City of Cambridge      
   nav_about.gif  nav_progs.gif  nav_events.gif  nav_news.gif  nav_links.gif  nav_photos.gif   nav_contact.gif  nav_home.gif
 Peace Commission
 Printer-friendly Version

Cambridge Peace Commission logo

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!


Summer of Peace logo

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


 

Join the Cambridge Peace Commission Mailing List
Email:

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

Ardeene Goodridge, Co-Chair
Fr. Thomas Massaro, Co-Chair
Marty Federman
Grove Harris

Mushtaque Mirza
Pat O'Brien
Radhika Rao
Rachel Wyon

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

 Department Spotlight
21st Annual Commemoration of the Holocaust :: May 4, 2010
2010 Cambridge Peace and Justice Awards: Peacemaking in a Time of Hope and Change
Summer of Peace 2010
Information on Cambridge's Sister Cities
About Peace Commission Director Brian Corr
Cambridge Peace and Justice Awardees: 1995-2006 (pdf)

© 2004 City of Cambridge |  City of Cambridge Home Page |  City Departments