The Sri Chinmoy Peace Tree Project

In 2012, as part of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, a Sri Chinmoy Peace Tree was planted in Wentworth Gardens. At that time, Wentworth Gardens community was experiencing a particularly troubled time. The city had recently closed four huge high-rise housing projects in different areas of the city. A significant portion of the displaced people moved to a newly renovated development of two-unit row houses, bringing members of nine different gangs together. This led to weekly violence in the area, especially on summer weekends. The Wentworth Gardens’ community organization created a peace circle, which met regularly, surrounding the Sri Chinmoy Peace Tree. And the community experienced a full year with no violence! The remarkable leader, Miss Halley Amey, proclaimed it was all due to their Sri Chinmoy Peace Tree. Miss Amey passed on months later and the tree is now dedicated in her honor.