For this year’s Peace Awards, our Local Hero for Peace selection for 2020 is Rossmoor resident and activist – MARY TAYLOR.

Mary Taylor is the founder of the Black Lives Matter Committee of the African American and Friends Club in Rossmoor, and has taken an active lead this year organizing in her community. In the midst of a global pandemic and multiple uprisings across our own country, Taylor took the lead in organizing numerous rallies & educational guest speaker events that served to raise awareness around issues of racial & social justice as a response to the police killing of George Floyd. One of these well-attended events, was a candlelight vigil remembering victims of police brutality. Taylor was also responsible for organizing a highly popular, ongoing series that offers Rossmoor residents a chance to share their personal experiences with racism. 


Here at the Peace Center, we found ourselves incredibly inspired and moved by the space Mary Taylor was cultivating in her community. By not only raising awareness through her rallies, she focused on bringing together community members in conversation to learn and hear from one another. This is a key component of effective peace work and Mary has proven to be a natural leader. 

We look forward to honoring Mary Taylor at our virtual awards ceremony, taking place on Saturday, January 23rd from 4:00PM – 5:30PM. 

The virtual celebration will feature keynote addresses from our awardees, a special Peace Center retrospective historical video, a raffle fundraiser, as well as time for small group discussion/mingling via breakout sessions. 

We hope you choose to join us! 


All tickets purchases ($25) per person) include a Peace Glass package – including a raffle ticket, student postcards, and commemorative 12th Annual Peace Awards drinking glass. Information on how to receive your Peace Glass package will follow upon registration. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION, PLEASE VISIT:
www.tinyurl.com/peaceawardsjan23

For any questions, please do not hesitate to email: andrew@ourpeacecenter.org or call (925) 933-7850. 


Best,
Andrew Kodama