Celebrate World Peace Day (Sept. 21) - Potluck, Popcorn and Peace

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The power of Non- Violence and why it remains relevant to this day.

Featured Film: Ahimsa Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless

Saturday, September 21 - World Peace Day Movie “Matinee”

12:30-3:30 pm - Fee $10

Registration closes Thursday, September 19, at 6 pm.

Registered participants are asked to bring a potluck item to share for our Peace Potluck table.

The film narrates the impact of the Gandhian message of nonviolence worldwide; how it inspired Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in the USA, the Solidarity Movement in Poland, The Velvet Revolution of Havel, and the Anti-Apartheid strife and Nelson Mandela’s fight against injustice, oppression, racism and his struggle to restore basic human rights/dignity for the colored citizens of South Africa.  This Indian produced and directed 2021 film includes interviews with world renowned scholars, biographers, as well as close family members of Mahatma Gandhi and Nobel Laureates such as HH The Dalai Lama, and Former Polish President Lech Walesa. The feature documentary weaves in rare archival footage, photographs, and inspirational songs, to put together a compelling and powerful narrative of the impact of Ahimsa, interpreted in the West as nonviolence. The film was awarded the U.N. Gold Medal Peace Award.

More details and Potluck:

Registration is required. Fee includes film, popcorn, drinks and additional refreshments. Doors open at

12:30 pm*.

We also request that you bring a dish that can feed about 8 people. Not “required,” but consider preparing a dish that is meaningful for you, something from your heritage, your family’s history, your ethnic traditions

or culture.

• Please bring a place card that describes your dish (origin, history) as well as a list of ingredients to inform attendees of what makes up the body and taste, plus possible allergies and food sensitivities.

• And, if you want, also bring copies of the recipe to share with others.

There will be electrical outlets available for crock pots. There is a refrigerator in the room.

*If you need extra time to set up your potluck contribution, you can access the room at 12:15.

The event schedule: Potluck, Popcorn and Peace Movie Matinee

– World Peace Day Celebration

12:30 pm – sign-in/doors open. (*If you need extra time to set up your

potluck contribution, you can access the room at 12:15.)

12:45 pm – Potluck meal and refreshments

1:20 pm – Introductions, Prayer, Film

3:00 pm – Dessert and Conversation

This is film brought to you by the Casa Faith in Action, Peace Ministry and the leadership team for the

Ministry.

World Peace Day: Each year the International Day of Peace (IDP) is observed around the world on 21 September.  The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the Day as a period of non-violence and cease-fire. It is a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace; a call to action that recognizes our individual and collective responsibility to foster peace. 2023 was also the 75th anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Sponsoring Ministry — Vision and Mission of the Peace Ministry: “Energized by prayer with the Holy Spirit, the Casa Peace Ministry creates peace through nonviolence in our hearts, our communities, and our world. Our mission is to to serve God by promoting peace: through contemplative prayer and reflection, loving our neighbor, and enthusiastically working for the common good.” Here are a few examples of what we do as a Faith in Action (FIA) ministry team: we offer several “Popcorn Pizza and Peace” movie nights per year and we offer fair trade chocolate at Christmas to the Casa community. If you are interested in joining this team, email peace@thecasa.org.  Faith in Action Ministry at the Franciscan Renewal Center patterns our work on the lives of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi by compassionately putting the love of God in the world in concrete ways.