Events2008

Events 2008

July: Foster Old Home Days
July 26 and 27
Foster Fair Grounds
Foster, RI

Join us to celebrate the UN International Day of Peace
Sunday, September 21,2008
Downtown Providence
Burnside Park
Kennedy Plaza
3:00 to 6:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Event includes :

Activities and Exhibits for Children and Adults
Exciting Performances and Story Telling
Walking Meditation
By Wall of Hope into Basin of WaterPlace Park
Closing with Interfaith Prayers for Peace

!!! Please log on frequently to check for updates on the Peace Day Event !!!

The Peace Flag Project works with groups throughout the year. Our main event
is a celebration of the International Day of Peace, which is observed on September 21 of
each year. At this celebration, we display the thousands of flags that have been created.

January
Benevolent Community Event
Community Prep School
Providence, RI
www.communityprep.org

Martin Luther King
Commemoration
CVS Highlander School
Providence, RI
www.highlandercharter.org

February
Providence Interim Middle School
Providence, RI
www.procapri.org

March
Literacy and Community Service Day
Girl Scouts of SE New England
www.gscm.org/hubaboutus.htm

Northeast Reg. Dept. of Peace Conference
March 28 to March 30, 2008
Canonicus Conference Center
Exeter, RI
www.northeastdopconference.org

Roots and Shoots Program
Roger Williams Park Zoo
www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org

April
Free for All Saturday
RISD Museum
April 26, 2008
Providence, RI
www.risd.edu/museum_educ_freeforall.cfm

Literacy and Community Service Day
Girl Scout Council Southeastern MA
www.gscm.org/hubaboutut/htm

May
Joy & Laughter Workshop
1 st Step in Manifesting Your Dreams
Create Your Life. Inc
Canonicus Conference Center
Exeter, RI
www.createyourlifeinc.com

Providence Interim Middle School
Providence, RI
www.procapri.org

June
Environmental and Sustainability Festival
Apeiron Insitute
Exeter, RI
www.apeiron.org

No More Murder March
Sunday, June 22
March / Lillian St & Broad St.
Begins @ 11:00 am
Event/Trinity Square
Begins @ 12 noon
Providence, RI

World Refugee Day International Insitute
Tuesday, June 24
3:30 to 5:30 pm
Alderman Chambers
City Hall
Providence, RI
www.iiri.org

Events 2008

PeaceGardenCelebration
Vartan Gregorian Elem. School
Providence , RI

Girls Friendship Groups
5th Grade
Aston Elementary School
Cumberland , RI

July
Horley Family Jamboree
3rd Annual Family Music Festival
Newport , RI

Camp Ruggles
North Scituate , RI

August
CityFest Celebration
Southside Community Land Trust
Providence, RI
www.southsideclt.org

International Day of
Forgiveness
Davey Lopes Rec Center Park
Providence , RI
3:00 to 4:30 pm
Sunday, August 3

Hope High Farmers’ Market
Hope High School
Providence , RI
www.farmfreshri.org

Broad Street Farmers’
Market
Broad Street
Providence , RI
www.farmfreshri.org

September
International Day of Peace
The Peace Flag Project
September 21, 2008
Providence, RI
www.thepeaceflagproject.org

Labor & Ethnic Heritage Festival
Slater Mill Historical Site
Pawtucket , RI
Sunday, September 7
12 noon to 6:00 pm
www.slatermill.org

National Neighborhood Day
West Broadway Neighborhood Assoc.
Dexter Park, Providence
Saturday, September 16
www.wbna.org

31st Annual Rhode Island Heritage Festival
Historical Preservation & Heritage Comm.
State House Lawn, Providence RI
Saturday, September 20
12 noon to 6:00 pm
www.preservation.ri.gov/heritage/events.php

October
Stop the Violence
March and Event
Marlborough Street
Providence , RI
Saturday, October 11

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! For a write-up of our 2007 event, please click here !
! For a write-up of our 2006 event, please click here !
! For a write up of the 2005 event, please click here !

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