Ojai - International City of Peace

10/03/2025

COMING FALL 2025Resurrection, indigenous prophecies, and adventures around the globe — this is the story of Patrick McCollum. A spiritual leader and peace ad...

10/03/2025

Come to see this great documentary on October 12th at 7pm. Not to be missed. And if we are lucky Patrick will be attending the showing.

COMING FALL 2025Resurrection, indigenous prophecies, and adventures around the globe — this is the story of Patrick McCollum. A spiritual leader and peace ad...

09/21/2025

Tomorrow, Sept21 is the global UN Day of Peace. Last year, I gave a PowerPoint for the city council about the origins, legacy and purpose of the Intl City of peace organization. We were the 99th proclaimed city. Now there are over 425.

07/19/2025

From Kristen.Jensen.Dodge:
Join me in Libbey Park August 6-9, 4:00-5:30, to help fold 1,000 paper cranes and fulfill our wish for peace. We will start on the 80th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attack on Hiroshima and end on the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. All ages are welcome! Origami paper provided. -Kristin Jensen Dodge [email protected]

06/16/2025

Inviting all those that came out for the No King demonstration. You are invited to join our Walk and Bike for Peace in the July 4th parade. We Are Better Together. United We Stand, Walk, and Bike for Peace.

02/26/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rotary Club of Ojai West to Dedicate Peace Pole in Rotary Park
Ojai, CA – The Rotary Club of Ojai West is pleased to announce the dedication of a Peace Pole at Rotary Park on Tuesday, March 4, at 9:00 AM. This special event will feature remarks from local government and religious leaders, and the public is warmly invited to attend.

Peace Poles, internationally recognized symbols of hope and unity, display the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in multiple languages. Several Peace Poles are already placed throughout the Ojai Valley, reflecting the community’s deep commitment to peace. In 2015, Ojai was officially designated an International City of Peace, reinforcing its longstanding dedication to fostering global harmony.

As part of the ceremony, Wade Nomura, a district leader of Rotary International, will present a Ginkgo tree from Hiroshima, Japan—a powerful symbol of resilience and peace.

Rotary Park, located at the junction of Highways 33 and 150 in western Ojai, is a beloved public space featuring a horse statue by artist Ted Gall. The park was built by the Rotary Club of Ojai West, and sits on historic ground once home to a lumberyard, train station, and stagecoach stop.

The Rotary Club of Ojai West is a non-profit, non-political organization dedicated to enriching the Ojai Valley community through scholarships and grants to local non-profit agencies. The club sponsors the Ojai Summer Band, the Floating Classroom on Lake Casitas, and provides dictionaries to every third grader in the valley. The club’s primary fundraising event, the Ojai Wine Festival, takes place annually in June.

For more information about the event or the Rotary Club of Ojai West, please visit our website: RotaryClubofOjaiWest.org.

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12/31/2024

MAY PEACE PREVAIL 2025