PeaceFest 2025: A Day for Peace and the Planet ✨🌍
📅 Sunday, Sept. 21st — International Day of Peace
📍 Richmond, VA
Peace Day Events @ Fountain Lake, Byrd Park (1-5pm)
🕐 1:00pm – Dances of Universal Peace
🎶 1:15pm – Sing-in
🌎 2:00pm – Global Sing for Unity
✊ 2:45pm – March to Carytown
☀️ 3:15pm – Unite with Sun Day
💬 4:00pm – Panel: What Makes for Peace @ AlterNatives
Sun Day Events @ Wells Fargo Lot, Carytown (12–4pm)
🥞 Waffles on Wheels
🔆 Green Job Training Info & Educational Displays
🎨 Kids’ Activities
🎤 Inspiring Speakers:
Sereen Haddad, Palestinian Activist, VCU grad
Professor Neal Holmes, Friends of the Congo
Naomi Cordova, LA VIDA, Painter, First Fridays coordinator
Malique Middleton, Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist of Gewd Botanicals,
Jason Monunbelt, Philosophy professor at Virginia Peninsula Community College
Robert Scott Celedón, poet, musician, educator,
Ben Blevins, Co-director and founder of Highland Support Project and AlterNatives
🎶 Bring your instruments & voices!
🕊️ Join the Giant Peace Puppets + Dances of Universal Peace
✨ Let’s celebrate unity, justice, and care for the Earth together.