Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Gospel of Matthew


We are delighted to welcome Justin Ashforth, Project Peace’s new Director of Development, who will help us develop an individual donor base as well as an arts outreach program! Justin is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He played the title roles in Macbeth and Henry V, and was the founder and artistic director of the Living Shakespeare Company in NYC. His film work includes In the Bedroom, Payback, and The Greatest Game Ever Played. In addition, Justin is a fully licensed financial adviser who managed high net worth clients at UBS in the flagship Beverly Hills office. Justin was raised in the Napa Valley and currently lives in Berkeley.

To inagurate Project Peace's arts outreach program, Justin will be performing his one-man interpretation of The Gospel of Matthew at Christ Church Berkeley (2138 Cedar St. in Berkeley) on Friday, June 25. There will be a reception from 7-8 PM, and the performance will start at 8 PM, followed by a Q&A. RSVP Here.

We hope to offer Justin's powerful performance to churches around the East Bay. If you are a member of such a church, or know of a church that may be interested, please email justin@projectpeaceeastbay.org.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Project Peace's 2009 Annual Report

What a year it's been! We're pleased to celebrate our 2009 fiscal year with our 2009 Annual Report.

BATTLE OF THE SALSA BANDS (DOS)!!


Things have been very busy at Project Peace lately -- lots of strategizing and action planning for next year, which has not left much time for blogging. BUT our major social event of the year is fast approaching, and it seems remiss not to at least include it here.

We're so excited for our 2nd Annual Battle of the Salsa Bands -- a party to celebrate the volunteers and community partners that work alongside Project Peace as we seek to create more sustainable East Bay communities. This year's event will be even bigger and better than last year's (which, any of you who were there will recall was a fantastic party). For starters, we're going to be treated to music from two of the East Bay's best salsa bands:

Orquesta Borinquen

Julio Bravo y su Orquesta Salsabor

And we'll be at a great new venue: Veteran's Memorial Building, 200 Grand Ave. in Oakland.

The Battle will be on Saturday, May 22 from 6:30-midnight. You can purchase or reserve tickets here.

Download Battle of the Salsa Bands flyer.