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Continuously Updated Report of Ambassadors for Peace/UPF Activities for IDP in Barrytown, NY, USA #4
Monday, September 15, 2008
Mid Hudson Valley, Ambassadors for Peace,
Barrytown New York USA– UPF/USA
Topic: United Nations: International Day of Peace, September 21st
Planning Meeting: To inspire community-wide ownership of International Day of Peace
Date: September 15th, Monday meeting at Massena House 7pm
Next Meeting: September 22rd Monday at Massena House 7pm
General Notes:
v Small community doing big things.
v We are about substance over statistics.
v We looking to inspire the next Gandhi
v Explanation of what is on the www.upf.org/un/idp web page.
v Crunch time, now our job is putting it out there.
As you have noticed some activities have expanded, others eliminated, and others have morphed to something completely different.
- Sharing the story of the International Day of Peace (Gavin - Team Leader)
- Give Away IDP DVD http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=2FmEIP46B-E (Ichinori – Team Leader)
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- A) Churches - Gavin
- B) Public Schools (one for each classroom) Ichinori, Henry to meet school principal on 9/10
- Ichinori went to schools - not sure what will be shown and how many fliers put up.
- Heylan taking care of morning broadcast
- Mrs. Yasutake meeting with the Germantown principal tomorrow - Abdou in Kingston schools
- C) Private Schools (?), Colleges (?)
- D) Gavin - ask Joe R. to design a cover for the dvds
- E) Luis Ottery, Principal of Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx requested 16, 3 minute videos and a full length video.
- Instead of using a flyer we will use two flyers 1) Peace Sanctuary (Gillian), and Barrytown Gazette (Henry)
- Print 9/15 and start distributing 9/17
- Movie & Videos had to be reconfigured to correct format
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- Give Away IDP DVD http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=2FmEIP46B-E (Ichinori – Team Leader)
- Peace Vigil – As part of Sunday Service, possibility of the children coming back from Sunday school to take part, with all mothers
- Peace Concert (Cecilia responsible for performers)
- Admission – canned food, or clothing to benefit Queens Gallery, Food Kitchen in Kingston
- Locations – UTS Chapel
- Performers - Cecilia recruited Hope Machine, Gavin recruited Seiko Lee?
§ Use acoustic system in chapel, Gavin asked Bard College Audio operator to assist
- Kite Flying for Peace (Henry - Team Leader)
- UTS east field
- Children bring their kites
- We provide snacks and drinks ($75-$100)
- Prizes purchased
- Contests and awards .... highest flying, best homemade kite, smallest kite
- Will try to get local small hot air balloon maker to give a demonstration
- Labyrinth and peace ceremony (Gillian - Team Leader)
- Flyer completed
- Tony bringing 4 tables, Dorothy getting 50 chairs, plates & utensils, Marty bringing two tents.
- Marty will pick up flags, Gavin buying 100 plastic sleeves and drop at Gillian’s
- Traudl cooking turkey
- Activities
- Pot luck dinner
- World Peace Flag ceremony -7:00 pm
- Candlelight Labyrinth Walk - 7:30 pm
- Peace Blessing- Patricia Taylor
- Pot luck dinner (?)
- UTS students coming in national costume (?)
- Proclamations
- Using Existing Proclamations from www.UPF.org/un/idf, Henry will go to local town and get proclamations
- Promotion
- Article published in Barrytown Gazette.
- Henry - Called local reporter, Rashid - should get some good reporting
- "If you don't hear the tree fall, it didn't." Why we need a record
- Hardscrabble table with Henry, who ever can, will help of Saturday 9/20
- Professional Filmmaker
- Professional filmmaker Victor Gallo has agreed to come up from NYC and with professional equipment to document the event.
- Our plan is to develop two “YouTube” videos and a DVD.
- Photography/video
- Dorothy ask Shannon - pay $50
- Signage
- Henry will put signs up
- Budget Projections
- Budget - $500-$700
- Musicians 6@ $ 50 = $250
- Photographer =$ $50
- Film Maker =$ 50-$100
- Kite Flying =$100
- Budget - $500-$700
§ Peace Sanctuary =$150
Total =$650
- Time Line
- 11-12 Patricia Taylor will give Peace Sermon at MHV Church service at UTS
- 12:00 Peace Prayer Vigil UTS Chapel, children, mothers. Gillian will lead
- 1-3:00 Peace Kite Flying
- 3:30-5:00 Peace Concert
- Peace Sanctuary
- 5:30-7 Pot luck before ceremonies
- Dorothy will check with Kitchen about large lemonade containers
- 7:00 pm World Peace Flag ceremony -
- 7:30 pm Candlelight Labyrinth Walk -
- 7:30 pm, Peace Blessing - Patricia Taylor
- 5:30-7 Pot luck before ceremonies
- Next Year UN:IDP
- First planning meeting September 22
- Monthly meetings until 6 weeks out; then weekly meetings