony with the Message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” at the YMCA Kerala Region campus, Aluva, Kochi in India, took place on April 27th, 2015. Kerala High Court Justice Shaji P Chali planted the Peace Pole. The program was organized jointly by SEEDS-India and YMCA Kerala…
Read MoreSita’s Light Leads MPPOE Chant-Bethel, Connecticut-USA
April 25, 2015 The gifted Kirtan group Sita’s Light, led by Miriam “Sita” Zernis at the harmonium, presented an evening of sacred chanting at YogaSpace in Bethel, Connecticut on April 25. Miriam was accompanied by Fumio Taniguchi on tabla and other percussion and Suan Armstrong on flute and backup vocals. The music is designed to…
Read MorePeace Pole Presented at Presbyterian Commissioning Service-Croton Fall, NY-USA
April 12, 2015 Rev. Deborah Moldow presented a desktop Peace Pole to June Tompkins on the occasion of her commissioning service as Parish Associate for the Croton Falls Presbyterian Church. June is already the Music Director and organist for the Chapel, and very supportive of the church’s peace mission. She had requested that Deborah sing…
Read MoreJackson Heights Elementary School celebrates planting of Peace Poles – Jackson Heights, New York – USA
May-2015 Students at P.S. 212 in Jackson Heights are looking to spread the idea of peace throughout their community. Danielle Mahoney, a literacy coach at the elementary school located at 34-25 82nd St., has been teaching students about practicing mindfulness and gratitude for the past year. While attending a weeklong training conference on mindfulness for…
Read MoreFirst IDP NGO Committee Meeting of 2015 Circles Peace Pole-United Nations-NYC, USA
April 9, 2015 The International Day of Peace Committee at the United Nations held its first meeting of the year to discuss the UN’s theme for 2015, “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All.” Susana Bastaricca, organizer of the Vigil for International Peace and Ecology in Central Park, New York since 2002, and to the…
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