The events and exhibits listed below took place as part of Nonviolent Carbondale's 11 Days for Peace, October 18-28, 2013. All events and exhibits were located in Carbondale, IL and were free of charge unless otherwise noted.
Events Leading Up to the 11 Days
Morning Conversation with Jennifer Fuller
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 8:30 am
WSIU Radio 91.9 www3.wsiu.org/radio/morningconversation/
Discussion with Peace History Society Conference Coordinator, Dr. Anne Fletcher & 11 Days for Peace Coordinator Diana Brawley Sussman.
The Peacemaking Tree Project
October 1-Nov 1
http://peacemakingtree.wordpress.com/
Submit ideas for creating a culture of peace in Carbondale. A Nonviolent Carbondale Initiative.
Contact: [email protected]
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 8:30 am
WSIU Radio 91.9 www3.wsiu.org/radio/morningconversation/
Discussion with Peace History Society Conference Coordinator, Dr. Anne Fletcher & 11 Days for Peace Coordinator Diana Brawley Sussman.
The Peacemaking Tree Project
October 1-Nov 1
http://peacemakingtree.wordpress.com/
Submit ideas for creating a culture of peace in Carbondale. A Nonviolent Carbondale Initiative.
Contact: [email protected]
Exhibits throughout the 11 Days, October 18 - 28, 2013
1983-2013: 30 YEARS OF THE PEACE COALITION OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HISTORY IN FLYERS & NOTICES
Mon-Fri: 12pm-5pm
Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave.)
Display of event flyers and notices through the years on the walls of the Gaia House.
Sponsoring organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
Contact: Georgeann Hartzog, [email protected]
50 Nobel Prize Winners
Wed-Thur: 11am-5 pm; Fri-Sat: 11am-6pm; Sun: 12pm-5 pm
The Science Center of Southern Illinois, University Mall (1237 East Main)
Exhibit curated by Chris Walls. The Nobel Peace Prize was created by the Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel. The Prize is awarded to individuals or groups who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." Join your Science Center in exploring the past 50 notables who have received this distinguished honor.
Sponsoring organization: The Science Center of Southern Illinois
Contact: 618-529-5431 or http://yoursciencecenter.org/
Art 4 Empowerment
Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat-Sun 9:30am-7pm
Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery (200 S. Illinois Ave.)
The Women’s Center, Inc. presents Art4Empowerment, a powerful visual display of art created by survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Founded by Elka Kazmierczak in 2004, these pieces represent the transformational impact of visual expression and the creative process after trauma, abuse, and violence.
Sponsoring organization: The Women’s Center, Inc.
Contact Jo Kirch Benz, 618-549-4807 x237 or [email protected]
Conflict Zone
Tue-Fri: 10am-4pm; Sat: 1pm-4pm
University Museum (Southern Illinois University, Faner Hall, 1000 Faner Drive)
An exhibit of photographs from the front lines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, captured by some of the
world's leading combat photographers and journalists. Directed by Jackie Spinner & Jerry Kykisz.
Sponsoring organization: SIU Department of Journalism, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts
Contact: 618-453-5388, www.museum.siu.edu/ and www.conflictzone.org/
Peace Exhibition
Tue. Oct. 22-Thu. Sat. 26, 2-6pm (Opening Reception Thu. Oct. 24, 4:30pm-6:30pm)
Surplus Gallery at the Glove Factory (102 S. Washington St.)
Exhibition of Peace Related Art by the students of the School of Art and Design, SIU.
Sponsoring organization: SIU School of Art and Design
Contact: (618) 453-7752 http://artanddesign.siu.edu/
Picasso's Guernica in 3D
Daily: 8am-4:30pm
Architecture Gallery 119 (Southern Illinois University, Quigley Hall, 875 Normal Ave.)
Guernica was painted by Pablo Picasso in response to the Spanish Nationalist forces bombing of the Basque Country village in northern Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso's art reveals the collateral damage inflicted upon innocent civilians caught up in the conflicts of war. Year ONE architecture and interior design students under the direction of Peter b Smith, NCARB architect: Associate Professor School of Architecture: SIUC have recreated this monumental masterpiece as a 3d freehanging 16' x 9' construct.
Sponsoring organization: SIU School of Architecture, Director Walter Wendler
Contact: Peter Smith, [email protected]
United Nations Display: The Importance of U.N. Peacekeeping
Exhibit at multiple locations:
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm; Fri-Sat: 9am-6pm; Sun: 1pm-6pm
Morris Library (Southern Illinois University; 605 Agriculture Dr.; 618-453-2818)
Thu. Oct. 24, 5:30pm-Fri. Oct 25, 5:30pm
SIU Law Library (Southern Illinois University; 1150 Douglas Dr.; 618-453-8796)
Mon-Thu: 8am-9pm; Fri: 8am-6pm; Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 1pm-9pm
Sponsoring organization: The Southern Illinois chapter of the United Nations Association of the U.S.A.
Contact: Pam U. Brown, [email protected]
Working for Peace in Southern Illinois
Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm, beginning 10/21
Morris Library Hall of Presidents (Southern Illinois University, Morris Library, 605 Agriculture Dr.)
Exhibit curated by Special Collections, Aaron Lisec & Matthew J Gorzalski.
Contact: 618-453-2818
Mon-Fri: 12pm-5pm
Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave.)
Display of event flyers and notices through the years on the walls of the Gaia House.
Sponsoring organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
Contact: Georgeann Hartzog, [email protected]
50 Nobel Prize Winners
Wed-Thur: 11am-5 pm; Fri-Sat: 11am-6pm; Sun: 12pm-5 pm
The Science Center of Southern Illinois, University Mall (1237 East Main)
Exhibit curated by Chris Walls. The Nobel Peace Prize was created by the Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel. The Prize is awarded to individuals or groups who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." Join your Science Center in exploring the past 50 notables who have received this distinguished honor.
