Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Community Peacemaker Awards
Thanks to all of you who came out to celebrate our Community Peacemaker Awards. It was a wonderful ceremony and a great success, thanks to all of the community members who came to show their support.
Friday, April 16, 2010
A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY PEACEMAKERS
A CELEBRATION OF
COMMUNITY PEACEMAKERS
April 18,2010
2:00 P.M
Peace United Church of Christ
1111 N 11th Avenue East
Duluth, MN 55805-1517
Featuring:
• Oshkii Giizhik Singers
• Peace Choir
• Peace Puppets
• Spoken word by Woodland Hills Students
• Teague Alexy
The objective of this celebration is to honor and take note of those whose personal actions make our community a safer and healthier place to live. We use Martin Luther King’s definition of a peacemaker: “A peacemaker is someone who has sought to teach, to transform, to make friends, to heal, to defeat injustice or to choose love instead of hate.” We want to celebrate those who may be unknown to most of us but have done something special. They have gone beyond what they have to do in service to our community and its people. Past nominees have included: a drop-center director, a youth service worker, a day care provider, a government official, a student activist, a hospital volunteer, a student who worked with a person with developmental disabilities, a men’s group coordinator, a mentor and a teacher.
This year’s Steve Rolland Youth Peace maker award will be presented to Jeremiah Strong. Jeremiah is an active member of the Denfeld Community and the Lake Vermilion reservation of Bois Forte band of Chippewa. He is involved in many different activities at Denfeld. One of Jeremiahs most influential contributions as a peacemaker is to spread knowledge about his culture. Many of his class mates are unaware of practices in his culture and he tries to provide them with insights into that community. In Jeremiahs own words “when I explain to someone my heritage, even if they choose actions of hate in the process, I can successfully change their minds without any violence. This process does not always happen quickly, it has taken several years, but it has led me to success. This is why I hold onto the idea of love. It is for a hope of a stronger, better tomorrow”
Sig Haller is the winner of the Steve Rolland Peacemaker award. Sig Haller has worked at Woodland Hills for nearly a decade. During that time, Sig has preformed many tasks; he has worked with adolescents of all ages, and with young men and women alike. Sig has consistently and continually worked to promote non-violence as a core principle for resolving any and all conflicts which may arise. Sig works tirelessly to raise awareness among Woodland Hills’ students, staff, administrators and the greater community about the pressing problems of domestic violence and other acts of violence against women. Sig orchestrates the Woodland Hills’ participation in Duluth Take Back the Night rally. This is yet another avenue for him to promote the collaboration, understanding, and inclusivity within the agency and the larger Duluth community. Sig is a peacemaker of the trust kind he sees peace as a responsibility of all, and is willing to do his part.
Amazing Grace Bakery and Café was chosen as this year’s winner of the Steve Rolland Peacemaker award given to organizations. Amazing Grace strives to be a welcoming inclusive place for people of all walks of life. Amazing Grace strives to be socially and environmentally responsible and to spread that awareness to its patrons. Amazing grace donates thousands of dollars worth of product each year to charities, local non-profits, homeless shelters, etc.
More resantlt Amazing Grace hosted an event called “Have a Heart for Haiti,” which was an event to raise money for a village in Haiti, as well as to raise awareness of Haiti in our community. Over $2000 was raised at this event, with 100% going directly to Ruuska Village in Port Au Prince.
COMMUNITY PEACEMAKERS
April 18,2010
2:00 P.M
Peace United Church of Christ
1111 N 11th Avenue East
Duluth, MN 55805-1517
Featuring:
• Oshkii Giizhik Singers
• Peace Choir
• Peace Puppets
• Spoken word by Woodland Hills Students
• Teague Alexy
The objective of this celebration is to honor and take note of those whose personal actions make our community a safer and healthier place to live. We use Martin Luther King’s definition of a peacemaker: “A peacemaker is someone who has sought to teach, to transform, to make friends, to heal, to defeat injustice or to choose love instead of hate.” We want to celebrate those who may be unknown to most of us but have done something special. They have gone beyond what they have to do in service to our community and its people. Past nominees have included: a drop-center director, a youth service worker, a day care provider, a government official, a student activist, a hospital volunteer, a student who worked with a person with developmental disabilities, a men’s group coordinator, a mentor and a teacher.
This year’s Steve Rolland Youth Peace maker award will be presented to Jeremiah Strong. Jeremiah is an active member of the Denfeld Community and the Lake Vermilion reservation of Bois Forte band of Chippewa. He is involved in many different activities at Denfeld. One of Jeremiahs most influential contributions as a peacemaker is to spread knowledge about his culture. Many of his class mates are unaware of practices in his culture and he tries to provide them with insights into that community. In Jeremiahs own words “when I explain to someone my heritage, even if they choose actions of hate in the process, I can successfully change their minds without any violence. This process does not always happen quickly, it has taken several years, but it has led me to success. This is why I hold onto the idea of love. It is for a hope of a stronger, better tomorrow”
Sig Haller is the winner of the Steve Rolland Peacemaker award. Sig Haller has worked at Woodland Hills for nearly a decade. During that time, Sig has preformed many tasks; he has worked with adolescents of all ages, and with young men and women alike. Sig has consistently and continually worked to promote non-violence as a core principle for resolving any and all conflicts which may arise. Sig works tirelessly to raise awareness among Woodland Hills’ students, staff, administrators and the greater community about the pressing problems of domestic violence and other acts of violence against women. Sig orchestrates the Woodland Hills’ participation in Duluth Take Back the Night rally. This is yet another avenue for him to promote the collaboration, understanding, and inclusivity within the agency and the larger Duluth community. Sig is a peacemaker of the trust kind he sees peace as a responsibility of all, and is willing to do his part.
Amazing Grace Bakery and Café was chosen as this year’s winner of the Steve Rolland Peacemaker award given to organizations. Amazing Grace strives to be a welcoming inclusive place for people of all walks of life. Amazing Grace strives to be socially and environmentally responsible and to spread that awareness to its patrons. Amazing grace donates thousands of dollars worth of product each year to charities, local non-profits, homeless shelters, etc.
More resantlt Amazing Grace hosted an event called “Have a Heart for Haiti,” which was an event to raise money for a village in Haiti, as well as to raise awareness of Haiti in our community. Over $2000 was raised at this event, with 100% going directly to Ruuska Village in Port Au Prince.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Men as Peacemakers 2010 Annual Report
Download the Men as Peacemakers 2010 Annual Report and see what we've been up to this past year.
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