Sebastopol Living Peace Wall

 Honoring those who have worked nonviolently for peace and justice 

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                                         From The Center Granite Panel:

 

                        "We honor the peacemakers, whose names are inscribed, who have 

                    during their lives worked for peace and against war, for justice 

                    and against injustice, for nonviolent resolutions and against violence, 

                    and for the common good and against selfishness and greed.


                    By honoring these outstanding individuals we also honor all who

                    share in the collective desire to rise above differences of race, 

                    religion, nationalities and ideologies, to that place where we are 

                    all brothers and sisters, where we share a common humanity and a 

                    common desire to live in peace with all the people of the world."

"Returning violence with violence only multiplies violence, adding a deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars . . . darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that, hatred cannot drive out hatred only love can do that."

                                                                                                                   Martin Luther King, Jr.

On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 The Living Peace Wall was installed on its pedestal in downtown Sebastopol !! Now peace activists will receive the honor and respect they deserve, and the cause of peace will have a visible presence in the heart of Sebastopol!  The Inaugural Dedication Ceremony was held Sunday, Oct. 11th, 2015 at the peace wall site across from the town plaza. Over  150 people attended.  We circled and blessed the wall while Tui led us in  the song/dance "Spirit of Peace".    *See photos below.  


Each year hereafter, four honorees will be selected, their names inscribed in the granite wall, their biographies added to this web site, and they will be honored at the annual induction ceremony held in mid September.  


Please Note:  Due to the increased risk of large gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Living Peace Wall Induction Ceremony has been canceled.  It will be rescheduled for late August or early September 2021.

Five Ways You Can Participate

 

       1. Nominate someone you think is deserving for the following year(s) by clicking on "To Nominate"  

             here or the button on  above menu bar.

       2.  Send us your "personal prayer / wish for peace."  It will be posted on the page, "Personal Prayers for        

                Peace" under the tab "More" above.

       3. Donate.     Click "To Donate".   All donations, large and small are greatly appreciated.   

            All funds will be used only for the  ongoing maintenance of the peace wall and  accompanying 

             web site and for the Annual Induction Ceremony. 

       4. Spread the word.  Click on the orange box below to share this site with friends and family.

        5.  Attend the annual Induction Ceremony in Sebastopol in mid September.  Check here for time 

            and   date.      

 

                                                  Inaugural Blessing the Peace Wall  

 

                            The "back" side of the peace wall, facing the Sebastopol Plaza

 

                                                                 Granite bench and inscription