About Us
Mission
Peace Village Inc. is a national organization which develops curriculum and creates settings inn which nonviolence is taught to children and adults. We emphasize multi-cultural, inter-faith, inter-generational appreciation and the shared depth of our humanity. We envision an ever widening village in which conflicts are resolved through mutual respect and patient negotiation.
History
Peace Village was created in 1996 to supply this education by using concrete, proven methods of teaching young people by bringing skilled educators and community leaders together to do so. Initially begun as a summer day camp on the Oregon coast, it highlighted a curriculum designed to offer students practical skills of conflict resolution, media literacy and nutrition education, coupled with more abstract ways to gain multicultural awareness, and to understand and respect their own bodies. While the curriculum is extensive, in essence, it focuses on three primary themes:
- Community service education
- Awareness of the sources of peace and violence, both in others and in ourselves
- Respect for diversity, including cultural, spiritual and environmental.
The curriculum addresses every source of the conflict and agitation that lead ultimately to violence, and offers many ways of confronting that violence in the day to day. Moreover, the curriculum focuses on diverse community learning (our programs host teachers and students from Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, and Native American backgrounds to name but a few), and offers students a comprehensive view of the messages and practice of peace from a variety of world traditions, both spiritual and secular..
Staff
Darren Reiley (Executive Director)
541-337-6917
Office: Peace Village Inc.
PO Box 2635, Eugene, OR 97405
www.peacevillageinc.org
Board of Directors
Charles Busch (President)
Lincoln City, Oregon
Founder of Peace Village; Ordained Minister, United Church of Christ
M.A. Trinity University, Master of Divinity and Merrill Fellow, Harvard University
541-996-4766
cathey.charles.busch@charter.net
Chloe Beard (Secretary)
Beaverton, OR
Product Engineer, Certified Project Managment Professional; Reiki Master
B.S. (Physics), Pacific University
503-754-8978
Rod De Luca
Depoe Bay, OR
Retired oil and gas executive and business entrepreneur
B.S. Colorado School of Mines; MBA Harvard University
Sierra Gault
Eugene, OR
Artist; Student at Lane Community College
541-606-2045
Lisa Iacovetta
Eugene, OR
Teacher, Eugene 4J School District and Peace Village charter school program
B.S. University of Oregon; M.A.T. Pacific University
541-343-4820
Frances Menlove
Depoe Bay, OR
Reitred Deputy Assoc. Director, University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory
B.S. Stanford; Ph.D (Psychology) University of Michigan
541-765-2688
Sener Otrugman
Lincoln City, OR
Owner Kelp Bed Kilims & Carpets; Retired Adult Probation Officer; Lt. Turkish Army
B.S. Public Administration and Sociology
541-994-4781
Gordon Payne
Lincoln City, OR
Retired Marketing executive General Electric; Capt., U.S. Army Ranger (Vietnam Veteran)B.S. Citadel
541-764-5130
Dave Perry
Gleneden Beach, OR
Retired Senior Corporate Internal Auditor, Hewlett-Packard Company
B.S. Fresno State College; CPA
541-764-5010
daveandparmelee@yahool.com
John Russell
Eugene, OR
Certified Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner; Musician
541-484-0958
Jen Wimpress
Newport, OR
Fleet Manager for Collaborative Research on Oregon Salmon Project
Student at Oregon Coast Community College
541-264-0958
Strategic Consultant to Peace Village Inc. Board
Mark T. Waller, Presiedent BridgeWorks Capital
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
503-635-9309
Mark@bridgeworkscapital.com
