PeaceWorks’
International Week Without Violence
Lanier High School
1201 Payton Gin Road
Austin, Texas 78758
512-414-7449
April 2-7, 2001
Topic: "Understanding Nonviolence" (10 minutes)
2:00 P.M. at University of Texas - One speech for all AISD middle and high school students
Topic: "Lessons I Learned from Grandfather"
(45minutes to 1 hour)
7:00 P.M. at University of Texas -One Speech for the Austin community
(45 minutes to 1 hour)
April 7, 2001 10:30 A.M. -One speech at the state-wide march for nonviolence at the State Capitol
(15 - 20 minutes)
7:00 P.M. -One speech at First Baptist Church - City-wide Ecumenical Service
Topic: "Nonviolence or Nonexistence - Options for the 21st Century"
(45 minutes to 1 hour)
Sample International Week Without Violence Activities
April 1, 2001 to April 8, 2001
The lesson plans for this week for many class will involve issues of nonviolence.
Speakers from various community agencies will address classes. Also, students will make
announcements every day featuring a famous peacemaker such as: Gandhi, MLK, Mother Teresa,
etc.
Everyone receives a white ribbon in 2nd period, and everyone will put a personal
message on it about acts of violence that have affected them. Then the ribbons will be
tied on our 6-foot tall peace symbol in the foyer. This activity can be done on a bulletin
board with dove-shaped or other shapes of papers instead of ribbons
PeaceWorks Club will plant Peace garden. Discuss KLRU tape of Franklin and TuTu,
"A Journey Toward Peace". Students will present skits about violence awareness
and prevention and conflict resolution to selected classes.
Clothesline Project will be set up in the court yard. This is a project of T-shirts
(much like the AIDS quilt) of people affected by violence. Schools may want to develop its
own Clothesline project with students making shirts to honor victims of violence whom they
have known.
Students will be given an honor pledge to sign and place in a container in the office.
These pledges will be brought to the Saturday march and placed in a large container with
pledges from other schools during the tribute to victims.
Assembly in gym at 9:30 A.M. Students report to first period at usual time and wait to
be called to the gym. All AISD middle and high schools will be invited to UT to attend a
nonviolence teach-in conducted by Arun and Sunanda Gandhi. Schools may invite guest
speakers for an assembly such as a Holocaust survivor, other victims of violence, former
gang members, etc. Students will spell out "P-E-A-C-E" (or U-N-I-T-Y, J-O-Y,
H-O-P-E, D-R-E-A-M,etc.) on the football field.
At 7:00 Arun Gandhi will speak for the Austin Community at UT.
March In April Toward the Dream - State-wide March and Rally at 9:30 A.M. from the
corner of Riverside and South Congress to the south steps of the Capitol. Please come and
bring your choir, band, or other performing groups to be part of our program.
Arun Gandhi will speak at an ecumenical service at 7:00 P..M. at First Baptist Church
at Trinity and 9th Streets.
These are just some of the activities which have been done in the past and were very successful at focusing students on alternatives to violence. Please feel free to design your own and share them with us so we can share them with others for next year.
"March in April Towards the Dream"
PeaceWorks
Gather at TX DOT parking lot-corner of Riverside Drive and South
Congress.
March and Rally for NonViolence
Speakers, performers, tributes to victims, honor pledge
Join us in making a big statement to the world that we will not tolerate violence and fear in our communities.
Together we can change the world!
NANCY LEHMANN-CARSSOW OR JANE NETHERCUT
LANIER HIGH SCHOOL
1201 PAYTON GIN ROAD
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78758 PHONE: 512-414-7449
FOR MORE INFORMATION - CONTACT: PeaceWorks
PeaceWorks/International Week Without Violence
March in April Toward the Dream
* Bring marchers, banners to identify your group, signs, bands, drill teams, cheerleaders, clubs, families, community organizations, businesses, neighborhood associations, and religious groups.
* Call or write for more information. Fill out the form below and mail it in to reserve your place.
How can you become a PeaceWorks partner?
* Participate in the march and rally on April 7, 2001.
* Purchase t-shirts to support the cause - see order information below
* Commit to starting initiatives in your organization/community which focus on
nonviolence
Questions? Need More Information?
Contact: PeaceWorks (Jane or Nancy) (512) 414-7449
E-mail: (Jane) jnethercut@palnet.org
(Nancy) nlehmann@ev1.net
Send you registration form to: Jane Nethercut - PeaceWorks
Lanier High School
1201 Payton Gin Road
Austin, Texas 78758
See you at the march...
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Lanier High School
1201 Payton Gin Road
Austin, Texas 78758
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or,
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Honor Pledge
I live by principles that benefit future generations;
I communicate in a peaceful manner;
I respect all cultures and honor our differences;
I acknowledge that males and females are equal in their importance;
I understand what I believe about myself and others creates my world;
I feel in my heart that I am connected with all creation.
Signature:_______________________________________
Me honro a mi mismo;
Vivo basado en principios que beneficien a futuras generaciones;
Me comunico de manera apacible;
Respecto a todas las culturas y respecto las diferencias;
Reconozco que hombres y mujeres tienen la misma importancia;
Me conozco a mi mismo y entiendo lo que la demas gente cree del mundo;
Mi siento unido en mi corazon con el resto de la creacion.
PeaceWorks
Lanier High School
1201 Payton Gin Road
Austin, Texas 78758
Phone 512-414-7449 Fax 512-719-3882
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