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