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Plan now to attend PWD 2024, October 19-27

Peace Week brings together organizations from all over the Delaware area to celebrate and promote a common cause: peace. Browse the events below and sign up for as many as you’d like! All events are free and open to the public.

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Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibit
10/04/2024 - 10/31/2024    
12:00 am
Vision Art Peace Art created by Seaford students will be on display during regular Library hours. No registration necessary.
Peace "Delaware Style" through Art and Poetry
10/07/2024 - 10/30/2024    
All Day
The Sussex County League of Women Voters and the Chesapeake Bay Girl Scout Troop 665 have collaborated to memorialize Peace, Delaware Style, through artworks produced [...]
Pre-PWD: "Pacem in Terris;  Dr. Christina Watlington"
10/08/2024    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
"Breaking the Cycle: Healing Generational Trauma" In this talk, Dr. Watlington will explore the profound impact of generational trauma on individuals and communities. The discussion [...]
Peace Rock Painting and Drumming Circle I
10/18/2024    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Participants in the afterschool program will talk about how they deal with violence and stress, paint peace rocks and participate in a drumming circle.
19 Oct
10/19/2024    
All Day
19 Return Peace Corps Volunteers have perecorded stories they are sharing which is Peace Corps third goal. Each recording is 30 to 40 minutes and [...]
Helping Native Plants Thrive in Talley Day Park
10/19/2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Please join us October 19th, Saturday 10am at Talley Day Park for a Peace Day Park Cleanup! Sponsored by the First Unitarian Church. We will [...]
PWD Kick-Off Rally
10/19/2024    
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us for the start of Peace Week at the Kick-Off Rally and resource fair focused on “The Faith and Health Connection.” Inspiring speakers and [...]
Letter of the Law
10/19/2024    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Site Supervisor at the New Castle Court House Museum, Juliette Wurm will explore the bias and racism written in the laws of Delaware from the [...]
Let's  GLOW for Peace - Adult Glow Party
10/19/2024    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  This is A Peaceful Community Collaboration with People to People Delaware and Finist and The Owl event. We plan to Kickoff our 2024 Peace [...]
Active Bystander Training
10/20/2024    
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Have you ever had a situation where you saw someone being harmed, physically or emotionally, and wanted to help, but you didn’t know what to [...]
"Do Well and Do Good" with Inspirational Global Guide & U.N. Member, Joni Carley
10/20/2024    
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Joni Carley has been consulting and advising values-driven global leaders for 25 years. Her advisory services, articles and talks help leaders track toward a robust [...]
Practicing Peace Through Deep Listening
10/20/2024    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Could what Mark Nepo says about deep listening also be what we might say about practicing peace? Nepo writes: “I learned that listening this deeply [...]
Peace Week Potluck
Gather with others who are committed to peace as we share a simple meal in a relaxed setting. All are invited to bring a main [...]
GOTV PostCard Writing Party!
10/20/2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
We will write postcards to “GET OUT THE VOTE”. YOU can DO SOMETHING, as Michelle Obama urged. A healthy democracy requires citizen involvement. We supply [...]
Concert & Reception
10/20/2024    
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
For Harmony We Sing: Songs of Hope and Peace Westminster Soloists’ Showcase Rebecca Hughes, soprano; Margaret Mezzacappa, mezzo soprano; Teddy Austin, tenor; Jerry Polman, baritone [...]
Circle of Sharing for Peace and Understanding
10/20/2024    
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Participants are invited to use a traditional way of talking called Circle to share their wisdom after watching the TED Talk video “A Palestinian and [...]
Peace in Motion Workshop
10/20/2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
In-person Movement Workshop at the Arden Gild Hall Unleash your creative power and express your inner vision of personal and collective peace through this movement [...]
Peace Rock Painting and Drumming Circle II
10/21/2024    
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Participants in the Meadowbridge Afterschool Program will talk about how to deal with violence and stress, paint peace rocks, and participate in a drumming circle.
Becoming a Poverty Abolitionist
Participants are invited to join a zoom-based gathering of community advocates who share a vision of justice, peace and dignity for all Delawareans. The gathering [...]
Peace Week Presentation and Tour at the Food Bank of Delaware
10/22/2024    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Cancelled due to sickness of the presenter. Join the Food Bank of Delaware for a special presentation about food insecurity in our state followed [...]
Pizza With the Police
10/22/2024    
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Share a meal with Wilmington Police Officers and bring all of your questions and comments. Creating a safe environment depends on open dialogue. Registration required: [...]
Seeds for Peace:Event Cancelled
10/22/2024    
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids at West Park Place Elementary School on Tuesday, October 22 from 5-7:30pm for a Seeds for Peace event! Free [...]
Sound Bath with Chris Reagoso
10/22/2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Are you ready to take the edges off your stressors, release tension, and delve into inner peace? Join us for a beautiful sound bath of [...]
Return Peace Corps Namibia Volunteer Annette Fletcher
10/22/2024    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Annette Fletcher of Delaware shares her Peace Corps Namibia service as a Volunteer during Peace Week Delaware She will be at the Academy for Peace [...]
Songs for Peace, a Concert by the Newark Ukesters
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark will be hosting a Ukulele Concert on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7:00 PM. The Newark Ukesters will be performing [...]
Tours of New Castle Court House Museum
10/23/2024 - 10/25/2024    
All Day
A guided tour of the court house at 1, 2 and 3 featuring an overview of Delaware’s European settlers, colonial settlements, statehood, Delaware’s laws and [...]