Sponsoring organization: The Science Center of Southern Illinois
Contact: 618-529-5431 or http://yoursciencecenter.org/
Art 4 Empowerment
Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:30pm; Sat-Sun 9:30am-7pm
Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery (200 S. Illinois Ave.)
The Women’s Center, Inc. presents Art4Empowerment, a powerful visual display of art created by survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Founded by Elka Kazmierczak in 2004, these pieces represent the transformational impact of visual expression and the creative process after trauma, abuse, and violence.
Sponsoring organization: The Women’s Center, Inc.
Contact Jo Kirch Benz, 618-549-4807 x237 or [email protected]
Conflict Zone
Tue-Fri: 10am-4pm; Sat: 1pm-4pm
University Museum (Southern Illinois University, Faner Hall, 1000 Faner Drive)
An exhibit of photographs from the front lines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, captured by some of the
world's leading combat photographers and journalists. Directed by Jackie Spinner & Jerry Kykisz.
Sponsoring organization: SIU Department of Journalism, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts
Contact: 618-453-5388, www.museum.siu.edu/ and www.conflictzone.org/
Peace Exhibition
Tue. Oct. 22-Thu. Sat. 26, 2-6pm (Opening Reception Thu. Oct. 24, 4:30pm-6:30pm)
Surplus Gallery at the Glove Factory (102 S. Washington St.)
Exhibition of Peace Related Art by the students of the School of Art and Design, SIU.
Sponsoring organization: SIU School of Art and Design
Contact: (618) 453-7752 http://artanddesign.siu.edu/
Picasso's Guernica in 3D
Daily: 8am-4:30pm
Architecture Gallery 119 (Southern Illinois University, Quigley Hall, 875 Normal Ave.)
Guernica was painted by Pablo Picasso in response to the Spanish Nationalist forces bombing of the Basque Country village in northern Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso's art reveals the collateral damage inflicted upon innocent civilians caught up in the conflicts of war. Year ONE architecture and interior design students under the direction of Peter b Smith, NCARB architect: Associate Professor School of Architecture: SIUC have recreated this monumental masterpiece as a 3d freehanging 16' x 9' construct.
Sponsoring organization: SIU School of Architecture, Director Walter Wendler
Contact: Peter Smith, [email protected]
United Nations Display: The Importance of U.N. Peacekeeping
Exhibit at multiple locations:
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm; Fri-Sat: 9am-6pm; Sun: 1pm-6pm
Morris Library (Southern Illinois University; 605 Agriculture Dr.; 618-453-2818)
Thu. Oct. 24, 5:30pm-Fri. Oct 25, 5:30pm
SIU Law Library (Southern Illinois University; 1150 Douglas Dr.; 618-453-8796)
Mon-Thu: 8am-9pm; Fri: 8am-6pm; Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 1pm-9pm
Sponsoring organization: The Southern Illinois chapter of the United Nations Association of the U.S.A.
Contact: Pam U. Brown, [email protected]
Working for Peace in Southern Illinois
Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm, beginning 10/21
Morris Library Hall of Presidents (Southern Illinois University, Morris Library, 605 Agriculture Dr.)
Exhibit curated by Special Collections, Aaron Lisec & Matthew J Gorzalski.
Contact: 618-453-2818
Activities throughout the 11 Days, October 18-28, 2013
Random Tokens of Kindness
Mon-Fri: 10am-8:30pm; Sat. 10am-5pm
Student Center Craft Shop (Southern Illinois University, Student Center, 1255 Lincoln Dr.)
Make and take small coin size tokens made of ceramic. Given them out to reward random acts of kindness. The receiver then gives it out to another in a human daisy chain of gratitude for kind acts helping to make the world a kinder place. Free
Sponsoring organization: SIU Student Center Craft Shop
Contact: Ron Dunkel, (618)453-3636
The Peacemaking Tree Project
October 1-Nov 1
http://peacemakingtree.wordpress.com/
Submit ideas for creating a culture of peace in Carbondale. A Nonviolent Carbondale Initiative.
Contact: [email protected]
Mon-Fri: 10am-8:30pm; Sat. 10am-5pm
Student Center Craft Shop (Southern Illinois University, Student Center, 1255 Lincoln Dr.)
Make and take small coin size tokens made of ceramic. Given them out to reward random acts of kindness. The receiver then gives it out to another in a human daisy chain of gratitude for kind acts helping to make the world a kinder place. Free
Sponsoring organization: SIU Student Center Craft Shop
Contact: Ron Dunkel, (618)453-3636
The Peacemaking Tree Project
October 1-Nov 1
http://peacemakingtree.wordpress.com/
Submit ideas for creating a culture of peace in Carbondale. A Nonviolent Carbondale Initiative.
Contact: [email protected]
Places of Reflection throughout the 11 Days, October 18-28, 2013
Japanese Garden
Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm; Fri-Sat: 9am-6pm; Sun: 1pm-6pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
Built and maintained by the Evergreen Garden Club.
www.carbondale.lib.il.us/about-us/japanese-garden.html
Dorothy Morris/ Kamakura Japanese Garden
Southern Illinois University, Faner Hall (1000 Faner Dr.)
http://siuarchitecture.blogspot.com/2010/10/places-to-relax-at-siu
Museum Sculpture Garden
Southern Illinois University, Faner Hall (1000 Faner Dr.)
www.museum.siu.edu/
Labyrinth
Church of the Good Shepherd (515 Orchard Drive; 618-457-2232)
[email protected]
Labyrinth Peace Garden
Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave.; 618-549-7387)
www.ourgaiahouse.org/labyrinth
Sufi Park Community Garden
500 block of North Springer Street
http://soilfoodadventures.blogspot.com/2010/06/local-adventures-sufi-park-community.html
William Marberry Arboretum
1400 East Pleasant Hill Road (618-529-4147)
www.enjoyillinois.com/thingstodo/details/3141
Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm; Fri-Sat: 9am-6pm; Sun: 1pm-6pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
Built and maintained by the Evergreen Garden Club.
