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P.E.A.C.E. News Oct 2024
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We Resolve to Support Peace

  • Posted 01 December 2025
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under News

We have revised last month’s resolution: We, in P.E.A.C.E., value all life. Therefore, war is a tragedy for all, especially the children.

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Poetry for us — Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 2)

  • Posted 05 October 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Poetry

This month we share Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (Part 2) by Joy Harjo. This part focuses on establishing effective communication.

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Action Alert — October 2024

  • Posted 05 October 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Action Alerts

Please Vote and Urge Others To! The 2024 elections, and their consequences, will have major impacts on lives of all ages.

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Critchlow Adkins Children’s Centers

  • Posted 04 October 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under PEACE Projects

PEACE project at Critchlow Adkins Children’s Center in Trappe, Maryland fostered peace with a “kindness rocks” and sensory gardens

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Illustrated children's book cover showing a bear and fox looking out from a cave entrance at the snow. The book name is Lights out

Book Recommendations — October 2024

  • Posted 03 October 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Books

This month’s children’s book, Lights Out, draws attention to light pollution through the search of a bear and fox for a place to hibernate.

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A Song to Share — No More Biting

  • Posted 03 October 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under News/ Songs

The song No More Biting with lyrics by Sandy Pliskin, melody derived from “Before I’ll Be a Slave/Oh Freedom!”

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A hand holding up a small sign that says Kindness. Pass it on. The shoreline is visible in the distance.

Days of the Month — October 2024

  • Posted 03 October 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Days of the Month

This month we’re celebrating National Bullying Prevention month and days of nonviolence, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, and Indigenous Peoples

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Quote of the Month — October 2024

  • Posted 03 October 2024
  • By Adrienne Grace
  • Under Quote of the Month

Kofi Annan — Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive.

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