09/21/2009 7:00 pm
Location:
- Street:
- First Congregational Church
- Additional:
- 2401 Cornwall Avenue
- City:
- Bellingham ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98225
- Country:
- United States
The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center will host its 6th Annual International Day
of Peace on September 21st. The program will feature Keynote Speaker Rev. John
Dear, Master of Ceremonies Swil Kanim, the Kulshan Chorus, a Children’s Peace
Art Program, and the presentation of the Howard Harris Lifetime Peacemaker
Award. The inspiring evening program takes place 7-9pm at First Congregational
Church, 2401 Cornwall Avenue. It is preceded by a half-mile peace march which
gathers at Maritime Heritage Park at 6:15pm. For more information call The
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center at 360-734-0217.
Rev. John Dear is an author and lifelong peacemaker recently nominated for the
Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. John Dear’s work has taken him
to Central America, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, the halls of Washington,
DC, and the desert of New Mexico.
About the theme: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is urging all nations to
eliminate weapons of mass destruction and to limit missiles, space weapons, and
conventional arms. Nuclear Disarmament will serve as the leading edge towards
demilitarization and redirection of resources to meet human needs and restore
the environment.
of Peace on September 21st. The program will feature Keynote Speaker Rev. John
Dear, Master of Ceremonies Swil Kanim, the Kulshan Chorus, a Children’s Peace
Art Program, and the presentation of the Howard Harris Lifetime Peacemaker
Award. The inspiring evening program takes place 7-9pm at First Congregational
Church, 2401 Cornwall Avenue. It is preceded by a half-mile peace march which
gathers at Maritime Heritage Park at 6:15pm. For more information call The
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center at 360-734-0217.
Rev. John Dear is an author and lifelong peacemaker recently nominated for the
Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. John Dear’s work has taken him
to Central America, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, the halls of Washington,
DC, and the desert of New Mexico.
About the theme: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is urging all nations to
eliminate weapons of mass destruction and to limit missiles, space weapons, and
conventional arms. Nuclear Disarmament will serve as the leading edge towards
demilitarization and redirection of resources to meet human needs and restore
the environment.
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