We call our projects Portals to Peace. Whether they are cultural events, workshops, publications, conferences, or internet forums, aimed at an individual or a large group, each is designed to nurture a culture of peace.
Here is a sampling.
GreenAgers
GreenAgers mobilizes and empowers young people to come together and work cooperatively to design and carry out environmental projects in their own their local communities.
Through this program, young people can not only make a real difference, they can also learn independence, creativity, leadership, responsibility and self-respect. As they develop their own interests and abilities, they are also promoting community and global health, and ultimately contributing to global peace.
Cultural Events
CPC is sponsoring a free concert featuring the New York City debut of Dreams of Wisdom, a chamber piece by David Crowe, which is inspired by 5 paintings by Nicholas Roerich. The piece will be performed May 17 at 5 pm at the Nicholas Roerich Museum, where the paintings are on display. Also on the program is Olivier Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time."
Here are the concert details as well as excertps from the 5 movements.
Workshops
CPC can work with you and your group, community or school on with a variety of workshops. These include:
- Believe it or Not: A Workshop on Beliefs that Separate People
- Deep Listening
- How to Play Nice Together: Building Community Locally and Globally
For more information, email info@centerforpeacethroughculture.org .
Online Workshops
There are currently two online workshops. One invites visitors to explore how their own beliefs affect their behavior - sometimes in unexpected ways. The other leads visitors through eight steps to become Peace Builders from the inside out.
Dialogues
What would happen if we brought artists, scientists and philosophers together to tackle a project, if people with very different approaches brought their special insights to bear? CPC is developing several such community dialogues.
Sister City
CPC is establishing a Sister City relationship between a small town in the western mountains of Massachusetts and a small African city.
Future Workshops
- Personal Peace
- Balancing the Inner Masculine and Feminine