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About
Us
Director
Ginny Fox loves to talk about the Peace Flag Project (PFP). She always
refers to it as “the work of her heart.”
Ginny
says, “I’m often asked why I created the Peace Flag Project
(PFP), what was my goal. The answer is, ‘I’m not sure’
– and I think that’s a good thing! I like the Quaker idea
about ‘being led’ to do something, and I have certainly felt
led to do this work.”
Now that the Project is more than
four-years-old, the “why” has become clearer. Fox says, “The
Peace Flag Project’s focus is how all of us can help to make the
world more peaceful – every day. War is a terrible way to try to
solve world problems, but I don’t think we can really end wars until
we become a more peaceful people. I think that if we can behave toward
one another in gentler, more generous ways, we have a greater chance to
bring about peace and end violence on the planet. And this is something
each of us can do every day.” (If you would like more information
about the PFP mission, please click here for our Mission/Vision page.)
The American Friends Service Committee
of Southeast New England sponsors The Peace Flag Project. The Peace Flag
Project has been helped by wonderful Board of Advisors who contribute
their time and energy and hearts to this effort.
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Director |
Ginny Fox |
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Board
of Advisors |
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Elvis
Alves |
Community
Service Coordinator and religion teacher at Moses Brown Upper School
with a degree from Princeton Seminary; also has worked in the nonprofit
world in New York City
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Sally
Barker |
Textile
artist and RISD faculty member
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Debbie
Block |
Quaker
Peace Activist, Performing/Recording Arts Manager, Quilter
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Gary
Calvino |
Peace
and Community activist; Partner in Peer-to-Peer Advisors
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Madeline
Champagne |
Peace
Abbey Volunteer and Activist
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Jill Cicero |
Marketing
and Special Events Coordinator
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Brendon
Corley |
Computer
Teacher at Community Prep School, URI
Undergrad in Mechanical Engineering, and Former
Member of Youth In Action
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Diane
D’Errico |
Director
of Project Development at Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center; program development;
fund raising, public and media relations, organizational development
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Rabbi
Alan Flam |
Chaplain
and Senior Fellow at the Swearer Center for Pulic Service at Brown
University, President of RI Board of Rabbis
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Joanne
Friday |
Dharma
Teacher, Disciple of Thich Nhat Hahn, Peace Activist
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Sharmila
Ghosh |
Peace
Activist, Consultant for Multicultural Projects
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Khamtanh
Inthirath |
Marketing
Consultant for Idearc Media. Peace and Community
Advocate. Public Relations for new Laotian Community Center in Smithfield
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Noah
Merrill |
Quaker Peace Activist currently working with Iraqi refugees in Jordan
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Amrut
Patel |
Peace
Activist, Physician
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Cathy
Seggel |
Peace
Activist, RE Director at First Unitarian Church, Providence
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Mary
Jane Sorrentino |
Mary
Jane is a global warming presenter with The Climate Project, a nonprofit
group founded by Al Gore; gives presentations to schools, libraries,
organizations in RI and elsewhere
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Cliff
Wood |
Providence
City Councilman, Husband, Father, Musician
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Martha
Yager |
Program
Coordinator, American Friends Service Committee of Southeast New
England, Activist for Peace and Social Justice Issues
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Acknowledgment
and Gratitude
Jane
Maguire and I cofounded the Peace Flag Project in 2004. She retired
in 2007. Without each other, we might not have worked with thousands
of adults and children in Rhode Island and surrounding areas. I
am grateful for the partnership that helped this work to grow.
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!!! MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH !!!
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