SALISBURY, Md.- After a one-year hiatus, Salisbury’s “Peace in the Park” event is making its return on Saturday, Sept. 16 in the Salisbury City Park.
“Peace in the Park” was first held in Salisbury in 2009 in celebration of the annual United Nations’ International Day of Peace. This year’s international theme is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”
The public is invited to join in the festivities, pack a picnic lunch, bring a canned good for the Maryland Food Bank, and meet new and old kindred spirits sharing ways to stop violence and increase peace. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on picnic island in the park, behind Ben’s Red Swings.
The following groups have registered to attend:
- Asbury Church and Society Group
- Beth Israel Congregation
- Bienvenidos Delmarva
- City of Salisbury
- Community Gardens
- Community of Joy Brethren Church
- Delmarva Muslim Community
- Ebenezer Baptist Church
- Episcopal Peace Fellowship
- Faith Lutheran Church
- Friends of the Wicomico Public Libraries
- IPPS Mentoring Program
- Maryland Veterans for Peace
- Moves of Praise Dancers
- Peace Alliance of the Lower Shore (PALS)
- Remedy Church
- Safe Streets Program
- St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
- Salisbury Buddhist Community
- S.U. Department of Conflict Resolution
- S.U. Percussion Ensemble
- Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Delmarva
- Tri County Mediation
- UMES Jazz Ensemble
- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Salisbury
- WeHeartSBY
- Wicomico County NAACP
- Wicomico Environmental Trust (W.E.T.)
- Wicomico River Friends Meeting (Quakers)
SCHEDULE of EVENTS
11 a.m. S.U. Percussion Ensemble: Drum Circle
11:30 a.m. Mayor Jake Day
Noon Participant Speakers
1 p.m.Moves of Praise Dancers
2 p.m. UMES Jazz Ensemble
2:45 pm. Participant Speakers
3 p.m. Closing comments
This year’s local celebration is sponsored by Asbury United Methodist Church, DiCarlo Digital Copy Center, Wicomico County NAACP, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, and Wicomico River Friends Meeting.
For more information click here or call 410-370-6561 or 410-749-2088.
