Idaho Peace Coalition

Welcome to the Idaho Peace Coalition Web Site!

Thank you for visiting our Web site. Below are some of the events we have scheduled in the coming weeks. Please join us to work together for peace.

little boy walking down sidewalk carring End the War banner

Coming Activities

"We the People" 4th of July Parade- 7/4

11:00 AM. March in the parade with IPC and Veterans for Peace, Chapter 117. The parade begins at 11:00 AM sharp. We need to gather by 10:15 AM. Look for us near the SW corner of 12th and Bannock in downtown Boise.

The official theme of this year's parade is "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave." We propose a modification to this theme "Land of the Free and Peaceful, Home of the Brave and Just." Please bring signs that support this theme. We want to project and grow positive energy for a better future and would like to have people support the idea of peace and justice for all.

Bring water and wear sunscreen. Bring your family and friends to march with us to celebrate the 4th of July. If you have any questions or need further details, please contact Dwight at 562-1463 or by email at vfp117@msn.com.

IPC Monthly Spokes Council Meeting- 7/13

6-8:30 pm in Diane Robert’s beautiful yard, 4315 Gage. Everyone is welcome to come and help evaluate our work so far in 2009 and plan events for the rest of the year. Please call Mike at 424-8475 for more information.

PEACEFUL WALK- 7/16

July 16, 7:30 p.m. Kathryn Albertson Park. Center and refresh yourself at a quiet, meditative walk. Followed by peaceful sharing, music and chanting.

"We shall walk in such a way that each step we make becomes a realization of peace; each step becomes a prayer for peace & harmony. Our walk will not be a petition addressed to anyone, nor will it be a demonstration against anyone. Our walk is to unite our hearts, to nurture our togetherness and to dissipate fear and separation.”

PEACE VILLAGE 2009- 7/20-7/24

July 20-24th 8:30-4:30 at the First Congressional United Church of Christ, INTERFAITH~ MULTI RACIAL~ MULTICULTURAL. This is a great 5 day camp for kids ages 8-12. "Peace Village creates educational settings in which individuals can discover their potential for personal peace and peacemaking. We promote the practice of nonviolence, the value of seeing ourselves in one another, and the importance of being a peaceful presence." For more information call 344-5731.

***Lunch for Peace Village Volunteers?.....if you are interested in providing lunch one day during camp (July 20-24) for 10-12 volunteers please call Tami at 377-3022.

WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER YARD SIGNS

We have them available and would love to share them. Call Caldwell Friends Church at 459-3390 or Missy Britt at 377-0594. A $5 donation goes back to our supplier - Friends Committee on National Legislation.

Idaho Peace Coalition Calendar

Past Activities

Videos from October 27, 2007 in Salt Lake City

Photos from August, 2005

Last updated: July 1, 2009

Breanne Gratton

Dwight Scarbrough;
Colin and Ciarran Burch
Peacemakers

Colin and Ciarran have served on the IPC Spokes Council for the past two years and attended virtually every event we’ve hosted. They have tabled and leafletted many times and organized street protests, our poetry reading and many other actions. The IPC is much stronger because of their dedication.

Dwight took the initiative to establish an Idaho chapter of Veterans for Peace many years ago and he has spearheaded their efforts to resist the War on Terror and promote a new foreign policy direction. Dwight has spent thousands of hours building the Vets for Peace community, preparing materials, tabling, and protesting, and he is one of the most well-read peace activists around. Thanks Dwight!