The Mass Meditation for Peace was created out of a need to have a response to the G20 Summit that was both spiritually modivated and politically conscious. There has been a lot of fear and chaos around this Summit coming to Pittsburgh. We wanted to provide a venue that would make people feel comfortable to participate and express thier concerns about the Summit through just being present. Our message, in the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, is "Peace in Oneself, Peace in the World". We will be gathered to show the importance of creating peace within oneself. Our intent is not to oppose the G20 Summit but rather to emphasize this important point of view.  The meditation will take place Friday Sept. 25th at 10am on Flagstaff Hill with an anticipated attendance of 200. We will sit in silent solidarity for 90 minutes. Participants are asked to wear a white shirt if possible. At 11:30, those who wish will walk together to the starting point of the "People's March to the G20". We have been invited by the organizers of the march to be pillars of support to help maintain a peaceful atmosphere.  The meditation was ideated by Sarah Bauer from the Pittsburgh Center for Complementary Health and Healing, inspired mainly by the life work of Thich Nhat Hanh. Over the past eight years, Sarah has found herself with one foot in the activist arena and one foot in the spiritual world. This event is a first in her attempts to integrate these seemingly different world views. She is a practicing massage therapist and Reiki Master and experimenter of spiritual activism.  Besides the Pittsburgh Center for Complementary Health and Healing, Sarah has recieved support by individuals from a variety of organizations including Schoolhouse Yoga, Practique Yoga, peaceburgh.com, Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church, Point of Light magazine, G6 Billion, and the Thomas Merton Center's Anti-War Commitee.   Mass meditation for Peace Facebook Invite: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=148594723912&ref=nf