About Us
The Peaceful Love Warriors, now called the Community Peace Builders, organized the first Peace Celebration in 1997 in response to several acts of violence that occurred in the Frogtown community in summer 1996. Since then, the Peace Celebration continues to be organized by residents and supported by local community organizations.
The objective of the Celebration is to reinforce the symbolic significance of peace poles in the community, instill healthy community and cultural values and create a shared vision of peaceful relationships in the Summit-University and Frogtown communities.
The Community Peace Celebration is an all-volunteer effort, and depends solely on financial support from local businesses, community organizations, and neighborhood friends. It is a grassroots effort, organized by the people in the community for the benefit of people in the community. The event is always free and open to the public, with games, live entertainment, food, and activities for all ages.
The event is traditionally held the third Friday in June. Over the years, it's been hosted at different locations in the Frogtown-Summity University Neighborhood, with different organizations as fiscal agents. In 2016, the Celebration will be held at the Ober Community Center in St. Paul, and the Twin Cities Agricultural Land Trust (TCALT) will be fiscal agent.
Vision - Persons living inthe Summit-University and Frogtown neighborhoods feel safe in and belong to the community.
Mission - The Peace Celebration is a tool to instill healthy community and cultural values, promote Peace Poles and a message of Peace, and create a shared vision of peaceful relationships in the Summit-University and Frogtown communities and greater St. Paul.
Values - Nonviolence, Peacemaking, Multiculturalism, Inclusion
The Peaceful Love Warriors, now called the Community Peace Builders, organized the first Peace Celebration in 1997 in response to several acts of violence that occurred in the Frogtown community in summer 1996. Since then, the Peace Celebration continues to be organized by residents and supported by local community organizations.
The objective of the Celebration is to reinforce the symbolic significance of peace poles in the community, instill healthy community and cultural values and create a shared vision of peaceful relationships in the Summit-University and Frogtown communities.
The Community Peace Celebration is an all-volunteer effort, and depends solely on financial support from local businesses, community organizations, and neighborhood friends. It is a grassroots effort, organized by the people in the community for the benefit of people in the community. The event is always free and open to the public, with games, live entertainment, food, and activities for all ages.
The event is traditionally held the third Friday in June. Over the years, it's been hosted at different locations in the Frogtown-Summity University Neighborhood, with different organizations as fiscal agents. In 2016, the Celebration will be held at the Ober Community Center in St. Paul, and the Twin Cities Agricultural Land Trust (TCALT) will be fiscal agent.
Vision - Persons living inthe Summit-University and Frogtown neighborhoods feel safe in and belong to the community.
Mission - The Peace Celebration is a tool to instill healthy community and cultural values, promote Peace Poles and a message of Peace, and create a shared vision of peaceful relationships in the Summit-University and Frogtown communities and greater St. Paul.
Values - Nonviolence, Peacemaking, Multiculturalism, Inclusion