A Fundraiser to Support WHMC

CEEDS of Peace 

2nd Annual West Hawai’i Walk for Peace

Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 8-12:00 pm

@ Kealakehe High School in Kona

We are thrilled to have been selected by Ceeds of Peace as the beneficiary of their Peace building Fundraiser!

Come together with your community to walk for peace, support WHMC and help create a thriving and peaceful community. All funds raised as a result of this event will go to us, WHMC.

The morning will include a walk, activities for students and families, free food and entertainment from local students and community members AND MORE!

Registration Form & Ceeds of Peace Flyer

Please call Sandi Taosaka at 808-937-2327 for more information, if you would like to host a booth or donate to the event.

Change Through Communication

In his Letter from Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously wrote about the blueprint for change and noted that the purpose of marching in the streets is to encourage one’s opponent to sit-down and negotiate–to find solutions and common ground. He wrote:

“You may well ask: ‘Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?’ You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action… The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.”

While each of us may hold different visions of what “change” means, it is clear that having the skills to negotiate, to MEDIATE, and to find common-ground is essential to making it happen.

And so, we salute the work of our volunteer mediators for serving as catalysts for change in our communities and we invite you, our supporters and friends, to join us by taking part in the exciting training opportunities and conversations happening here at WHMC. Happy Black History Month!