Welcome to the Creating Peaceful Schools Website!
Creating Peaceful Schools is a program of the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center, whose purpose is to work for a culture of peace through education, advocacy, and community building.
The Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center was established in 1969 as a focal point in the East Bay where the community could gather to create a "local voice for peace" to speak out against the wars in Indochina. Over a period of 40+ years it has evolved into a Center that also addresses issues related to the prevention of violence and promotion of social justice in the local community. To that end the Center has most recently been focusing on education and positively influencing the hearts and minds of our youth.
Educational programs addressing peace and justice have been developed for children of all ages, kindergarten through high-school. They include the Dennis Thomas Art & Writing Challenge, Creating a Peaceful School - Annual Conference and we hope to initiate a new program, Peace and Justice School Clubs. Please take a tour of this website for more information on these specific programs.
For more information on the Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, see our website: www.ourpeacecenter.org.
For events which have already taken place during this or past years, including the Creating Peaceful Schools - Conferences 2012 - 2017 and the Art & Writing Challenge 2013 - 2017 please go to "Past Events" on this website. For information on the Art & Writing Challenge 2018, go to "Upcoming Events".
We had to cancel our winter conference (Saturday, February 3, 2018) but have been addressing the topic "Addressing Racism in Our Community" using a different format. The first in a series on this topic took place on March 17th. It was a panel discussion with representatives from the local Miwok and Ohlone communities. A link to the video of the event will be uploaded soon to our Peace Center website (link below). The second in the series was a presentation by Alyson Reimer, a representative from UC Berkeley's Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. We had a great turnout of young people from local high schools despite it being held on a Saturday night! Next up is "Women in the Workplace" It will be a panel presentation, discussion and celebration of local intersectional women and takes place on June 2nd, Walnut Creek Library. This series is funded by grants from the Bernard E. & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation and the Walnut Creek Civic Pride Foundation. Watch for updated information at "http://ourpeacecenter.org".
We'd love to hear from you!
Margli Auclair, Director
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center
1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, California 94549
margli@ourpeacecenter.org
925-933-7850
The Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center was established in 1969 as a focal point in the East Bay where the community could gather to create a "local voice for peace" to speak out against the wars in Indochina. Over a period of 40+ years it has evolved into a Center that also addresses issues related to the prevention of violence and promotion of social justice in the local community. To that end the Center has most recently been focusing on education and positively influencing the hearts and minds of our youth.
Educational programs addressing peace and justice have been developed for children of all ages, kindergarten through high-school. They include the Dennis Thomas Art & Writing Challenge, Creating a Peaceful School - Annual Conference and we hope to initiate a new program, Peace and Justice School Clubs. Please take a tour of this website for more information on these specific programs.
For more information on the Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, see our website: www.ourpeacecenter.org.
For events which have already taken place during this or past years, including the Creating Peaceful Schools - Conferences 2012 - 2017 and the Art & Writing Challenge 2013 - 2017 please go to "Past Events" on this website. For information on the Art & Writing Challenge 2018, go to "Upcoming Events".
We had to cancel our winter conference (Saturday, February 3, 2018) but have been addressing the topic "Addressing Racism in Our Community" using a different format. The first in a series on this topic took place on March 17th. It was a panel discussion with representatives from the local Miwok and Ohlone communities. A link to the video of the event will be uploaded soon to our Peace Center website (link below). The second in the series was a presentation by Alyson Reimer, a representative from UC Berkeley's Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. We had a great turnout of young people from local high schools despite it being held on a Saturday night! Next up is "Women in the Workplace" It will be a panel presentation, discussion and celebration of local intersectional women and takes place on June 2nd, Walnut Creek Library. This series is funded by grants from the Bernard E. & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation and the Walnut Creek Civic Pride Foundation. Watch for updated information at "http://ourpeacecenter.org".
We'd love to hear from you!
Margli Auclair, Director
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center
1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, California 94549
margli@ourpeacecenter.org
925-933-7850
Artwork: Leaves of Change, Rocio Perez, Freedom High School. From the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center's Art & Writing Challenge - 2016
The Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.
The Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.