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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Peace Begins at Home: Celebrating the Peacemakers in our
Midst<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>The 2008 Cambridge Peace and Justice Awards<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Sunday, November 16, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.<br>
<br>
</b>The <a href="http://www.cambridgema.gov/peace">Cambridge Peace Commission</a>
will hold the 11th Cambridge Peace and Justice Awards Dinner -- honoring an
amazing set of individuals and groups for their contributions to peacemaking in
our city<b> </b>-- on <b>Sunday, November 16, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.</b> at the
Dante Alighieri Cultural Center, 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge.<br>
<br>
The event includes an informal dinner, an keynote address by activist and
academic <b>Rev. Edward Rodman</b> of the Episcopal Divinity School, and
presentations to the recipients, with live music performed by students from the
School of Groove and by Veronique-Anne Epiter.<br>
<br>
<b>Individual Awards</b>:<br>
* <b>Janet Gillespie</b>: Community Change, Inc.<br>
* <b>Richard Harding</b>: Cambridge Public Health Department/Men of Color
Health Initiative and Port Action<br>
* <b>Principal Robin Harris</b>: Fletcher/Maynard Academy<br>
* <b>Sheila Hoffman</b>: Community Art Center and Cambridge Public Schools<br>
* <b>Charles Knight</b>: Project on Defense Alternatives and Women's
Theological Center<br>
* <b>Mary Leno</b>: Cambridge Women's Commission and Cambridge Community
Television<br>
* <b>Maria Elena Letona</b>: Centro Presente and the Interaction Institute for
Social Change<br>
* <b>Bet MacArthur</b>: Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities and
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church<br>
* <b>Officer Nicole Pacheco</b>: Cambridge Police Department<br>
* <b>Jada D. Simmons</b>: Fitzgerald Neighborhood Council and Community School<br>
<br>
<b>Group Awards:<br>
</b>* <b>Boston Area Rape Crisis Center</b><br>
* <b>Quaker Prison Fellowship</b>: Friends Meeting at Cambridge <span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>(Thomas Patrick Ash, Michael Carey, Lynn Lazar, Mehmet
Rona, and Gatewood West)<br>
</span>* <b>Student Mediation Team:</b> Cambridge Rindge and Latin School<br>
* <b>Tarek El Jahmi</b> and <b>Zander Sebenius</b>: Buckingham Browne &
Nichols and NoSweat<br>
<br>
<b>Program<br>
</b>4:00-4:30 - Quiet music and dinner<br>
4:30-4:45 - Welcome, Opening and Song<br>
4:45-5:05 - Address by Rev. Canon Edward W. Rodman<br>
5:05-5:55 - Recognition of Individual Awardees<br>
5:55-6:00 - Musical performance<br>
6:00-6:20 - Recognition of Group Awardees<br>
6:20-6:25 - Closing remarks<br>
6:25-6:50 - Musical performance<br>
6:50-7:00 - Closing music<br>
<br>
<b>Suggested donation:</b> $10 – Adult, $5 - Children under 12 -- or
whatever you can joyfully contribute.<br>
<b>RSVP to</b> <a href="mailto:bcorr@cambridgema.gov">bcorr@cambridgema.gov</a>
or call 617.349.4694.<br>
<b>Child care will be available</b>.<br>
<br>
The Dante Alighieri Cultural Center is located at 41 Hampshire St., Cambridge.
Limited parking is available at the Dante Alighieri Center parking lot <b>for
people with limited mobility</b>. On-street parking in the neighborhood is also
unrestricted on Sunday. The center is also about one block from the Kendall
Square Theatre garage, where validated parking will be available for $5.00.<br>
<br>
<em><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-style:
normal'>Thanks to our community sponsors:</span></b></em><em><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> 1369 Coffee House
• Andala Coffee House • Au Bon Pain • Bertucci’s
• Carberry's Bakery • Christopher's Restaurant • City Girl
Café • Craigie St. Bistrot • Harvest Co-op Market • Hi-Rise
Bakery • The Middle East Restaurant • Picante Mexican Grill •
Pizzeria Uno Porter Square • The Restaurant Changsho • S&S
Restaurant • School of Groove • Shaw's Supermarkets • Trader
Joe’s Cambridge</span></em><i><br>
<br>
</i>Brian Corr<br>
Executive Director<br>
Cambridge Peace Commission<br>
51 Inman St., Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
617.349.4694 voice<br>
617.349.4764 fax<br>
<a href="bcorr@cambridgema.gov">bcorr@cambridgema.gov</a><br>
<a href="www.cambridgema.gov/peace">www.cambridgema.gov/peace</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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