Please join Joumana Rizk, Founder of Peacelights, counselor Jennifer Hadley, Rick Ulfik, Founder of We, The World, composer/DJ Peter Lobo, and other like minded people for an uplifting event. This year we are choosing City Hall Park (at Park Row) for our annual street happening, surrounded by US Courthouses where the fate of immigrants is decided daily. Let’s bring a moment of peace and light to this area of our city. We invite you to connect to each other, all […]

Friday Flicker (December 15, 2017)

This week’s Friday Flicker is from our 2017 Connect for Peace street happening in Union Square, with a quote by author Helen Keller: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” The Flickers are a gentle weekly reminder to flicker your light of peace as often as you can, in as many places as you can. May your light of love brighten your day and illuminate […]

Friday Flicker (December 8, 2017)

This week’s Friday Flicker is from our 2017 Connect for Peace street happening in Union Square, with a quote by author and alternative medicine advocate Deepak Chopra: “Each of us is a unique strand in the intricate web of life and here to make a contribution.” The Flickers are a gentle weekly reminder to flicker your light of peace as often as you can, in as many places as you can. May your light of love brighten your day and […]

Friday Flicker (December 1, 2017)

This week’s Friday Flicker is from our 2017 Connect for Peace street happening in Union Square, with a quote by The Family Circus cartoonist Bil Keane (1922 – 2011): “A hug is like a boomerang — you get it back right away.” The Flickers are a gentle weekly reminder to flicker your light of peace as often as you can, in as many places as you can. May your light of love brighten your day and illuminate all those around […]

Friday Flicker (November 24, 2017)

This week’s Friday Flicker is from our 2017 Connect for Peace street happening in Beirut, Lebanon, with a quote by French novelist and critic Marcel Proust (1871-1922): “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy. They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” The Flickers are a gentle weekly reminder to flicker your light of peace as often as you can, in as many places as you can. May your light of love brighten your day […]

Friday Flicker (November 10, 2017)

This week’s Friday Flicker is from our 2017 Connect for Peace street happening in NYC, with a quote from the Dalai Lama: “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” The Flickers are a gentle weekly reminder to flicker your light of peace as often as you can, in as many places as you can. May your light of love brighten your day and illuminate all those around you. Subscribe here to receive the Flickers every […]

Friday Flicker (October 27, 2017)

This week’s Friday Flicker is from our 2017 Connect for Peace street happening in NYC, with a quote from philosopher Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862): “Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.” The Flickers are a gentle weekly reminder to flicker your light of peace as often as you can, in as many places as you can. May your light of love brighten your day and illuminate all those around you. Subscribe here to receive the Flickers every week in your inbox.

Friday Flicker (October 20, 2017)

This week’s Friday Flicker is from our 2017 Connect for Peace street happening in NYC, with a quote from psychiatrist and author of “Man’s Search for Meaning,” Viktor E. Frankl (1905-1977): “Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.” The Flickers are a gentle weekly reminder to flicker your light of peace as often as you can, in as many places as you can. […]

Friday Flicker (October 13, 2017)

This week’s Friday Flicker is of our 2015 Connect for Peace street happening in Beirut, with a quote from children’s rights activist Cristina Noble: “Love is so strong and powerful, stronger than any weapon in the world. And it should be given to everybody.” The Flickers are a gentle weekly reminder to flicker your light of peace as often as you can, in as many places as you can. May your light of love brighten your day and illuminate all […]

Your Invitation to Celebrate the Interational Day of Peace

September is a very special month for all of us who are working for peace. In 1981, September 21st was declared the International Day of Peace. There are so many amazing events taking place throughout the month, we could call it the International Month of Peace. We were moved by the message of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the International Day of Peace, reflecting on the cruel price of war. You can listen to it here. He says, […]