grassrootspeace.org November 5, 2007: This
website is an archive of the former website, traprockpeace.org,
which was created 10 years ago by Charles Jenks. It became one of the
most populace sites in the US, and an important resource on the antiwar movement,
student activism, 'depleted' uranium and other topics. Jenks authored virtually all of its web pages and multimedia content (photographs, audio, video, and pdf files. As the author and registered owner of
that site, his purpose here is to preserve an important slice of the
history of the grassroots peace movement in the US over the past decade.
He is maintaining this historical archive as a service to the greater
peace movement, and to the many friends of Traprock Peace Center. Blogs
have been consolidated and the calendar has been archived for security
reasons; all other links remain the same, and virtually all blog content
remains intact. THIS SITE NO LONGER REFLECTS THE CURRENT
AND ONGOING WORK OF TRAPROCK PEACE CENTER, which
has reorganized its board and moved to Greenfield, Mass. To contact Traprock
Peace Center, call 413-773-7427 or visit its site.
Charles Jenks is posting new material to PeaceJournal.org,
a multimedia blog and resource center.
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Books of the Month
The
War on Truth
From
Warriors to Resisters
Army of None
Iraq:
the Logic of Withdrawal
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Young Peacemakers 2000
Awards & Celebration - Sunday, May 7th
Teens, parents, teachers and community members gathered at the Greenfield
High School to honor the good works of 8 young Peacemakers during the Week of
Awareness for the Prevention of Violence. At the awards celebration,
nominators read their letters full of praise for these teens, grades 9-12, who
live in Franklin County:
Jamie Poremba, Greenfield High School; John Deelley-Blowers,
Frontier Regional School; Javier Santiago, Greenfield High School; Daniel
Parker, Frontier Regional School; Danielle Parker, Mahar Regional
School; Ike Purington, Mohawk Trail Regional High School; Evan Manning,
Greenfield High School. Not pictured: Tobey Ward, The Academy
of Charlemont.
Collaborations made this a fine evening. The idea for
the awards came from Father Stan Aksamit at a meeting of the Interfaith
Council of Franklin County. Committee members Betty Hefner,
Sunny Miller, Traprock's Director, and Rev. Jane
Lawrence put
in some long hours with to pull together the first of what may become an annual
celebration. Each recipient received a framed certificate, a journal and
$100. $300 was rasied for the awards in May of '99 When Traprock and the
interfaith Council brought Ervin Staub to Greenfield High School. The Interfaith
council added $200 more; Traprock added $300. The United Nations
Association of Franklin County, The Mediation & Training Collaborative and the Franklin County
Coalition for a Safe Community and the Greenfield Public Schools expressed
enthusiasm and support the peace awards and ceremony. In 2001 we
invite community members and representatives to make this event a prominent
feature of Violence Prevention month. Please call to collaborate. 413
773-7427
Two Peacemakers received additional recognition for peace
education efforts. John Deelley-Blowers
and Tobey Ward received framed certificates signed by 1997 Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate Jody Williams.
Thank you, Jody, for honoring our local peacemakers!
Two handbell choirs joined forces to ring a vigorous
composition by Kevin McChesney called "Make Me and Instrument of Thy
Peace." Joanne Parsons of First
United Methodist Church directed the Rich Blessings Handbell Choir joined by
ringers from Montague Community Church. McChesney believes that handbell choirs represent a
global
community for peace. He dedicated this composition to the students killed
in 1999 at Columbine High School in Colorado. This music was rung in 50 states
and offered here as an expression of commitment to love and caring.
In that spirit, we are all peacemakers.
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Miro Sprague, a talented young
musician from Shutesbury, performed on piano as people arrived and on
marimba and drums during the program, accompanied by his father John
Sprague. Miro is 15 and practices 3 hours a day! The
banner - "We Can Stop The Violence" was painted at Traprock
by volunteers. Many people - kids and adults - signed the banner,
which was later carried by Eve Brown Waite, her daughter, and friends in the Million Mom March,
May 14th, 2000 in Washington, D.C. |
This page created May 15, 2000 by Charlie Jenks;
updated January 27, 2001 by Sunny Miller.