www.carbondale.lib.il.us/about-us/japanese-garden.html
Dorothy Morris/ Kamakura Japanese Garden
Southern Illinois University, Faner Hall (1000 Faner Dr.)
http://siuarchitecture.blogspot.com/2010/10/places-to-relax-at-siu
Museum Sculpture Garden
Southern Illinois University, Faner Hall (1000 Faner Dr.)
www.museum.siu.edu/
Labyrinth
Church of the Good Shepherd (515 Orchard Drive; 618-457-2232)
[email protected]
Labyrinth Peace Garden
Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave.; 618-549-7387)
www.ourgaiahouse.org/labyrinth
Sufi Park Community Garden
500 block of North Springer Street
http://soilfoodadventures.blogspot.com/2010/06/local-adventures-sufi-park-community.html
William Marberry Arboretum
1400 East Pleasant Hill Road (618-529-4147)
www.enjoyillinois.com/thingstodo/details/3141
11 Days Events
Friday, October 18
Sustainable Film Series: The Dhamma Brothers
5:30pm
Longbranch Coffeehouse (100 E. Jackson St., 618-529-4488)
Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama houses 1,500 men considered the state's most dangerous prisoners. Behind the barbed electrical fences, a spark was ignited. A growing network of men had been gathering to meditate on a regular basis. These prisoners, thirsty for meaningful social and emotional change, challenge assumptions about the very nature of prisons as places of punishment rather than rehabilitation. Discussion hosted by Marion Federal Prison Dhamma Volunteers and The North America Vipassana Prison Trust.
Sponsoring organization: Sustainable Living Film Series, Dayemi Tariqat
Contact: Lynn Waters, [email protected]
5:30pm
Longbranch Coffeehouse (100 E. Jackson St., 618-529-4488)
Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama houses 1,500 men considered the state's most dangerous prisoners. Behind the barbed electrical fences, a spark was ignited. A growing network of men had been gathering to meditate on a regular basis. These prisoners, thirsty for meaningful social and emotional change, challenge assumptions about the very nature of prisons as places of punishment rather than rehabilitation. Discussion hosted by Marion Federal Prison Dhamma Volunteers and The North America Vipassana Prison Trust.
Sponsoring organization: Sustainable Living Film Series, Dayemi Tariqat
Contact: Lynn Waters, [email protected]
Saturday, October 19
Fair Trade...Striving for Peace Both Near and Far
12pm-1:30pm
Neighborhood Co-op Grocery (1815 W. Main St., 618-529-3533)
Fair Trade represents and acts for critical issues of social, economic and environmental justice in all corners of the world. Neighborhood Co-op Grocery carries many Fair Trade products that help to promote social and economic stability in populations where poverty and political upheaval are prevalent.
Sponsoring organization: Neighborhood Co-op Grocery
Contact: Jerry Bradley, [email protected]
Weekly Vigil for Peace
12pm-1pm (also on Saturday 10/26)
Town Square Pavilion Corner of 51N & 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
The Peace Vigils conducted at Town Square Pavilion have been continuous since December 2001. Peace signs are provided, topics vary according to recent events, participation welcome, appropriate personally created signs welcome.
Sponsoring organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois/Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
Contact: Georgeann Hartzog, [email protected]
How Muslims Apply the Concern for Peace and Justice from the Qur'an and the Life of Prophet Muhammad
4pm (also at 2pm on Sunday 10/20)
Masjid An-Nur (505 N. Wall St.)
In today's geo-political climate there is a need to communicate clearly the criteria that should govern Mulsim conduct on these two central themes which form the basis for human relationships. Our presentation will share as well as encourage the exchange of ideas that will increase our efforts for forming collaborations and partnerships in improving peace and justice to all the citizens of Carbondale.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale community in association with Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Contact: Abdul Haqq, [email protected]
12pm-1:30pm
Neighborhood Co-op Grocery (1815 W. Main St., 618-529-3533)
Fair Trade represents and acts for critical issues of social, economic and environmental justice in all corners of the world. Neighborhood Co-op Grocery carries many Fair Trade products that help to promote social and economic stability in populations where poverty and political upheaval are prevalent.
Sponsoring organization: Neighborhood Co-op Grocery
Contact: Jerry Bradley, [email protected]
Weekly Vigil for Peace
12pm-1pm (also on Saturday 10/26)
Town Square Pavilion Corner of 51N & 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
The Peace Vigils conducted at Town Square Pavilion have been continuous since December 2001. Peace signs are provided, topics vary according to recent events, participation welcome, appropriate personally created signs welcome.
Sponsoring organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois/Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
Contact: Georgeann Hartzog, [email protected]
How Muslims Apply the Concern for Peace and Justice from the Qur'an and the Life of Prophet Muhammad
4pm (also at 2pm on Sunday 10/20)
Masjid An-Nur (505 N. Wall St.)
In today's geo-political climate there is a need to communicate clearly the criteria that should govern Mulsim conduct on these two central themes which form the basis for human relationships. Our presentation will share as well as encourage the exchange of ideas that will increase our efforts for forming collaborations and partnerships in improving peace and justice to all the citizens of Carbondale.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale community in association with Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Contact: Abdul Haqq, [email protected]
Sunday, October 20
Morning of Mindfulness
8am-11:30am
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
Meditation retreat, including walking and sitting meditation and readings. The library is open for this event only. Regular library hours begin at 1:00 pm on Sunday.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library and Shawnee Dharma Group
Contact: Diana Brawley Sussman, [email protected]
Creating Peace Flags
12:30pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Dr.)
Make a peace flag! All ages. Materials provided along with samples of how to spell Peace in several languages.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Roy Sumner, [email protected]
How Muslims Apply the Concern for Peace and Justice from the Qur'an and the Life of Prophet Muhammad
2pm (also at 4pm, Saturday 10/19)
Masjid An-Nur (505 N. Wall St.)
