Monroe’s Peace Pole: A reminder that peace starts here with us, Monroe, Connecticut, USA

November 22, 2025

Interact Club students installed Monroe’s pole in the Rock Garden outside The Wolfe’s Den Playground at Wolfe Park, a place adorned with painted rocks bearing kind and inspirational messages.

On Saturday morning with drizzling rain, the Interact Club and the Rotary Club of Monroe held a dedication ceremony for the town’s Peace Pole. Monroe Rotary Club President Ken Kellogg told the crowd how the concept of a Peace Pole began after World War II to spread a simple message of peace.

“How is a pole in the ground in little ol’ Monroe going to end wars?” Kellogg asked. “The power of the Peace Pole is not the pole itself, it’s what we do next. Peace doesn’t begin with governments or treaties alone. It begins in the way we speak to our neighbors.”

Masuk music students, from left, Richard Bierut on violin 1, Ryan Panella on violin 2, Lexa Dizon on the viola, and Ava O’Leary on cello.

Iverson said eight languages were selected for Monroe’s Peace Pole, based on school demographic data reflecting the languages spoken in the community: English, Spanish, Polish, Hebrew, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin and Hindi — each bearing the message, “May Peace Prevail On Earth.”

Kellogg said the Peace Pole connects Monroe to “a worldwide network of people who choose compassion over conflict, dialogue over division, and understanding over fear. For peace to prevail on Earth, it must also prevail in our communities and in our homes.”