International Day of Peace // Get Involved!
On September 16, the Logan City Council voted unanimously to proclaim Sept. 21 as a Day of Peace and urged residents to “reflect on the blessings of peace and the true cost of war.” Mayor Randy Watts also endorsed the proclamation.
Several churches, religious communities and groups in Cache Valley will be observing International Day of Peace through prayers, moments of silence, special sermons, discussion and vigils. Events include:
1. First Presbyterian Church of Logan: a month of peacemaking during services. Contact: Rev. Paul Heins, pastorpaul@mac.com, 435 752-0871
September 7: Peace beginning in the heart.
September 14: Peace and interpersonal relationships
September 21: World peace
September 28: The environment and peace
October 5: World Communion Sunday - interfaith relationships and peace
2. Stories from Palestine. Contact: Brooke Robertshaw, brooke.r@aggiemail.usu.edu
Robertshaw of the First Presbyterian Church will be doing a series of 3 presentations about her experiences on a delegation with the Christian Peacemaker Teams in 2008.
September 18, noon to 1 p.m., Room 282, Education Building @ Utah State (focus will be on barriers to education in the south Hebron Hills of the West Bank)
September 19, 6:30 p.m., Cache Valley Unitarian Universalist, 596 E 900 N (focus more on politics; will include information about barrier wall being built by Israel around Palestine)
September 21, 6:30 p.m. to -8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 200 W & Center (focus on faith; will include discussion about lack of access to holy sites because of the occupation)
3. Cache Valley Unitarian Universalist: Peace Pole Dedication. Contact: George Wootton, gwootton01@comcast.net
September 21, 10 a.m. to noon, Cache Valley Unitarian Universalist Building, 596 East 900 North, Logan. Michael Sowder, from the Logan Buddhist Sangha, will speak at service between 10-11am. Peace pole dedication begins 11:30 a.m., concluding with a minute of silence at noon. Potluck to follow.
4. Logan Friends Meeting (Quakers). Contact: Ilona Jappinen, ilona.jappinen@gmail.com, September 21, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Whittier Community Center, 410 E 300 N, Logan. Worship sharing focused on the effectiveness of having a special “Peace Day” in promoting peace. Will join the Peace Pole Dedication afterwards.
5. Peace Vigil. Contact: Jill Anderson, jillan01@comcast.net
September 19, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., east side of Main Street between Center Street and 100 N, Logan. This on-going weekly peace vigil is co-sponsored by Cache Valley Peace Works, Mormons for Equality and Social Justice (Cache Valley Chapter), Logan Friends Meeting (Quakers), and Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists.
Contact Us if you’d like to get involved.
More about the International Day of Peace:
The United Nations’ International Day of Peace - marked every year on September 21 - is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace.
Established by U.N. resolution in 1982, “Peace Day” has grown to include millions of people around the world who participate in all kinds of events, large and small.
For more information on International Day of Peace, go to: www.internationaldayofpeace.org
May peace prevail on Earth!
brenda on 06 Sep 2008 at 8:05 pm #
Check out:
“Imagine Peace” Festival
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Library Plaza, downtown Salt Lake City
Art Displays, Music, Films, Discussions,
American Friends Service Committee’s Eyes Wide Open, Utah exhibit (www.afsc.org/eyes)
View the schedule of events at:
http://www.imaginepeacefest.org/schedule.html
brooke on 08 Sep 2008 at 4:35 pm #
Another set of events:
Stories from Palestine
Who: Brooke Robertshaw (me) will be doing a series of 3 presentations about her experiences on a delegation with the Christian Peacemaker Teams in June of 08.
When/ Where:
18 Sept, 12-1, Room 282, Education Building @ Utah State (focus will be on barriers to education in the south Hebron Hills of the West Bank)
19 Sept, Cache Valley UU’s, 596 E 900 N: Will tell the same story, but will focus a bit more on the politics and will also include a discussion of my experience meeting an Israeli woman who lost her son in the March 2008 attack on a Jerusalem Yeshiva
21 Sept: First Presbyterian Church, 200 W & Center, 6.30-8pm: Will have a bit more of the faith bent - sharing similar stories + talking about lack of access to holy sites because of the occupation.
Contact? Brooke - brooke.r@aggiemail.usu.edu
brooke on 08 Sep 2008 at 4:40 pm #
And another set of events:
First Presbyterian Church of Logan will be doing a month of peacemaking during services!
Sept 7 focused on peace beginning in the heart.
Sept 14: focus will be on peace and interpersonal relationships
Sept 21: world peace + peacemaking presentation in the evening
Sept 28: the environment and peace
Oct 5: World Communion Sunday - interfaith relationships and peace.
Alternative Worship at 9am
Traditional Worship at 11am
200 W and Center in Logan, 1/2 block from Logan High.
brenda on 10 Sep 2008 at 12:16 pm #
Another local action you can take, organized by True Majority:
Each year since the Iraq war began we have seen and participated in massive anti-war demonstrations in Washington and around the country. THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT. This year, we’re taking the message directly to our neighbors, instead of relying on the media.
JOIN thousands of us on Sept. 20th, as we go door-to-door in our communities across America, finding the next wave of the movement to End the Iraq War.
http://www.milliondoorsforpeace.org/signup.php?code=tma
brenda on 18 Sep 2008 at 8:12 am #
Desert News story on the Peace Proclamation:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700259734,00.html