"We
Are One" Celebration of Peace 2009, Naperville IL
"We Are One"
at the Wentz
Concert Hall WE ARE ONE, a multicultural extravaganza held on November 14th, 2009,
at the Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville
was the closing event of the Celebration of
Peace month.
Press Conference -
Creative Stamp Design & Peace Essay Contests: Winning
art and essay submissions were presented at a Press Conference held at
City Hall in Naperville. Please visit www.thinkglobalarts.
org for more detailed information.
Alex Counts at Whole Foods Market
on
October 16, 2009 in Naperville. A unique and valuable partnership with Whole Foods led us to have the
community event with Keynote Speaker
Alex Counts addresses ~1200 High School students gathered from area
High Schools at Naperville Central High School.
Film Festival - Celebration of
Peace, Naperville Il 2009Film Festival featured Black Nature from the
Sierra Leone Refugee Arts band.
Artist-in-Residence - Nani Agbeli:
The Artist-in-Residence workshop was offered to middle school students
in Districts 203 & 204, Jefferson Junior High School and Granger
Middle School.
At the Proclamation - October 6, 2009:
Our Honorable Mayor Pradel issued a Proclamation for the
"Celebration of Peace" 2009 event in Naperville.
2009
International
Day of Peace was celebrated for the very first time in Naperville on Sep
21, 2009 at Brookdale Elementary School.