Inscription -
Dedicated to the Peaceful Resolution of Conflict:
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone, it is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children."
--Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dedicated to the Peaceful Resolution of Conflict:
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone, it is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children."
--Dwight D. Eisenhower
A Message from Mark Stein
One evening in the late 1980's, I was working late in my mediation office just off the town square in Corydon. I went out for a walk around the square to clear my head. As I rounded the courthouse, I noticed that there were war monuments on three out of four corners of the building. I had a vision of a fourth monument - one devoted to the peaceful resolution of conflict - that would sit on the northwest corner of the courthouse that had no monument.
I got a group of peace-minded area residents together and shared my idea. Among them were Trish Beddoe, Linda Runden, Maryland Austin, Randy West, Jewel Brown and others. Permission was granted by the County Commissioners to erect a "Peace Monument." By word of mouth and an article in the Corydon Democrat, we easily raised donations for the monument.
We dedicated the monument on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday as part of Harrison County's annual celebration of his life, in 1991. That was the year that war was brewing between the U.S. and Iraq. We sang peace songs and were led in prayer by Rev. David Cliburn and others on that cold January day.
It seems to me that Community Unity has picked up where the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee began in the mid-1980's as a banner carrier of peace, justice, equality and compassion in Harrison County, Indiana.
I have been so proud of Community Unity's leadership against racism during the Klan march, in sponsoring the amazing Diversity Festival each of the past several years, and by promoting tolerance of immigrants to Harrison County.
When I was out walking on the square one day within the last year, I noticed that there were plantings around several of the monuments to war - but none around the Peace Monument. It seemed fitting that Community Unity would want to sponsor of a floral display around our unique monument dedicated to peace. I am pleased that Community Unity has agreed to spearhead a planting and maintenance effort around the monument. I look forward to working with the group to create a beautiful display befitting Corydon and the cause of peace in the world.
--Mark Stein, 03/02
One evening in the late 1980's, I was working late in my mediation office just off the town square in Corydon. I went out for a walk around the square to clear my head. As I rounded the courthouse, I noticed that there were war monuments on three out of four corners of the building. I had a vision of a fourth monument - one devoted to the peaceful resolution of conflict - that would sit on the northwest corner of the courthouse that had no monument.
I got a group of peace-minded area residents together and shared my idea. Among them were Trish Beddoe, Linda Runden, Maryland Austin, Randy West, Jewel Brown and others. Permission was granted by the County Commissioners to erect a "Peace Monument." By word of mouth and an article in the Corydon Democrat, we easily raised donations for the monument.
We dedicated the monument on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday as part of Harrison County's annual celebration of his life, in 1991. That was the year that war was brewing between the U.S. and Iraq. We sang peace songs and were led in prayer by Rev. David Cliburn and others on that cold January day.
It seems to me that Community Unity has picked up where the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee began in the mid-1980's as a banner carrier of peace, justice, equality and compassion in Harrison County, Indiana.
I have been so proud of Community Unity's leadership against racism during the Klan march, in sponsoring the amazing Diversity Festival each of the past several years, and by promoting tolerance of immigrants to Harrison County.
When I was out walking on the square one day within the last year, I noticed that there were plantings around several of the monuments to war - but none around the Peace Monument. It seemed fitting that Community Unity would want to sponsor of a floral display around our unique monument dedicated to peace. I am pleased that Community Unity has agreed to spearhead a planting and maintenance effort around the monument. I look forward to working with the group to create a beautiful display befitting Corydon and the cause of peace in the world.
--Mark Stein, 03/02