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SMPA in Peace Festival at April 29th March in NY

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Posted by paul on April 18, 2006 at 12:00 AM | Read and Post Comments (0)

Mario Murillo Speaks at NJPA Annual Dinner April 30th

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Be About Peace Day Attended by Nearly 400

Nearly 400 parents and children paricipated in South Mountain Peace Action's second annual Be About Peace Day in Maplewood on March 18, 2006. The Star-Ledger reported the event in its March 19th edition as follows:

In Maplewood, several hundred people gathered in the public library for the second annual "Be About Peace Day."

Children sat at tables, penning letters to President Bush, assembling fabric patches for a peace quilt and tracing the Russian, Japanese and Sanskrit words for "Peace" onto T-shirts.

The political rhetoric was muted, which organizer Paul Surovell said was intentional.

"We're for peace. We're for changing our priorities. We don't get involved in name-calling or attacking anyone," Surovell said. "Iraq is in the back of everybody's minds, but this is about creating a peaceful world for children."

-- The Star-Ledger 3-19-06

Links to photos of Be About Peace Day activities:

General
Beading
Buttons
Cookies
Face-Painting
Letter-Writing
Music, Dance
Posters
Puppet Show
Quilting
T-Shirt Decorating
Wall Hangers

Part Two -- Rededication of Peace
Memorial

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Initiative for Peace in Iraq Announced at Be About Peace Day

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