In today's geo-political climate there is a need to communicate clearly the criteria that should govern Mulsim conduct on these two central themes which form the basis for human relationships. Our presentation will share as well as encourage the exchange of ideas that will increase our efforts for forming collaborations and partnerships in improving peace and justice to all the citizens of Carbondale.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale community in association with Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Contact: Abdul Haqq, [email protected]
8am-11:30am
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
Meditation retreat, including walking and sitting meditation and readings. The library is open for this event only. Regular library hours begin at 1:00 pm on Sunday.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library and Shawnee Dharma Group
Contact: Diana Brawley Sussman, [email protected]
Creating Peace Flags
12:30pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Dr.)
Make a peace flag! All ages. Materials provided along with samples of how to spell Peace in several languages.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Roy Sumner, [email protected]
How Muslims Apply the Concern for Peace and Justice from the Qur'an and the Life of Prophet Muhammad
2pm (also at 4pm, Saturday 10/19)
Masjid An-Nur (505 N. Wall St.)
In today's geo-political climate there is a need to communicate clearly the criteria that should govern Mulsim conduct on these two central themes which form the basis for human relationships. Our presentation will share as well as encourage the exchange of ideas that will increase our efforts for forming collaborations and partnerships in improving peace and justice to all the citizens of Carbondale.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale community in association with Imam W. Deen Mohammed
Contact: Abdul Haqq, [email protected]
Monday, October 21
Painting a Peace Mandala
10:30am-12pm
Dayemi Parent/Child Collective (214 E. Jackson St.)
Children and their parents are encouraged to join in painting a huge peace mandala.This will be a collaborative effort and the painting will be hung at the Dayemi Parent/Child Collective.
Sponsoring organization: Dayemi Parent/Child Collective
Contact: Nikki Cornelison, [email protected]
Concert & Singalong for Peace
7pm-8pm
Church of the Good Shepherd (515 S Orchard Dr./Corner of Orchard & Schwartz, two blocks south of Subway)
Choral numbers, solo voice and instrumental pieces from a variety of musical genres and historical time periods, accompanied by some descriptions of how the songs came to be written. Some songs will include audience participation.
Sponsoring organization: Church of the Good Shepherd, United Church of Christ
Contact: Gary Shepherd, [email protected]
10:30am-12pm
Dayemi Parent/Child Collective (214 E. Jackson St.)
Children and their parents are encouraged to join in painting a huge peace mandala.This will be a collaborative effort and the painting will be hung at the Dayemi Parent/Child Collective.
Sponsoring organization: Dayemi Parent/Child Collective
Contact: Nikki Cornelison, [email protected]
Concert & Singalong for Peace
7pm-8pm
Church of the Good Shepherd (515 S Orchard Dr./Corner of Orchard & Schwartz, two blocks south of Subway)
Choral numbers, solo voice and instrumental pieces from a variety of musical genres and historical time periods, accompanied by some descriptions of how the songs came to be written. Some songs will include audience participation.
Sponsoring organization: Church of the Good Shepherd, United Church of Christ
Contact: Gary Shepherd, [email protected]
Tuesday, October 22
Family Style Story Time: Peace & Compassion
10am
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
Peace themed story time for kids of all ages. Stories and songs followed by craft and snack. No registration necessary.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Pat Luebke, [email protected] or 618-457-0354
A Short History of the Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois, 1983-2013
6pm
Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave.)
DVD documentary with pictures and footage of Peace Coalition activities over the last 30 years. Compiled and Edited by Mike Covell, Retired Assistant Professor, SIU Department of Cinema and Photography. Screening, discussion, and reception.
Sponsoring organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois/Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
Contact: Georgeann Hartzog, [email protected]
10am
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
Peace themed story time for kids of all ages. Stories and songs followed by craft and snack. No registration necessary.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Pat Luebke, [email protected] or 618-457-0354
A Short History of the Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois, 1983-2013
6pm
Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave.)
DVD documentary with pictures and footage of Peace Coalition activities over the last 30 years. Compiled and Edited by Mike Covell, Retired Assistant Professor, SIU Department of Cinema and Photography. Screening, discussion, and reception.
Sponsoring organization: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois/Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
Contact: Georgeann Hartzog, [email protected]
Wednesday, October 23
Open Meditation
3pm
Morris Library, Room 110a (Southern Illinois University; 605 Agriculture Dr.)
Midweek, a break to focus on breath and a blossoming smile can re-energize us. In this 15-minute meditation, we sit with eyes closed, sending smiles and deep breaths to every cell of our bodies for total peace and rejuvenation.
Sponsoring organization: Art of Living Carbondale
Contact: Betsy Herman 618-559-1641 or [email protected]
Horton Hears a Who!
5pm-7pm
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale Gymnasium (250 N. Springer St.)
"A person is a person, no matter how small you are." The Boys and GIrls Club of Carbondale will host a viewing of the movie Horton Hears a Who with a short discussion afterwards and refreshments. Discussion will be lead by teen leaders of the Club and focus will be about taking care of each other in the community and looking out for each other without waiting for someone else to do it first.
Sponsoring organization: Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Contact: Tina Carpenter, 618-457-8877 x23 or [email protected]
Creating a Culture of Peace on the Street: A Dialogue about Street Harassment
7pm-8:30pm
The Women’s Center, Inc. (610 S. Thompson St.)
This session will feature Maggie Madleigh-West’s film, War Zone, which documents a woman’s confrontations of harassing behavior on the streets of New York and New Orleans. Participants will be invited to explore strategies for intervening in street harassment related to gender, sexual orientation, and race.
Sponsoring organization: The Women's Center, Inc.
Contact: Jenn Freitag, 618.549.4807 x251 or [email protected]
3pm
Morris Library, Room 110a (Southern Illinois University; 605 Agriculture Dr.)
