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Category Archives: Events
Posted on January 17th, 2012 by Peace House OKC The Peace House, Cimarron Alliance, Oklahomans for Equality, The ACLU of Oklahoma, Church of the Open Arms, Rep. Al McAffrey, and Oklahoma: Inside Out invite you To an evening celebrating the service of Sen. Andrew Rice.
Sen. Rice will be leaving Oklahoma at the end of the month, but we can’t let him leave without an opportunity for the community to express our appreciation for all that he has done [...] Continue reading A Farewell to Andrew Rice, Friday January 20
Posted on October 13th, 2011 by Peace House OKC Saturday, Nov. 12th, 10 am to 4 pm Civic Center Music Hall – “Hall of Mirrors” Admission Free
The 25th annual Peace Festival will be a holiday shopping bazaar, featuring tables of more than 50 social justice groups and local crafts vendors. It will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12th, from 10 am to 4 pm, in the Civic Center Hall of Mirrors, in downtown Oklahoma City (Continue reading Oklahoma’s 25th Fall Peace Festival
Posted on October 7th, 2011 by Peace House OKC Public Rally & News Conference WHEN: Noon, Friday, October 7th WHERE: 100 N. Broadway, downtown Oklahoma City WHY: Call for an End to military action and Bring Our Troops Home
Rush-hour demonstration WHEN: 4:30 – 6 PM, Friday, October 7th WHERE: Gold Dome, corner of N. Classen and 23rd WHY: Call for an End to military action and Bring Our Troops Home
A public rally and news conference in downtown [...] Continue reading Rallies to mark 10 year anniversary of war in Afghanistan
Posted on August 14th, 2011 by Peace House OKC
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Please participate in our democracy and attend one of these if you can. Let your representatives in Washington know what you think and hold them accountable.
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Posted on August 14th, 2011 by Peace House OKC Press release from our friends in Labor:
OKLAHOMA LABOR UNIONS ANNOUNCE OKLAHOMA LABORFEST FOR AUGUST 25 to 27, 2011
A public festival to promote Oklahoma Labor History, Diversity, and Civil Rights through music, film, poetry and visual art.
Oklahoma City, OK-Oklahoma’s largest coalition of labor unions and labor activists, the Central Oklahoma Labor Federation (COLF), today announced its plans for the second annual “Oklahoma Laborfest.” After several planning committee meetings [...] Continue reading 2011 Laborfest set for August 25 – 27
Posted on August 14th, 2011 by Peace House OKC Oklahoma Recycling Seminar
“Recycling Across Oklahoma: Urban, Suburban and Rural” will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in Stillwater. The full day conference, hosted by the Oklahoma Recycling Association (OKRA), will feature a keynote presentation about Walmart’s Zero Waste Program.
Additional topics include Future Trends in Recycling; Master Recyclers Programs; Rural Recycling Collections; E-waste recycling; Tire Collections; Household Hazardous Waste Events; and Backyard and Municipal-scale Composting Programs, among [...] Continue reading Oklahoma City recycling seminar, Oct. 13
Posted on August 12th, 2011 by Peace House OKC OKLAHOMA CITY – A panel discussion entitled “Sustainability” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8th, at 7 pm, in Oklahoma City University’s Bishop Angie Smith Chapel, on NW 23rd St., just east of Indiana St. Attendance at the event is free and open to the public.
Panel participants will deal with three aspects of sustainability that affect people everywhere, organizers say. Issues to be addressed include the global economy, environmental [...] Continue reading Panel Will Discuss Sustainability at Oklahoma City University, Thursday, Sept. 8th
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