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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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