International Day of Peace Shoreline celebration September 21

The International Day of Peace, initiated by the United Nations in 1981, is Tuesday, September 21, 2010 and will be celebrated in Shoreline at the City Hall Council Chambers from 7 - 9 pm.

Michael Karlberg

Sponsored by the Bahá’ís of Shoreline, all are welcome to participate. The guest speaker is Michael Karlberg, Professor of Communications at Western Washington University.

Schedule for the evening:

* Opening prayer (sung by Cindy Roat)

* Introduction of Guest Speaker

* Guest speaker Michael Karlberg

* interfaith /multilingual prayers for peace. all guests are invited to share a prayer for peace, including prayers in other languages

* snacks and cold beverages / socializing till 9 pm

Music provided by the World Meditation Ensemble.

More about Michael Karlberg

Michael Karlberg is a Professor in the Department of Communication at Western Washington University. His research focuses on the ways that conflict and competition have become deeply embedded in Western culture and consciousness. He explores the causes of this historical trend, the social and ecological consequences of it, and strategies of social change for overcoming it. He has published a book on these themes titled "Beyond the Culture of Contest", as well as numerous related journal articles, in the field of peace and conflict studies. He has also published a children's book that deals with some of these same themes in a way that children can grasp, and he has another children's book on the way.

You can read more about Professor Karlberg’s perspective at his blog: Agency and Change.

Sponsored by the Bahá’ís of Shoreline

For more information, call 425-780-6544 or E-mail,