JavaTime Peace Jam
10/23/2024    
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Get your peace jam on! Join Shelley Kelley on  WVUD 91.3FM radio from 7 AM to 800AM on October, 23rd. The songs selected will show [...]
Meeta Parker Songs for Peace Week
10/23/2024    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meeta will be performing Peace songs from the 50s - 90s for Peace Week Delaware and a special song about stopping gun violence. All songs [...]
Art & Wellness: A Journey Through Creativity
10/23/2024    
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Take a break from the everyday and explore the calming power of art at the library! Are you a teen or adult seeking a space [...]
Peace Through Understanding: A Journey of Lifelong Learning
Peace is not necessarily a destination, but a continuous process nourished by learning and empathy.  This journey is lifelong, and every step towards greater understanding [...]
Labyrinth Walk for Peace
10/23/2024    
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us for a gentle, peaceful labyrinth walk accompanied by soothing music. Walking a labyrinth is a moving meditation that can help you center yourself [...]
Peace Book Giveaway
10/23/2024    
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
During the Huxley and Hiro Bookstore’s Author Fair, Peace Week Delaware will be giving away children’s books about peace. The books are mostly picture books, [...]
Ecumenical Candle-lighting Service for the Victims of Gun Violence
Please join our Ecumenical Prayer and Candle-lighting service to commemorate the victims of gun violence in our community. Musical Prelude by Sine Nomine ~ Directed [...]
CANCELLED Storytelling Across Political Divides  - CANCELLED
10/23/2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
CANCELLED TO ILLNESS Join us for a demonstration of, a discussion about, and practice with storytelling across political divides. Explore tools for bravely and effectively [...]
The Marian Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar: Tour and Volunteer
10/24/2024    
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Discover the hidden beauty of the 1916 Marian Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. At 9:30 AM, join us for a 1-hour [...]
BUILDING PEACE THROUGH CONNECTION: The Neurobiology of Community - A Peace Workshop
10/24/2024    
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
A 90-minute interactive workshop that explores how our nervous systems influence our interactions and relationships. This offers a unique approach to fostering peace by focusing [...]
Being Peace at the Labyrinth: Contemplation as Activism
10/24/2024    
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
   It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.1 We tend to think of contemplative practice as [...]
Mobilizing Delaware Voters
In the final weeks before the 2024 November elections, it is more important than ever for Delaware voters to tune-in to current information. Tiffany Lydon, [...]
Reproductive Rights as a Matter of Faith--Another Voice!
  Join us for an interfaith round-table discussion with members of Clergy For Choice Delaware on how our different faith traditions approach reproductive rights, and [...]
Visions of Justice
10/25/2024    
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Each year, the Delaware Center for Justice (DCJ) offers the “Visions of Justice” Conference free of charge to the community. The conference highlights the realities [...]
Peace Of Pizza
10/25/2024    
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Join us at Trolley Square for a city-wide celebration of peace, pizza, community, and fun. St. Stephen’s Church is your host for this event which [...]
Open Mic for the Peaceful Poet
10/25/2024    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Poets and Poetry lovers come share and enjoy poems of peace. The MIC is YOURS!
“Cultural Exchange, Mindfulness, and Percussion for Peace” with Dr. Scotty Horey
10/26/2024    
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Internationally respected solo percussionist, teacher, and health and wellness advocate Dr. Scotty Horey will perform his exciting solo percussion music with an accompanying educational discussion. [...]
Rethinking Treaty of Friendship
10/26/2024    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
William Penn’s meeting with Lenni Lenape tribal leaders in 1682 at Shackamaxon was, according to Voltaire, the “only treaty never sworn to and never broken.” [...]
Draw the Circle Wider:  Depolarizing as Spiritual Discipline & Democratic Imperative
10/26/2024    
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
In America, we have become increasingly polarized in our political views and ever more distrustful of our fellow citizens. What can help us repair this [...]
Listen to the Children/ Student Panel Discusion, Art and Music
10/26/2024    
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Community event / Forum format where diverse students will share  how they live and experience peace. They will share what they want adults to hear, [...]
Banned Together, the Fight Against Censorship
10/26/2024    
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Watch this private, pre-release screening of documentary. A diverse cast of visionary teenagers, intriguing characters, stirring public protests, private threats, criminal charges, and profanity-laced school [...]
26 Oct
10/26/2024    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Arts and crafts event for families! We will create original coffee sleeve designs promoting peace, tolerance, and understanding donated from the Riverfront Bakery at 313 [...]
Common Ground
10/26/2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
"Common Ground" unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current [...]
Sovereignty in Undisturbable Peace
10/27/2024    
10:30 am - 11:45 am
Dear Friends, I am so excited and honored for the opportunity to speak about the Sovereignty in Undisturbable Peace. Peace is often declared by an [...]
Dedication of a Peace Pole
10/27/2024    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
St. Martha’s Episcopal Church in Bethany Beach invites you and your friends to the 10:00 service at St. Martha’s Episcopal Church in Bethany Beach on [...]
Sabbath for Peace and Unity
10/27/2024    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Speak Out Against Hate (SOAH) Faith Leaders Action Group invites you to attend an ecumenical community-wide service culminating Peace Week Delaware. The service will include [...]
Circle of Sharing for Peace and Understanding
Participants are invited to use a traditional way of talking called Circle to share their wisdom after watching the video “A Palestinian and an Israeli, [...]
First Friday Walk for Justice & Peace
Join us for this peaceful, prayerful walk through the center of Wilmington to promote an end to racial and social injustice and to reduce gun [...]
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