Community Events & Workshops
The Peace Education Center invites community members to connect for learning, support, and spiritual sustenance.
Coming this Summer
PhotoVoice: An Intergenerational View of Kingston
Photovoice is a learning and research method that involves exploring your neighborhood to observe the conditions and any inequalities you notice in everyday life. Using photographs, participants document aspects of their lives and share them with others. Our sessions will focus on taking photos and sharing stories that inspire the observer to create positive community change.
Photovoice with a peace education lens (ha ha, pun intended) hopes to inspire children, youth, and families to imagine the community they want to live in.
Each session will last about 1-2 hours and include: Overview of Peace Education and Envisioning a Positive Future; walking tour for picture taking; discussion and sharing of photos.
Sessions will be offered at various times throughout the month of July. Feel free to attend more than one. Bring a camera or smartphone. We will also have some digital cameras available for use.
This event is multi-generational: OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Dates & Times
July 9th (Wed) 4 pm
July 10th (Thur) 10 am
July 14th (Mon) 12 pm
July 18th (Fri) 4 pm
July 22nd (Tues) 12 pm
July 26th (Sat) 10 am
July 27th (Sun) 2 pm
LOCATIONS (TBD) - Please check back!
We will meet at either the YWCA of Ulster County, Radio Kingston, ASK (Art Society of Kingston).
Climate Action Project for Teens
Woman in Black
The Peace Education Center invites women and anti-war supporters of all ages to join us on the first Saturday of each month and to be part of the Kingston Women in Black. We meet at Firemen’s Park in Kingston. Special thanks to the founders of this chapter – various women from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills.
Who are Women in Black?
Women in Black is a world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and other forms of violence. As women experiencing these things in different ways in different regions of the world, we support each other’s movements. An important focus is challenging the militarist policies of our own governments. We are not an organisation, but a means of communicating and a formula for action.
Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence
First Saturday of the Month
10:30-11:30 AM
Fireman’s Park Kingston
1 Hurley Ave (across from the CVS)
Climate and Justice: Eco-Spirituality in Action
An Interfaith Conference for Religious Professionals
Join us for a day of workshops, talks, and connection, exploring how spirituality can deepen our commitment to climate justice. Gain practical tools and build partnerships to integrate eco-activism into your community.
Vassar College
April 30th
9:00-3:30pm
Breakfast is Included!
Violence, Peace and Justice in Dialogue
A Community Discussion Group
The Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley is launching a community reading and discussion group at the Rosendale Library to explore war, violence, and the history and praxis of peace-building. Led by Rev. Dr. Leonisa Ardizzone, Founder & Director of PECHV, this five-session series will provide a space for deep dialogue on systemic injustice, the impacts of violence, and pathways to peace.
Through selected readings and guided discussions, participants will engage with themes such as:
Defining violence and its many forms
The role of war in shaping global systems
The personal and societal consequences of violence
Historical and contemporary peace-building efforts
Practical steps toward creating a culture of peace
This series is open to community members aged 15 and up and is designed to be accessible for a diverse audience, including high school students, educators, activists, and lifelong learners. Sessions will take place biweekly over three months (April, May, June), with exact dates to be announced soon.
Join us in critical conversations that challenge assumptions, deepen our understanding, and inspire action toward a more just and peaceful world.
Activist Circle & Hang
Offering a safe, supportive, and structured space for activists to connect, share experiences, and find solidarity in community.
Open to all activists, organizers, and anyone passionate about making a difference.
Dates:
TBC!
Reading & Discussion: Banned Children’s Picture Books
This Reading and Discussion series will explore depictions of race in children’s picture books that have been banned or challenged. In this series, participants will read 11 children’s picture books that have been banned or challenged because of racial themes. We will also read some short articles about book banning and racial and cultural diversity in children’s literature.
The discussions will be facilitated by Anthony Dandridge, Lecturer in the SUNY New Paltz Black Studies Department, and the Rev. Dr. Leonisa Ardizzone, Founder and Director of the Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley.
