This summer's Weekend of Peace 2008 from August 1,2 3, 2008-Sites include-
Tustin Recreation Center
60th
& Columbia Ave
215-685-0258
Simons Recreation Center
Walnut Lane & Woolston
Road
215-685-3550
Kingessing Recreation Center
50th & Kingsessing Ave
215-685-2694
Eastwick Recreation Center
80th & Mars Place
215-685-4193
Chew Playground
19th & Washington Avenue
215-685-6596
Tustin Department
of Recreation
5901
W. Columbia Ave./ Overbrook
August 1& 2. 2008
Friday August 1, Reading Carnival
Click here for more on Reading Carnival
9:00 AM
9:00 Welcome and Opening of the Basketball
Tournament (On Courts)
10:00 Children’s Activities and Family Activities on the Main Field
11:00 Poetry and
Essay Presentations
12:00 Moment of Silence (Everything closes )
Guest Speakers and Presentations (Jeff Hart MC)
David Fattah
Masai Skief
Bruce Crawley
Hon. Curtis Jones
Hon. Vincent Hughes
Congressman Bob Brady
1:00 - 3:00 Live
Entertainment
Harambee WACE
Clef Club
Barbara Montgomery Jazz
Tustin House Band- Soft & Smooth
The Clef Club Entrepreneurs
Syster
Children and Family Games Continue
4:00 PM Championship Game
Presentation of Trophies
End with the Peace Pledge
Please
join us for the Denise King Jazz Concert for Peace
Show time 6 PM on Friday August 1, 2008 -50th & Baltimore
Outdoor Concert for Peace
7:30 PM Motorcade to the Live Outdoor Concert at Kingsessing Recreation Center
Steve Green & The Elevators f/ Denise King
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Eastwick Recreation Center
80th & Mars Place ( Near Lindberg Ave)/ SW Philly
Events-
9:00- 5:00 PM 19 and Under Basketball Tourneys all day"
11:00 AM- Neighborhood Procession and
March for Peace
11:30- Eastwick Dance Journey Performance
12:00 Noon- Moment of Silence for Victims of Violence
in Philadelphia
12:15- Guest Speaker
Coach Bruiser Flynn- Men's Basketball Coach Drexel University
1:00-
Kim Phillips on Domestic Violence
1:30 Youth Panel Discussion on Violence in the Media w/
Youth from the neighborhood,
Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Johnson
Barbara Montgomery- Million Mom Brady Campaign
Kim Phillips DV
authority, Radio Personality Jeff Hart
All Day Events
11-3 PM
Health Screenings and HIV Testing
Musical DJ
Panel Discussion on Domestic Violence and Violence in the Media
Free
Lunches
T-Shirts provided by Shop Rite
Kingsessing Recreation Center
50th & Kingsessing/ SW Philly
Friday
8/1 7-10 PM/ Concert on the Green
Featuring Steve Green and The Elevators f/ Denise King
Saturday 8/2- Health Fair
10:00AM-1:00PM
Oath & Pledge Moment of Silence 12:00 Noon
Ivan Pick Memorial Day 12-7 PM
Youth Panel
Discussion 2:00-3:30 PM
Live Entertainment 3:30-5:00 PM
Free Food 1:00-4:00PM
Sunday 8/3
Gospel Concert
on the Green 6:00 -8:00 PM
Simmons
Rec Center
Walnut Lane & Woolston Ave/ West Oak Lane
Starting 9:00 AM
Anti-Violence March around the Rec Center Area
Basketball & Lacrosse Camps
Resume Writing Workshop
Captured
& Convicted Grievance and Support Services
Invited Speaker- Hon. Dwight Evans
Philadelphia
Federal Credit Union Reps
DJ and Entertainment
Chew Playground/ S Philly
19th & Washington Avenue
Marching Band and Basketball Games
10:00
AM
Lancaster Avenue Business Association-CDC & ICPIC/
New Africa Center
New Africa Center
4200 Lancaster Avenue
Mural Arts Programs
and Information and Paint Day
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Open MIC
Spoken
Word
Various Community Activists Speaking Out Against Violence
Vendors, Resource
and Information tables
Local Sites and Partners for Day of Peace 2008
Individuals who are part of the Weekend of Peace Events in the Summer of
2008
Members of The Coalition
Gary Adams- Philadelphia Black Public Issues Forum-
215-387-2734
Abduh Malik Raheem- Stop the Madness-Stop the Violence- Click here for website
Kemah Washington- Father Paul Washington Committe- Click here
Angie Mohammed- Sankofa Association of Roxborough- 215-327-4976
Calvin Johnson-
C&C Athletic Association- 215-738-5181
Gary Hines- C&C Athletic Association Click here
Ken Crawford- Tustin Playground- kcskcj@hotmail.com
Patience Brown- Tustin Playground- 215-695-0258
Brother Bunny ( Tom Henry)-
Kingsessing Recreation Center-215-685-2694
Barbara Montgomery- Million Mom Campaign Against
Gun Violence-Click here for website
David Fattah- House of Umoja, Click here
Brother Wilson Bey- Men Unified Against Violence-215-476-0280
Police Advisory Commission- Bill Johnson
Police Division
of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness- Steve Johnson
( Names and Organizations will be added
as they are identified)
