SATURDAY, SEPT 29, 10am – 2pm, South County Land Trust Barn, 17 Matanuck Beach Road, Wakefield, RI 02879

All ages are invited to join us for this wonderful opportunity to stop and enjoy being together in a beautiful setting as we learn practices for increasing peace within ourselves, our families and the world.

There will be singing and a children’s Dharma talk, followed by a talk for adults, and games and mindful activities for children. We will practice walking meditation, eating meditation and deep relaxation, ending our day with an informal tea ceremony. The facilitator for our day is Dharma Teacher Joanne Friday, a student of Buddhist Monk and Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh and an ordained teacher in his Order of Interbeing.

A suggested registration donation of $15 for individuals, couples or families will help with rent and smaller expenses incurred in organizing this day. An offering for Joanne is not included in this donation. Joanne considers the Dharma to be the greatest gift she has received, and in gratitude offers her teachings freely as a practice of generosity. The Rhode Island Community of Mindfulness invites you to offer a donation to her in proportion of your means.

Please bring with you:

• A vegetarian bagged lunch
• One flower from the roadside or your garden for each child *
• Pillows and blankets for floor sitting
• A non-perishable food item for McAuley House, or a household item that is not covered by food stamps (i.e. toilet paper, diapers, pet food, etc.)*

* indicates optional

 

Please help us minimize waste by bringing your own cloth napkins, mugs, and a nametag. Please wear appropriate clothing for the walking meditation (rain or shine)

For more information about the Day of Mindfulness, please download this .pdf registration form.

 

Voices for Peace: Singing, storytelling, music & spoken word performances at Roots Cultural Center. An evening with folk artists at the Roots featuring folk musicians WS (Bill) Monroe, Tracie Potochnik and Kate Katzberg. http://www.facebook.com/events/398165056899574/

The Concordia community will participate in the world-wide celebration of peace by hosting a

“Peace in My Heart” meditation on International Peace Day – Friday, September 21st at 7pm

“We envision an ever expanding global ministry that promotes global transformation through personal transformation. We see ourselves as the driving force that serves and connects one world family through the Science of Mind.” – Global Services Mission Statement ~ Centers for Spiritual Living

Join us at 292 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI as we celebrate peace with music, song and meditation – a sharing will conclude our celebration.

Please visit our web site – concordia.csl.org

Free & open to the public: Saturday, Sept. 22, from noon to dusk. Travel around the world in a day” at Roger williams National Memorial Park, 282 North Main St., Providence, RI.

 

Pass the Peace, Friday, Sept 21, 2012, URI Providence Campus, Pfaff Auditorium, 80 Washington St., Providence, RI. 401-467-1717 x 1100

Free & open to the public

• 12 noon to 6:30pm – Peace Events on the URI Kingston Campus
• 7:00 pm – Candelight Vigil / Quad
• 7:30 pm – Presentation by Paul Chappell, Peaceful Revolution: When Will War End?

This event is sponsored by the Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies at www.uri.edu/nonviolence.

Just a reminder about  upcoming events (and some changes)!  Come one, come all to promote peace!

Thursday, Sept. 20:

• 12 noon to 6:30pm – Peace Events on the URI Kingston Campus, www.uri.edu/nonviolence
• 7:00 pm – Candelight Vigil / Quad
• 7:30 pm – Presentation by Paul Chappell, Peaceful Revolution: When Will War End?
• 7:00 pm – Peace Film Festival, Jamestown Art Center cancelled
  

Friday, Sept. 21 – UN International Day of Peace

• 12 noon – 4pm – Peace Flag Making, URI Center for Nonviolence & Peace STudies, Quad of URI Kingston
• 6:00 pm – Pass the Peace, RICJ Youth Peace Celebration, RI for Community & Justice, Pfaff Auditorium, URI, Providence Campus, www.ricj.org
• 7:00 pm –  Meditation Peace Begins with Me, Concordia Center for Spiritual Living, Warwick, www.concordia.csi.org
• 7:00 pm –  Why Peace is Necessary and Possible: A Soldier’s Perspective, Paul Chappell, Bristol State House, 240 High Street, Bristol, www.eastbaycitizens4peace.org & www.afsc.org/office/providence-ri

Saturday, Sept. 22:

• 12 noon – 6:00 pm – 35th Annual Heritage Festival, Roger Williams National Memorial, 282 North Main Street, Providence

The Concordia community will participate in the world-wide celebration of peace by hosting a “Peace in My Heart” meditation at 7 p.m. on

International Peace Day – Friday, September 21st

“We envision an ever expanding global ministry that promotes global transformation through personal transformation.  We see ourselves as the driving force that serves and connects one world family through the Science of Mind.”

Global Services Mission Statement ~ Centers for Spiritual Living

Join us at 292 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI as we celebrate peace with music, song and meditation – a sharing will conclude our celebration.

Buddhist Monk to Offer Afternoon Retreat

Our celebration of peace continues on Sept. 29th with the Venerable Bhante Wimala who will present an afternoon retreat – 2 to 6 pm

“Peace in my Heart, Peace in the world”

“Peace is a state of mind that should spread from person to person.  When there are more individuals who experience inner peace there will be more peace in the world.”

~ Bhante Wimala

Please register for the retreat at:  bhantewimala.eventbrite.com

For more information please visit our website: follow this link

URI International Day of Peace Guest, Paul Chappell, being interviewed by Tavis Smiley on PBS.

Great interview!  Watch it at pbs.org. If you are local or close to URI come visit with him Thursday, September 20th.

• 12noon – 1pm Book Talk and Meet the Author, Multicultural Center Forum
• 7pm Candlelight Vigil, URI Quad
• 7:30pm Paul Chappell guest speaker presenting on “Why World Peace is Possible and How We Can Achieve It”, Swan Hall Auditorium

 

Wonderful Program by East Bay Citizens for Peace: Please spread the word!

Paul K. Chappell, West Point graduate, Iraq War veteran, author, and peace activist will speak on “Why World Peace Is Possible: A Soldier’s Perspective” on Friday, September 21st, 2012 at 7pm at the Bristol Statehouse, 240 High St., Bristol, RI.

“Captain Paul K. Chappell has given us a critical look at war and peace from the unique perspective of a soldier, and his new ideas show us why world peace is both necessary and possible in the 21st century.” –Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

The event is free and open to the public; donations are welcome. The talk is sponsored by East Bay Citizens for Peace and is co-sponsored by Rhode Island Progressive Democrats of America and American Friends Service Committee/ South East New England.

Captain Chappell’s books, Will War Ever End? A Soldier’s Vision of Peace for the 21st Century; The End of War: How Waging Peace Can Save Humanity, Our Planet, and Our Future; and Peaceful Revolution: How We Can Create the Future Needed for Humanity’s Survival, will be available for purchase.

EBCP is a grassroots organization committed to peaceful solutions to conflict, and social and economic justice through open, respectful dialogue. For more information contact: 401- 247-9738, or steeringcommittee@eastbaycitizens4peace.org or www.eastbaycitizens4peace.org and www.paulkchappell.com