A program of Music, Arts, & Peace Education led by emcee Dawn Duncan (Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness), including brief presentations by peacemakers such as Ron Bell (Dunk the Vote), David Shane Lowry (Lumbee Tribe), Cheryl Frye-Cromwell (Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe & HHS Liaison), Traci Griffith (ACLU MA), Alda Witherspoon (Witherspoon Institute) and others regarding their work, with artistic performances by Cellist Miranda Henne and others. It will conclude with a reading of the list of recent local victims of violence at the Cambridge Common Civil War Memorial.
Dawn Duncan
2026 UN International Day of Peace Program (MORE TBA)
Opening Dawn Duncan, Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness (MCNAA)
Land Acknowledgement Dawn Duncan
Alda Witherspoon Witherspoon Institute
Traci Griffith ACLU Massachusetts Racial Justice Program
Cheryl Frye-Cromwell Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council & HHS liaison
David Shane Lowry Anthropology Professor at USM & Lumbee Tribe of NC
Ron Bell Dunk the Vote
Miranda Henne (cellist) Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor
In Honor of Victims of Violence
We also have a few tables set up for information about these organizations and others.
Ron Bell
David Shane Lowry
Alda Witherspoon
Cheryl Frye- Cromwell
Traci Griffith
Miranda Henne
Our Thanks
This event was made possible by great contributions from the speakers and musicians on the program and the contributions of many others, including the following:
Contact us at InternationalDayofPeaceBoston@gmail.com