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🌍✨ Join us for the 6th Annual Peace Festival! ✨🌍 📅 Sunday, September 21, 2025 🕑 2:00–6:00 PM 📍 Milton A. Votee Park, Teaneck, NJ 🎟️ Free & open to all! Come celebrate peace, unity, and friendship with an afternoon full of: 🎶 Uplifting songs by the Peace Starts with Me Choir + English & Turkish songs by local singers 💃 Beautiful cultural dances (Bosnian, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Hispanic, African) 🎨 Art, activities, and community conversations 🍴 Delicious Turkish & Mediterranean food & desserts 🎈 Fun for kids with bouncy houses & more 🎁 Exciting raffles & prizes throughout the day! This festival is made possible by our amazing community partners, bringing people together for a day of joy, culture, and dialogue. 💙 #PeaceFestival25 #PeaceIslandsNJ #CommunityUnity #ActNowForPeace

🌟 This weekend, the Wayne community came together for "No Hate in the Garden State". 🌟 We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us at Harmony Point for an afternoon of powerful dialogue, community connection, and shared commitment to justice and inclusion. Special thanks to our incredible partners: 🙏 New Jersey Office of the Attorney General 🙏 NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness 🙏 New Jersey State Police 🙏 NJ Division of Civil Rights 🙏 NJ Division of Criminal Justice 🙏 Turkish Cultural Center NJ Your dedication helped make this a truly meaningful and impactful event for the Wayne community. Together, we reaffirmed that hate has no home here—and that our voices, especially those of our youth, are essential in building a safer, more inclusive Garden State. 💬 Let’s keep the conversation going. 🕊️ Let’s keep working toward peace. #NoHateInNJ #WayneNJ #CommunityAgainstHate #ThankYouPartners #PeaceIslands #YouthForJustice #TogetherForChange #HarmonyPoint @NewJerseyOAG @NJOHSP @NJSP @CivilRightsNJ @TCCNJ

📸✨ A Night of Unity, Peace & Shared Purpose ✨🌙 Annual Ramadan Friendship Dinner, hosted by Peace Islands Institute and the Turkish Cultural Center NJ, brought together over 150 community leaders, public officials, faith representatives, and neighbors under one roof in Weehawken, NJ to honor the spirit of Ramadan. From powerful speeches by leaders like @RepLaMonica , Mathew J. Platkin @NewJerseyOAG , and Laurie Doran, Director of @NJOHSP—who reminded us that “peace and safety go hand in hand”—to deeply moving interfaith reflections by Rabbi Lenny, Pastor Phil, Imam Gazi Aga, and Harkishan Singh, the evening was a heartfelt celebration of compassion, understanding, and shared values. 🎶 Guests were treated to a beautiful performance from Nirvana Music & Art School, filling the room with music and meaning. Attendees also explored traditional Ebru art and visited the calligraphy booth for personalized artwork as keepsakes of the evening. 💬 Keynote speaker Dr. Nuray Yurt inspired us with the message that “humanity is about action” and called on us to embrace and celebrate diversity as a strength. 🗣️ As the evening came to a close, local leaders offered moving reflections that captured the heart of the night: • Mayor Richard F. Turner of Weehawken shared, “It’s not easy to build peace in this universe—but this dinner shows it’s possible.” • @BergenCountySo expressed feeling like “part of the Peace Islands family,” highlighting the values of love, empathy, and inclusion. • Chief John R. Russo of @RutherfordPDNJ praised the gathering as “a symbol of peace in our multicultural state.” ✨ Finally, Nebi Demirsoy, Executive Director of the @TCCNJ, closed the evening with a powerful message: “Together, we can create a global community where compassion, respect, and love guide our actions.” 🌙 This dinner was more than a meal—it was a living example of what we can achieve when we come together with open hearts and shared purpose. 💙 Thank you to everyone who helped make this evening unforgettable. We look forward to continuing this tradition in the years to come. #Ramadan2025 #FriendshipDinner #PeaceIslands #TCCNJ #CultureOfPeace #InterfaithUnity #CommunityBuilding #Ramazan #WeAreBetterTogether