Subud International Cultural Association Hosts POEMS FOR PEACE Today, 9/21

Austin-based Subud International Cultural Association (SICA) invites everyone - poetry groups, poetry teachers, poetry lovers, singers, dancers, artists, actors, pipers, players and friends - to share in a special lunchtime performance/poetry reading POEMS FOR PEACE in honor of Peace Day, today, September 21, 2012 at Noon at the Rollins Studio Theatre (701 West Riverside Drive).

Poems will be read by veteran Austin performers, Robert Faires and Barbara Chisholm. The event is free of charge to the public and guests are welcome to bring their own lunch.

SICA is part of a global coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with UK's Peace One Day to organize activities celebrating peace and nonviolence that kicks off in London with a concert by Elton John.

Austin's own and former Executive Director of the Austin Creative Alliance, Latifah Taormina, is spearheading the Poems for Peace global initiative. There is also a poetry competition being held with the grand prize being $500. It is open to everyone and submission details may be found on the website, www.poems-for-peace.org).

Participation in Poems for Peace does not have to be in the form of a formal event. People can recite, write, sing and create poetry through flash mobs, poetry readings, parties, slams, performances, workshops, exhibits, classes, concerts, games and love-notes in honor of Peace Day. Poetry can be found even in a child's scribbling their favorite rhyme on the sidewalk with chalk. Participants are encouraged to document and share their efforts on the Poems for Peace website (www.poems-for-peace.org) or Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PoemsForPeaceOneDay.

"This is about actively sharing one's love of peace through poetry." says Latifah Taormina, SICA's Board President. "Poems live in our music, our holy books and in our hearts. Poems for Peace is an invitation to connect to that place inside us all and share your favorite poems - wherever you are - on Peace Day."

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