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Peace Bridge 2005
17th Annual Peace Bridge Event
May 15th ~ 5:30 PM
Peace Bridge FAQs * 10 Reasons to Participate!
Peace Bridge Flyer * Peace Bridge Bulletin Insert

Prepare to Make Your Pledge

Peace Bridge Supporters
Archdiocese of Cincinnati * Sinclair Community College * United Way
Greater Dayton Christian Connections * National Conference for Community & Justice
Interfaith Ministers for Reconciliation * Habitat for Humanity

Hand in Hand We Cross the River
Start at: Oak & Ivy Park – (along Edwin C. Moses, just north of 5th St. & south of 3rd St.; near Cassano Health Center)
Celebration begins with Music, Games, & Entertainment
Bring the Whole Family There Will Be Games for Kids

Pledge Fair
Learn about Area Organizations Working for Racial Harmony & Justice
  • Greater Dayton Christian Connections
  • NCCJ ~ National Conference for Community and Justice
  • The Vineyard Project

MY PEACE PLEDGE
You are invited to make a pledge to live the next year in ways that will contribute to increasing peace and eliminating racism.
Prepare to make your pledge at the Peace Bridge.
We have listed some ideas below.
From Peace Bridge 2005 to Peace Bridge 2006
I pledge to:
  • Volunteer to help with Peace Bridge 2006.
    Call 227-9485
  • Help organize or take part in a Dayton Dialogue on Race Relations.
    Call Tonya Todd at 228-7277
  • Become a participant in a caucus of the Community Summit on Racism
    Call Colette at 274-7009
  • Help with the Habitat for Humanity’s Interfaith Build or other Habitat projects.
    Call 586-0860
  • Volunteer for The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)
    Call Susan Sibbing at 222-622
  • Take part in the Martin Luther King Celebration in January
  • Attend the Juneteenth Celebration at Wesley Community Center - June 17 & 18
    Call 263-3556 for more information
  • Enlist your faith community in the Vineyard Project
    Call 227-9485
  • Work to understand and respect another culture by
    learning some simple phrases in their language
  • Talk less and listen more
  • Attend a faith community other than your own
    to learn about their traditions and beliefs
  • Smile and say hello to someone of a different race that you do not know
  • Don’t laugh at racist, sexist, cultural or other jokes that
    put one type of person down.
  • Apologize to someone you hurt in the past
  • One day each week turn off anything that portrays or supports violence whether television, movies, video games or the Internet
  • Work in a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter once a month
  • Attend a meeting of the Interfaith Trialogue
    Call 227-9485
  • Invite someone from another culture or race to coffee or lunch

If you cannot attend the Peace Bridge make your pledge and
email it to peacebridge@christianconnections.org
so your pledge can be included!