2018 Oakland Peace Lantern Ceremony | Lake Merritt

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Join the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) and partners to celebrate the International Day of Peace. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

2018 Oakland Peace Lantern Ceremony
Sunday, September 23, 2018 | 4:30 to 7:30 pm
Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Lake Merritt Boulevard, Oakland
FREE – RSVP on Facebook

The ceremony features lantern-making, a moment of silence and meditation for peace, non-partisan voter registration, pedal-powered sound system, and presentations featuring Tacuma King and Sun Drummers of United Africa Ensemble, Emeryville Taiko, Intertribal Friendship House All Nations Drum and Youth Dancers, and more.

Program
4:30 pm – Welcome: OACC & Abel Guillén, Councilmember
4:40 pm – Intertribal Friendship House – All Nations Drum & Youth Dancers
5:20 pm – Tacuma King and Sun Drummers of United Africa Ensemble (Bay Area Youth Arts)
6:00 pm – Emeryville Taiko – Japanese drumming
6:30 pm – Hālau ʻO Kawainuhi – Hula Kahiko
6:55 pm – Moment of Silence
7:05 pm – Calpulli Panquetzalitzli – Danza Azteca
7:25 pm – Closing

Activities

• 4:30 – 7:30 pm – Non-Partisan voter registration & information by FairVote California, League of Women Voters of Oakland, and Women’s March Oakland
• 4:30 – 7 pm – Lantern-making & decorating (various types)
• Pedal-power mic by Rock the Bike

Bring your own picnic (no vendors on site). No glass, please.

Interested in volunteering (planning or help day-of) or tabling as a community organization? Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/PLVolunteer.

Project supported by the Asian Pacific Fund, and through general support to OACC from The San Francisco Foundation, the City of Oakland, and the City of Oakland Cultural Funding Program.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.