Changes to the Flyer

1. Time: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.  September 21, UCO...location!!!

2. Information about the contest, with contact information

3. Information about Gigi’s offerings for students and teachers who will be placing pinwheels on campus on Wednesday morning and early afternoon. (Gigi would like 45 minutes for showing a film, brief discussion, teaching the art of crane making and guiding students to make their own. We suggest they bring a sack lunch but that we have water available. We need to begin scheduling student groups.)

4. Location Confirmation: I just received confirmation that we are good to go for the Great Hall on the 21st and have it held from 10a.m-8p.m.   Jennifer

July 5th, 2nd Floor, OCU Library, 2:30 p.m.

Expected attendance: Reverend Jennifer Long (OCU), Dr. Meinheart(OCU), Bill Bryant(UNOK), Mikel Ibarra (C.A.S.T. for the World), Steve MacLinn(Ojas Music.com), Joan Korenblit(Respect Diversity Foundation), Dr. Gigi Hu (JASO)

Pinwheels 2011-07-05: Jennifer Long ... jlong@okcu.edu, Carmen Clay ......clayc@casady.org, Bill Bryant ...... wildbill73107@cox.net, Joan Korenblit ... rdfrdf@cox.net, Mikel Ibarra ..... mikeliba@gmail.com, Steve McLinn ..... steve@ojasmusic.com, Gigi Hu .......... tyghu@hotmail.com, Clydia Forehand .. clydiaforehand@ou.edu, Joe Meinhart ..... Jmeinhart@okcu.edu, Mark Davies ...... mdavies@okcu.edu

These are my notes from the planning meeting for the International Day of Peace celebration at OCU -- also known as "Pinwheels For Peace."

In attendance were: Jennifer Long, Joan Korenblit, Steve McLinn, Gigi Hu, Joe Meinhart, Mark Davies, and myself (Bill Bryant).  Our meeting convened in the 2nd floor conference room of the Dulaney-Browne Library at OCU.

The meeting was good, with lots of participation from everyone. There was a cordial atmosphere, and by the end of the meeting we were joking with one another and feeling a sense of our shared culture. Joe and Steve serenaded us with pop songs from the '70s.

Before ending the meeting, we walked over to the McDaniel Center (just west of the library), where we surveyed the Great Hall, the Shdeed Lounge, and the Quad.

LOCATION: The task of identifying a usable space for our celebration was high on our list of priorities. We felt that the Great Hall offers a nice area for performances, and the Shdeed Lounge (just outside of the Great Hall) can accommodate information tables for our partner groups who want to be co-sponsors of the event.

Pinwheels Contest: We're counting on Mikel and other teachers to help organize the production of pinwheels in their schools. Then, we anticipate that students and teachers will be invited to deliver their creations to OCU during the day on Wednesday, September 21st. Pinwheels will be planted on the Quad -- maybe all the way out to 23rd Street.

(With respect to putting art on display, Carmen has suggested that giant pinwheels could be created as part of a contest. And, that some pinwheels might be placed on the OCU campus as early as September 11th. We didn't talk about these ideas. Maybe at our next meeting we will).

Paper Cranes. Throughout the day on the 21st, the Great Hall will be used as a workshop area. A short film about Paper Cranes will be shown there, and students will be given instructions on how to create them. Gigi has a vision of how this part of the celebration will take place.

The Venue. Jennifer needs to check with Mary Benner about the availability of the Great Hall and Shdeed Lounge on the 21st. Nothing has been confirmed yet in this regard.

Performances. As in year's past, we expect that we will have good participation from various dance groups and musicians. We made a point to express how much we would like to make this event a showcase for some performers from OCU. Joe Meinhart will help us to extend our invitation to OCU singers, dancers, ensembles, etc.

(Carmen's draft flyer refers to Dr. Clydia Forehand as an additional resource for "Peace Songs." Dr. Forehand is affiliated with the Confucius Institute and OKITEA -- not to be confused with the Tea Party!).

Speakers. We'll need to have a good Emcee for the performance part of our celebration. Do we know who this person is yet? We think we might like to have a couple of featured speakers -- folks who can convey some words that are appropriate to the occasion. Everyone agrees that these messengers of peace should be people who recognize the value of brevity.

