Soldiers of Peace Awards Gala/Show - Celebrating Our Hometown Heroes
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Description
2018 Theme: Fighting for Love, Fighting for Healing, and Fighting for Harmony!
Events:
- 9am-11am - Awards Show - Open to the Public
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11:30am-12:30pm Gala/Feast *Limited Seating by Invitation Only
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Saturday sCOOL (Filming)
If you were invited to the BET Awards, Grammys and Oscars, would you go? Well, the Soldiers of Peace Awards Show is for you! People from all walks of life are traveling home to kick off PEACE WEEK with our Wakanda style celebration of the year! This is our opportunity to change how we see us and lock arms to partake in a holiday that heals the soul. The Benton Harbor Peace4Life Youth Ambassadors have teamed up with Thread of Hope Records to showcase some of the world's most gifted individuals to pay tribute to our greats in the school and 1 special award for our Hometown Hero.
A Deep Cultural Experience
- Live DJ
- Rich Music and Dance Performances
- Fashion Showcase
- And Still, We ROAR Art Gallery
- Mini-dramas
- Race2Equity Traveling Historical Exhibition
- Powerful healing stories of triumph
- Exotic fresh floral arrangements from Freshstart Children's Garden
- Pinning Ritual
- Wakanda Style Decor
How will we choose the heroes?
We won't! YOU will! Who do you know that has demonstrated the character and values needed to transform our community into a safe haven? Who inspires you? Who has exhibited a love that covers all wounds? Who is doing while others are resting? Who commands justice, so that others may have peace? If your heart is from or in Benton Harbor, you will have a chance to vote for your hero. In lieu of the nation's cry for social justice reform, as a beacon of light, our show will boldly recognize survivors of silent, yet deadly bullies - Systemic Racism and Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome.
Don't be fooled!
This is not just entertainment. This is deep transformational edutainment. This event is the celebration portion of a Service Learning Project that started by students & staff at Benton Harbor High School now in its 5th year guaranteed to continue until every child is safe. We will pin our first chapter of Peace4Life Youth Ambassadors and Peace4Life Lil Siblings. Gala participants will view original artwork that captures the unique trials and testimonies of our youth and community. On June 1st, you will want to be in our hometown, but you will NOT want to be caught at home. This cultural event will.be.Televised!!! If you have other plans....cancel them. Please Share!!! & Save the Date! See you there! Click Here to Like and Follow us on Facebook.
**Disclaimer: By participating in the event you are granting permission for your image and likeness to be filmed, photographed, edited, copied, exhibited, published or distributed by Peace4Life. If you do not wish to be photographed and/or filmed, please inform staff onsite or prior to the day of training.
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