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Communities in Action for Peace CAP's Motto is Put a Cap on Violence Are you interested in having a "Sign for Peace" offered at a community or neighborhood event? Please call Toni at (412) 648-1776 "Sign for Peace" Project* Another significant activity of CAP is the "Sign for Peace" Project. This activity is a simple one, which involves several of our members participating in Community Events, Health Fairs, School Open Houses or other gatherings in the community.  CAP sets up a table with a sheet where people sign their name indicating that they will be peaceful in their actions.  This simple project has impacted hundreds of people in the six years we have presented it.  Paramount among these activities was the Market Square gathering eight years ago, which spoke out against the Klu Klux Klan Rally at the City-County Building.  Over 250 signs for peace have been offered through various CAP and other community activities. We continue to offer Sign for Peace throughout the County and will offer it again this summer on our Peace Bus What is Peace?            Poem by Lois “Toni” McClendon 2007 © Peace is not still, Peace is constantly moving Contemplating one’s navel does not bring inner peace Nor does going along with the status quo Peace is a verb, not a noun Peace should not be placed On a lonely top shelf, wrapped in a pretty box with golden bows. Peace is not a portion                                                   Or a tidbit Peace is whole Peace is not simple But it is not hard to fathom Peace does not sit at home Looking out the window Watching parades go by Peace cannot live in a vacuum Peace is too big to fill a room Peace is what you get            When justice prevails When freedom rings Peace is You Peace is Me Peace is Peace is                                                           Peace is                                                                       Children find peace Jumping rope on the sidewalk Seniors find peace When thinking of home Mothers find peace and Pass it out like candy Fathers find peace when day is done Peace is a bird, flying high in the sky Peace calls out clear as a bell Peace is heard around the world Peace is not old Peace never goes out of style Yet, each generation discovers it anew Never understanding that Peace Came in with the Big Bang at the birth of Creation And will go on shining Till all the starts fall out And the world begins again Peace Is! Peace Is! Peace Is!

University of Pittsburgh 158 Trees Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15261 Phone: 412-648-1776; FAX: 412-648-7198 email: tonim@pitt.edu Updated: August 18,  2008