Peace Education Center

Golden Rule Crew visits Lansing
2023-08-15 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Red Cedar Friends Meeting, 1400 Turner St, Lansing, MI, 48906, United States
Peace Boat sails again for a Nuclear Free World!
August 15th at 6:30pm
Red Cedar Friends Meeting
1400 Turner St, Lansing
Come meet the crew of Golden Rule sailing the original peace boat around the country to bring attention to the need to eliminate nuclear weapons. While the boat is in Detroit, the crew will visit Lansing.
Come learn the history and how we can work to eliminate nuclear weapons!

In 1958, anti-nuclear weapons activists were arrested to stop the Golden Rule from sailing to obstruct atmospheric U.S. nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Resulting protests led to the passage of the 1963 Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, halting atmospheric testing.
The Golden Rule and her crew inspired the later actions by the ships of Greenpeace and the Sea Shepherds.

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PEC Annual Meeting
2023-06-10 16:00 - 18:00 | UUMC, 1120 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48823, United States
We are excited to invite you to the 2023 Peace Education Center Annual Meeting, an event dedicated to promoting local peace work and recognizing outstanding individuals in our community. This year, we have a special program planned, which includes electing at-large board members and honoring community leaders and high school student awardees of the Tom Schneider Peacemaker Award.
During our Annual Meeting we will provide an overview of the work accomplished by the PEC over the past year and share our vision for the future. We are also excited to announce that the event will include a potluck dinner, and we invite you to bring a dish to share.
As an integral part of our organization, your presence at this event is highly valued. Your insights, ideas, and support play a crucial role in shaping our initiatives and achieving our mission of fostering peace within our community and beyond.
So, bring a friend and join us on June 10th! We look forward to celebrating the work of the PEC, enjoying a delicious potluck dinner, and recognizing the exceptional achievements of our community leaders and local high school student awardees.

Lifetime Peacemaker Award
John Metzler, for his years of work in the US and Africa in promoting social, racial and economic justice and peace.

Peacemaker of the Year Award
Ody Norkin, for his compassionate work to purchase and deliver ambulances to aid Ukraine’s casualties of war.

Peacemaker of the Year Award
Willye Bryan, for creating the Justice League of Greater Lansing in order to collect and deliver reparations to the Black community of greater Lansing.

Tom Schneider Peacemaker Awardees

Isabella Grass, Grand Ledge High School

Katelyn Ryals, Bath High School

Colin Scheib, Bath High School

Avery Blair, Okemos High School

Mother's Day For Peace
2023-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Allen Neighborhood Center, 1611 E Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI, 48912, United States
While the concept of Mother’s Day has devolved into a spectacle of cards, flowers and brunches, it’s forgotten that the original intent of that special day was to promote peace.
In fact, the original Mother’s Day was initiated by Julia Ward Howe (she of Battle Hymn of the Republic fame) around 1870, hoping it would be a day for mothers to campaign for an end to war following the carnage of the American Civil War.
With that in mind, the Lansing Area Peace Education Center will hold a special Mother’s Day event/fundraiser on Saturday, May 6. It is one of the activities the center is holding this year as part of a celebration of its half century of service in the Greater Lansing area.
This event will feature the popular local band Jackalope, and a special guest appearance by Julia Ward Howe herself!
Saturday, May 6 at 7 PM
Allen Neighborhood Center
1611 E Kalamazoo St, Lansing
Snacks will be offered. Everyone is welcome! If you’d like to donate to this PEC fundraiser, the suggested amount is $25. Payable at the door or online HERE.
SUPPORT PEC!
Bring your mom, a friend, or anyone who would enjoy a night of music and fun!

For more than 50 years, the Peace Education Center has worked for peace and justice, its roots taking hold in the late 1960s with opposition to the Vietnam War. Since then it has protested wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia; fought for equal rights for the LGBTQ community; and spoke out against gun violence.
Jackalope is a local, four-piece band made up of Charlie Richardson, Diana Farmer, David Stowe, and Mike Lawrence. A long-time supporter of the Peace Education Center, the band has played together for almost 10 years and is known for its delightfully upbeat style of vocally harmonized pop, rock and country covers.”
It was on May 9, 1914, that President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day “as a public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of our country.” CLICK HERE for more information on the history of Mother’s Day.
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