SEPTEMBER 19th - 26TH @ Day One 175 N. Euclid Ave. Pasadena

PEACE TENT 2010:

The Language of Peace

The Peace Tent will be set up on the lawn of Day One from September 19 - 26. Open daily 10:00AM - 4:00PM for visitors to sit in for quiet contemplation, meditation, or prayer to experience inner peaceful dialogue for five, ten, fifteen minutes, or an hour. Scheduled daily activities for the mind, body, and spirit.

Participants will explore ways to cultivate peace within themselves, their families, and communities.

6PM - 7PM - Bring your mats and eating utensils for

• Meditation

• Yoga

• Food

7PM - 8PM - Special Presentations (log-on to the links below for daily activities' schedule)

• The Way of the Circle workshop by Lise Randsall, The Ojai Foundation

• Non-viloent Communication workshop by NVC Center trainer

• Mindfulness in Daily Life talk by Linda Maxwell, We Care For Youth

• Flying Peace Doves, contribution of Jizo Peace Center

• African Talking Drum performance

• Drum Circle by Sue Michiels

• Reflective writing by writing instructor Elana Golden, The Writing Studio

Los Angeles

• "Baking Bread" performance by artists Charlie Hachadourian and Poorang Nori

• Speaking and Listening from the Heart by Jeni Futvoye, The Partnership for Safe

Families and Communities of Ventura County

• Flamenco workshop by dance teacher Fatima Mendoza

• The Universal Language of Dance by Karine Armen

• Planting, preparation of organic foods, and ongoing arts and crafts projects

by community volunteers

Log on to www.peacetent.blogspot.com for daily updates on schedule of events at the PEACE TENT or visit our website at http://peacetentus.ipage.com/ E-mail comments or inquiries to marinehfk@yahoo.com.

Peace Tent 2010: The Language of Peace will be in Pasadena from Sunday, September 19 to Sunday, September 26. This year's activities at the tent will focus on non-violent communication. Visitors to the tent will have time and space to reflect on non-violent self talk and ways to engage their families, friends, community, and the world in peaceful conversation and problem solving.

Please visit our website at www.peacetent.us.

Peace Tent 2009

A Peace event beginning Sunday, Sept 13, 2009 and culminating Sunday, Sept 20, 2009. Sponsored by Day One, the tent and activites will be located at: 175 North Euclid Ave Pasadena, California 91101

PEACE TENT Events for Sunday, September 20, 2009

6:00 PM Ringing of Bells

6:05 - 6:35 Kundalini Yoga with Ginger Chulack

Community connections:

6:35 - 7:35 "Bread Baking" performance: LA artists Charlie Hachadourian and Poorang Nori will perform the baking and sharing of traditional "lavash" bread in their "clay hearth on wheels."

Learn more about Relational aesthetics at: http://place.unm.edu/relational_art.html

6:35 - 7:00 DRUM CIRCLE with Sue Michiels

Bring your own instrument and join the circle.

Global connections:

7:05 - 7:30 Flamenco Dance with Fatima Mendoza

7:30 - 7:45 Armenian Circle Dance

7:45 -

"May a prayer be uttered from everyone's lips for our benevolent universe, for abundance of harvest of every nation, every race, every order, every class, and every pasture."

Siamanto

PEACE TENT Events for Saturday, September 19, 2009

6:00 PM Ringing of Bells

6:05 - 6:35 Guided meditation with Austin Myers,

Hindu tradition.

We learned breathing techniques and enjoyed half an hour of

silence amidst the hustle and bustle of downtown Pasadena on a Saturday evening.

Community connections: 6:35 - 6:50 Breaking Bread

6:50 - 7:30 Make and Take "Olive" branch as an offering of peace

Personal Connections:

6:50 - 7:15 Positive psychology:

Presentation of the book "Secrets From the Sofa: Psychologist's Guide to Personal Peace"

by Dr. Ken Herman

Look for this reader-friendly guide at Barns and Noble

bookstores. Attendees received a complementary copy.

courtesy of Dr. Ken Herman

Global Connection:

7:15 - 8:45

Viewing of "Baraka" - a visual introduction

to the spirit of the world (104 min.)

You may find a copy of this beautiful film at the Pasadena

Central Library.

PEACE TENT Events on Friday, September 18, 2009

6:00 PM Ringing of Bells

6:05 - 6:35 Guided meditation with Lama Khedrub,

Bodhi Path, Pasadena

Community connections:

6:30 - 7:45 Breaking Bread

Make and Take Olive Branch as an offering of peace.

Personal Connections:

6:45 - 7:15 Personal Journeys to Peace: Leeba Lessin, Maricella Guzman,

Peace Pilgrim by Seamus Knight

7:15 - 8:00 Zumba workshop with Karine Armen

Closing

PEACE TENT Events on Thursday, September 17, 2009

6:00 PM Ringing of Bells

(I have collected thirteen bells and chimes from my neighborhood. I invite you to add to this collection by reaching out to your neighbors and asking them to make a peaceful gesture. The goal is to reach 100 by Sunday. They will all be returned to the owners.)

6:05 - 6:35 Guided meditation

Community connections:

6:30 - 7:00 Breaking Bread

Art project with Abira Ali of Wisdom Arts, Pas.

Personal Connections:

7:00 - 8:00 Poetry Circle with writers Shahe Mankerian and Thelma Reyna

(Bring your favorite peace/spiritual poem to read/recite in any language. Don't forget a blanket and a sweater.)

Closing