Archive for October 2025
Mr. Paul Haines visits The Goi Peace Foundation, Tokyo, Japan
Submitted: October 19, 2025 Paul Haines has been walking across the world visiting peace organizations, peace leaders, and religious sites that often have peace activities to connect them through his website.”LINKS TO PEACE”, https://linkstopeace.org/ He found that peace organizations are focused on doing excellent work, but they do it individually, and often they are not connected.…
Read MoreSt. Stephen’s Lutheran Church plants Peace Pole, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
October 17, 2025 At their annual Peace Week event, Peace of Pizza, St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church dedicated their Peace Pole. This parish, with an extremely generous presence in the community, lives the Peace Week Delaware motto, “If you want peace, work for justice.” Pat Bartoshesky
Read MoreYWCA Delaware dedicated their Peace Pole, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
October 17, 2025 YWCA Delaware dedicated their Peace Pole, which stands in front of their Home Life Management Center in Wilmington. The mission of the YWCA is eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. What a wonderful place for a Peace Pole! Pat Bartoshesky
Read MoreUnderwater Peace Pole! A Historic First for Aruba & the World!
September 17, 2025Posted: October 16, 2025 The Rotary Club of Aruba, District 7030 has proudly inaugurated the world’s first registered underwater Peace Pole at Tres Trapi. Carrying the message “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in the four languages, Papiamento, Dutch, English, and Spanish, this Peace Pole connects Aruba to a global network of more than…
Read MorePeace Pole Dedicated in Rowayton, Connecticut, USA
IDP – September 21, 2025Posted on October 14, 2025 An International Day of Peace Celebration! On September 21, 2025, International Day of Peace, a Peace Pole was dedicated in Rowayton, Connecticut by The United Church of Rowayton. The pole has been planted at Emig Park on the church’s campus overlooking the Five Mile River. At…
Read MorePeace Pole Planting and Otto Hertz Memorial, in Bad Düben, Germany
Submitted October-2025 On Saturday, September 20th, 2025, a meaningful ceremony took place at the Evangelische Schulzentrum in Bad Düben, Germany, honoring the legacy of Otto Hertz, a renowned school reformer. This event featured both a flag ceremony and the planting of a Peace Pole, symbolizing the school’s commitment to the theme “May Peace Prevail On…
Read MoreThe South Bay Community Coalition Against Hate- Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 9, 2025 United Against Hate Week October 9th thru 25th The South Bay Community Coalition Against Hate (“the Coalition”) is marking its Fourth Annual South Bay United Against Hate Week (UAHW) to raise awareness about discrimination and to encourage cross-racial and cross-cultural tolerance. UAHW’s Connection and Peace will be held Sunday, October 19, through Saturday,…
Read MorePeace Pole dedicated at Harmon Park, Elizabethton, Tennessee, USA
October 8, 2025 The Rotary Club of Elizabethton recently held its weekly meeting at Harmon Park to dedicate a Peace Pole adjacent to the park’s Rotary Pavilion. Before offering a prayer of dedication, Acting President Bill Anderson explained that since World War II, more than 250,000 Peace Poles have been installed in nearly every country…
Read MoreSeven Peace Poles by Peace Builders at Rotary Club of Springwood, Adelaide, South Australia
October 8, 2025 The amazing Peace Builders at The Rotary Club of Springwood Inc. in the Blue Mountains NSW have dedicated their 7 Peace Poles. Current president Liz in her club bulletin said, ‘How wonderful was it to have the official dedication of the Peace Poles in our park by our immediate past president Frank Ross. It…
Read MoreNew exhibit at the History Museum of Hood River County, Oregon, USA
October 7, 2025 submitted by author Longstanding symbols:Paper cranes and Peace Pole, a new exhibit at the History Museum of Hood River County. Lisa Commander, executive director of The History Museum of Hood River County, listens as Linda Tamura, local historian, author and Willamette University professor, speaks at the Sept. 27 Rotary Peace Pole event.…
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