Midweek, a break to focus on breath and a blossoming smile can re-energize us. In this 15-minute meditation, we sit with eyes closed, sending smiles and deep breaths to every cell of our bodies for total peace and rejuvenation.
Sponsoring organization: Art of Living Carbondale
Contact: Betsy Herman 618-559-1641 or [email protected]
Horton Hears a Who!
5pm-7pm
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale Gymnasium (250 N. Springer St.)
"A person is a person, no matter how small you are." The Boys and GIrls Club of Carbondale will host a viewing of the movie Horton Hears a Who with a short discussion afterwards and refreshments. Discussion will be lead by teen leaders of the Club and focus will be about taking care of each other in the community and looking out for each other without waiting for someone else to do it first.
Sponsoring organization: Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Contact: Tina Carpenter, 618-457-8877 x23 or [email protected]
Creating a Culture of Peace on the Street: A Dialogue about Street Harassment
7pm-8:30pm
The Women’s Center, Inc. (610 S. Thompson St.)
This session will feature Maggie Madleigh-West’s film, War Zone, which documents a woman’s confrontations of harassing behavior on the streets of New York and New Orleans. Participants will be invited to explore strategies for intervening in street harassment related to gender, sexual orientation, and race.
Sponsoring organization: The Women's Center, Inc.
Contact: Jenn Freitag, 618.549.4807 x251 or [email protected]
Thursday, October 24
UN Day celebration: Why the United Nations Matters in 2013
This event has been moved to Monday, October 28.
Peace Exhibition Opening Reception
4:30pm-6:30pm
Surplus Gallery at the Glove Factory (102 S. Washington St.)
See "Exhibits throughout the 11 Days."
Queer Mentors Presents: Dreams deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project
6pm
SIU Student Center Illinois Room (Southern Illinois University, Student Center, 1255 Lincoln Dr.)
The SIU Queer Mentors present Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Flm Project, a film screening and discussion about gender violence and the LGBTQ community. Discussion facilitated by Dr. Rachel Griffin.
Sponsoring organization: SIU LGBTQ Resource Center
Contact: Dr. Wendy Weinhold, 618-453-6804 or [email protected]
Ragtime (The Musical)
7:30pm, Oct. 24-27 Thur–Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
McLeod Theater (SIU Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Dr.)
Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, three families from different ethnic and social backgrounds form the basis of this epic and moving musical of the reshaping of America during the early 20th century immigration experience.
1998 Tony Award winner for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. Book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, directed by Tim Fink, music direction by Kevin Smith.
Presented by: The Department of Theater and the School of Music, SIU
Contact: Box Office, 618-453-6000
Peace Exhibits in the Morris Library Rotunda
5:30pm Thu. Oct. 24-5:30pm Fri. Oct 25
Morris Library Rotunda (Southern Illinois University, 605 Agriculture Dr.)
The Importance of UN Peacekeeping: Local UN Chapter. Sponsored by the Southern Illinois chapter of the United Nations Association of the U.S.A.
Labyrinth Peace Garden: Display includes a tri-fold poster and brochures describing the labyrinth tradition and suggestions for walking the labyrinth. Sponsored by the Labyrinth Peace Garden Restoration Group.
Nonviolent Carbondale: Information on the 11 Days for Peace and its organizers.
Peace & Protest Fashion: SIU fashion & Merchandising students interpret symbols of peace or peaceful
protest to design and create a garment design using any type of materials they can find. Curated by Dr. Laura
Kidd.
Peace, War and Conflict Resolution in Children’s TV around the world: A Selection of Programs from the Prix Jeunesse International Festival. Organized by Dr. Dafna Lemish.
Peace History Society Opening Reception (Open to the public as well as conference attendees)
8-9:15pm
Morris Library Rotunda (Southern Illinois University, 605 Agriculture Dr.)
Poetry Readings and Music.
Sponsoring organization: Peace History Society
Contact: Peace History Society Conference 2013 for program and registration
Contact for questions: Dr. Anne Fletcher, 618-453-5741 or [email protected]
This event has been moved to Monday, October 28.
Peace Exhibition Opening Reception
4:30pm-6:30pm
Surplus Gallery at the Glove Factory (102 S. Washington St.)
See "Exhibits throughout the 11 Days."
Queer Mentors Presents: Dreams deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project
6pm
SIU Student Center Illinois Room (Southern Illinois University, Student Center, 1255 Lincoln Dr.)
The SIU Queer Mentors present Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Flm Project, a film screening and discussion about gender violence and the LGBTQ community. Discussion facilitated by Dr. Rachel Griffin.
Sponsoring organization: SIU LGBTQ Resource Center
Contact: Dr. Wendy Weinhold, 618-453-6804 or [email protected]
Ragtime (The Musical)
7:30pm, Oct. 24-27 Thur–Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
McLeod Theater (SIU Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Dr.)
Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, three families from different ethnic and social backgrounds form the basis of this epic and moving musical of the reshaping of America during the early 20th century immigration experience.
1998 Tony Award winner for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. Book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, directed by Tim Fink, music direction by Kevin Smith.
Presented by: The Department of Theater and the School of Music, SIU
Contact: Box Office, 618-453-6000
Peace Exhibits in the Morris Library Rotunda
5:30pm Thu. Oct. 24-5:30pm Fri. Oct 25
Morris Library Rotunda (Southern Illinois University, 605 Agriculture Dr.)
The Importance of UN Peacekeeping: Local UN Chapter. Sponsored by the Southern Illinois chapter of the United Nations Association of the U.S.A.
Labyrinth Peace Garden: Display includes a tri-fold poster and brochures describing the labyrinth tradition and suggestions for walking the labyrinth. Sponsored by the Labyrinth Peace Garden Restoration Group.
Nonviolent Carbondale: Information on the 11 Days for Peace and its organizers.
