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May Day Peace Gala

Please join Oread Friends Meeting and Lawrence Coalition with Peace and Justice on Monday, May 1, 2017, at 6:30 pm for the dedication of a new Peace Pole in Centennial Park (Park Shelter West, 600 Rockledge Road, Lawrence, KS). Lawrence's newest Peace Polewas funded by the Misty Gerner fund, and has been placed in a position parallel to a Cold War missile displayed in this community space.

Following a General Welcome Speech by Christine Smith, the following program is scheduled:

Dances of Universal Peace
Introduction – Teresa Wilke
Pole Dedication
Give Us Our Peace, a Langston Hughes poem - Pat Miller
Polaris Missile – Joe Douglas
World Without War – Joe Douglas
Misty Gerner – Anne Haehl
Peace Poles – Beth Schultz
Presentation of the Tom & Anne Moore Peace & Justice Award
Introduction – Christine Smith
Reading of Fred Sacks nomination - Anne Burgess
Catholic Charities
Introduction - Loring Henderson
Sara Taliaferro
Introduction – Thad Holcombe
Refreshments

Monday, May 1, 2017 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Centennial Park - Park Shelter West
600 Rockledge Road
Lawrence, KS 66046
United States
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