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Peace Lives Here, Being Minneapolis, Healing Our City, Healing the World, Minnesota, USA.
August 9, 2026 During the same weekend as the Nagasaki anniversary on August 9th, a powerful gathering for healing, remembrance, and peace took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Being Minneapolis: Healing Our City, Healing the World brought together community members and peace-aspiring organizations for a shared offering of presence, healing, and hope. Friends of May Peace Prevail…
Read MoreNagasaki 81: A Call to Peace Live Gathering on Zoom.
August 7, 2026 As we commemorate the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, which occurred on August 9, 1945, at 11:02 local time. May Peace Prevail On Earth International invites you to join us in a global circle of remembrance, prayer, and peace. Together, let us unite in the universal message: May Peace Prevail…
Read MorePeace Pole Ceremony at St. Petersburg High School, Florida, USA.
Event Date: February 23, 202 The Rotary Club of St. Petersburg dedicated a Peace Pole at St. Petersburg High School on February 23, 2026, with attendance from school officials, students, Rotarians, and the family of the late PP Peter Armacost. The event featured performances, speeches emphasizing peace, and a plaque dedication, highlighting the importance of…
Read MorePeace Pole and Flag Ceremony at “Quinto Elemento” Volterra Tuscany, Italy.
July 11, 2026 “On July 11th, we held a Peace Pole planting ceremony and a World Peace Flag Ceremony at a spiritual centre in the countryside of Volterra in the Tuscany region. Peace messages affixed to the wooden Peace Pole are in Italian, Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Hindi. This peace centre, known as ‘Quinto…
Read MoreA Global Peace Pole Movement and a Peace Pole Planted in West Sacramento, California, USA.
Event: June 6, 2026Posted: July 18, 2026 By Susan Rueppel, Peace Pole Activist & Peace Pole Gardens Project StewardOur local Peace Pole in West Sacramento – Peace Within Us. Peace Between Us. In June 2026, I planted and dedicated our own monument to Peace at our Main Drain Parkway Community Garden in West Sacramento, California,…
Read MoreDedication of Peace Pole, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA
July 12, 2026 At 8:45 am on Sunday morning, July 12, 2026, we gathered for a prayer service for the Peace Pole that had just been installed on the grounds of St John’s United Church of Christ, 1811 Lincoln Way E, in Chambersburg, PA. A history of the origin of the Peace Pole and the…
Read MoreA Peace Pole Dedication at Christ Church honors Hiroshima, Delaware, USA.
Event Date: September 21, 2025Published: July 10, 2026 During the International Day of Peace weekend in 2025, the community of Christ Church in Delaware gathered to dedicate a Peace Pole and affirm a shared commitment to peace. Ken and Connie Matsumoto joined members of the congregation in gratitude, remembrance, and hope around the universal message:…
Read MoreEast Victoria Park Primary School, Perth, Western Australia.
Event Date: June 26, 2026Published – July 7, 2026 The Peace Pole initiative was introduced in Australia in 2021 to commemorate 100 years of Rotary in Australia. Since then, more than 300 Peace Poles have been installed in schools across the country, joining over 250,000 Peace Poles standing in communities around the world. The message…
Read MoreWe the People Plant Peace Poles: May Peace Prevail On Earth Celebrates People Planting Peace Across the United States.
July 3, 2026 As America marks its 250th birthday, we celebrate the people across the United States who make peace visible. In homes, schools, gardens, parks, sanctuaries, churches, libraries, civic spaces, and community gathering places, people have planted and dedicated Peace Poles as lasting reminders of a simple and powerful message: May Peace Prevail On…
Read MorePeace Pole to Celebrate Canada Day Peace Ceremony, Edmonton, Canada.
July 1, 2026 A fabulous Canada Day Peace Ceremony at City Hall celebrating Edmonton as an International City of Peace and dedication of a Peace Pole for our City Center! Rotary International Director Marty Helman along with our Mayor Knack, Chief of Police Warren Driechel, DG Jeanette Bancarz along with musicians, District Peace Committee members,…
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