Peace & Protest Fashion: SIU fashion & Merchandising students interpret symbols of peace or peaceful
protest to design and create a garment design using any type of materials they can find. Curated by Dr. Laura
Kidd.
Peace, War and Conflict Resolution in Children’s TV around the world: A Selection of Programs from the Prix Jeunesse International Festival. Organized by Dr. Dafna Lemish.
Peace History Society Opening Reception (Open to the public as well as conference attendees)
8-9:15pm
Morris Library Rotunda (Southern Illinois University, 605 Agriculture Dr.)
Poetry Readings and Music.
Sponsoring organization: Peace History Society
Contact: Peace History Society Conference 2013 for program and registration
Contact for questions: Dr. Anne Fletcher, 618-453-5741 or [email protected]
Friday, October 25
Peace History Society Conference (Paid conference registration required)
Peace History Society Conference 2013 for program and registration
Contact for questions: Dr. Anne Fletcher, 618-453-5741 or [email protected]
Peace History Society Keynote Address (Open to the public as well as conference attendees)
1:30-2:30pm
Morris Library, Guyon Auditorium (Southern Illinois University, 605 Agriculture Dr.)
Speaker Dr. Tony Perucci, Professor of Performance and Cultural Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Sponsoring organization: Peace History Society
Contact: Peace History Society Conference 2013 for program and registration
Contact for questions: Dr. Anne Fletcher, 618-453-5741 or [email protected]
Peace Exhibits in the Morris Library Rotunda
See listing on 10/24.
Take Back the Night March
6pm: Activities at The Women's Center (610 S. Thompson St.)
7pm: March departs from Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave.)
Join The Women's Center for this annual evening of activities and activism to end domestic violence.
Sponsoring Organization: The Women's Center and Gaia House
Contact: Sheila Frampton 618.549.4807 x247 or [email protected]
Ragtime (The Musical)
7:30pm, Oct. 24-27 Thur–Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
McLeod Theater (SIU Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Dr.)
See details listed on 10/24
Contact: Box Office, 618-453-6000
Peace History Society Conference 2013 for program and registration
Contact for questions: Dr. Anne Fletcher, 618-453-5741 or [email protected]
Peace History Society Keynote Address (Open to the public as well as conference attendees)
1:30-2:30pm
Morris Library, Guyon Auditorium (Southern Illinois University, 605 Agriculture Dr.)
Speaker Dr. Tony Perucci, Professor of Performance and Cultural Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Sponsoring organization: Peace History Society
Contact: Peace History Society Conference 2013 for program and registration
Contact for questions: Dr. Anne Fletcher, 618-453-5741 or [email protected]
Peace Exhibits in the Morris Library Rotunda
See listing on 10/24.
Take Back the Night March
6pm: Activities at The Women's Center (610 S. Thompson St.)
7pm: March departs from Gaia House (913 S. Illinois Ave.)
Join The Women's Center for this annual evening of activities and activism to end domestic violence.
Sponsoring Organization: The Women's Center and Gaia House
Contact: Sheila Frampton 618.549.4807 x247 or [email protected]
Ragtime (The Musical)
7:30pm, Oct. 24-27 Thur–Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
McLeod Theater (SIU Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Dr.)
See details listed on 10/24
Contact: Box Office, 618-453-6000
Saturday, October 26
Peace History Society Conference (paid conference registration required)
Peace History Society Conference 2013 for program and registration
Contact for questions: Dr. Anne Fletcher, 618-453-5741 or [email protected]
Silent Meditation Retreat: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
8am-5pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Dr.)
This one day retreat of walking and sitting meditation with some teaching will be facilitated by Joseph McCormack of the Show Me Dharma Group in Columbia, MO. Retreatants will hold noble silence throughout the retreat. Lunch will be provided. The event is free to attend, however a $20 donation (or $5 for students) to cover costs is suggested and a donation (dana) will be taken for the facilitator.
Sponsoring organization: Awakening Heart Dharma Group of the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Martha Shum, 618-319-5469, [email protected] or Jan Eisenhard, [email protected]
For Kids' Sake - Make Art for Peace
9am-1pm
Carbondale Community Farmer's Market at the Carbondale Community High School Parking Lot (1301 E Walnut St. Entrance off Giant City Rd.)
Stop by the Carbondale Community Farmer's Market and make art that represents peace. The art will be donated to the For Kids' Sake Art Auction as part of a fundraiser for orphans and students in Bangladesh. We'll provide all the supplies, just come!
Sponsoring Organization: For Kids' Sake
Contact: Shema Ruperto, 618-529-5044 or [email protected]
Weekly Vigil for Peace
12pm-1pm (also on Saturday 10/19)
Town Square Pavilion Corner of 51N and 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
See details listed on 10/19
Planting for Peace
1pm
Peace Pole in Friendship Plaza (northeast corner of Mill St. and Illinois Ave.)
Shortly after the weekly noon peace vigil, we will plant 3-4 native species of flowers around the Peace Pole. Bring your water bottle to water the new plants.
Sponsoring Organization: Keep Carbondale Beautiful
Contact: Sarah Heyer, 618-525-5525 or [email protected]
Buckminster Fuller Dome Tour
2pm-6pm
Buckminster Fuller Dome (407 S. Forest Ave.)
Buckminster Fuller was a significant visionary of the 20th century. He was known as an architect, author, designer, philosopher, educator, mathematician, futurist, engineer, entrepreneur, and inventor. The geodesic dome is Buckminster Fuller's most enduring legacy, and the city of Carbondale is the proud home of the only dome which Bucky lived in and owned.
Hosted by: Jon Davey
Contact: 618-549-DOME, http://fullerdomehome.org/
Community Cinema: The State of Arizona
Cancelled event. To be rescheduled in the future.
Sufi Park Organic Community Garden
3pm-5pm
Sufi Park (500 N. Springer St.)
