Contact Information: Cambridge Peace Commission 51 Inman Street, 2nd Floor Cambridge, Mass. 02139 617.349.4694 voice 617.349.4766 fax Monday: 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.          Friday: 8:30 a.m. - Noon

Department Head: Brian Corr, Executive Director bcorr@cambridgema.gov 617.349.4694 voice

Summer of Peace 2010
Get Informed! Get Involved!

This summer, Cambridge is
committing to a Summer of Peace!

Be part of a Summer of Peace in Cambridge.

The Cambridge Peace Commission is working with schools, youth centers, community groups, churches, the police, artists and musicians — and young people across Cambridge — to create a Summer of Peace.

If you believe in a Summer of Peace, join us — for events, walks, and all kinds of activities — in every part of Cambridge — during this summer.

For more information call the Peace Commission at 617.349.4694 — or visit our website anytime at www.cambridgema.gov/peace

Take the Cambridge Youth Violence Survey:

If you are under the age of 24 and live in Cambridge, you are invited to participate in this short, simple youth survey on Youth Violence. This is a completely anonymous survey that the Cambridge Peace Commission is conducting to hear about what is really happening from the voices that matter -- those of our City's young people!

Please take this online survey (through SurveyMonkey) at  http://www.surveymonkey.com/Cambridge Youth Violence Survey 

City of Cambridge Summer Resource Guide:
http://www.cambridgema.gov/CityOfCambridge_Content/documents/RGsummer.pdf 

Summer of Peace Calendar of Events: August/September 2010

August 21	Area IV for Peace Block Party
	Washington St. between Norfolk and Columbia streets, Cambridge
	10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
	The Area IV for Peace Block Party is open to all. It will be on Washington St. between Norfolk and Columbia (the street will be closed to traffic). Grilling will take place in the Pentecostal Tabernacle parking lot. Activities for all ages, including a grilling and a live DJ, face painting, a juggler, and a story teller, will be located along the block – just like in the old days.
	Click here to learn more> or call the Margaret Fuller House @ 617.547.4680

August 19	East Cambridge Summer Block Party
	East End House, 105 Spring St., Cambridge
	6:30 PM
	Come out and meet your neighbors at an exciting evening full of fun activities like face painting, balloon animals, a moonbounce, games and more! There will also be a BBQ and ice cream sundaes! All are welcome to attend this free event. The Summer Block Party and Ice Cream Social is Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the East End House.
	Click here to learn more> or For more information, contact Rebecca Gallo at 617.876.4444 or rebecca@eastendhouse.org

September 11	Area IV Pride Day and Peace Walk
	Area IV Pride Day and Peace Walk
	11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
	"Area 4 4 Peace" Walk starts at 11:00 AM Greene-Rose Park on Harvard St. (next to Izzy's Restaurant) and proceeds to Area IV Pride Day at Sennott Park, at the corner of Norfolk St. and Broadway, Cambridge, which starts at noon.
	Click here to learn more> or call the Margaret Fuller House @ 617.547.4680

Purpose and Role of the Cambridge Peace Commission

The Cambridge Peace Commission promotes peace and social justice within Cambridge – at the personal, neighborhood, and citywide levels – and in the wider world. It challenges local forms of discrimination that foster violence and promotes ideas and programs that affirm diversity and build community within our city. It links peace groups, social justice efforts, anti-violence coalitions, communities, and the municipal government.

The Commission pays special attention to violence affecting young people through creative programs such as restorative justice. It works with schools and communities to ensure that difference is understood and celebrated, that sources of violence are recognized and confronted, and that everyone can be part of an effort for equity.

The Commission celebrates local people and efforts with programs and events, and raises awareness through forums, educational sessions, and presentations. It supports Cambridge’s sister city relationships, including those with San José Las Flores, El Salvador and Yerevan, Armenia.

Brief Background and History

Officially the "Cambridge Commission on Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Education," the commission was established by the Cambridge City Council in 1982 to address the concerns of war and peace in the age of nuclear weapons.

The Peace Commission promotes peace education by addressing issues of war and peace, promoting intercultural understanding and cooperation, supporting nonviolent conflict resolution and equality, and challenging local forms of discrimination that foster violence. The Commission also promotes ideas and programs that affirm the diversity of Cambridge and build community within the city.

For the full text of the ordinance establishing the commission, see Chapter 2.90 of Cambridge Municipal Code, available online at: http://library.municode.com/HTML/16889/level2/T2_C2.90.html

Membership of the Cambridge Peace Commission

As established by Chapter 2.90 of Cambridge Municipal Code, the Cambridge Peace Commission consists of up to twenty members, appointed for a term of three years:
• Commissioners must be residents of the City at the time of appointment.
• The Commission shall be representative of the socio-economic, racial, and ethnic populations of the City.
• Members of the Commission are appointed by the City Manager from recommendations provided by the Commission.

Minutes of Meetings of the Peace Commission for 2010

• Minutes of the March 2010 meeting
• February 2010 meeting cancelled due to inclement weather.
• Minutes of the January 2010 meeting