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Events Held By Peace In The Hood
***Upcoming events:
International Walk and Run for Peace, Justice and Empowerment We are answering President Obama’s call for a National Day of Service “Blessed are the Peace Makers for they shall inherit the earth” Join us to take a stand against violence, injustice and powerlessness in our community. This walk and run is an intergenerational, inter-faith and multi-cultural event. Peace in the Hood, Inc. and The Discovery Center are pleased to announce the collaboration and sponsorship of the International Walk and Run for Peace, Justice and Empowerment day on April 24, 2010. The event will begin at E. 152nd Street and Kinsman Rd., Cleveland, Ohio (St. Cecilia Church lot) ending at Luke Easter Park with a release of balloons and doves for Peace. The walk and run will begin at 9:00 am (line up and registration 8:30am). The entrance fee $5.00 per person or $60.00 for a team of five (5) – this includes a tee shirt. We are seeking your support as part of the community, in helping to make this event a successful reality! We will be contacting you by phone within the week for a potential commitment, sponsorship and support for this endeavor. We are asking everyone who has lost someone to violence to join us by bringing a picture of your lost loved one. We will be walking and running for all those who have suffered injustice and powerlessness in our community. This includes victims and survivors of crime and violence. We are seeking sponsors whose logo will appear on the walk and run tee shirts. Vendor space will be available at the end of the walk and run and will be free of charge for sponsors. For all others, tables will be $20.00. We are seeking donations to purchase tee shirts and other souvenirs for participants, as well as expenses for permits, food and other costs associated with the event. Corporate sponsorships are available at the following amounts: $250.00 (bronze) $500.00 (silver) $1000.00 and up (gold) Individual donations and sponsorships are also available in any amount. All donations are tax-deductible and can be made at Key Bank - Walk and Run for Peace Fund. All donors will be recognized at the Luke Easter Park ceremony and in the program. The proceeds from this event will allow both organizations to continue much needed services for youth in the Mt. Pleasant Community. Please visit our web sites at www.peacinthehood.com/peaceinthehood@yahoo.com and Discoverycenterinc.com to learn more about our work. LOG ONTO PEACEINTHEHOOD.COM TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Sincerely, Khalid A. Samad, Executive Director Shirley and Lawrence Ellington, Founders Peace in the Hood, Inc. Discovery Center, Inc. (216) 538-4043/(216) 283-5434 office (216) 283-5960 office
October 16, 2009 Million Man March --Holy Day of Atonement--'Accepting Responsibility to Build Our Community' 1-4pm @ Greater Victory Christian Ministries 559 Reid Ave. Lorain, Ohio 44052--Internationally Known Speaker, Khalid A. Samad/Guest Speaker Juan Molina Crespo September 22-23, 2009The First Annual International Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit -An Action Alert Town Hall Forum at the Hosanna House (807 Wallace Ave) Pittsburgh,PA 9-4p.m. **Keynote Speakers: Dr. Ron Walters, Amir Khalid Samad, John A Powell, and T. Rashad Byrdsong. We will be discussing Globalization, Environmental and Ecomnomic Justice, Prison Indurstrial Complex, Urban and International Policy, Health Care, Reparations. Hosted by National Council on Urban Peace, Justice and Empowerment.
The G20 Summit of Nations will meet in Pittsburgh, PA following the London Summit of April 1st of this year. The purpose is to elevate discussion of the G20 beyond the narrow aspects of the health of financial markets, to addressing problems such as poverty, housing, employment, education, climate change, urban infrastructure, healthcare, economic development and other issues pertinent ot the survival of disadvantaged peoples as part of the long-term answer to the viability of countries. We will also develop recommendations for viable solutions that will insure beneficial impact to communities of color in the United States and the African Diaspora based on attendees at the April 1st Summit!Events Held By Peace In The Hood.... June 22-August 1, 2009 Peace Camp June 6, 2009-City Wide March Against Youth Violence Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance December 26, 2008-Kwanzaa Camp National Action Network - Chairman Rev. Al Sharpton For more information, contact the local organizing committee: National Action Network Cleveland (Richard T. Jones-216-548-6340); Peace in the Hood (Kevin Bell-216-326-8726); V.O.I.C.E.S. (Mrs. Delores Walton-216-215-1861); Black on Black Crime, Inc.-(Art McKoy-216-326-5619); Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center (Rev. Max Rodas-216-857-0558); We Believe (Rev. Tracey Lind-215-774-0410); The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (Jeffrey D. Johnson-216-536-3233); Metropolitan C.A.B.S.E. (Edward Young-216-691-1592); 100 Black Men (216-361-9146); B.U.I.L.D. (216-990-6887); Village TV (Rev. Sam Tidmore-216-216-432-1790); New Black Panther Party (Minister Abdul Quahar-268-2927); United Pastors in Mission (Rev. C. Jay Matthews-216-431-1361); Ward 3 Councilman Zack Reed-216-664-4945.
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