The Neighborhood Files
By Kristy Snyder Email the author September 20, 2011
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Even the Pittsburgh Steelers game could not pull peace lovers away from the sixth observance of the North Hills International Day of Peace Picnic.
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The Neighborhood Files
By Kristy Snyder Email the author September 20, 2011
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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 Sunday afternoon event 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.
" 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.
21, the groups that organize the event for North Hills prefer the weekend before so
that more people can attend.
“This is the third year we’ve done it in the park,” said Mary Sheehan, 71, of Ross.
She is the co-founder of the Pittsburgh North People for Peace.
“It’s a
much better format.
It’s fun and all ages come.
It really fits more
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