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• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 – OCTOBER 19, 2025

Event:  Welcoming the New Neighbor: A Christian Dialogue on Refugees and Immigrants
Time: 11:30 AM (each Sunday)
Host: Peoples Church  Peace and Justice Task Force 
About: The six week session will be facilitated by Dr. Stephanie Nawyn, associate professor in the Department of Sociology at MSU, specializing in migration and refugees, human trafficking and resettlement.  
Address: Peoples Church of East Lansing, 200 W Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823 (Robertson Room)
SDG’s: #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, #10 Reduced Inequalities
Cost: Free

Topics by Week:

September 14 – What Does Migration Mean to Us?
September 21 – Telling the Story of Refugees and Other Immigrants
September 28 – The Root of Our Feelings About Refugees and Immigration
October 5 – The Christian Call to Welcome the Stranger and Love Our Neighbors
October 12 – What Stops Us from Answering the Call?
October 19 – Dr. Tim Docking, Henry and Annabel Larzelere Lecture, No Class
October 26 – What We Need to Do to Fulfill Our Christian Calling to Welcome the Stranger?

• TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

Event: “Gaza: Doctors Under Attack” film showing
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 PM
About: An important new hour-long documentary about the Israeli government’s systematic campaign to destroy Gaza’s hospitals and kill, drive away, or detain its doctors. Discussion will follow the film.
Location: Room B-117, Wells Hall on Michigan State University campus
Address: 619 Red Cedar Road
Parking: Lot 38 (Erikson Kiva) and Lot 50 (International Center) are free after 6:00. Lot 39 (South of International Center – 445 S. Shaw Lane) and Lot 79 (South of Football Stadium, 331 W. Shaw Lane) are $2/hour.
Hosts: Palestine Interfaith Network (PIN), MSU programs including Film Studies, Muslim Studies, James Madison College, Middle East and North Africa Faculty & Student Assn and others, and community groups including the Peace Education Center, Islamic Center of East Lansing, committees of Red Cedar Friends Meeting, Edgewood United Church, and Spirit of Peace Church of the Brethren, Crowded Table Coalition, No Detention Centers in Michigan, Pax Christi (Lansing and Michigan), and others.
SDGs: , #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, #3 Good health and well-being
Cost: Free

• THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025

Event: International Peace Day Celebration
Description: An engaging conversation including UN Sustainable Development Goals and Interfaith Dialogue
Time: 4:30 pm – 6 pm
Hosts: MSU Religious Advisors Association, MSU Campus Interfaith Council, Religious Spiritual and Secular Identities, MOSAIC Center for Education and Outreach
Location: MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel (636 Auditorium Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824)
Parking: Limited metered parking on street.
SDG’s: 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Who: All are welcome
Cost: Free

• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2025

Event: Plant for Peace
Time: 9 AM – 1 PM
Location: Corner of Margate and Horizon, East Lansing
Host: David Caszatt, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, and Don Dickman, Retired MSU Forestry Dept Dean
Description: David Caszatt (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer), as a Meridian Township Land Preservation Board Member, with the help of Retired MSU Forestry Department Dean, Don Dickman, shares information on how they have been working for the past 18 years to transform 125 acres inundated with Buckthorn, a non-native invasive species, and reclaim the land for American hardwoods. The day will include a few hours of work freeing trees from protective tubes and fencing them in to protect them from deer. Learn how to spot invasive species and rejuvenate the landscape. Meet at the corner of (2940) Margate and Horizon in East Lansing. Please register if you plan to attend and plant trees so that we will have adequate supplies available. If you plan to attend to only hear about the project, you do not need to register. Link: https://forms.gle/6fnDxmUBrhaKkBAB8
SDG’s: #13 Climate Action, #15 Life on Land

• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2025

Event: Fall Electronics Recycling Day & Coat Collection
Host: Meridian Township – The Green Team
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Meridian Mall
Who: Open to residents of the Capital Area
More info: https://share.google/WP5ZRObquZ1UAepfa
SDG’S: #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. #12 Responsible Consumption and Production #15 Life on Land

• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 (NOTE NEW DATE)

Event: Sing Out for Peace! A Sing-along and Concert for All!
Time: 6:30 PM
About: Come together to sing or just to listen. There will be songs that inspire peace, some that you know and some that are new. Some lively, some calm. Musicians to date include Matt Bliton, and Harmony Strummers- with Nan Barone, Julie Freije, Janet Brock, and Marge Pestka.
Host: Fellowship for Today https://www.fellowshipfortoday.org/
Location: Red Cedar Friends Building, Old Town, Lansing https://redcedarfriends.org/
Address: 1400 Turner Street, Lansing 48906
Who: All are welcome – bring your families and friends!
SDG’s: #3 Good health and well-being
Cost: Free

• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025

Event: Sun Day Fest: Utility Affordability and Energy Transformation
Time: 2-4:30 PM
About: Food, music, art, information, assistance. Featuring discussion of water affordability, energy affordability, and key state programs that can make our homes safer, more comfortable, and better for the environment.
Host: CAFE (Capital Area Friends of the Environment), MiCAN (Michigan Climate Action Network), Allen Neighborhood Center, Third Act (Sun Day event)
Location: Allen Neighborhood Center
Address:  1611 E Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48912
SDG’s: #6 Clean Water and Sanitation, #7 Affordable and Clean Energy, #13 Climate Action

• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025

Event: Peace Sunday: Sermon on Peace; Dillon Burns, Senior Pastor, Okemos Community Church
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Who: All are welcome.
Location: Okemos Community Church, 4734 Okemos Rd, Okemos. In person and live streamed on Facebook.
Website: https://okemoschurch.org/ for additional details about OCC. For sermon live stream and video go to https://www.facebook.com/okemoscommunitychurch. On YouTube, search for Okemos CC.
SDG’s: #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 
*Conversation, Cookies, and Fair Trade Coffee and Tea in the OCC Lounge after the service.

• SEPTEMBER 21- OCTOBER 24, 2025

Event: Peace Pole Pursuit
Location: All over the Greater Lansing area!  (see map/list of addresses)
Who: Anyone, any age, anyone interested in a fun challenge!
About: Walk, drive, or bike in pursuit of as many Greater Lansing peace poles as you are able.  Once you have found and photographed at least 10 peace poles with you in each photo and posted them on your Facebook page,  submit the form by clicking here. (For kids of age 10 and below, 5 poles is the minimum goal). For more details click here.
SDG’s: #3 Good health and well-being
Cost: Free

• MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025

Event: NAFSA Virtual special meeting in recognition of the 2025 International Day of Peace.
Time: 12:00-1:00 P.M EDT
Hosts: NAFSA Peace, Justice, and Citizen Diplomacy Interest Group, NAFSA United Nations Interest Group, ISP Center for Global Learning and Innovation at MSU, Tufts University and Montana University International offices.
Details: Please join us for “Flash talks” aligning with the theme of promoting peace, ending conflict, and fostering global cooperation.
Speakers: Konstantinos Petridis, Professor of Electronic Engineering and Vice Rector of Internationalization & Extroversion at Hellenic Mediterranean University in Greece, will describe the various activities of The HMU Peace Education Actions, focusing on the role of the academic community in achieving the SDGs,

Fikadu Alemeyahu, MSU staff member at IMPART Alliance and doctoral student at University of Nebraska, will speak about the non-profit that he leads – YessEthiopia, which works with youth and educators in the conflict-affected regions of Ethiopia. He will describe how the conflict affects the services that this non-profit attempts to provide.

Patrick Nobrega, Director of the CAPT Paul Cuffee Global Institute at Massachusetts Academy, will describe the guiding principles of Global Citizenship at the Institute. “ .. global citizenship is of utmost importance for our cadets who are entering fields that will inherently bring them around the world.
Who: WHO: The Association of International Educators invites all to this special online discussion.
Registration: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aQTb2dabSKGBPb9eBiIonQ
Cost: Free
SDG’s: #4 Quality Education, #16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

• WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025

Event: Book Talk and Signing with Melanie Morrison
Time: 7:00 PM
About: Melanie Morrison, long-time antiracism author and educator, will discuss her new book, Becoming Trustworthy White Allies. The book outlines actions white people must undertake to become trustworthy partners in the work of racial justice. Morrison addresses how white people can navigate the obstacles to becoming allies so that they can step up with courage, humility, and consistency to participate in BIPOC-led organizations while helping move other white people to greater antiracist awareness and action.
Host: Edgewood United Church with co-sponsors University Lutheran Church, St. Stephen’s Community Church, UCC, and Red Cedar Friends Meeting-Religious Society of Friends (Quaker)
Location: Edgewood United Church
Address: 469 Hagadorn Road, East Lansing
SDGs: #10 Reducing Inequalities, #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025

Event: “The Time is Now”, a 5-minute play, a festival, and a community climate action celebration
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Location:  Beal Botanical Garden, W Circle Dr, East Lansing, MI 48824
Hosts:  Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) East Lansing, Michigan State University
Registration: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zeYjvYc3Yvy5hQ
SDG’s: #13 Climate Action, #4 Quality education, #17 Partnership for the Goals

• SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

Event: “The Time is Now”, a 5-minute play, a festival, and a community climate action celebration
Time: 1:00-4:00 PM
Location:  Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center, 9422 E. Herbison Rd, Laingsburg, MI 48848
Hosts:  Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) East Lansing, Michigan State University
Registration: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zeYjvYc3Yvy5hQ
SDG’s: #13 Climate Action, #4 Quality education, #17 Partnership for the Goals

• MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025

Event: Culver’s Share Night! –
Description: Fundraiser for Friends of CROP – Greater Lansing CROP Hunger Walk. Support the Walk that raises funds to alleviate hunger and poverty. Culver’s will donate a percentage of all sales. Tell your friends and families!
Time: 5 pm – 8 pm
About: Online Ordering, Drive-Thru, or Dine-In (no flyer or code needed)
Location: 3440 Okemos Rd, Okemos, MI 48864 (https://www.culvers.com/restaurants/okemos-mi-okemos-rd)
Hosts: Members of Friends of CROP – Greater Lansing CROP Hunger Walk Planning Team
SDG’s: #1 No poverty, #2 Zero hunger, #3 Good health and well-being
Flyer: See flyer for how funds raised will be used, allowing all monies raised by the CROP Hunger Walk to support hunger and poverty alleviation agencies.

• TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 (NOTE NEW DATE)

Event: Beneath the Same Stars: A Quest for Peace (at the Abrams Planetarium)
Description: Come to say hello and welcome to our MSU Humphrey Fellows from around the world. Learn where they are from and chat a bit. Then we will all go into the planetarium to learn about constellations indigenous to the Great Lakes region by watching “Living in Balance: Anishinaabe Star Knowledge.” Then we will share our own connections to the sky and learn about different star knowledge from around the World from our Humphrey Fellows.
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Register : Please register for this free event in advance, but you can also register at 6 pm on the day of the event if space is available. https://forms.gle/ksQnkMNLMnrk29XV6
Location: MSU Abrams Planetarium, 755 Science Road, East Lansing (Parking: Arrive at 6 PM or shortly afterwards. Parking at the planetarium is free after 6 PM.)
Hosts: MSU Abrams Planetarium, Greater Lansing United Nations Association
SDG’s: #4 Quality Education. #5 Gender Equality #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. #17 Partnership for the Goals
Cost: Free (All are welcome – children and adults.)

• WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2025

Event: Yoga For Peace with Shiloh
Time: 6:00-7:00 P.M.
About: This all-level flow class will guide us through a session of yoga that plants seeds of peace within. 
Location: Peoples Yoga Studio,1146 South Washington, Lansing
SDG’s: #4 Good health and well-being, #5 Gender equality
Who: Open to those who can hold attention for the duration of class.
Cost: Free. Registration required, space is limited, please register here: https://app.arketa.co/peoplesyoga/checkout/KDyOOQzg5FthbeSrIsdw

• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025

Event: Salaam Peace Festival: Come and enjoy Muslim culture and food!
Time: 2:30-6:30pm
About: Several local restaurants and cafes will sell food. Cultural exhibits from around the world.  Activities will include calligraphy, henna, inflatable play areas for children, and more. Guests are welcome to tour the Islamic Center and enjoy a ‘Discover Islam’ poster exhibit and presentation. See a short video: 2023 Festival Summary
Host: Islamic Center of East Lansing
Location: Islamic Center of East Lansing, 920 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI 
Registration:  tinyurl.com/salaampeacefestival 
Parking: Free parking at the next door University Lutheran Church. Overflow parking available at University United Methodist Church.
SDG’s: #4 Quality education, #17 Partnership for the Goals
Cost: Free

• SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2025

Event: Worship Service of Peace and Global Witness with Communion
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Host: Presbyterian Church of Okemos,
Location: 2258 Bennett Road, Okemos
Virtual Option: https://www.okemospres.org/live/
SDG’s: #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 

• WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2025

Event: Lansing People’s Assembly What’s at Stake in Public Education?
Time: 6 p.m. Zoom link open
Registration:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/V2PBLA6TQY6twYTUwcod0A#/registration
Hosts: One Love Global, My Brothers’ and Sisters’ Keeper – Michigan, My Brothers’ and Sisters’ Keeper – Greater Lansing
Details: An interactive virtual event – listen, learn and share. We need to understand the education system, organize to make sure it is best supporting our children and communities, and hold leaders accountable.
Speaker: Dr. Pamela Pugh, President, Michigan Board of Education
SDG’s: #16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 

• THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025 (NOTE NEW DATE!)

