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To encourage peace in the Valley, the Center for Spiritual Living, Fresno will commemorate October’s theme of “stop the hate, stop the violence” through a culmination of events during a “Weekend of Unity and Peace,” October 23rd to the 25th.

Open to the public, the festivities begin with a free Friday evening Unity and Peace Concert at 7PM, which is preceded by a, “Peace Blessing Ceremony" a short guided meditation at 6:30 PM. The following day, community members are invited to the art festival at 10 AM followed by popular documentary film, Once Peace at a Time, where tickets are available for two showings at 1:30 PM on Saturday and the same time on Sunday, for a $12-cover charge, $8 for a noon lunch before the movie both days.
Finally a special “Peace Speaks: A Workshop of Non-Violent Communication” will be facilitated by Rev. Michael Torphy of the Center for Spiritual Living, Fresno from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM on Saturday, after the first showing of the documentary. The workshop entails messages of peace and interactive communication and activities— although the concert and workshop are free, love offerings are welcome.
For more information or tickets for this event, please go to: www.clsfresno.org or call: (559)281-3369.

The Film
Once Peace at a Time is a documentary film about a messed up world … and how we could fix it.
Sprinkled with music from Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson and Willie
Nelson, One Peace at a Time lyrically weaves a tapestry through 20 countries.
Activist Turk Pipkin (The Sopranos, Nobelity)) continues his global journey of knowledge in action with a goal to create a virtual roadmap to a better future by focusing on specific solutions in these troubled times as he chronicles the model Indian orphanages of The Miracle Foundation, family planning initiatives with Thailand’s Mechai Viravaidya, Ethiopian water projects with A Glimmer of Hope, and Architecture for Humanity’s global design challenge for communities in need in the Himalayas, the Amazon and the slums of Nairobi.

“One Peace at a Time is not only a compelling look at what is being done to solve the problems of our time but shows the power of our choices to make a difference. It is also an outstanding example of the evolution of the documentary form. The most unexpected thing about the film is the humor, joy, and hope that it delivers -- it is an inspiring roadmap to a better world.” - theragblog.blogspot.com

Rev. Michael Torphy
Rev. Michael Torphy was formally trained and mentored, both in spiritual counseling and ministry, by Oprah Winfrey’s favored minister, Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith, founder and senior minister of the Agape International Spiritual Center, in Culver City, CA, Rev. .
  Rev. Michael Torphy spent eight years as the Senior Minister of the Global Heart Spiritual Center in Grand Junction, CO before coming to be the minister of the Center for Spiritual Living, Fresno located at 723 W. Clinton Ave.