The Finale. The culmination of the performances will be some sort of interactive, participatory dance -- like we've had in the past. The Japan-America Society of Oklahoma -- JASO -- has an interactive peace dance that might be incorporated into this moment. If the weather isn't bad, we think we might move the entire celebration outside (onto the Quad) for this final part of the event.

OCU Things. We love the folks at OCU. Beyond providing a venue, they will be able to help us with lots of related things -- like, providing some publicity (news release), helping us get parking permits if we need them, and arranging for the tables & chairs, etc., that we will need. We are mindful of the university's need for assurances with respect to the safety and security of the campus. We'll comply with any special rules / regulations that might be required.

Flash Mob. Joan imagines that our Pinwheels Celebration may provide an opportunity for us to organize a flash mob. This is an idea that is brewing. A little more time is needed for the flavor of this activity to come out. We'll discuss it more at our next meeting.

Films for Peace. Carmen has in mind that we should show films with messages of peace, and she has a list of titles. We recommend that these films should be scheduled for September 18th -- the Sunday preceding the Internaional Day of Peace. We think Harbour Winn might be willing to work with us on publicizing and showing the films. Harbour directs the OCU Film Institute. We need to discuss this idea some more.

Next Meeting:  We agreed to meet again on Tuesday, July 26th, at 2pm. Probably in the library at OCU.

I may have left out some of the details of our meeting. If I got anything twisted the wrong way, please be sure to let me know. Whenever I write up the notes of a meeting, I always appreciate suggestions for improvement.
Bill Bryant

405-760-5322

wildbill73107@cox.net

Peace Tree & Shinnyo-en reply

I am interested in at least showing it once at Casady. Are you all interested in the film at all? See below the e-mail from the director.



Thanks for your message and for your interest in showing The Peace Tree. Will this be a one time screening or will the university keep the DVD and show it again in the future? That determines the license which will go toward the post-production of our new film that we recently shot in India.

Thanks and hope you have a great International Day of Peace celebration.

Warmest regards,
Mitra Sen
Producer/Director
Peace Tree International
Sandalwood Productions
Tel. (416) 441-0253
Fax (416) 441-6307
www.peacetreeday.com
www.sandalwoodproductions.com

Hi Carmen,

Yes, if a high school acquires the dvd, they can show the film in perpetuity too, but it can only be shown within the high school.

Best regards,
Mitra







From: Clay, Carmen
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:26 PM
May I suggest for the meeting to take place on the 5th unless there is a problem with Bill and Mikel. Mikel has younger children and maybe she could be on speaker phone like we did with Joan at the last meeting. Joan, Steve and Gigi have responded as able to participate.
I received the following response from Shinnyo-en:At the Foundation we are at a critical junction formulating our strategic plans under new leadership, and by September we will move to another office within the same building. In light of these issues, we are very sorry to inform you, but we won’t be able to provide substantial sponsorship to your peace events this year.

As for the DVD, Barefoot Gen, I believe we have an in-house copy. I will inquire to other staff if we could make another copy for an educational purpose without impinging on the copy right issue. In addition, we have a booklet that includes discussion questions about Barefoot Gen that Stanford’s SPICE program created. I’ll ask our staff to make copies of both the DVD and the booklet and mail them to you shortly.

I wish you the best for the Peace Day events! We’d love to feature this year’s activities on our website again. It will be great if a faculty member or an older student could write an article and send us some photos!

Best regards,

Ineko

Second Meting at OCU, 2:30, OCU Library, July 5th or July 7th

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Dear Jennifer,


I will be out of town on both dates, but I hope you will meet at 2:30 at the OCU Library on July 5th or 7th.

IDP,OCU Team: Please let Jennifer know if you can attend and when ASAP. Please feel free to add people you wish to consider attending this meeting: jlong@okcu.edu  

Mikel, Steve, Joan, and Bill are the main organizers of this citywide event . Next year, we will honor the memory of its founder, Linda Esser. Full history of Pinwheels for Peace OKC at http://www.una-okc.org/idop.html .

