Events

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September

Peacebuilding Legacies: Greatest Hits from the Swarthmore College Peace Collection

Date: Sep 20 - Nov 1, 2025Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDTVenue: Swarthmore CollegeLocation: McCabe Library Atrium, Category: Local Peace Week September 21st
Explore peacebuilding through an exhibit highlighting activists and organizations represented in the Peace Collection. Starting from the personal papers of Nobel prize winner Jane Addams, the Peace Collection has become the most extensive archives and research library i...

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Past Events

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September

What Is Peace Journalism and Why Does It Matter?

Date: September 25, 2025Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDTVenue: VIRTUALCategory: Global Local Peace Week


Peace Journalism is about what to report and how to report it in a way that creates non-violent responses to conflict. Unlike traditional reporting that is often divisive and sensational, Peace Journalism is conflict-sensitive, peace-oriented, and human-centered. It highlights solutions, gives voice to the voiceless, and explains the root...

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September

Peace Within, Peace Between: Sharing Self-Care Practices Across Cultures

Date: September 24, 2025Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDTVenue: The Welcoming CenterLocation: 211 N 13th St, 4th Floor, 19107, Philadelphia, Category: Peace Week Personal
Peace Day Philly and the Welcoming Center are partnering to present a program focused on the development of self-care practices among immigrants and refugees to manage negative emotions and stress, especially in these times. Speakers will share their ideas and perspectives on self-care as well as actual self-care and conflict reduction strategies. This will be followed by an open discussion on the...

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September

Peace Day Philly 2025 - Act Now for a Peaceful World

Date: September 21, 2025Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDTVenue: Philadelphia Ethical SocietyLocation: 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square, 19103, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Category: Global Local Peace Week Personal September 21st
A gathering for solidarity, support and celebration on the International Day of Peace!

Organizations and individuals working for peace in diverse ways across Philadelphia and beyond, and those who want to mark Peace Day, are invited to this observance. The event will include:

  • Speakers on topics of personal, local and global peace

  • Music by Build a Bridge...

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September

Shambhala Peace Day

Date: September 21, 2025Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm EDTVenue: Philadelphia Shambhala CenterLocation: 2030 Sansom St, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA, Category: Global Local Peace Week Personal September 21st
The Philadelphia Shambhala Center invites you to join us for a series of free, public events in honor of the International Day of Peace. The morning will include a community meditation session, a book discussion introducing Joanna Macy’s World as Lover, World as Self and exploring her work in relation to peace, justice, and care for the Earth, and a Peace Day Meditation by the River on the Schuy...

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