Peace Pizzazz III: Weaving the Golden Rule Into Our Lives

The Golden Rule is a moral truth endorsed by all of the great world religions. President Kennedy, in his 1963 anti-segregation appeal to the American people said "the heart of the question is...whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we want to be treated". Peace Pizzazz II: The Golden Rule, had a powerful, positive influence on student participants. Peace Pizzazz III:Weaving the Golden Rule Into Our Lives will build on that foundation to emphasize positive interaction toward others, advancing interfaith cooperation based on shared values.

Application of The Golden Rule requires that children imagine themselves in another's place, on the receiving end of their actions. Peace Pizzazz III: Weaving The Golden Rule Into Our Lives, will be a celebration of knowledge gained and demonstrated with original works of art and literature.

Educators participating in Peace Pizzazz III will receive a copy of Sneetches and Other Stories along with suggestions for projects activities and other books. This book by Dr. Suess helps children see the silliness of judging people by their appearance rather than by their character, to get along it is important to respect differences of others.

Peace Pizzazz III will be held on May 22, 2011 from 1:30 to 4:00. We are in producing a brochure for the event and would like to offer YOU the opportunity to support this dynamic event through your sponsorship. The brochure will be distributed from October 2010 until May 2011, your name as a donor will appear on the brochure and program for Peace Pizzazz III.

The brochure will go to the printers on October 7th if you want your name on the list of donors send a $20 check made out to Skyridge Church of the Brethren-Peace Pizzazz, 394 S. Drake, Kalamazoo, MI 49009

KNOW (Kalamazoo non-violent opponents of war)news

KNOW activist Kathy Murphy was honored September 10 for her peace work, including Iraqi Health Now, at the Church Women United luncheon, at First United Methodist Church, downtown Kalamazoo. Applause, applause Kathy! Phyllis Senesi was also honored for her work with youth who are homeless. Congratulations to both.

Oct. 2 – March on Washington, DC

The Michigan Peace Network (network of peace organizations to which KNOW belongs) is heeding the call to march on Washington, D.C. on October 2, 2010, for jobs, justice, and peace. In a Labor Day kick off, the Peace Education Center of Greater Lansing announced it is organizing a bus to go from mid-Michigan to Washington for the "One Nation Working Together" national march. The peace organization is inviting local citizens and all members of the Michigan Peace Network to take the bus to a national rally at the Lincoln Memorial.

"In mid-Michigan, the Peace Education Center will be partners in the One Nation Working Together coalition," according to Melissa Osborn, co-chair of the Peace Education Center. "Our bus leaving on Oct. 1st will be filled with people representing environmentalists, peace groups, civil rights, women's and LGBTQI groups, faith groups, students, unions, teachers, and many more. We are asking all interested members of the Michigan Peace Network to send representatives on the bus."

Mid-Michigan citizens and Michigan Peace Network activists who are interested in riding the PEC-sponsored bus to Washington, D.C. can contact the Peace Education at 517-515-5634 or by email message to peaceedcenter@.... The Peace Education Center is asking $50 per rider to defray the transportation costs. Limited scholarship seats will be available for students, unemployed residents, and low or minimum wage workers. The bus will leave from East Lansing at 8 p.m. Friday, October 1, 2010. The bus will arrive in Washington, D.C. on Saturday morning, Oct. 2, for the march. The bus will leave Washington that evening and arrive back in East Lansing on Sunday morning, Oct. 3, 2010.

To secure your seat on the bus, or if you would like to make a donation to sponsor a rider, please send a check or money order to "Peace Education Center" at this address:

Peace Education Center

855 Grove Street

East Lansing, MI 48823

Please provide your name, address, phone number, and email address. Anyone under the age of 18 must have a parent's written permission to take the bus to Washington. Please contact the PEC for a release form for minors.

You may also pay by credit card by clicking the "Donate" button at the top of the PEC web page and mark/designate your donation "Bus." Please add $2 service charge to the credit card order or donation. The PEC web site is the following: http://www.peaceedcenter.org/.

Register today! Space is limited.

Youth PROMISE Act

2-minute Call Action

Call your Senators today!

Or call Senator directly: (888) 743-4385

Sample Script: " I'm calling to urge the Senator to support theYouth PROMISE Act, bill number S. 435. It is important we give our at-risk youth a real shot at succeeding in life."

Share this Action with everyone you know!

The Youth PROMISE Act (Prison Reduction throughOpportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education)is groundbreaking, bipartisan legislation currently before the U.S.House and Senate that will make unprecedented investments in proven strategies to prevent youth violence. The Act has broad support and tremendous momentum in Congress, and it will save lives, reduce crime and cut costs by empowering local communities to shape and oversee evidence-based strategies that engage and divert at-risk youth proactively, before they slip through the cracks of the criminal justice system. Learn more at www.youthpromiseaction.org.

Save the date!! ISAAC Public Meeting, October 14, 7 p.m., Galillee Baptist Church. More information to follow!

Next DoP meeting is October 7, 2010 at Skyridge Church of the Brethren

Peacefully submitted by Luana Van Dam and Janice Lakers (co-chairs)