The Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley

We’ve learned enough about war, it’s time to teach Peace

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Empowering individuals & oranisations to create and sustain ecologically-minded, just, and peaceful communities

What is Peace Education?

  • Holistic Earth Care

    Recognizing our deep connection to nature, we commit to practices that sustain and regenerate the Earth for future generations.

  • Relational Existance

    We nurture relationships built on justice, equity, and mutual care, fostering peace within ourselves and our communities.

  • Global Consciousness

    Understanding our interdependence, we strive for a just and compassionate world through awareness, education, and action.

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Upcoming events

  • Young Peacebuilders

    10:00 AM 11:30 AM,
    Kingston Library

    In a world where conflict often dominates the headlines, it’s important to teach our children the values of peace, kindness, justice, and understanding. Our program offers fun, creative, hands-on activities that introduce the basics of peacebuilding

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  • From Ground Zero Part I (2025)

    2:00 PM 5:00 PM
    272 Wall Street Kingston, NY, 12401

    Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine’s Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war.

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  • From Ground Zero Part 2 (2025)

    2:00 PM 5:00 PM
    272 Wall StreetKingston, NY, 12401

    Executive Producer Michael Moore and Palestine’s Official Submission for the 2025 Academy Awards, From Ground Zero, is a collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war.

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About our Founder

IThe Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley (PECHV) was opened in September 2023 by Rev Dr Leonisa Ardizzone, one of a small global group of people with a Ph.D. in Peace Education. Dr Ardizzone studied under Dr Betty Reardon, the founder of peace education, at Columbia University in the 1990s. After years of teaching in preK-12, higher ed, museum, and informal ed, as well as a five-year run as the ED of an educational not-for-profit in New York City, Dr Ardizzone felt called to create an accessible, public peace education center in New York State. Dr Ardizzone organized a small Board of Directors who were committed to the mission of the PECHV.

Educate for Peace. Empower for Justice.

Founded by The Rev Dr Leonisa Ardizzone in 2023, the Peace Education Center of the Hudson Valley offers programs and dialogical space for youth, families, educators, religious professionals, and community members.

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