The Pageant of the Arts is a combination of four competitions for high school students in the areas of art, dance, music, and speech. The competitions are held simultaneously in a building complex at Loyola Marymount University which includes an art exhibit space, a music auditorium, a dance studio and an adjacent building for the speech contest. Individuals and teams compete for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Honorable Mention in each contest.
The Literacy Breakfast is an annual event that focuses on issues related to literacy within our local communities. This year's keynote speaker is Paul K. Chappell, the Peace Leadership Director for the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. A graduate of West Point and an Iraq war veteran, Paul created the idea of Peace Literacy after his time in the military. He is the author of The Road to Peace, a seven-book series about waging peace, ending war, the art of living, and what it means to be human.
The impact that Rotary’s global network can have on peace will be tremendous. Consider the triumph of what Rotarians have done for polio. We can do the same for peace.
- We are working together to bring about peaceful societal systems to replace the machinery of war, aggression and coercion.
- We voluntarily choose to interact peacefully, learn more about the science of peace and create service projects that truly deepen our communities’ commitment to a more prosperous, healthy, fair and tolerant society.
- We have collectively come to the conclusion that peace is best for all, and its time has come.
- We share a belief that there is a worldwide, societal shift towards peace.
