Armistice Day Commemoration

One the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

All Oregonians are welcome and encouraged to join in a gathering for
Peace with Veterans for Peace chapter 72, Tuesday, November 11th, at
the South Park Blocks between SW Columbia and Jefferson in Portland, at
the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, to share
in stories, observations, and solemn observance to honor sacrifices of
the World's veterans and the innocent victims of war by embracing the
goal of Peace for all the Peoples of the World.

In
the center of the block between Columbia and Jefferson is a very
different sculpture, also installed in 1984. In Peace Chant, comprised
of three large granite pillars, Steve Gillman wished to express his own
advocacy for peace as well as that of the nearby churches. In May 1985
the Portland City Council named this block Peace Plaza

The United States Congress officially recognized the end of World
War I when it passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926, with
these words:
...Whereas it is fitting that the recurring
anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and
prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and
mutual understanding between nations...

An Act (52 Stat.
351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of
November in each year a legal holiday - - a day to be dedicated to the
cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as "Armistice Day."

Date: Tuesday, November 11

Time: 11:00 AM

Place: The Peace Plaza at the South Park blocks, between SW Columbia and Jefferson