Event: GL-UNA Java Cafe’ Global Conversation
Time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Host: Greater Lansing United Nations Association
Location: University United Methodist Church, 1120 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823 (Copper Kettle Room)
Speaker: Professor David Favre, Michigan State University College of Law
Description: For 35 years the international legal community has been attempting to control the emissions of greenhouse gases by treaty and declaration. The attempts have failed at this point, is there hope for the future?
SDG’s: #13 Climate Action, #15 Life on Land, #17 Partnerships for the Goals

• SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2025

Event: Greater Lansing CROP Hunger Walk
Time: Registration: 1:00 pm; Walk Kick-Off: 1:45 pm; Walk Begins: 2:00 pm
About: Join us as we walk and raise funds for our 49th year in support of our neighbors near and far facing hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster – – supporting the work of Church World Service (CWS), a 501(c)(3) organization — addressing UN SDGs 1, 2, as well as others. 25% of all funds raised by the Walk stay in our community to support the good work of 7 local agencies.
SDG’s – #1- End poverty. #2 Zero hunger #3 Good health and well-being
Host: The Greater Lansing CROP Hunger Walk Planning Team
Location: Grace United Methodist Church
Address: 1900 Boston Blvd, Lansing
Who: All are welcome – Walkers, Runners, Rockers (chairs available at Grace UMC)
Cost: Free; Donations happily accepted! Receipts available.
Website: http://www.crophungerwalk.org/lansingmi Pre-register to help raise funds online and/or make a secure donation. Thank you!

• THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025

Event: A Peace-full Evening of Crafting: Paint Your Own Pottery at Art Unlimited
Time:  6 pm – 8 pm
About: Pick something out of Art Unlimited’s many pottery options, including peace-themed ones, pick out some brushes and paint, and have a seat. Their staff will be happy to show you some of their techniques, and they will walk you through anything.  Light refreshments will be provided by Host OCC.
SDG’s – #3 Good health and well-being
Host: OCC – Okemos Community Church (https://okemoschurch.org/)
Location: Art Unlimited, NEW ADDRESS: 1929 W. Grand River Rd Okemos, MI 48864 (between Buddies Bar & Grill and Baskin-Robbins)
Who:  All are welcome; this is a family-friendly event!
Cost: Art Unlimited charges by the piece + studio fee. Each piece is marked with a number, and the studio fee is half of that number. The studio fee covers paint, glazing, and firing.  Prices of their pieces range from $6 to $60, with their most popular pieces (mugs, plates, bowls, kids’ pieces) ranging around $12 to $16. Those prices are for the pieces before the studio fee.  Examples of Pricing: 1) Piece marked $20 + $10 studio fee.  2) Piece marked $11 + $5.50 studio fee.  Call 517-349-8278 to register.
Website: https://artunlimitedgallery.net/paint-your-own-pottery/
Flyer: Click here

• FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025

Event: 2025 IRRC Community Read 
Description: 6:00-7:15 P.M.
Description: You are invited to read The Immigrant Advantage by Claudia Kolker and In Our Garden by Pat Zietlow Miller and then join in for various activities including meeting the author Claudia Kolker.  We will reflect on how all our ancestors, whether new to this country or here for generations, have much to teach us about health, happiness, and hope.
Who: For all!
Hosts: Immigrant and Refugee Resource Collaborative, Capital Area District Libraries
SDG’s:  #4 Quality Education  #10 Reduced Inequalities.  #16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
More Info: IRRC Community Read

• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2025

Event: Fourth Annual Gun Buyback
Time: 11:00 a.m. until cash runs out
Location: St. Michael’s Church parking lot, 6500 Atwood Drive, Lansing
Description: People may bring working guns to the drive-thru event for payment – to reduce guns in our homes and on our streets. Specific amounts are paid or various types of guns. Buyback occurs until money runs out. All guns are destroyed and recycled.
Support: Donations to support this program may be made by using the QR code on the flyer below. Checks may be sent, made out to the church with “gun buyback” written in the memo line.
Host: Lansing Police Department, Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, and St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Lansing, CRIME Stoppers of Mid-Michigan
SDG’s: 3 Good Health and Well-being. #12 Responsible Consumption and Production #16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, #17 Partnership for the Goals
Flyer: https://peacequestgreaterlansing.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-gun-buyback_lansing.png

• SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2025

Event: UN Day Celebration Dinner
Time: Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and the program begins at 5:00 p.m.
About: Celebrate the ratification of the UN Charter with entertainment, a plated dinner, and awards.
Host: Greater Lansing United Nations Association
Location: Kellogg Center, MSU
Address: 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824
Who: All are welcome!
SDG’s: #4 Quality education, #3 Good health and well-being, #17 Partnership for the goals
More Info and Tickets: https://gluna.org/event/un-celebration-2025/