Great Lakes Peace Center
Celebrating Diversity While Honoring Our Shared Humanity
Seeking peace through understanding, love and compassion
MI Interfaith Power and Light Conference
Detroit, MI Nov. 8, 2019
Presenters
Winter Talk: Indigenous Ministries for the Episcopal Church
Seattle, WA
Jan 19-20, 2020
Creating Opportunities to
Listen, Share and Heal
Conferences and Workshops
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Healing Stories Event, Sault Ste Marie, MI Oct. 6, 2018
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Healing Stories Event, Hannahville, MI Oct. 20, 2018
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Diocesan Convention, Marquette, MI Oct. 26-28, 2018, Presenters
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Co-Human Harmony: Using our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides Workshops, Oct. 2018 thru Nov. 2019
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Becoming Beloved Community Summit, Bellwether Farm, OH April 8-10, 2019
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Anishinaabe Racial Justice Conference May 23-29, 2019
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Big Provincial Gathering for Province V, Kalamazoo, MI July 11-13, 2019 Presenters
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Diocesan Convention, Escanaba, MI Sept. 28, 2019 Presenters
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Diocesan Retreat, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI Oct. 11-13, 2019 Welcome
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Healing Stories Event, Peshawbestown, Nov. 9, 2019
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Companions of the Society of the Holy Cross Midwest Regional Conference, Oct. 8-11, 2020
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Winter Talk, Seattle, WA , Jan. 19-21, 2020, Jan. 16-18, 2021
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Great Lakes Peace Center
Building Peace, Celebrating Diversity
MYSTC Conference
September,14-15, 2018
Presenters
Past Grants
United Thank Offering Grant
Walking Together: Finding Common Ground Through Racial Reconciliation
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Workshops with Episcopal Church leaders to build bridges with Indigenous communities.
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Develop and implement a Mobile Exhibit in collaboration with Northern Michigan University Heritage Center. the Native American Studies Program and the Native American Language and Culture Club which will include recorded stories to help people gain a better understanding of Native American history and traditions, and challenge the stereotypes that create barriers.
Becoming Beloved Community Grant
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Additional Shared Humanity Workshops as a tool to prepare church leaders for having difficult conversations about injustice, healing and reconciliation.
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Youth Programming - Curriculum , research, evaluation and material development for annual one week summer camp and development of peace camp tool kits.
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Add a Native American Resident Elder/Knowledge Keeper position to the Diocesan Leadership Team
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Current Grants
United Thank Offering Grant
Walking Together: Protecting Our Common Ground
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Focused on strengthening relationships by working together with our Indigenous neighbors to address the most pressing earth care issues as identified by the five Indigenous-led Networks located throughout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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Create and sustain a network of Indigenous leaders from each of the five Tribal communities and church leaders
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Resources --
The Peace Center has gathered resources including websites, books, movies and articles that you might find helpful and insightful . Check out the Resources tab and feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns or discussions. We are always available to you.
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Partners
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Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan
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Bay College Diversity Committee
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Native Justice Coalition
Projects
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Summer Peace Camps and Tool Kits for youth
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Story Core Software
Future Conferences​
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Family Peace Camp Weekend Retreat-July 7-9, 2023
