Voices and Music for World Peace

Due to Weather Conditions, this event will be moved indoors to Coleman Hall at Gualala Arts.

PLEASE NOTE: as an indoor event, proof of COVID vaccine and masks are required.

In these dangerous and turbulent times, the Gualala Arts “Global Harmony Series” invites you to a free event.  “Encouraging global harmony by sharing cultures through the arts” is the mission of the Global Harmony Series.

Starting at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2022, we can come together. “Voices and Music for World Peace” is a locally-created event that can unite us in this urgent and vital cause. Created by Fred Adler, this special afternoon will take place at the outdoor JAMI Amphitheater at Gualala Arts. Speakers will bring their brief heart-felt spoken expressions include Peggy Berryhill, Jeanne Jackson, David ‘Sus’ Susalla, Eric Wilder and Fred Adler. Musician expressions by BAKU, Sue Bohlin, Coastal Drum Circle, duo’Xplore, Harrison Goldberg, Tim Mueller, Don Krieger, Guitar Mexicano Fide Mata. Visual expressions by Horicon School students. The theme for the day is “War is Darkness, Peace is Light”.

“A good thing to remind people who are likely feeling deeply concerned but powerless is that any action, no matter how small, adds up. Doing something is empowering. Expressing ones’ self is empowering. Coming together is empowering. It’s like many people giving positive energy to and focusing on the same thing. It’s powerful, but of course there is no one way or time to respond.” (Anonymous)

There is an idea worth considering: other than being human, we are all different. We are all unique. And yet, to one degree or another, we have shared beliefs, ideas, attitudes, and knowledge, things that we have in common as human beings and citizens of the planet. Sociologists (and others) call this “Collective Consciousness.” Citizens of the world may not always think of themselves as that, preferring, for example, to simply adopt the idea that “I live on the coast”. The truth is that we are all humans and therefore we are all connected in numerous ways, and these common threads form the basis of societies, large and small. We are each unique but we are connected to others and that is what makes a society: “A Collective Consciousness”. When (or if) you accept that idea, you see that what we have in common brings us together.

According to Adler, “this unique gathering for world peace during these difficult times is a significant work-in-progress.

Brief talks from the heart plus moving and appropriate musical statements from our deep and rich local resources will fill the afternoon air, as we join together in community expression for “Peace on earth and goodwill towards all.”

“I earnestly hope that you will join us, bringing your own special presence and energy towards World Peace on this Easter, Passover and Emancipation Day weekend, 2022.”