Casady Peace Week 9/11-9/21

Peace Building

Peace Week (11 Days of Global Unity, 9/11-9/21 International Day of Peace) Team 2015 seeks new members.

Contact Mrs. Clay,clayc@casady.org, 405-520-1325, Cathy Z'17 or Johnny L'17 if interested.

Youth Members:
Juniors: Johnny L, Cathy Z, Heather T Grace P., Isabelle S
Sophomores: Mariam S., Safra S. Hamza G.

Adult Members:
PD: Mrs. Czerwinski, Mrs. Fowler , Mrs. Linn
LD: Mrs. Morgan
MD: Father Youmans, Mrs. Robertson
UD: Father Blizzard, Mrs. Clay

The first Peace Week 2015 Team meeting will be Saturday June 13 at 3:30 pm @ Orange Leaf on May. Facilitator: Johnny L'17

Meeting Suggested Agenda Items

a. Theme: ?

Ideas for consideration:

-Interfaith Golden Rule: Peace Village ???? by Mrs. Patti Morgan

-From Fear to Trust by Nathaniel Bachelder, Peace House

-Celebrate Diversity Mennonite Church
-Who will you make peace with in 2015? Peace One Day
-There are infinitive paths to Peace, What is yours? Shinnyo-en Foundation
-Compassion is contagious, Catch it! The charter for Compassion
-Beyond Co-Existence : Interfaith Alliance of OKC and Oklahoma Conference of Churches

b. Calendar of Youth Led Activities for 9/11-9/21 Peace Week 2015 ??
Initiatives for consideration
-Peace One Day: Who will you make peace with in 2015?
- Compassion is Contagious! Catch it! Screening date of the documentary

Peace Week 2014 T-shirt Brainstorming

- Pinwheels for Peace : Quality not quantity
- Peace Sticks
- Peace Poles
- Peace banners
- Peace T-shirts
- Peace Flowers
- Labyrinths for Peace
- Peace screenings at Paramount Theater

c. Possible Collaborations for Peace
=Arts for Peace: Tango for Peace International Dance Studio, Documentary screenings Possible on 1st or 4th Friday in September. Get art teachers on board Mrs. Seitter, Mrs. Pardue, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Moore. Mrs. H. Mrs. Nielsen (department head) All arts for peace

Sports for Peace: Terry's softball Fundraiser Date TBA Soccer for peace??? softball for Peace??? Other Spring sports for Peace???

Academics for Peace; Connections to Don Quijote in Spanish Classes with pinwheels _Make pinwheels with quality of reflection not quantity, Religion classes- Connections to Icon theme at chapel. Labyrinth Walk. connections with art installation: Pinwheels, flowers, banners??? Literacy project webcast: September 8

Clubs for Peace: International Club (Mrs. Robertson , UD YAC (Planning Team), MD YAC,-SEE Program (Mrs. O'Melia) Language Clubs (IDP), YLOKC, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club: Day for Kids: 9/20

OKC organizations for Peace: UN, Respect Diversity Foundation, Peace House, Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum (Hope Trunk and the Oklahoma Standard connections). UN Peace Day Celebration 9/21 evening at time and place TBA)

Faiths for Peace: Oklahoma Conference of Churches, Interfaith Youth Tour: 9/21 Interfaith Alliance, Catholic Charities, Love OKC Saint Paul's Episcopal: Labyrinths for Inner Peace Communication with Mother Susan Jopin and Dr. Diane Rudeback dianerudebock@gmail.com and Cannon Susan Joplin canonjoplin@stpaulsokc.org I think the process should start with painting a grass labyrinth, once during the summer and then the week before Peace Week (9/11-9/21).

Peace Village: : Sabrina Evans from the Episcopal Dioceses provided all the materials ,

Sabrina Evans SEvans@epiok.org

OKC COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

CALENDAR LISTINGS

Friday 9/4/2015 International Dance Studio: Tango Peace Ms. Lopez

Monday 9/21/2015: Peace Day Evening Celebration:

UN OKC, Peace House, Mennonite Church, Respect Diversity Foundation

Sunday, 9//20/2015 Interfaith Youth Tour:

Oklahoma Conference of Churches

Saturday, 9/19/2015 Kids Day: Boys and Girls Club @ Memorial Park

Casady Service-Learning Program, Interfaith Alliance, OU, OCU, UCO

Friday 9/11- Monday 9/21 2015 Casady School Service-Learning/Peace Education Program

The Peace Village & Labyrinth: From Episcopal Dioceses

June 2015 Brainstorming

Everything starts here

12 Days -4- Peace: We the World, 11 Days of Global Unity (9/11-9/21) + The Peace Village

Brainstorming Service Action Activities

Campaigns that together form a blueprint of change for a peaceful, sustainable, transformed world

