Our World – Peace Park

Presents:

The Gathering @ CSUMB

Saturday May 3rd, 2008 From 11AM to 7PM

What is The Gathering?

• A Multi-Cultural, Multi-Faith Peace & Community Service Organization

• We Break Down Barriers between belief systems & cultural groups

• We help people find their own paths, places and Purpose in Life &

• We help people actualize their Highest Potential & Contribute to their Communities

What is Our World-Peace Park?

• A non-profit Community Organization dedicated to Overcoming Prejudice through Education

• A Multicultural, Multifaith World Fair & Exhibit to be held at CSUMB

• Our mission is to help people get to Know their Neighbor’s values, beliefs, hobbies and lifestyles.

Our World – Peace Park Exhibit

• Information Booths: • We suggest that you bring a video, or other

information, giving a brief history or explanation of your organization and the human values, goods and services you provide the world. 

• This is a wonderful opportunity to let it be known how your organization is promoting peace, harmony and healing in the world today. 

Our World – Peace Park Exhibit

• Cultural Performances:

• We intend to have a variety of performers from CSUMB & the surrounding communities strut their stuff on the quad

• Remember the themes of the Peace Park event are cultural diversity, peace & healing and community activism

Our World – Peace Park Exhibit

• Workshops: • To take our world fair to a deeper level, we

hope to have several workshops going on throughout the day in building 18 that take a deeper look at individual cultures, belief systems and community issues, all CSUMB clubs and their sponsors are invited to schedule workshops throughout the day

Our World – Peace Park Exhibit

• Inter-Faith Discussion Panel

• At the end of the day we want to have a discussion panel with representative from different faith traditions (including atheists and humanists) who will tell us how they promote peace and healing in the world and answer questions from the audience

How is The Gathering Suppose to Pull All This Off?

• With Your Help!• By Collaborating with the other CSUMB

Multicultural Organizations to help us logistically.• By Asking the various CSUMB Performance

Groups to schedule a slot to shine• By Challenging every CSUMB Club to find some

way to contribute to this school wide event.• Divine Intervention!

Types of CSUMB Organizations

• Multicultural/Multifaith Clubs• Specific Cultural Groups • Single Subject Clubs• Performance Groups• Arts & Publicity • Athletic Clubs• Miscellaneous Clubs• Greek Organizations

Multi-cultural/ Multi-faith Clubs

• A.N.S.W.E.R. (Emerald Mayo)

• Associated Students (Robert Graham)

• Circulo Bolivariano de CSUMB (Vito Triglia)

• The Gathering (Steven Goings)

• Newman Club (Esther Rydzik)

• Universales (Marco Barbosa)

How You Can Help

• Multi-cutural & Multi-faith Organizations:

• Come to The Gatherings this semester

• Help us plan the event• Lets visit each other’s

organizations• Spread the word!

• This semester’s Gatherings:

• Feb 2, 16, March 1, 22, April 5, 19, 26, and May 17th. 

• Poke around our website when you get a chance: 

• http://thegathering.moralluck.org/

Specific Cultural Group Clubs

• Black Students United (Lauren Owens)

• Chicano Latino Graduation Association (Benjamin Flores)

• Empower (Denise Huey

• MEChA (Sergio Barajas & Rudy Medina)

• Mujeres De Maiz (Ana Alvarez)

• Ollin (Esmeralda Flores)• Pacific Asian Students

(Etivise Latu)• Ragin’ Cajuns Club (Staci

Caccioppi)

How You Can Help

• Specific Cultural Group Clubs:• Make sure your group is represented• Put up an information booth• Consider presenting an In-Depth

Workshop• Present a Speaker• Come to The Gathering!• ???

Single Subject Clubs

• College Democrats (Noelle Blair)

• Math Club (Alysia Walther)

• Otter Christian Fellowship (Megan Baciagalupi)

• Otter Guide (Shawn McCarty)

• Psychology Club (Zachary Kasow)

• Science Club (Ana Quintana)

• Social and Behavioral Sciences Association (Christina Sierra)

• TRIO Alumni Association (Rudy Medin)

• Yoga Club (McKensie Pimley)

How You Can Help

• Single Subject Club

• Information Booths

• Present Diversity within your issue

• Tell us how you improve the world

• Consider a Workshop

• Come to The Gathering!

• ???

Performance Groups

• Chinese Lion Dance Club (Erin Frolli)• Dance Team (Adrienne Huesca)• Danza Azteca (Marisol Picazo)• E=MC2 (Michael Juarez)• Hood Hop (Ruben Reyes)• Mariachi Arriba Monterey (Marisol Picazo)• Rhythmic Flow ( Christopher Marcos)• Theater Student Union (William Campbell)

How You Can Help

• Performance Groups:

• Schedule a slot to shine at the Fair

• Focus on Peace, Healing & Community

• Tackle Social Issues in your Performances

• Stress Variety and Innovative Styles

• ???

Arts & Publicity

• Anime Club (David Bennett)• Chat at the Movies (Abby Michelsen)• Gallery Club (Theresa Juran)• Media Arts Club (Katelyn Levine)• Photography Club (Corey Ritacco)• Video Club (Ralph Romero)• Business Club (Brandon Wehman)• Otter Realm (Kristina Kendrink)

How You Can Help

• Arts & Publicity:

• Do stories on the preparation and execution of the event

• Obtain Paid Advertisements for the Schedule of Events

• Set up Gallery in Building 18

• Focus on Diversity, Healing, Peace

• ???

Athletic Clubs

• Disc Golf (Kenny Allison)

• Mixed Martial Arts Club ( Sam Mayano)

• Outdoor Adventures (Esa Morrison & Rachel Osias)

• Roller Hockey Club (Nick Kramer)

Greek Organizations

• Multi Cultural Greek Council (Shawn McCarty)

• Delta Omega Rho (Elizabeth Grenville)

• Epsilon Sigma Rho (Adriel Pulido)

• Gamma Zeta Alpha (angel Garibaldo)

• Lambda Sigma Gamma (Patricia Coronel)

• Lambda Theta Nu (America Hernandez)

• Nu Alph Kappa (Armando Gomez)

• Omega Delta Phi (Efren Camacho)

• Sigma Theta Psi (Cassondra Gonzalez)

• Theta Alpha Sigma (Alana Tweed)