The Co-Chairs of the Peace Education Center, Tom Rico and Melissa Osborn, will be the featured speakers at the Greater Lansing United Nation Association’s International Day of Peace event this year.
The event is titled: “The Search for International Peace: Looking Back, Moving Forward”
Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 7 p.m.
East Lansing Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road
Board members Becky Payne, Melissa Osborn, Sue Kelly and Tom Rico at the 2009 Jazz Fest in Old Town Lansing
Speakers include:
Joseph Hess, President, Greater Lansing Chapter, UNA-USA: “The History and Global Reach of International Peace Day”
Thomas Rico, Co-Chair, Peace Education Center: “Forty Years of Promoting Peace at the Community Level: What Have We Accomplished?
Melissa Osborn, Co-Chair, Peace Education Center : “Looking Ahead: Connecting with The Global Search for Peace ”
The International Day of Peace provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to reflect, on a shared date, on the importance of peace and its achievement in facilitating progress in every facet of human life. We invite other peace seeking organizations and individuals in Mid Michigan to come together on this occasion to share our common commitment to work toward a more peaceful and just world. We will join citizens around the globe and the United Nations in pursing this common goal.
The event is free & open to the public.
Please click on the link below to view the PDF of our event flyer.
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