PeaceWay Festival
MAY 23-24, 2008
at Providence Meeting
Featuring:
(Download the flyer 92 kb pdf)
Join us in standing for peace and to experience the:
- Peace Garden honoring the 184 Pennsylvanians killed in Iraq
- Peace Pole reminding us all to help peace prevail on Earth
- Peace Labyrinth where peace is just an inner walk away
- Peace Art by the children of our community, showing us their vision
- Peace March from Media Friends Meeting to Providence Meeting
- PeaceWay Award honoring one of our most dedicated local peace activists, Robin Lasersohn
- Peace Panel featuring local
peace activists Terry Rumsey,
Anna Grant, Bob Smith, Robin Lasersohn , Johanna Sibbett, and Fran DiDomenicis, speaking on “What can we DO to end the war?” - Peace Concert featuring Tom Mullian, Meat Rainbow, Bobby Cool and Friends, Very Important Businessmen, and Kenny Con Queso
Schedule
May 23, Friday evening, 7:00 pm
- Congressman Joseph Sestak, will talk
on the current
state of the Iraqi/Afghanistan occupations, U.S. involvement, and what he sees happening in these areas after the fall election. • - Panel discussion on “What can we DO to end the war?” featuring panel members listed above.
- Light refreshments to follow.
May 24, Saturday morning and afternoon
10:00 am
- Peace March from Media Friends Meeting to
Providence Friends Meeting
11:00 am–4:00 pm
- Dedication of the Peace Pole and Peace Garden, presentation of the PeaceWay Award to local peace activist Robin Lasersohn,
- plus food, and
- lots of
music (Tom Mullian, and four awesome bands)
Sponsoring Organizations: Providence Friends Meeting · Peace Center of Delaware County · Philadelphia Yearly Meeting · Chester Quarterly Meeting · American Friends Service Committee · Media Friends Meeting
Endorsing Organizations: Brandywine Peace Community · Chester County Peace Movement · Coalition for Peace Action Chester Delaware County Chapter · Delaware County Branch, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom · Delaware County Wage Peace and Justice · Strathaven Students for a Democratic Society
