PEACE WEEK - ACTS OF KINDNESS, COMPASSION AND SERVICE

BEFORE PEACE WEEK 2015

EMPOWERING A NEW GENERATION OF PEACEMAKERS
September 1: 2:00 pm	Labyrinth drawn:  Dr. Diane Rudebok, Cannon Susan Joplin & Mr. Mark Coate The labyrinths are Casady were a wish from the PD faculty. Mrs. Jane Sharp, Mrs. Pat Czerwinski, Mrs. Karen Towles as well as Mrs. Patti Morgan, Mr. Fresonke, Coach Bonfiglio, Father Blizzard and Father Youmans were connectors to resources to make this possible at Casady School
September 2, Activities	YAC finalizes Peace Week plans.  Solicitations letters &  e-mails go out. Casady YAC Planning and Peace Teams worked together at three meetings Total number of participants: 25 teens and two adults (Father Youmans and Mrs. Clay
September 3: PEACE BEGINS WITH ME  Cannon Susan Joplin  Saint Paul’s Episcopal	Peace Team sets up indoor labyrinth- introduction of Cannon Susan Joplin Labyrinth experience : Transept, Butterfly Garden, Activities Period.  All day long. .  No shoes on indoor labyrinth! 1,000 PROGRAMS WERE DELIVERED DURING CHAPEL TALKS TO UD, MD, AND LD. 100 STUDENTS FROM UD, MD, AND LOWER DIVISION WALKED THE LABYRINTHS (CLASSES: FATHER YOUMANS, MRS. ZEDLITZ, MR. BRADEN, MRS. CLAY: CLASSROOM WITH A CAUSE, INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN TIME, AFTER SCHOOL CARE) 17 FIRST GRADERS @ THE BUTTERFLY LABYRINTH THE NEXT DAY STORY @ http://casadycommunityservice-learning.blogspot.com/2015/09/labyrinths-journeys-to-inner-peace.html
September 4: PEACE ONE DAY SKYPE	Peace Team chapel introduction of Peace Week  YAC Peace Team Skypes with Jeremy Gilley, at the Cochran Library at Activities 10:10 AM Grace, Johnny, Safra, Marian, Mrs. Clay and Mr. Fryer praticipated
Sept. 9 (Rehearsal google webcast) September 10 (live global webcast) 10TH: STUDENTS REBUILD LITERACY CHALLENGE Google Hangout with Peru	Casady YAC Bookmark Project Student Ambassadors, 10:30 - Noon, Cochran Library Audiovisual room with Global Nomads, Save the Children, and Bezos Family Foundation. . World Peace Village Installation at buildings by Peace Team Pick-up seedlings from Oklahoma Department of Forestry MD International Club makes pinwheels for peace
Peace Week  9/11-9/21 International Day of Peace 11 THEMES, A BLUEPRINT OF CHANGE FOR A PEACEFUL SUSTAINABLE AND TRANSFORMED WORLD
FRIDAY, September 11 UNITY National Day of Service and Remembrance.   I SEE PEACE ONE DAY Compassion Games Challenge	Chapel Speaker introduction by Peace Team:   Mr. Sam Presti YAC’s Good Deed: Thank you letters for: Village police and firefighters, doctors and nurses. MD writes to Veterans delivered at the end of the day.  Global Compassion games begin. Sign up at http://compassiongames.org/ Passports for Peace One Day @ World Peace Village Tables 4:00-6:30 PM @ Boys and Girls Club Letters  for first responders and Club Pinwheels for Peace/Compassion Games sign-in. animal crackers with BELIEF -4-PEACE ONE DAY with club members
SATURDAY, September 12: INTERDEPENDENCE Service Day	9:00-4:00 PM Jesus House Service: Interfaith Alliance & Mrs. Clay 8:00 - 11:00 AM Out of Darkness Walk, Hefner Lake with Mrs. Milligan’s “Repplin’and Steppin Team
SUNDAY, September 13 ENVIRONMENT	3:00-5:00  Peace Walk around the Casady Lake, Labyrinth Experience with Mrs. Clay.  Popcorn with  BELIEF -4- PEACE ONE DAY.  Oklahoma Department of Forestry Seedlings Giveaway
MONDAY, September 14 ECONOMIC JUSTICE	Peace Team Chapel  introduction :Jennifer Reed Global Compassion Games, Pinwheels for peace
TUESDAY, September 15 HEALTH	7:30 am PEACE Walk around the lake or labyrinth Activities: YAC makes pinwheels, Global Compassion Games
WEDNESDAY, September 16 CHILDREN AND TEENS	Compassion Games - Pinwheels for Peace 7:30 PM  Kindness is Contagious @ Quail Springs.  74 people made reservations already.  Thank you. $11.25.  Reserve ticket with a credit card at http://gathr.us/screening/12710
THURSDAY, September 17 WOMEN	UD/MD Chapel: Orchestra Piece of Peace Global Compassion Games, Pinwheels for Peace @ MD/Activities
FRIDAY, September 18 HUMAN RIGHTS	Activities Period:  Clubs Fair 3:00-5:00 Middle Division YMCA Service Fest 3:00-7:00 pm Youth LEAD OKC training  @ Wing 7:00-9:00 PM  popcorn with BELIEF -4- PEACE ONE DAY
SATURDAY, September 19 FREEDOM	8:00-12:00 Boys & Girls Club  Day for Kids Fair and school supplies giveaway, Oklahoma Department of Forestry seedlings give away, World Peace Village Awareness- Art Installation: People to People mural   10:00 - 8:00 PM  Youth LEAD OKC training
SUNDAY, September 20 DISARMAMENT	8:00 AM World Peace Village Installation at Casady Wing 1:00 - 5:30  OCC’s Interfaith Youth Tour. $15 per person. A Christian, Jewish and Muslim experience 6:00 PM  Recipeace dinner with:  BELIEF -4-PEACE ONE DAY @ Grand House
MONDAY, September 21 PEACE DAY I SEE PEACE ONE DAY HEALING THE BRIDGE	Pinwheel blessing and planting by Labyrinth or around the chapel.   UD: 7:30 AM by Labyrinth, other divisions during chapel services World Peace Village Public Viewing with donated snack foods and Peace Youth Celebration from Rwanda playing  at Casady Wing http://www.peaceoneday.org/2015-celebration Passports for Peace One Day Exchange for I See Peace One Day Icee’s while supplies last. Fifth hour and double BELIEF -4-PEACE ONE DAY documentaries @ the Wing 6:00-8:00 UN OCU IDP Celebration Partnerships for Peace- Dignity for All. A moderated community conversation between, Pastor Reverend Jessie Jackson, Disciples Minister and Police Chief, Bill Citty on law enforcement and citizen’s rights, police and African Americans in Oklahoma City.  Bring Drums!
TUESDAY, September 22-25	9/22 FIRST YAC OFFICIAL MEETING OF THE YEAR 9/22 Choir Piece of Peace at UD Chapel 9/23 Student duet at UD Chapel 9/25 MD Service Club delivers Peace Kits to Veterans