scroll down the page for links to local groups with website presences.
“War is a Racket.” (Smedley Butler)
Special Events
Saturday, May 11, 1:00-2:00 PM, Washington Park in Albany, near the Moses Statue. GAZA: SEND FOOD NOT BOMBS. Grannies will bring the signs & banners. Wear white if you can. A quiet vigil, encouraging talk with the crowds of passersby. Rain or shine. Grannies for Peace is a project of Women Against War. Grannies have vigiled at the Tulip Festival since 2003.For more information: info@WomenAgainstWar.org Photo: Grannies Vigil at the Tulip Festival 2022
Mark your calendars: August 4th in Kingston
New vigils (updated mid-April 2024):
Online with Peace Village (every third Sunday of the month): World Meditation Hour
3rd Sunday of the month
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm – online
To REGISTER: Send an email to: bkhudsonvalley@gmail.com
You will receive the address and/or the online link.
Whether or not you know how to meditate, you are invited to join us for this special meditation event, including: • Group Meditation • Music • Guided Meditation Commentaries
Since 1978, World Meditation has now spread to more than 125 countries with participants from all religious backgrounds coming together to radiate peace, love, and care to our world.
Join us in the supportive atmosphere. Everyone is welcome!
The 3rd Sunday of each month is a worldwide meditation known as “World Peace Meditation Hour”. Be a part of spreading world peace.
(No Zoom link required) A time when people come together for 15 minutes on Sunday at 7pm UK time. From Pam Gregory:
This video explains it all, just come together in love joining hands and hearts and welcoming in an expanded consciousness of love. This energy gets stronger every week, some have described it as an ‘army of love’ on the march, upshifting the quantum wave structure. We are rocking it! Thank you for being part of this new wave of creation for New Earth, blessings to you all.
Peace Groups in the Hudson Valley
Tip: sign up for emails and follow these groups on FB for the most up-to-the-minute opportunities to support peace activities in the region
Upper Hudson Peace Action is the Peace Action chapter for the New York Capital District region, including Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga and nearby communities, one of 18 chapters of Peace Action New York State.
Vigils, Events, Facebook group, Email list
Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace holds a weekly vigil in Delmar, regular events in the region, and sends a weekly email.
Vigils, Events, Facebook group, Email list
Women Against War brings together Capital District women to work for peace.
Events, Facebook group, Email list
Occupy Peace & Freedom is a not-for-profit movement “to honor the Constitution and Bill of Rights, which are being continually violated by politicians who take us to war and rob us of our Freedoms to fulfill their agendas. More than just a movement, we have an Action Plan that will bring Peace, Freedom, and Prosperity.”
Events
Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley (PECHV) “The mission of the Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley is to empower individuals and organizations to create and sustain ecologically-minded, just, and peaceful communities.”
Events, Facebook group, Resources, Email list
Hudson Valley Park of Study and Reflection (HVP) is “an open space where people dedicated to the construction of a better world can gather, study, exchange ideas, and get inspired. It is place for nurturing the human spirit, promoting reconciliation and creating community.”
Events