| Peace Sites began as buildings - where groups congregate, socialize, study. They can be religious,and humanist institutions, peace centers, community centers, schools, colleges, offices, businesses. At least one municipality became a Peace Site.
Now Web Sites can also be Peace Sites, linked to other web sites and carrying the ideals of the physical peace sites.
Each site determines its own way to work for peace. Some hold Peace Fair Days sharing ethnic food, song and dance to bring a community together for a day of celebration; Peace Succoths in parks, sharing a holiday for Shalom; and annual affiars honoring a local outstanding worker for peace. Others provide film showings and speakers at community meetings; join peace groups like NJ Peace Action in their actions; share space for other peace groups to meet.
Increased networking will help Peace Sites develop new ways of making their presence known and felt in their communities.
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Elements of a Peace Site
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| Visible Symbol |
Building Peace Site Plaque Peace Center, Peace Garden |
| Resources |
Library, Literature Table, Speakers' Bureau, Films, Visual Aids |
| Education |
Workshops, Symposiums, Seminars, Lectures, Study Groups, Conference |
| The Arts |
Peace Poetry, Paintings, Music, Dance, Exhibits |
| Information |
Peace Site Newsletter, Network Calendar, Telephone Trees |
| Events |
Current Events, Petitions, Contacts for Local, State and National Representatives |
| Awards |
Annual Peace Site Award |
| Activities |
Letterwriting, Letters to Editors, Resolutions, Press Releases, Press Conference, Draft Counseling, Actional Campaign |
| Emissaries |
Spreading the Peace Site message |
A Peace Site can be located anywhere. The most obvious places are, of course, in existing institutions in every town and city. In brief, where you pray, where you play, where you study, where you work and where you live--those places where people congregate in peaceful pursuits.
There have been storefront Peace Sites, Churches, Synagogues and Humanist Society Peace Sites. They have been located in colleges, a high school, a middle school and a children's day school. YWCA's both in the US and abroad have housed Peace Sites. |