April 2024 Archives - P.E.A.C.E.

We Resolve to Support Peace

As P.E.A.C.E., we commit to use our voices to speak out against war everywhere it happens, including Gaza, Israel, Ukraine, and Sudan.

The CaliforniaAEYC conference from April 19-21 in Pasadena, CA, features discussions at The Center for Social Change

Thanks to you, Congress appropriated an additional billion dollars to fund early childhood programs for the current fiscal year.

In loving memory of Edgar (Ed) Klugman (1930 – 2024) — a professor, expert, advocate of children’s play, who passed away on February 11, 2024

This month’s featured poem is Pity the Nation by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, which ends on a happy note, “Sweet land of liberty!”

This month’s song to share is by Pete Seeger, You’ll Sing to Me, Too with Spanish lyrics by Duo Guardabarranco

What If One Day… by Bruce Handy encourages young readers to imagine what would happen if all the birds flew away.

In addition to National Poetry Month, this April we are celebrating Autism Awareness, Eid al-Fitr, Earth Day, Passover, and Ridván