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Poster for download, printing and sharing – help spread the word! Oklahoma City’s 28th annual Peace Festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 9th, from 10 am to 4 pm, in the Civic Center Music Hall’s “Hall of Mirrors” in downtown in Oklahoma City, 201 N. Walker. The event is free and open to the public. “Visitors will find tables and booths of local groups and organizations active in social justice, human service, human rights, environmental sustainability, and peace,” said Nathaniel Batchelder, director of the Peace House. “The Peace Festival showcases the good efforts of private groups working in those areas,” he said. Holiday shopping is a big draw for visitors. Fair trade and home-made goods at the tables will include organic coffee, pottery, crafts, carving and hand-made items from Africa. Local artists and craftspeople sell their art as well. Many groups offer books, calendars, t-shirts and bumper stickers furthering their mission. All groups display their brochures, newsletters, and membership opportunities in addition to sales items. “Background music during the festival will feature local musicians Steve McLinn, Jahruba, and others,” Batchelder said. There will also be a harpist, a solo performance of the Middle Eastern stringed instrument called the oud, and dancing by members of the Aalim School. A Children’s Activity Room, supervised by adults, is sponsored by the Peace Education Institute. There will be a story quilt, floor puzzles, games, poster-making and face-painting in the Children’s Room. Other festival sponsors include the Social Justice Committee First Unitarian Church, Bob Lemon, Kay Adair, Summit Business Systems, Home Creations, Bright Lights of OKC, and the Oklahoma Observer. More information is available by calling the Peace House in Oklahoma City at 405-524-5577. We ask your assistance in getting this word out. Please forward, share, announce and promote freely. Flyers can be downloaded and printed for distribution (see links below). Thank you!
More information is available by calling the Peace House in Oklahoma City at 405-524-5577, or by going on the website www.PeaceHouseOK.org.  Attend OKC rally against military intervention in SyriaWhen: Saturday, August 31; 2 – 4 pm (come for as long as you can during this period)
Where: Northwest Expressway and Penn. This event has been organized by a grassroots coalition of concerned citizens. The Peace House, Oklahoma Center for Conscience, Americans Against the Next War and other local groups are all joining in support, and urge our friends to attend, and spread the word.
Since the weather is forecast to be blisteringly hot, we urge you to bring hats, sunscreen, water and other essentials to stay safe and as comfortable as possible. You may bring signs you have made that are on topic.Take action
Sign petitions (sign as many as you want, but if you only do one, do the first one)
Contact officialsJust saying “I am calling from Oklahoma. No military action in Syria” will be enough.
Send email to President Obama: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/ Call White House: 202-456-1111 during normal business hours (Eastern Time).
Update: Our friends with Tulsa Peace Fellowship suggest the following message:
Call your federal reps (with social media resources): http://fcnl.org/issues/middle_
Spread the word
Letters to the Editor of Oklahoma newspapers: http://www.mondotimes.com/1/
Twitter hashtag: #NoWarWithSyria
Let us all tell the White House and Congress that NOW is the time to improve diplomatic relations between the US and Iran. Newly elected Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has pledged better relations with the west. He has appointed a pro-western, US-educated foreign minister, Javad Zarif. Additionally, Rouhani has expressed openness to negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programs, which are currently most likely all for peaceful electrical and medical needs according to the IAEA. Enhanced inspections could settle any doubts. (For contact info for the White House and/or Oklahoma Congress members, go to our Advocacy page.) Considering Middle East tensions and violence right now, Iran could be a natural ally of the US and Israel toward stability in the region. Iran has the highest population of Jews in the Middle East outside of Israel. It is counter-productive to US interests to marginalize Iran with extremist characterizations, military threats, and talk of more stringent sanctions. Iran needs oil revenues for food, medicine and other human needs, so there is an opening for dialogue beneficial to the interests of peace. Improved relations with Iran could be a great legacy of our time. Let us all encourage and support the administration in pursuing improved relations with Iran in the best interests of the USA. In this issue:
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