Events - 12 Oct 25

09/01/2025 - 11/30/2025

12:00 am


Pacem in Terris 10th Annual Visionary Peace Exhibition 2026
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Pacem in Terris 10th Annual Visionary Peace Exhibition 2026

Call for Artwork: Visionary Peace Exhibition
Submission Deadline: December 15, 2025

Calling all creative Delaware students in Grades K-12.  We invite you to submit an original 2D artwork for inclusion in Pacem in Terris’s 10th Annual Visionary Peace Youth Art Exhibition held at the Wilmington Library.  Selected works will also become part of the Traveling Peace Youth Art Exhibition, which is shared at 28+ locations across Delaware and beyond, reaching over 200,000 viewers annually.  Your artwork should address either of these questions:  1. What is your vision of a peaceful world?    2. How can we create a more peaceful world together?

  • Artwork Guidelines:  
    • 2D art only
    • Mounted on 16″ x 20″ (or smaller) construction paper or mat board
    • Include a short artist statement on the front
    • Label the back with your name and school
    • No violent images or 3D works

Details and Guidelines are provided at: https://depaceminterris.org/visionary-peace-youth-art–registration

10/12/2025

10:30 am - 12:00 pm


Anchoring Peace: Three Steps to the Bridge of Healed Wholeness with Rev. Rhetta Morgan
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Anchoring Peace: Three Steps to the Bridge of Healed Wholeness with Rev. Rhetta Morgan

  • Location: The Buzz Ware Village Center
    2119 The Highway, Wilmington, DE, 19810, Arden
  • Organization(s): Awakened Heart Center for Spiritual Living - Teaching Chapter

Join Reverend Rhetta Morgan, singing healer, spiritual activist, and interfaith minister, as she invites us to cross a symbolic bridge—taking three steps to anchor Peace as our sacred north star, a guiding process, and a point of arrival. Through prayer, poetry, and song, she helps root aspirational and embodied peace in ourselves and our commUnity, setting a barometer for radiant, dynamic peace in the world.

With over 40 years of gathering tools for healing and inspiration, Rhetta helps people heal self-limiting beliefs, integrate internal healing with social movement work, and reclaim belonging. https://www.reverendrhetta.com/

https://www.awakenedheart.net/sunday-services

10/12/2025

10:30 am - 11:30 am


Art of Peace
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Art of Peace

  • Location: First Unitarian Church of Wilmington
    730 Halstead Rd., Wilmington, DE, 19803
  • Organization(s): First Unitarian Church of Wilmington

Each year hundreds of Delaware children and teens create artwork on the topic of what peace means to them and what a peaceful world could look like. Pacem in Terris exhibits that work for the public. In celebration of Peace Week, Rev. Larry Peers and Rev. Pamela Wat co-lead a service inspired by the children’s artwork and inviting you to imagine your own vision of peace.

10/12/2025

11:45 am - 12:00 pm


Peace Pole Rededication at First Unitarian Church of Wilmington
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Peace Pole Rededication at First Unitarian Church of Wilmington

  • Location: First Unitarian Church of Wilmington
    730 Halstead Rd., Wilmington, DE, 19803
  • Organization(s): First Unitarian Church of Wilmington
  • Non-violence, Outdoors, Youth

Join us in the rededication of our Peace Pole at the First Unitarian Church of Wilmington just outside the front entrance on Whitby Drive immediately following the worship service. (See related PWD event announcement for the worship service the “Art of Peace”). The FUCW Peace Pole was installed in 2021 with the message of “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in 8 languages, including Lenape. We are rededicating our Peace Pole this year along with many other organizations throughout the state of Delaware. The ceremony is led by our youth. Please stay after the ceremony for refreshments and community.

10/12/2025

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm


Strategic Nonviolence Workshop
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Strategic Nonviolence Workshop

Workshop: Fundamentals of Strategic Nonviolence

Join us for a 90-minute interactive workshop on the foundations of strategic nonviolence—and how you can put these principles into practice to advance your own resistance efforts. Together, we will:

  • Explore the core principles of nonviolent action;
  • Review sample plans and 21st-century models; and
  • Learn practical, safe, and effective ways to undermine authoritarianism nonviolently.

The session will be led by Drew Serres, founding facilitator of the Strategic Nonviolence Academy (launched Summer 2025 to prepare participants to lead “whole movements” for 21st-century nonviolent practitioners). For more than a decade, Drew has worked with—and learned from—nonviolent movements around the world, including:

  • The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict;/strong>
  • Srđa Popović, co-founder of Otpor! , which helped topple the Milošević regime in Serbia; and
  • The Albert Einstein Institution, a pioneer in the study of nonviolent resistance.

Registration encouraged but not required—come ready to learn and engage.

10/12/2025

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm


Super Heroes for Peace Awards
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Super Heroes for Peace Awards

Join Academy for Peace and People to People Delaware this October for our annual Fashion Steppers Market Street Peace March & Super Heroes for Peace Awards ceremony. The Fashion Steppers Youth Band, a dynamic youth group that brings energy and purpose to this meaningful gathering will lead the way through Wilmington’s historic Market Street corridor, creating a visible demonstration of our community’s commitment to non-violence and positive change.

The highlight of the event will be the presentation of the Super Heroes for Peace Awards. These awards recognize individuals and organizations making extraordinary contributions to peace-building efforts in our community. Attendees will enjoy light refreshments and the opportunity to connect with fellow peace advocates and notable local leaders.

The Academy for Peace, located in a charming storefront near Wilmington’s train station, serves as a vital community hub hosting art exhibitions and providing meeting space for peace-building initiatives. This intimate venue reflects Dr. Jay Macklin’s vision of creating accessible spaces where neighbors can gather to promote positive change.

10/12/2025

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm


Peace Week Vegan Potluck
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Peace Week Vegan Potluck

  • Location: First Unitarian Church of Wilmington
    730 Halstead Rd., Wilmington, DE, 19803
  • Organization(s): First Unitarian Church
  • Meal, Well-being

Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Parish Hall, First Unitarian Church of Wilmington
Address: 730 Halstead Road, Wilmington, DE 19803

Kick off Peace Week with a plant-based feast!
Join us for a community gathering celebrating how our food choices impact the planet, animals, and our health. A plant-based lifestyle is a peaceful choice—and what better way to begin Peace Week than by sharing delicious food.

What to Bring:  A vegan dish to share (no animal products, including dairy and eggs).  Please avoid nuts—we are a nut-free building.  Consider bringing gluten-free options if possible.  Bring a plate, utensils, and napkins for low-waste clean-up

Need a recipe idea? Just search your favorite dish and add “vegan” to the search!

Sign up here: https://firstu.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2990785

Let’s nourish peace—together.

10/12/2025

7:00 pm - 8:45 pm


Peace in Motion - Conscious Dance Workshop
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Peace in Motion - Conscious Dance Workshop

  • Location: Arden Gild Hall
    2126 The Hwy, Wilmington, DE, 19810, New Castle County
  • Organization(s): Arden in Motion
  • Adult, Creative Activity, Youth

Come explore the experience of movement as a language of peace that anyone can speak and understand. Together we create a unique ritual space for building and celebrating peace-focused connections and community through mindful meditations, guided movement structures, and somatic games in creative and playful ways to live music. Open to all, no prior experience needed.

Questions? Email Arden In Motion@gmail.com