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P.E.A.C.E. News August 2023
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August 2023 Action Alerts

  • Posted 06 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Action Alerts/ News

August Action Alerts include a call for more childcare support and urging congress to pass 2 pieces of legislation for kids’ online safety and privacy.

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August 6 Membership Meeting

  • Posted 06 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Events/ News

You are all invited to our next Membership meeting on August 6th! We’ll be reviewing our history and learn what is currently being done to stop nuclear weapons.

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August Book Club meeting

  • Posted 05 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Books/ Events

Calling all children’s book lovers! You are invited to share your favorite children’s books & activities you use to deepen the learning from a children’s book.

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Our First P.E.A.C.E. Book Club Meeting

  • Posted 05 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Books

Our first meeting started with sharing an intention for the group, setting a few group agreements, and introductions of those present.

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Project: Peace, Love, Fun!

  • Posted 05 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under PEACE Projects

A goal of the Critchlow Adkins Maryland peace project was to increase interactions through peace education for our students ages 2 through 5.

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Movie Review: We Still Live Here (Âs Nutayuneân)

  • Posted 05 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under News

At the P.E.A.C.E. retreat in June, we previewed the video We Still Live Here As Nutayunean, a film by Ann Makepeace. It is an older video from 2010 but still is very much relevant today.

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Book Recommendations — August 2023

  • Posted 05 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Books

This month’s young children’s book recommendations are Silver Linings, Whimsy’s Heavy Things, and The City Tree.

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August 2023 Days of the Month

  • Posted 05 August 2023
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Days of the Month

This August we’re celebrating days for International Youth, Indigenous peoples, and recognizing the 78th anniversary of the Japan bombings

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