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PSYC 4320 Psychology of Good and Evil class is hosting a 精童欲女 Pathways to Peace day on Thursday, November 28 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM in the concourse of the W.A. Murphy Student Centre. The students have spent half of this semester learning about peace from the ground up in partnership with the Mattie Stepanek Peace Foundation (www.mattiespeacefoundation.org).  

The first step on our pathway to peace involves attendees exploring who we are individually and collectively at 精童欲女. To do this, we will be creating a large mosaic built from attendees' answers to the prompt "I am..." This will be a large art piece, which we will display next semester.

The second step on our pathway to Peace involves remembering to play after every storm. In this Intergenerational area, we will return to the simple joys of childhood with arts and crafts, Face painting, and story time. We will be joined by the children of the campus daycare, and we will also have resources for adults in leadership roles to use in guiding other adults to play after every storm.

The third step on our pathway to peace reminds us of the importance of fulfilling the basic needs not only of ourselves, but of others as well. We will serve coffee and hot chocolate courtesy of the Fox & Crow restaurant, UV lights to try out, playlists for relaxing music, websites for meditation and relaxation, hopefully some therapy dogs, and lavender seeds. We will also collect donations of dried goods and winter clothing for the campus food bank. We have challenged student groups on campus to donate one large bulk item and would love to have faculty and administration join in the effort!

Our final step on the pathway to peace resonates with the message "Peace is a choice." In this area, we will have a variety of resources, small things people can take with them to remember to choose peace, and a draw for a self-care bag.

Please consider joining us at some point during this event to learn more about the pathways to peace and to support the students in PSYC 4320.