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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

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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September

PEACE LIT! Fair - LITeracy Is Our Peaceful Resistance

Date: September 21, 2024Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDTVenue: Field of DreamsLocation: 1431 N. Frazier St (Queen Mother Falaka Fattah Way), 19131, Philadelphia, United States, Category: Local Peace Week September 21st


Malcolm X said there is no peace without freedom and Carter G. Woodson stated there is no freedom without education. We're bringing literacy alive in THE FIELD OF DREAMS --- hybrid and gamified. As the Million Father March fami...

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September

Navigating Difficult Conversations Workshop

Date: September 21, 2023Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDTCategory: Peace Week Personal September 21stWebsite: View Events Website
Virtual

We have the potential to correct misunderstandings and heal divisions and conflicts that characterize far too many of our interactions and relationships and damage our shared democracy. In this workshop you will learn to hone your skills for engaging in — and facilitating—interactions and discussions to deepen your understanding of one another, especially “when th...

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