Versus Violence Gaza Poets Society Fundraiser and Reading
2025-09-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a communal reading of poetry from Gaza.
Monday, September 22: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Peace Park located at the corner of Pleasant Street and Winslow Streets, Worcester, MA
Rain venue: Phelan Center/Blessed Sacrament Church 551 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA

Register here

Which Risks? What Threat? Nuclear Weapons 80 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2025-09-23 16:30 - 18:00
With tensions heightening across the world, nuclear weapons are no longer a Cold War relic. Come hear a distinguished panel of experts speak about nuclear-affected communities, the gendered consequences of nuclear weapons, and the path forward in our nuclear threatened world. 4:30 p.m. Rehm Library, Smith Hall, College of the Holy Cross.

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Peace Meal - Way of Nonviolence Fall Fundraiser
2025-09-25 18:00 - 20:00
Air Force C.O. Joy Metzler is the featured speaker at the Center for Nonviolent Solutions fall fundraiser. Join us for a Peace Meal, music, and Joy’s inspiring story of resistance to US support for the Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Phelan Center, Blessed Sacrament Church 551 Pleasant Street, Worcester, MA
$25.00 requested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds. Tickets available here

Readings from Block Island: Poems, Photos and Letters by Dan Berrigan
2025-10-09 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for a celebration of Block Island a new collection of poems, photos and letters by Daniel Berrigan, American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, pacifist, and writer.
Thursday, October 9, 2025
6:30-8:00 p.m.
Salisbury House/61 Harvard Street, Worcester, MA
Free and open to the public

Live Webinar: Sumud at Sea; Brothers' Bold Stand with the Gaza Flotilla
2025-10-20 19:00 - 20:00
Sumud at Sea: Brother’s Bold Stand with the Gaza Flotilla

Dive into the Global Sumud Flotilla—a historic mission of 42 vessels from around the world, defying Israel’s siege on Gaza to deliver vital humanitarian aid and demand justice. Learn from the raw, firsthand accounts of its courageous crew, whose voyage ended in interception, arrest, and imprisonment by Israeli forces.
Featuring Adnaan and Tor Stumo– Brothers. Massachusetts natives. In this riveting webinar, hear their gripping personal stories and hard-won wisdom. Walk away inspired and empowered with real ways you can keep changing the world. Don’t miss this powerful conversation.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y7rPzrPjROGHdlxRXOMz5A

Open Call for Peaceful Futures Exhibit - Send us Your Artwork
2025-11-14 - 2025-12-06
Open Call: Peaceful Futures
Lee Mingwei’s Our Peaceable Kingdom exhibition (on view through Feb 1) at the Worcester Art Museum showcases multiple visual responses to Edward Hicks’ painting of similar name, asking the question, “What is peace?”. Our thought partner, the Center for Nonviolent Solutions, has worked to provide education and resources that help the Worcester community reject the use of violence for resolving conflict and understand nonviolence and peacemaking as a way of life. In the spirit of envisioning and creating a safe, healthy future, both organizations invite you to share your visual interpretation of the question, “What does peace look like in your community?”
The Center is very pleased to offer this opportunity in collaboration with the Worcester Art Museum where Peaceful Futures will exhibit. The art show opens December 10 and closes February 20th, 2026 with a reception on February 7th, 2-4 p.m. All works for the exhibit must be submitted to the Worcester Art Museum no later than December 6. Open to artists of all ages. Show us what your vision of peace looks like. Details in link provided below.
LEARN MORE & SUBMIT YOUR ART
(Above: The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks, 1934.65)

The Military-Industrial-Complex and Climate Apartheid - Talk at Clark University
2025-11-19 16:00 - 18:00
Free and open to the public. Fireside Lounge/Dana Commons
Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester, MA
Organized by Peace and Conflict Studies at Clark University
