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Cambridge City-Wide Martin Luther King Day Commemoration and Remembrance
Monday, January 16, 2012 • 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge
Please join us as we publicly remember and celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Central Square, Cambridge:
* 12:00 to 1:45 PM: Celebration of Dr. King's Life and Work for Peace, Justice, and Transformation • inside St. Peter's Episcopal Church • 838 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
* 2:00 to 2:45 PM: Informal Lunch and Gathering at the Church • In the undercroft (basement) at St. Peter's
In 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King described the most serious threat to American society. In his words, "We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." More than 40 years later, the United States still faces these three existential challenges to our values as a nation.
The City of Cambridge will honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King and his legacy as we gather at St. Peter's Episcopal Church to hear Dr. King’s words calling for peace, justice and transformation, along with brief remarks by Pete Davis, a Harvard student who participated in a reenactment of the 1961 Freedom Rides in connection with the recent PBS film.
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information contact the Peace Commission at 617.349.4694 or peace@cambridgema.gov.
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The Cambridge Peace Commission promotes peace and social justice within Cambridge and in the wider world. It works to reduce violence and advocates ideas and programs that affirm diversity and build community within our city. It links peace groups, social justice efforts, anti-violence coalitions and the municipal government, and pays special attention to violence affecting youth.
The Commission builds community by celebrating local people and efforts with programs and events, and by organizing community forums on issues affecting the community. It supports Cambridge’s sister-city relationships, including those with Yerevan, Armenia and San José Las Flores, El Salvador.
Read more about who we are and what we do.
Fletcher Maynard Academy Classroom 108 receives a 2011 Peace and Justice
Award from Mayor David Maher and Peace Commission director Brian Corr.
Photo by Ellen Shub :: www.ellenshub.com
RECENT EVENTS:The 2011 Cambridge Peace and Justice Awards:
Building Bridges, Creating Community
Sunday, June 12, 2011 • 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. • YWCA CambridgeGroup Award:
• Ms. Caitlin O'Donnell and the Students of First Grade Classroom 108, Fletcher Maynard Academy
Individual Awards:
• Holly Aldrich, Center for Homicide Bereavement
• Chris Low, Matènwa Community School in Haiti
• Eva Moseley, Massachusetts Peace Action
• Carolyn Turk, Cambridge Public Schools
Awarded Posthumously:
• Sion Chambers, Margaret Fuller House
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From the 2010 Peace & Justice Awards:
Area IV for Peace activists receive a 2010 Peace and Justice Award from Mayor David Maher
and Peace Commission director Brian Corr. Photo by Ellen Shub :: www.ellenshub.com
Summer of Peace Initiative
Be part of a Summer of Peace in Cambridge!
Every summer, the Cambridge Peace Commission works with schools, youth centers, community groups, churches and religious institutions, the police, artists and musicians — and young people across Cambridge — to create a Summer of Peace.
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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!
Take the Online Survey!
Peace@Home
Helping Men Talk to Men about Violence… Where it Hurts the Most!
This interactive training is focused on helping men talk with other men about domestic violence, its effect on families, and its effects in our communities. It is being offered at no cost to the participants.
What is Peace@Home?
It’s “Men Talking to Men about Violence Where It Hurts the Most.” This program is a new way of reaching men about domestic violence and the impact it has on men’s lives, our relationships, and our communities.
What will I get out of Peace@Home?
We believe that men need to be partners in solving the problem of domestic violence. These two 90-minute workshops will use a “train-the-trainer model.” We’ll talk as peers in a small, all-male group so that we can talk honestly and frankly. We’ll share ideas, beliefs, and experiences – as well as focusing on effective communication with those we know.
What will Peace@Home cover?
Session One: Men, Violence, & Peace at Home
• Manhood, Masculinity, and Violence: what does it all mean?
• What is Domestic Violence?
• “I’m not violent. How does domestic violence affect me?”
Session Two: Taking Action for Peace at Home
• How to Talk with Other Men – and What You Should Know
• Making the Connections: “What kind of man do you want to be?”
• Getting Real: Questions and Answers
• Getting Involved: What to do with this information…and how to spread the word
The most recent training was held in May 2011. If you would like to be part of the next training, please contact Brian at the Peace Commission: 617.349.4694 or peace@cambridgema.gov.