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AN ALL-AGES INTERACTIVE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
IN SOLIDARY WITH #EVERYCHILDMATTERS

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PURPOSEFUL LITERACY & NUMERACY

SYNC WITH AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO CROSS-CURRICULAR LEARNING

language of the land on which we stand.

EQUITY . INCLUSION . DECOLONIZATION

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NIA:WEN (SPECIAL THANK YOU) TO BORELSON & DOLO THE GIFTED ---YOUR LIVE PRESENTATION AT OUR PEACE FESTIVAL 2024 WAS WELL LOVED --- SO MUCH FUN. NIA:WEN. THANK YOU.

PUSH PLAY WHILE YOU BROWSE

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COFFEE
QUIZ.

 

🌍 Community Trivia Challenge:

Question:


Which African country is widely recognized as the birthplace of coffee — one of the world’s most traded commodities and a daily ritual for millions around the world, including right here in Belleville?

A. Kenya
B. Ghana
C. Ethiopia
D. South Africa

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🕊️ Hint: The answer is tied to a rich cultural heritage and centuries-old farming practices that are often undervalued in global trade.

THIS SEPTEMBER...

Join us at the Hill Pavilion in Belleville, ON for Our Peace Festival — a signature outdoor “edu-tainment” experience rooted in truth, creativity, and collective healing. This gathering brings together Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, and White ally artists, innovators, educators, wellness advocates, and community leaders to co-create a vibrant space for learning, connection, and action.

We stand in solidarity with #EveryChildMatters and the #RedDressAlert, honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous and Melanated Peoples.

With a unique zoom-in and zoom-out approach, we invite our community to move beyond fear and toward reconciliation — through relationship repair, curiosity, and humble confidence. Together, we believe true peace and freedom are possible.

The work we do at Our Peace Festival supports local school boards and educators in approaching #OrangeShirtDay and other equity initiatives with deeper care, competence, and courage.

Mark your calendar. & Stay tuned.
Saturday, September 20th, 2025 & Sunday, September 21st, 2025

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BE RECOGNIZED
AS A TURNKEY SPONSOR.

Provincial & Federal level sponsorship packages can also be co-constructed to match your ethics.  

CHECK YOUR EQUITY PULSE:
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS IN COUNTRIES WITH PREDOMINANTLY BLACK/BROWN LIVES LIKE...
CONGO, SUDAN, ETHIOPIA, BANGALADESH, HAITI, & TIGRAY

CHECK THIS OUT: Global Conflict Tracker l Council on Foreign Relations


"The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free." - Maya Angelou

NOW LET'S ZOOM IN:
Turtle Island's First Nations communities also continue to struggle for truth, justice, and liberation.
 

The fight for the rights of Indigenous peoples is not only a Canadian issue but a global one. Learn the truth about Canada’s colonial past and present, and discover how your allyship today can help write (right) a just future here & abroad.

FOR IT IS WRITTEN

"Just as we have many parts in ONE body — and all the parts do not have the same function — so we, who are many, are ONE in Christ and everyone parts of one another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace that was given to us.” - Romans 12:4-6

- WRITING ON THE WALL -

Join us in acknowledging that the nation we know as Canada was and is traditionally home to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. We are grateful to be orchestrated by the Most High to live, play, learn, and serve with them, on this land, in this time --- for a higher calling and greater purpose. ​

 

Our acknowledgement represents our recognition of this region's longer history, one predating the settlement of the earliest European immigrants. The churches in our country are many. Our direct call-to-action is for churches, institutions, organizations, local businesses and community members to take time this year, to engage in truth and reconcili-action to foster peace and unity for us all; as ONE united race of people.

We are hue(mans); regardless of our gender, racial, cultural and alternative identities. While Equity, Inclusion and Diversity policies and procedures are essential, real change stems from the heart. We're invite you to observe the bodies of water on our planet -- they collectively reject and transcend imaginary lines of division, labels, and identity they've been assigned and gather into ONE ocean.

 

Similarly, we look forward to pacing towards labels of identity that unify us as humans while honouring and celebrating our similarities and differences to abolish systematic injustice and close equity gaps together as ONE people, sharing ONE planet.

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