Sufi Park Organic Community Garden Open Work Day Sufi Park is a neighborhood, organic garden in the heart of Carbondale. We invite our neighbors and friends to get together to grow and share company. Today's focus will be community building via general park maintenance.
Sponsoring Organization: Dayemi Tariqat
Contact: Azizza Ganzekaufer, 618-529-5044, [email protected]
Walking Together in the Circles of Peace
3:15pm-5pm
Labyrinth Peace Garden, (outside Gaia House, 913 S. Illinois Ave.)
Surrounded by signs from 11 years of continuous weekly peace vigils, participants are welcome to walk the labyrinth path and share thoughts about their own walk for peace in an open mic format.
Sponsoring Organizations: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois, Labyrinth Peace Garden Restoration Group, and Gaia House
Contact: Hugh Muldoon, [email protected]
Ragtime (The Musical)
7:30pm, Oct. 24-27 Thur–Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
McLeod Theater (SIU Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Dr.)
See details listed on 10/24
Contact: Box Office, 618-453-6000
Peace History Society Conference 2013 for program and registration
Contact for questions: Dr. Anne Fletcher, 618-453-5741 or [email protected]
Silent Meditation Retreat: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
8am-5pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Dr.)
This one day retreat of walking and sitting meditation with some teaching will be facilitated by Joseph McCormack of the Show Me Dharma Group in Columbia, MO. Retreatants will hold noble silence throughout the retreat. Lunch will be provided. The event is free to attend, however a $20 donation (or $5 for students) to cover costs is suggested and a donation (dana) will be taken for the facilitator.
Sponsoring organization: Awakening Heart Dharma Group of the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Martha Shum, 618-319-5469, [email protected] or Jan Eisenhard, [email protected]
For Kids' Sake - Make Art for Peace
9am-1pm
Carbondale Community Farmer's Market at the Carbondale Community High School Parking Lot (1301 E Walnut St. Entrance off Giant City Rd.)
Stop by the Carbondale Community Farmer's Market and make art that represents peace. The art will be donated to the For Kids' Sake Art Auction as part of a fundraiser for orphans and students in Bangladesh. We'll provide all the supplies, just come!
Sponsoring Organization: For Kids' Sake
Contact: Shema Ruperto, 618-529-5044 or [email protected]
Weekly Vigil for Peace
12pm-1pm (also on Saturday 10/19)
Town Square Pavilion Corner of 51N and 13W (Illinois Ave. & Main St.)
See details listed on 10/19
Planting for Peace
1pm
Peace Pole in Friendship Plaza (northeast corner of Mill St. and Illinois Ave.)
Shortly after the weekly noon peace vigil, we will plant 3-4 native species of flowers around the Peace Pole. Bring your water bottle to water the new plants.
Sponsoring Organization: Keep Carbondale Beautiful
Contact: Sarah Heyer, 618-525-5525 or [email protected]
Buckminster Fuller Dome Tour
2pm-6pm
Buckminster Fuller Dome (407 S. Forest Ave.)
Buckminster Fuller was a significant visionary of the 20th century. He was known as an architect, author, designer, philosopher, educator, mathematician, futurist, engineer, entrepreneur, and inventor. The geodesic dome is Buckminster Fuller's most enduring legacy, and the city of Carbondale is the proud home of the only dome which Bucky lived in and owned.
Hosted by: Jon Davey
Contact: 618-549-DOME, http://fullerdomehome.org/
Community Cinema: The State of Arizona
Cancelled event. To be rescheduled in the future.
Sufi Park Organic Community Garden
3pm-5pm
Sufi Park (500 N. Springer St.)
Sufi Park Organic Community Garden Open Work Day Sufi Park is a neighborhood, organic garden in the heart of Carbondale. We invite our neighbors and friends to get together to grow and share company. Today's focus will be community building via general park maintenance.
Sponsoring Organization: Dayemi Tariqat
Contact: Azizza Ganzekaufer, 618-529-5044, [email protected]
Walking Together in the Circles of Peace
3:15pm-5pm
Labyrinth Peace Garden, (outside Gaia House, 913 S. Illinois Ave.)
Surrounded by signs from 11 years of continuous weekly peace vigils, participants are welcome to walk the labyrinth path and share thoughts about their own walk for peace in an open mic format.
Sponsoring Organizations: Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois, Labyrinth Peace Garden Restoration Group, and Gaia House
Contact: Hugh Muldoon, [email protected]
Ragtime (The Musical)
7:30pm, Oct. 24-27 Thur–Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
McLeod Theater (SIU Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Dr.)
See details listed on 10/24
Contact: Box Office, 618-453-6000
Sunday, October 27
Sunday Service Message of Peace
10:30am
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Dr.)
Rev. Don Vaughn-Foerster, Joy Price and Karen Martin will be speaking about peace and its many implications. Original and traditional peace and justice music by Joy Price and Candy Davis.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Roy Sumner, [email protected]
Ragtime (The Musical)
2pm, Oct. 24-27 Thur–Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
McLeod Theater (SIU Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Dr.)
See details listed on 10/24
Contact: Box Office, 618-453-6000
778 Bullets
2:30pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
In November 1970, university, state and local police shot 778 Bullets into a rental house in Carbondale, IL where some residents were assumed to be associated with the local Black Panther Party. Using archive material, newspaper accounts, witness testimony and experts in the field, 778 Bullets recovers this little known local history in the struggle for civil rights. Film and community discussion with the film's Director Angela Aguayo. View film trailer.
This documentary is part of the Rural Civil Rights Project.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Diana Brawley Sussman, 618-457-0354, ext. 313 or [email protected]
Center for Development in Central America Speaking Tour & Potluck Supper
3:30pm-6:30pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Dr.)
Speakers Pat and Kathy Floerke from the CDCA in Nicaragua will talk about their "intentional community" since 1994 that has grown to include an organic agriculture cooperative and the Nueva Vida Health Clinic.