From Previous years, for consideration for the Peace Team 2015

Goal and Activities	Objectives
September 11, Friday Campaign Theme 1: UNITY I will do a Good Deed Bake goods for firefighters Service Project with Interfaith Alliance??? 4-6 at Boys and Girls club>>>Teach Hope trunk	Commemorate the anniversary of September 11th 2001, and other dates of significance to humanity, emphasizing Global Unity Strengthen interfaith dialogue and understanding Empower grassroots organizations Develop global partnerships and build coalitions - UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) #8 Recognize global awareness Promote the role of values, ethics and spirit in creating positive change Carry out programs to achieve other Unity goals
September 12 Saturday Campaign Theme 2: INTERDEPENDENCE Generation 9/12: Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum visit with interdependence as a theme Alzheimer's Walk Scheduled for this day	Celebrate Interdependence Day September 12th and participate in the Interdependence Movement Expand awareness and action to protect and preserve our global commons (water, air, etc.) Honor indigenous wisdom Promote Conscious Interdependence Create an Interdependence Curriculum for Schools Carry out other Interdependence programs
September 13 Sunday Campaign Theme 3: ENVIRONMENT Trees from Forestry Department Peace Walk around the lake??	Promote investment in renewable, non-polluting energy systems and fuels Protect eco-systems and biodiversity - end the Mass Extinction of Species Protect and provide clean water for all Address the Climate Crisis: from International Agreements to Local Policies Support local, organic, sustainable agriculture Carry out other programs to achieve Environmental goals
September 14, Monday Campaign Theme 4: ECONOMIC JUSTICE Healthy snacks for boys and girls club?	End poverty (MDG #1) Fulfill all basic human needs Expand socially conscious business and investment Conduct global financial reform Promote Fair Trade and other fair labor practices Participate in the movement to reduce economic inequality and end economic injustice Carry out other programs to achieve Economic Justice goals
September 15 Tuesday Campaign Theme 5: HEALTH MOVE, MEDITATE, MINDFULNESS\ Labyrinth Walk	Support holistic, proactive and preventive health practices Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases (MDG #6) Provide for universal healthcare Promote the connection between individual well-being and societal health Carry out other programs to achieve Health and Wellness goals
September 16 Wednesday Campaign Theme 6: CHILDREN AND YOUTH Pinwheels and more	Teach the Children - a comprehensive program to serve children and transform neighborhoods like the South Bronx in New York City Advocate for universal literacy and a minimum of 8th grade education worldwide (MDG #2) Reduce child mortality (MDG #4) Promote Peace Education programs at all grade levels Promote the rights of the child Encourage youth activism for a peaceful sustainable world Carry out other programs for Children and Youth
September 17 , Thursday Campaign Theme 7: WOMEN Collaboration with YWCA	Advocate for gender equality (MDG #3) End violence against women Establish economic empowerment of women Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Full implementation of UNSCR 1325 for ensuring women's equal representation at all decision-making levels Carry out other programs that support Women
September 18, Friday Campaign Theme 8: HUMAN RIGHTS Respect Diversity Foundation Connections Tango for Peace???	End persecution in all forms Promote judicial transparency End torture in all forms Promote civil rights and civil liberties Carry out other programs that support Human Rights
September 19 Saturday Campaign Theme 9: FREEDOM Kids Day @ Boys and Girls Club. Boys and Girls Club, Service Programs from different universities	Hear the voice of the people "Make Your Voice Heard" (UN 2011 Theme for Peace & Democracy) Promote responsible governance (of, by and for the people) Promote public financing of local and national elections Fully fund and support independent media in the public interest Protect freedom of expression in media, culture and the arts Carry out other programs that support Freedom
September 20 -Sunday Campaign Theme 10: DISARMAMENT Interfaith Youth Tour -Oklahoma Conference of Churches	Reform and improve laws governing gun sales and the global arms trade Abolish nuclear weapons and all WMDs Promote diplomacy and nonviolent conflict resolution Reduce military spending Carry out other programs that support the goal of Disarmament
September 21, Monday Campaign Theme 11: PEACE UN Peace Day Celebration: Location TBA, time TBA. Team started to work in April	Celebrate the UN International Day of Peace September 21 Promote "Peace Day LIVE" a global concert for the International Day of Peace Work to create a culture of peace Promote a global military ceasefire on September 21 Call for a day of nonviolence in media Call for a day of nonviolence in our communities Establish departments and ministries of peace around the world Highlight our personal and collective progress towards a culture of peace Promote observing a minute of silence at 12 noon globally on September 21 Carry out other programs that support Peace

Food for thought

I cannot be free while my neighbor is wearing chains.
I cannot know happiness while others are forced to live in despair.
I cannot know health if plague and famine thrive outside my door.
I cannot expect to know peace if war rides forward under my flag and with my consent
Walter Mosley

Charter for Compassion: Kindness is Contagious
http://kindness-is-contagious.com/watch-the-first-20-minutes/

Labyrinth: It is solved by walking

The labyrinth is viewed as a metaphor for life's journey.
It offers lessons as we walk the path.
Walking the labyrinth can assist us to address challenges.
Meditate, Pray, and Find Peace and Serenity

Casady Peace Week Connections

Shinnyo-en Foundation: Infinitive Paths to Peace

We the World, 11 Days of Global Unity

The Charter for Compassion: Compassion Global Games 9/11-9/21

Peace One Day: Awareness/Celebration: International Day of Peace