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“Eyes Wide Open” Art Installation – human cost of Iraqi War, May 1-4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eyes Wide Open, the American Friends Service Committee’s widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraq War, features a pair of boots honoring each California military casualty, a labyrinth of civilian shoes to memorialize the Iraqis killed in the conflict, and a display exploring the history, cost and consequences of the war. Come to [...]

Global art project for peace, sign-up by 2/29

Is this cool or what? I think the Global Art Project would appeal to artists, seekers of peace, community participants, kids and adults. I like the idea of being paired up with another person in another part of the world to exchange peace art. 
Here is how they explain it on their website:

The mission [...]

10 things we can do….

I found this list on http://cnvc.org/tensteps.htm and I found it very helpful to remind myself how I communicate and relate to others – to be more conscious about it. After all it is an exchange of energy with another being, right?
10 things we can do to contribute to internal, interpersonal, and organizational peace:
(1) [...]

Art show raises $1071 for Doctors Without Borders

The Gift of Peace art show at M Coffee in Half Moon Bay, California, ended today and we brought in a grand total of $1071 for Doctors Without Borders! 12 artists participated in the month long silent auction. I wanted to provide a venue for artists to focus on peace and then offer these [...]

13 Artists Create Gifts of Peace, Silent Auction for Doctors Without Borders, 11/9

“One of the most calming and powerful actions
you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up
and show your soul.”
– Clarissa Pinkola Estes

This show is about offering and receiving a gift of peace. Some of us want a ‘moment of peace’ in a hectic day and many want peace [...]