DATE and location of pinwheels: We went back and forth regarding the best date to bring greater participation and also because this year is the 30th anniversary of the International Day of Peace. I personally prefer Wednesday because it might be easier to schedule school buses with kids coming to plant their pinwheels, but we had it on a weekend before and teachers like me brought and planted pinwheels. This is also the first year, a university is a planning partner. Last year, UCO only provided the location. Please let us know the pros and cons for the date for your institution and for the location of the pinwheels for highest internal & community visibility as well as being the path to the location of the main celebration.

PROGRAM: Mikel, Steve and Joan have created the 2-hour program in the past. With OCU School of Religion on board, I am looking forward to innovations. In the past, we had speeches, performances, pinwheels contest, and food and drinks on occasions when funding or donations were available. Steve has been the coordinator of the program. http://ojasmusic.com/ Mikel, the chair of the event, http://www.facebook.com/pages/CAST-for-the-World/432672175021, coordinated publicity, contacted art teachers, and created the giant pinwheels contest. Joan brought members of her bureau of speakers http://www.respectdiversity.org/home.html  helped by Bill who is now the president of the UN Association of Greater Oklahoma http://www.una-okc.org/ . I was just one of the teachers who brought Casady students pinwheels and Casady performers. http://www.casady.org/podium/default.aspx?t=28916
FILM: This was my idea for an educational opportunity before, during, and/or after September 21. I envisioned a Peace film festival as an easy way to participate in the 11 days of global unity (Sept 11-Sept 21) http://we.net/11days. Casady YAC students will also plant a “native” tree http://eno.joensuu.fi/basics/briefly.htm  and serve at the Food Bank with intergenerational, interfaith groups on September 11 from 1-4 p.m. (25-60 volunteers needed)

At Casady, thanks to the Dr. Gigi Hu http://www.facebook.com/pages/Japan-America-Society-of-Oklahoma/174240075945085, http://www.jasok.org/ and a grant from the Japan Foundation, we will have at least two films. I have not received reply from the Shinyo-en Foundation yet, but we will be showing their video, and short videos on Youth for Human Rights during the month of September as well as videos from Peace Day TV http://www.peaceday.tv/peaceday2010  during our Activities Period. I am also waiting to hear from the director of a wonderful film: The Peace Tree http://www.sandalwoodproductions.com/peacetree/synopsis.html  and a possible SKYPE presentation with Jeremy Gilley http://peaceoneday.org/en/welcome  during our daily chapel service. I do not know what will be pertinent for OCU. You have Dr. Gigi Hu with funding and film presentation for the OCU International Day of Peace Program as a resource. I look forward to the movie HOME

SUPPLIES FOR PINWHEELS: Everyone provides their own supplies. http://www.pinwheelsforpeace.com/pinwheelsforpeace/home.html

Thank you for welcoming the International Day of Peace, Pinwheels for Peace at OCU. I look forward to the meeting minutes for the blog: http://serviceapathtopeace.blogspot.com/



Peace @ the Heart of Service,
Carmen



From: Long, Jennifer

Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 3:40 PM

To: 'Carmen Clay'
Cc: Meinhart, Charles J ; Davies, Mark ; Long, Jennifer

Subject: RE: Universal Peace Day- International Day of Peace



Hi Carmen,

Now that we are all back, and before we leave for more conferences, we were wondering if we could get everyone together on either July 5th at 2pm or July 7th at 2:30pm. This would include the group here from OCU and anyone you want to invite from your end. I found your blog page and so we wanted to ask a few questions to get things tightened up. You might send this to the group to be thinking about so that we are all on the same page when we meet.



1) Would you all prefer Sunday or Wednesday. If Sunday, will pinwheels be placed then or brought back on Wednesday? Either way, where would you all like to have them placed? The Quad? Along 23rd street? In the Kerr McGee plaza on the corner of 23rd and Blackwelder?



2) What is the focus of the 2 hours when people are there? Are there educational pieces, just performances, or what? Will there be a set program and how will that look? Is there a convener? Who will coordinate that?



3) The movie: Where will it be showing and when? Is it during that time (the Sunday or Wednesday) or would you like me to check on a space for Tuesday night?



4) Who will provide the supplies to make the pinwheels? Will each group provide their own supplies? If the supplies will be provided, how do we get them to each group?

