Citizens for Peace 2020 Meeting Schedule (Tentative)
- Jan. 14– Tada Gunter – “Creating Peace with Integral Consciousness”
- Feb. 11 – Colleen Mills – “Nonviolence: The Way to Peace”
- March 10 – Angela Ryan – “100 Years of Women Suffrage; What’s Next?”
- April 14 – Peggi Tabor – Today’s Africa Through American Eyes
- May 12 – Mary Gilhuly – “Hope & Healing - One Piece at a Time"
- June 9 – Eric Montgomery – Beyond Fear and Hate: Tackling Extremism in Africa and America
- July 14 – Annual Veggie Feast
- August 11 – Keith Gunter "Equal Protection Under The Plume?: Potassium Iodide And Nuclear Emergency Preparedness."
- Sept. 8 – Dr. Saeed Khan – The Current State in the Middle East Oct. 13 – Robert Podzikowski - "Thomas Merton: The Year of the Cold War Letters" Nov. 10 - Citizens for Peace 17th Anniversary Celebration 12. Dec. – Peace In 2021
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Thank you to Bryan Watson for his presentation on Framing Our Values for Peace!
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Thank you to Carrie Landrum for a wonderful presentation! Click on Download File below to see her PowerPoint.
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What an inspiring conference "Building a Peace Economy" was! Thank you to Terry Link and the Peace Education Center for putting this together! To view the entire conference, click HERE!
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Thank you to Mary Hanna and Kim Redigan for a very informative and heartbreaking talk about the conditions at the border.
Here are some of the members of the Citizens for Peace after our May 14th meeting on "Women Creating the Future of Peace".
Welcome to our newest member Stella Wilder!
Welcome to our newest member Stella Wilder!
We delivered a Costco apple pie to Hannah Gyani, Representative Haley Stevens' Outreach Manager for the annual Mothers' Day
"Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie" Campaign. We had a great discussion asking for support of the Department of Peacebuilding legislation. We shared our belief that the benefits of this department would have a positive impact on our country and the whole world!
"Peace Wants a Piece of the Pie" Campaign. We had a great discussion asking for support of the Department of Peacebuilding legislation. We shared our belief that the benefits of this department would have a positive impact on our country and the whole world!
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Since 2006 we have researched and developed a Nonviolence and Peacebuilding Bibliography of
over 1100 titles of materials for youth and adults.
These materials are available to Michigan residents through their local Library Network and MELCAT.
View the complete ADULT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NONVIOLENT PEACEBUILDING MATERIALS (2006 - 2017)
View the complete YOUTH BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NONVIOLENT PEACEBUILDING MATERIALS (2006 - 2017)
over 1100 titles of materials for youth and adults.
These materials are available to Michigan residents through their local Library Network and MELCAT.
View the complete ADULT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NONVIOLENT PEACEBUILDING MATERIALS (2006 - 2017)
View the complete YOUTH BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NONVIOLENT PEACEBUILDING MATERIALS (2006 - 2017)
Congratulations to Kim Bergier for receiving the Purple Ribbon for Peace Award at the Pax Christi Conference on April 27th! We are so proud of Kim for her work running the "Michigan Stop the Nuclear Bombs Campaign"; and for organizing so many trips to Oak Ridge Tennessee to protest the continuing manufacturing of nuclear weapons. Thank you Kim!
Rosemary Doyle, Education Chair; Colleen Mills, President; and Becky Copenhaver, Education Committee Member are all smiles in front of our latest book donation display at the Canton Public Library. It was set up for the United Nations International Day of Peace. Check out these inspiring books!!
Citizens for Peace present
Understanding Islam
with Dr. Saeed Khan
September 12, 2017 7 PM
Unity of Livonia (28660 5 Mile)
Dr. Saeed Khan is a lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern and Asian Studies at Wayne State University. He is also a fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. Dr. Khan will share his knowledge of Islam: a 14 centuries old religion and civilization for 1.7 billion people. Understanding Islam helps unpack the beliefs, history and complexities of this global phenomenon.
Thank you Dr. Khan for sharing your powerpoint!
Click below to watch the Power Point from the MI Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. It includes documented statistics, and videos that will give you the information and inspiration to join the Coalition and be involved in helping to prevent gun violence.
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"Dream On" and "Disturbing the Peace" are just two of the films available for other groups or individuals to borrow from our audio/visual library!
Citizens for Peace Present the Film
“Dream On” Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 7:00 pm Unity of Livonia — 28660 Five Mile Road DREAM ON investigates the perilous state of the American Dream after decades of rising income inequality and declining economic mobility. In an epic road trip, political comedian John Fugelsang retraces the journey of Alexis de Tocqueville, whose study of our young country in 1831 came to define America as a place where anyone, of any background, could climb the ladder of economic opportunity. Following in the Frenchman’s footsteps, Fugelsang asks whether the optimistic spirit of the American Dream that Tocqueville popularized is alive and well in the twenty-first century, or whether George Carlin was right when he famously quipped, “It’s called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” The film’s finale is in Detroit! |
Citizens for Peace Present the Film
“Disturbing the Peace” Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 7:00 pm Unity of Livonia — 28660 Five Mile Road DISTURBING THE PEACE is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. DISTURBING THE PEACE follows former enemy combatants - Israeli soldiers from elite units and Palestinian fighters, many of whom served years in prison - who have joined together to challenge the status quo and say “enough." The film reveals their transformational journeys from soldiers committed to armed battle to nonviolent peace activists, leading to the creation of Combatants for Peace. While based in the Middle East, DISTURBING THE PEACE evokes universal themes relevant to us all and inspires us to become active participants in the creation of our world. “Let us live in peace and dignity, two peoples on this land.” - Jamel (Former Palestinian Fighter) “It is indispensable for a fighting system to deny the humanity of the other side; otherwise how can you possibly kill somebody? - Avner (Former Israeli Defense Soldier) |
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