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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02251986 - X.15 fD OF SUPERVISORS To: SOAR FROM: Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak Contra Costa DATE: February 24, 1986 County SUBJECT: "Peace Child" Project SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION Recommendation Request a presentation on the "Peace Child" project on March 4 , 1986 and consider Board and individual endorsement of the project. Background See attached information. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) / ACTION OF BOARD ON February 25 1986 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER) REQUESTED the County Administrator .to arrange fora presentation before the Board by Nata-1-ie Russell on the "Peace Child" proj-ect . VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: County Administrator ATTESTED February 25 , 1986 J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD `\ M382/7-83 BY �� DEPUTY • qt� * �� e Yf'y��J!^1��oa!4 r t is�•.r'. �. vfi .�+'� +,�•�4•� l+�:f t -,s'1 jta�•.r,w. �DS 11.r 4^� ♦lu5�r- .� , y f• �__♦ � 132 �� •SLif' ..r': On qq 77, . lie � t�.' �, Y,7yJ•5 4,6,�P,�''rr, L 'r ..t. J. r t'•�. . ^- ,y -�tts' r. 77. .fes .✓ 'r y a i'. .1 •{r� � '�`�}�4;y�y��� lrSsa.. htz?r�r} Y� > �t.za .�rt. �,� rry ki 3 `. 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''r,;Y. 5 Z� ^` ,�.,,•sd „X7.X"t74;�t�,}N+.Saa y�,7{tt } L 2'1:e Y-ticatrc c� All PorSibiliticz is dedicated to providing professional quality theatre to large diverse ( age and cultural background ) audiences . We seek to produce performance works in music, theatre , and dance which address and inspire the highest ideals and potentials . Our goal is to present idealistic visions as realizable possi- bilities . A Note from the Director L Welcome to a Vision . A Vision of Possibilty Peace Child is a fantasy - a fantasy because it deals with some- thing other than what we call reality , but like the true heart of fantasy , it points to something that could exist . Ke . live in a time when war , greed and mistrust are accepted as a necessary part of our experience . The future world imagined in the play is one where we have learned to live together in a peace- ful co-existence , to share a common home , the only one we have . It is a world not so far removed from our own , just out of grasp , y&� attainable. The vision of Fcace Cnild is simple - we can live in Peace . It begins from the children ' s innocent promise that. "if we can be friends , then so can our leaders" and it is realized by their willingness to see their vision through . Most of us share a vision of a world at peace. It can be realized when we , like the children , take the responsibility to live. our vision in our homes , at work , with our families and in all our relationships . 1 14ore than anything, Peace Cr,itd is a gift - an offering espec- ially to the children of today . It is an antidote to fear and a welcoming into responsibility - for the world of the future if it is to be , must be given into the hands of the children and they in turn must take the responsibility- to bring it about . We offer it now to children of all ages - young and old alike - for anyone of you could be the Peace Child - you , you , or yes , even you . Sincerely , Dhara j MAxf ield Director r What will our world be like fifty years from now? What is the solution to the arms race? Is it solvable? Can nations with fundamentally opposed political phil- osophies ever be genuinely at peace? What can ordinary people do that would make any difference? "Peace. ChiZd" presents an opportunity for adults and children to address such questions . N-1 A STORY OF THE FUTURE CREATED BY CHILDREN The play is set in the year 2025 in a small town . It is "Peace Day " - the universal holiday which com- memorates the day , back in the nineteen eighties , when the nations of the world declared Peace . As part of t the holiday festivities , the children of the town en- act the 'play called "Peace .Child" which tells how Peace Day came about back in the 1980 ' s . An American boy and a Russian girl became friends and shared a dream of peace . They embarked on a long adventure which brought them face to face with their leaders . Finally they brought together the other children of the world and persuaded their leaders to overcome their fear and distrust of each other and break the vicious circle of the arms race . Sixteen powerful songs contribute great energy and emotion to the story . The overall result is a deeply moving , empowering celebration of friendship - a glimpse of the possibilities for what the peoples of the world could accomplish in partnership . "Peace Child - a Children ' s Musical Celebration for Peace" came. to life in London ' s Royal Albert Hall in October 1981 with a cast of more than 300 young people . It was the brainchild of a United Nations group who wished to proclaim a positive message for peace . "Peace Child" premiered . in America in December 1982 at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC . Since the script and score were made generally available in mid- 1983, "Peace Child" has been performed by hundreds of schools , churches , peace coalitions , and community theatres throughout the United States . It .has also been performed at conferences of leading educators and sec- urity specialists .