This July we celebrate days for Canada and the US, as well as the birth of Ida B. Wells, and the activism of Nelson Mandela and W.E.B. Dubois
Quote of the Month — July 2024
Quote for July 2024: Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
Action Alert — June 2024
Please continue to ask your Senators and Representatives to support the First Five Years Fund. Your advocacy makes a difference.
Upcoming 2024 P.E.A.C.E. Retreat
We would like to announce P.E.A.C.E.’s Annual Retreat to be held at the Mercy Auburn Retreat Center (Northern California) on June 20–23.
June Book Club Meeting
June children’s book club meeting with be on June 22nd at 11am PT. The topic will be children’s books highlighting economic diversity and working class jobs.
Poetry for Us — Recipe for Peace
Recipe for Peace by Mattie J.T. Stepanek: Peace is possible. Make peace an attitude. Want it. Make peace a habit. Live it.
A Song to Share — One Kind Word
One Kind Word — Kind words are like nourishing water by Sarah Pirtle was inspired by a placard seen in an elementary school window.
Songs of Support in Hard Times
At a Children’s Music Network workshop, song leaders Sarah Pirtle, Ruth Pelham and Stuart Stotts shared songs that build connection.