On the OCU Schedule at this time (not including the Wednesday or Sunday) we have pinwheels being made during the Wednesday at the Wesley lunch through Religious Life, Thursday the 22nd we will show a movie “HOME” in connection with the OIKOS Conference which begins on Friday and goes through Saturday.

I hope this is helpful. Let me know if everyone can get together. We will meet in the Library at this time and I’ll let you know more when I know which rooms are available. They should be calling me back soon.

Peace,
Jennifer

Interfaith Youth Core: College Campuses

IDP-PW-4-P 2011@OCU Request for Meeting

Dear IDP20011@OCU Team:

Could we consider having a meeting next week, June 27-July 1? I could also meet this week, Thursday (afternoon) or Friday.

Jennifer, or Reverend Long, and Dr. Meinhart, we are looking forward to working with you. Will you consider hosting our first meeting at OCU if at all possible next week or at a best possible date for most of the team in July? I have included in this e-mail pertinent Casady faculty and students to inform and welcome their input and participation.

Please find a tentative draft schedule of the International Day of Peace at Casady at http://serviceapathtopeace.blogspot.com/. I also placed news about a Peace Art Exhibit coming to Casady and news of the Japan America Society of Oklahoma, (JASO), Japan in a Suitcase outreach offerings made possible by a grant from the Center for Global Partnership, Japan Foundation. See attached flyers.

Looking forward to your reply,

Carmen Clay
Peace, the heart of service
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For the ones who might not know: I received great news last week. Casady will host the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE, PEACE PALS ART EXHIBITION, AMBASSADOR OF PEACE COLLECTION, http://www.wppspeacepals.org/idp;  the artwork of youth from around the world as part of our International Day of Peace program. The Peace Pals Ambassador of Peace collection features artwork of youth between the ages of 5 and 16 representing 63 countries of the world. Each artwork is a masterpiece giving expression to the hope, aspirations and inner beauty inherent within the hearts of youth everywhere. Included on each artwork is the message, "May Peace Prevail On Earth". The Exhibition is made possible through a joint collaboration between the Culture of Peace Initiative and Peace Pals International. The exhibit is scheduled to open the first week of September at Casady and Oklahoma City venues. Will OCU consider being one of those venues? I hope the exhibit could be at Casady from September 1-10. After that it is open to possibilities, but curators will have to pick-up the exhibit from Casady or from any other venues. I sent an e-mail to Peace Pals to see how long we can host the exhibit in our city.

The Japan America Society of Oklahoma received a grant from the Japan Foundation, Center for Global Partnership and will be able to provide films and workshops for Casady and Oklahoma City as part of their Japan in a Suitcase outreach series. Check out the preliminary description of opportunities available. Dr. Gigi Hu, Education Coordinator of the Japan America Society of Oklahoma is part of our team and she will keep us updated.

See below a tentative "@ draft stage" schedule for Casady’s Service-Learning International Day of Peace:

-September 1-9: Peace Pals Art Exhibit @Casady, Location of Gala and exhibit TBA...We need to check with the Art Department and pertinent administrators

-Saturday, September 10: Japan America Society (JASO) and Japan Foundation, Center for Global Partnership Present: Japan in A Suitcase Film Series: On a Paper Crane, Tomoko's Adventure. We have requested Fee Theater, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

-Sunday, September 11: Interfaith Volunteering at the Food Bank (1-4, 25-60 volunteers)

-Saturday, September 17: JASO and Japan Foundation, Center For Global Partnership Present: Japan in A Suitcase Film and workshops: Taro the Dragon Boy, Sumi-e and Japanese Greetings and Etiquette workshops. Lunch provided for $15. Japanese restaurant catering. We have requested Fee, Student Center,Calvert & Woods. 11:30-4:30 Check attached flyer

-Wednesday, September 21: Casady Celebration of International Day of Peace: Artistic, engaging, empowering times during chapels celebrating International Day of Peace. During the School Day: Installation of Pinwheels for Peace around the Lake. We have requested administrative consideration of a possible human embrace around the lake with a peace song which we all should learn together- Suggestions Please!!! Afternoon and Evening International Day of Peace at UCO 3:00-9:00 p.m.

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