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 many 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. We will celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2019!
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 and Creating a Peaceful School - Annual Conference. We are also now working with a subcommittee of our Center, Diablo For Peace, which is comprised of youth in our community, to bring awareness to local issues.
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 - 2018 please go to "Past Events" on this website. For information on the upcoming conference Creating a Peaceful School - 2019, go to "Upcoming Events".
This past winter/spring we addressed the topic "Addressing Racism in Our Community" using a different format. Rather than have one conference, we held a series of events organized with Diablo For Peace. The first on this topic took place in March. It was a panel discussion with representatives from the local Miwok and Ohlone communities (link to the video here: http://ourpeacecenter.org/gazette/ ). 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 was "Women in the Workplace" a panel presentation, discussion and celebration of local intersectional women. This series was funded by grants from the Bernard E. & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation and the Walnut Creek Civic Pride Foundation.
We are now in the planning stages for another conference. It is scheduled for February 9th, 2019, location TBA. Our theme: "Building Bridges Not Walls". Please check back for updated information using the "Upcoming Events" tab above.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on these programs!
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 many 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. We will celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2019!
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 and Creating a Peaceful School - Annual Conference. We are also now working with a subcommittee of our Center, Diablo For Peace, which is comprised of youth in our community, to bring awareness to local issues.
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 - 2018 please go to "Past Events" on this website. For information on the upcoming conference Creating a Peaceful School - 2019, go to "Upcoming Events".
This past winter/spring we addressed the topic "Addressing Racism in Our Community" using a different format. Rather than have one conference, we held a series of events organized with Diablo For Peace. The first on this topic took place in March. It was a panel discussion with representatives from the local Miwok and Ohlone communities (link to the video here: http://ourpeacecenter.org/gazette/ ). 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 was "Women in the Workplace" a panel presentation, discussion and celebration of local intersectional women. This series was funded by grants from the Bernard E. & Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation and the Walnut Creek Civic Pride Foundation.
We are now in the planning stages for another conference. It is scheduled for February 9th, 2019, location TBA. Our theme: "Building Bridges Not Walls". Please check back for updated information using the "Upcoming Events" tab above.
We'd love to hear your thoughts on these programs!
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.
