Upcoming Events
Local Participation in The UN International Day of Peace
"The Fountain of Peace"
Visits Vancouver and Lower Mainland Elementaryand Middle Year Schools January/February 2011.
The
intent of the Fountain of Peace Project is to raise peace consciousness
and honour the voice of children and their role in peace and their
futures. The fountain will travel across Canada visiting children and
asking the questions:
What does Peace mean to you?
What kind of
world do you want?
The Fountain of Peace will be reassembled at each
school and stones from around the world will be hung in random order
creating a world without borders.
Each participating school will
be twinned with another country and a mural with messages and images
created by the Canadian children will be a gift to the twinned school.
A
special song has been written for the Fountain's journey and will be
sung by children across Canada. The children’s voices will be collected
and then overlapped to create a recording that will be the largest
collaborative collection of Canadian children singing a peace song in
Canada.
In order to best facilitate as many schools as possible,
we encourage schools to book the Fountain's visit as soon as possible.
For information on how to make arrangement for your school to
participate in this National and International Project please go to The Fountain of Peace
website
or contact Kathleen Arnason at 250-298-4115 fountainofpeace@gmail.com .
Please contact us with details of Peace Art events that you would like posted on this site.
Past Events
Canada Day in Coquitlam:
The City of Coquitlam celebrated their 2nd annual Canada Day celebration at Lafarge Lake, Pinetree Way, Coquitlam. This was an arts-based Canada Day event with visual, fine and performing arts taking place through-out the day.
There was a Promoting Cultures of Peace for Children Society tent at this free fun-filled family event. This event took place Thursday July 1, 2010 with two activities, a peace train made with playdough and a "tree of leaves" similar to the Avatar "tree of souls" with messages of peace on a live tree.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
- UBC Olympic Torch Family Celebration
- Make Olympic Truce peace rings at the Old Barn Community Center between 4 - 6:30 pm.
Friday, February 26, 2010
- 4 - 8 pm at the Port Moody Public Library. Children's Olympic Truce celebration takes place in the Parklane Room. Make a peace ring and participate in other peace related activities.
During the month of February, 2010
- Check out our art displays in the cases in front of the children's department at the New Westminster Public Libray.
- Ten Thousand Villages on Broadway in Kitsilano has an Olympic Truce themed window with our peace art
NOVEMBER 7, 8 & 11
The World Peace Forum Society
Presents
1929-1939 FROM CRASH TO CATASTROPHE: A TEACH-IN ON WHAT HAPPENED AND ITS LESSONS FOR TODAY
MARITIME LABOUR CENTRE
1880 Triumph Street
More Information and Schedule Registration
Acts of Transformation: War Toys to Peace Art
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th through MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st
Children’s Peace Festival
Sunday May 31, 2009
FREE
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street, Vancouver
Performances & Opening Cermoney ( 12:00- 1:00)
- Opening remarks by Ellen Woodsworth, Vancouver City Councillor.
- Don Davies, MP
- The Doukhobor Choir
- Poetry Readings
- Music & Drumming
- Global Dancers
Peace Art Stations ( 10:00- 12:00) & (1:00- 3:00))
- Children's Arts & Crafts : Paper Mache, Art Toys to Peace Arts
- Solve a conflict with a peacemaker video game
- Write peace poetry
- Face Painting
- Compose letters for peace
- Olympic/Five Ring truce game
- Storytelling in French followed by a craft
- Unicef Activity
- Peace Circle
- Origami
* All proceeds to benefit the ongoing educational programs of Promoting Cultures of Peace for Children (non-profit) Society.
** Food snack will be available for purchase. Try our peace coffee.
*** To book a table, please contact Susan at 604-762-2806
Saturday July 18, 2009 12-5pm
AFRICA PEACE FESTIVAL
Bring your violent toys/video games and make peace art with them.
Several peace art stations for youth will be available.
181 Roundhouse Mews
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3
(604) 713-1800
Saturday March 14, 2009 11:45 a.m.
"Acts: Transformation from War Toys to Peace Art" (11 mins) Speaker:
Susan Ruzic will speak about the project after the video.
SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM FESTIVAL
TRINITY UNITED CHURCH
2211 PRAIRIE AVE., PORT COQUITLAM
Sharing the Dream: WebCast with Michael Furdyk, February 20, 2009
Michael Furdyk's role as our Sharing the Dream partner in Youth Global Citizenship is powerful. As one of Teen People's "20 teens that will change the world", Michael has shared his opinions about Youth Engagement and experiences as a member of the Net Generation by speaking at dozens of events, including the World Congress on IT, the US Government's National Youth Summit, Microsoft's Anytime, Anywhere Learning Summits, The Business Council, and TED. He has made numerous media appearances including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Time Magazine, Fast Company, Business Week, CNN, MSNBC, and USA Today. He is a board member and advisor to numerous groups including Microsoft, Pollution Probe, the Anytime, Anywhere Learning Foundation, and several other national and global organizations. Now he has a role with our Youth here in B.C.
Student and Teacher Preparation Materials : What Are the Criteria for Global Citizenship?
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