The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire rocks 100 Days of Intentional Peacebuilding

The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire hosted a free rock painting event on Thursday at its office, 5105 Paulsen St. The local non-profit helps individuals or groups resolve conflicts using a neutral mediator who helps keep the focus on reaching workable agreements, according to its website.

“Rock Your Peace” is part of the Mediation Center’s 100 Days of Intentional Peacebuilding community outreach campaign, which is designed to raise awareness of the importance of peace in the Savannah community and to celebrate local peacebuilding efforts, according to a press release.

Attendees painted rocks with peace-related emblems, words or pictures and left them somewhere in Savannah for another resident to discover.

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The 100 Days of Intentional Peacebuilding initiative will culminate Sept. 22 at the third annual Peace in the Park celebration, which will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at Daffin Park, located at Victory Drive and Waters Avenue.

“We know that peace is something that, if we want, we’re going to need to take action towards it,” said Jill Cardenas, executive director of the Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire. “So, this is one example where we can do something creative, fun, and get diverse community members together.”

Drew Favakeh is the public safety and courts reporter for Savannah Morning News. You can reach him at AFavakeh@Gannett.com.

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