Peace pole dedication planned next Sunday

Lawrence’s seventh peace pole will be dedicated during a ceremony on Sunday.

The pole, in Veterans Park, 1840 La., is being installed in honor of Allan and Louise Hanson, longtime directors of the Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice. The dedication ceremony will be at 4 p.m.

The poles, a project of the World Peace Prayer Society, feature the words “May peace prevail on earth” in eight different languages.

Similar poles can be found in South Park, 12th and Massachusetts streets; First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt.; Unitarian Christian Fellowship, 1263 North 1100 Road; Oread Friends Meeting House, 1146 Ore.; Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave.; and Unity Church of Lawrence, 900 Madeline Lane.