Mid-Missouri Peaceworks celebrates UN Day of Peace
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Columbia residents Justin and Laura Hopkins carry their daughter Freya through a community peace march Sunday. The march began at Douglass Park and ended at the Boone County Courthouse.
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Activist bumper stickers and anti-war slogans line the truck of Columbia resident Paul Searles, who participated in Sunday's rally marking the International Day of Peace. The International Day of Peace was created by the United Nations in 1981.
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Columbia resident Heather Windham uses a megaphone to welcome fellow rally participants at Douglass Park Sunday. Windham led the rally and encouraged those who attended to approach peace at a local level by volunteering for neighborhood watch organizations.
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Columbia resident Ricky Patton draws a pro-peace poster at Douglass Park on Sunday. Many local children attended the rally and march on the United Nations' International Day of Peace hosted by community organizations.
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Lily Tinker Fortel, community outreach coordinator for Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, participates in a screening of the documentary "Iran (Is Not The Problem)" Monday in the Agriculture Building. Tinker Fortel returned from Iran four months ago after serving on a fact-finding operation.