Each year, the Peace Flag ("Pro Concordia Labor" flag) is raised at Central Michigan University to connect the story of Warriner's work on International Peace to other important stories of international ethics. Warriner advocated for the celebration of Peace Day (May 18), which was celebrated prior to World War 1. Many organizations celebrated Peace Day and some used the occasion to fly the peace flag (pictured left) on that day. To learn about the flag's symbolism, click here.
In raising the flag, we hope to harness the moral energy in the international movement of which Warriner was a part, and which continues to this day, to inspire and help us meaningfully connect to each other.
In raising the flag, we hope to harness the moral energy in the international movement of which Warriner was a part, and which continues to this day, to inspire and help us meaningfully connect to each other.
We raised the flag in 2019 for several reasons. 1) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Korea’s non-violent, democratic uprising of March 1, 1919; 2) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the formal end of World War I; 3) To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gandhi, who championed the idea of satyagraha or “Truth Force” which would later inspire Martin Luther King Jr; and 4) to welcome CMU’s 15th President, Dr. Robert O. Davies to the CMU family.
Download the brochure distributed at the 2019 raising here.
Download the remarks about the connection between Gandhian philosophy and transformative dialogue given by Dr. Andrew Blom here.
Download the remarks about Gandhian Satyagraha ("Truth force") given by Aparna Zambare here.
Download the brochure distributed at the 2019 raising here.
Download the remarks about the connection between Gandhian philosophy and transformative dialogue given by Dr. Andrew Blom here.
Download the remarks about Gandhian Satyagraha ("Truth force") given by Aparna Zambare here.
We raised the flag in 2018 for several reasons. 1) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Presidency of E.C. Warriner which began on April 1, 1918; 2) To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr; and 3) To honor and wish Godspeed to CMU's 14th President, Dr. George Ross, who began his term in 2010, and stepped down in July 2018.
Download the brochure distributed at the 2018 raising here.
Download the brochure distributed at the 2018 raising here.
We raised the flag in 2017 for several reasons. 1) To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War 1 (which was supposed to be the war "to end all wars"); and 2) To commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide which began on April 7, 1994.
Download the brochure distributed at the 2017 raising here.
Download the brochure distributed at the 2017 raising here.
The Raising of the Pro Concordia Labor Flag, May 18, 2016 at Central Michigan University. (Video unavailable).
We raised the flag in 2016 to draw attention to the work of E.C. Warriner and his involvement in "Peace Day" - originally celebrated on May 18 (prior to the U.S. entry into WW1) as a means to educate the American public about the Peace through Law Movement and the new international legal system that was being created by the 1899 and 1907 Hague Peace Conferences.
Download the brochure distributed at the 2016 raising here.
Download the brochure distributed at the 2016 raising here.
We raised the flag in 2015 to draw attention to International delegation of women that walked across the DMZ (separating North from South Korea) to help end the Korean War and bring attention to human rights issues on the Korean Peninsula.