Sponsoring organizations: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, Longbranch Coffeehouse, UNA-USA of Southern Illinois, Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois/Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
Contact: Janet Harris, [email protected]
10:30am
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Dr.)
Rev. Don Vaughn-Foerster, Joy Price and Karen Martin will be speaking about peace and its many implications. Original and traditional peace and justice music by Joy Price and Candy Davis.
Sponsoring Organization: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Contact: Roy Sumner, [email protected]
Ragtime (The Musical)
2pm, Oct. 24-27 Thur–Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
McLeod Theater (SIU Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Dr.)
See details listed on 10/24
Contact: Box Office, 618-453-6000
778 Bullets
2:30pm
Carbondale Public Library (405 W. Main St.,Carbondale, IL; 618-457-0354; parking lot in back on Monroe St.)
In November 1970, university, state and local police shot 778 Bullets into a rental house in Carbondale, IL where some residents were assumed to be associated with the local Black Panther Party. Using archive material, newspaper accounts, witness testimony and experts in the field, 778 Bullets recovers this little known local history in the struggle for civil rights. Film and community discussion with the film's Director Angela Aguayo. View film trailer.
This documentary is part of the Rural Civil Rights Project.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Public Library
Contact: Diana Brawley Sussman, 618-457-0354, ext. 313 or [email protected]
Center for Development in Central America Speaking Tour & Potluck Supper
3:30pm-6:30pm
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship (105 N. Parrish Dr.)
Speakers Pat and Kathy Floerke from the CDCA in Nicaragua will talk about their "intentional community" since 1994 that has grown to include an organic agriculture cooperative and the Nueva Vida Health Clinic.
Sponsoring organizations: Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, Longbranch Coffeehouse, UNA-USA of Southern Illinois, Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois/Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR)
Contact: Janet Harris, [email protected]
Monday, October 28
Peace Flight
3:30pm
Turley Park (1300 W. Main St.)
Children from Carbondale Park District Kids Korner program will create a gigantic peace crane. The children will be inside the crane using the magic of kid energy to “ fly” the beautiful crane around the park. The children will also distribute origami cranes to those lucky enough to join them at the park.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Park District
Contact: Kathy Renfro, [email protected]
Peace & Compassion Reception
5pm-7pm
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale Gymnasium (250 N. Springer St.)
With refreshments and entertainment (from Loose Gravel and BGCC children), this culminating 11 Days for Peace event serves three purposes: to present the Hugh Muldoon Peacemaker Award to recipient Hugh Muldoon; to generate enthusiasm for an official Compassionate Cities Campaign in Carbondale; and to recognize the Carbondale Human Relations Commission, Nonviolent Carbondale participants and the entire community for their contributions to the 2012 11 Days for Compassion, which resulted in an ALA Excellence in Library Programming Award to the Carbondale Public Library. That honor belongs to everyone involved with the program's 35+ events. The $5,000 award has been earmarked for future peace and compassion themed initiatives.
Sponsoring organization: Friends of the Carbondale Public Library and Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Contact: Diana Brawley Sussman, 618-457-0354, ext. 313 or [email protected]
UN Day celebration: Why the United Nations Matters in 2013
7:00pm
SIU School of Law, Lesar Building (SIU campus, 1150 Douglas Drive)
Celebrate the 68th Anniversary of the United Nations. In 1947, two years after ratifying the UN Charter, the UN General Assembly adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution declaring October 24 United Nations Day. Since then, UN Day has been observed in countries large and small around the world, and each U.S. president has issued an annual proclamation asking citizens to observe UN Day, and to reflect upon the importance of the UN to America's national interest. One of 120 events hosted by UNA-USA Chapters across the country, the programs focuses on how vital the UN is to people across the globe. Speaker from the United Nations Foundation TBA.
Sponsoring organization: United Nations Association of Southern Illinois
Contact: Olga Weidner, [email protected]
3:30pm
Turley Park (1300 W. Main St.)
Children from Carbondale Park District Kids Korner program will create a gigantic peace crane. The children will be inside the crane using the magic of kid energy to “ fly” the beautiful crane around the park. The children will also distribute origami cranes to those lucky enough to join them at the park.
Sponsoring organization: Carbondale Park District
Contact: Kathy Renfro, [email protected]
Peace & Compassion Reception
5pm-7pm
Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale Gymnasium (250 N. Springer St.)
With refreshments and entertainment (from Loose Gravel and BGCC children), this culminating 11 Days for Peace event serves three purposes: to present the Hugh Muldoon Peacemaker Award to recipient Hugh Muldoon; to generate enthusiasm for an official Compassionate Cities Campaign in Carbondale; and to recognize the Carbondale Human Relations Commission, Nonviolent Carbondale participants and the entire community for their contributions to the 2012 11 Days for Compassion, which resulted in an ALA Excellence in Library Programming Award to the Carbondale Public Library. That honor belongs to everyone involved with the program's 35+ events. The $5,000 award has been earmarked for future peace and compassion themed initiatives.
Sponsoring organization: Friends of the Carbondale Public Library and Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale
Contact: Diana Brawley Sussman, 618-457-0354, ext. 313 or [email protected]
UN Day celebration: Why the United Nations Matters in 2013
7:00pm
SIU School of Law, Lesar Building (SIU campus, 1150 Douglas Drive)
Celebrate the 68th Anniversary of the United Nations. In 1947, two years after ratifying the UN Charter, the UN General Assembly adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution declaring October 24 United Nations Day. Since then, UN Day has been observed in countries large and small around the world, and each U.S. president has issued an annual proclamation asking citizens to observe UN Day, and to reflect upon the importance of the UN to America's national interest. One of 120 events hosted by UNA-USA Chapters across the country, the programs focuses on how vital the UN is to people across the globe. Speaker from the United Nations Foundation TBA.
Sponsoring organization: United Nations Association of Southern Illinois
Contact: Olga Weidner, [email protected]
