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The theme of the pacifist festival was “Make the World Smile.
" More than 100 attended the
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Volunteers in the News, The Neighborhood Files
By Kristy Snyder Email the author September 19, 2011
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The theme of the pacifist festival was “Make the World Smile.
" More than 100 attended the
picnic Sunday at North Park.
Credit Kristy Snyder
Even the Pittsburgh Steelers game could not pull peace lovers away from the sixth observance of the North Hills International Day of Peace Picnic.
The event, which took place from 3 p.
m to 6 p.
m.
Sunday at the Point Grove in North Park, drew more than 100 people of various ages, ethnicities and
hometowns.
The theme of the pacifist festival was “Make the World Smile,” an idea that was meant to reflect goals of a global accord of happiness as well as a happy
and clean environment.
The Pittsburgh North People for Peace and the North Hills Anti-Racism Coalition sponsored the event, which was planned
by several area organizations.
Though the official International Day of Peace is observed on Sept.
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