Give Peace a Chance!

A Benefit concert for the Rhode Island Peace Mission will be held on Sunday December 8 at 4 pm. Admission is $8 adults, $5 kids, $25 family. The concert will be held at the Central Baptist Church at the corner of Lloyd & Wayland in Providence.

The concert will feature Nancy Hood with Rick Keller, Otis Read and Phil Edmonds, Joyce Katzberg, Cheryl Albright with Jim Tull and Nisha Purushotham, Mark Binder, Newman Church One Voice Band, and Bill Harley

The Rhode Island Peace Mission is a coalition of 24 religious and community organizations committed to peaceful approaches to global security. Member organizations include the American Baptist Churches of RI, American Friends Service Committee Southeastern New England Area, Baptist Peacemakers of RI, Central Congregational Church-UCC Mission & Action Committee, Diocese of Providence Secretariat for Social Ministry, Episcopal Diocese of RI, Fellowship of Reconciliation RI Chapter, First Unitarian Church Social Justice Council, The Fund for Community Progress, Green Party of RI, McAuley House, Newman Congregational Church-UCC, Priests for Justice, Providence Friends Meeting, RI Committee for Nonviolence Initiatives, RI Conference United Church of Christ Division of Church in Society, RI Peace Action, RI Peace and Justice Education Fund, The RI State Council of Churches, RI United Methodist Association, Sisters of Mercy Regional Community of Providence, Smithfield Friends Meeting, Southern RI Islamic Society, Inc., and Witness for Peace.

For more information about the concert or the organization, visit their website or give them a call 401-724-7700

If you'd like to find out about other peace-loving events in the area, visit the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) website