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High Meadow School Celebrates the Season for Nonviolence
January 30-April 5th

As you are driving through Stone Ridge on Main Street you may have noticed a sign for an International Day of Peace in front of High Meadow School. Each week a new word of the week is posted. These words are a part of the celebration of the Season for Nonviolence. The Season for Nonviolence is a national 64-day educational, media and grass-roots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that non-violence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower lives and communities. The 2011 season runs from January 30-April 5, 2011. Locally

In preparing for the Season for Nonviolence each class at High Meadow was assigned the task of coming up with a word that exemplifies nonviolence. When the sign premiered at the end of January the word that the toddler class chose was “Peace”, the following week the Pre-K children chose “Sharing” and other words that have been posted are “Harmony”, “Unity” and “Friendship”. The sign will be updated weekly until the beginning of April.

A Closing Celebration for 2011 Season for Nonviolence Special Screening of Soundtrack for a Revolution
Tuesday, April 5,  7:00pm

The Season for Nonviolence is a national 64-day educational, media and grass-roots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that non-violence is a powerful way to heal, transform, and empower lives and communities. High Meadow School and The Rosendale Theatre Collective are joining to produce a concluding celebration of the Season for Nonviolence that will feature a screening of the documentary “Soundtrack For A Revolution”, which tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music – …the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. The film features new performances of the freedom songs by top artists, including John Legend, Joss Stone, Wyclef Jean, and The Roots; riveting archival footage; and interviews with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders, including Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Julian Bond, and Ambassador Andrew Young.

There will be musical performances before the film by The High Meadow Freedom Singers, under the direction of Sarah Perrotta, and from members of the Clearwater Power of Song Initiative. After the film the audience will be led in song by Fre Atlast and the Community Drum Ensemble.

The film is not rated but is not suggested for children under 10 years of age. The suggested donation for the evening is $10 and all proceeds raised will go to The High Meadow Family Emergency Fund.

World Peace Day To Be Celebrated In Stone Ridge, NY
September 21, 2010 – 2:00pm

All are welcome to participate in a celebration entitled; “The International Day of Peace” to be held at High Meadow School in Stone Ridge. Highlights of the celebration include a peace pole dedication ceremony, a pageant of flags representing the nations of the world, live drumming led by Fre Atlast, (Ulster County teacher of music and drumming) and chanting of the “May Peace Prevail on Earth” prayer followed by apples for all donated by The Stone Ridge Orchard. Flags and drums & instruments will be provided at the campus.

The peace pole at High Meadow was first installed six years ago with students choosing English, Spanish, Seneca Nation and Cambodian as the languages placed on the pole. Fre Atlast recalls the original ceremony “Students, parents and teachers all participated in the peace pole ceremony using the flags of all nations. Chants of “May Peace Prevail on Earth” rose from the crowd as we completed each continent. At the end of the ceremony a huge rainbow appeared in the sky as an affirmation of the power of children to bring peace into this world. It was a magnificent day.”