Featured
School Children in Haiti Need Tents
Help us send tents to Lafond School in Haiti so that it can continue to provide instruction and care to 150 children, many of who have been orphaned by the earthquake.
Featured, Updates
Haiti Resource: Help Change the Headlines
We can play a part in changing headlines: by acting now, we can alleviate future hardship for children in Haiti in the aftermath of January's earthquake.
Featured, Highlights, Murals, Projects, Updates, Workshops
Field Report: Essex County College on World AIDS Day
The Urban Issues Institute (UII) at Essex County College hosted a Worlds AIDS Day mural tiles project in collaboration with the Open Door Drop-in Center.
Featured, Highlights, Projects, Updates, Workshops
October Workshop Will Help Launch Vermont’s 2009 AmeriCorps Members
Peace Tiles will be used as part of orientation and training for Vermont's newest AmeriCorps/VISTA members.
Featured, Highlights, Murals, Resources, Updates
Peace Tiles Mosaics: Hundreds Needed!
I've been playing around with producing "mosaic murals" from literally hundreds of individual Peace Tiles. Incredible potential with groups like ONE.org!
RECENT VIDEOS
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This short introduction to Peace Tiles, set against a Michael Franti piece, shows the wonderful faces and art behind the Peace Tiles community.
Tom Munnecke, founder of Uplift Academy, took me for a walk in Torry Pines (CA) and made this interview. It does a great job capturing some of the aims, history, and outcomes of Peace Tiles in first couple of years. Thanks, Tom!
This documentary was put together by artist Evonne Heyning during her Peace Tiles trip to Thailand to work with children affected by HIV/AIDS.
In this video, champion Meron Meroz and youth from Salt Spring Island, British Columbia talk about how they got involved in their local Global Awareness program, and what their experience with the Peace Tiles process and an exchange with Lesotho means to them. Really special!
In this video, young Darfuris at a refugee camp in Sudan receive Peace Tiles made by youth affected by the conflict in Northern Uganda. iAct Peace Tiles delivered in Sudan.
Welcome to Pitseng! SOLID Salt Spring produced this introduction to their twin school in Lesotho, South Africa and share the joy of a Peace Tiles exchange.
Updates
2007 Community Letter
Posted on 09 December 2009
December 9, 2007 December is on us – 2007 has, as the years are wont to do, flown past… It has been a real gift in my life – and my family’s as well – to work with so many of you on the Global Peace Tiles Project. I hope for those of you who have [...] Continue Reading
Resources, Updates
New Resource: Workshop Design Guide
Posted on 05 November 2009
One of the questions that often comes up when people encounter Peace Tiles for the first time is, “Sounds great – but how do I run a class or workshop?” I can see why: there are lots of moving parts, and inviting others to create art isn’t something many of us have the privilege of doing [...] Continue Reading
Resources
World AIDS Day 2009 Discussion Guide
Posted on 01 September 2009
Since 2005, the Global Peace Tiles has been collecting stories and messages from young people affected by and at risk of HIV/AIDS. We’ve collected some of these into a unique discussion guide, A Triumph of the Spirit. The purpose of the guide is to inspire groups to see the many facets of the global pandemic [...] Continue Reading
Highlights, Resources
Jim Bumgardner’s Peace Tiles Cover Pop
Posted on 26 August 2009
Jim Bumgardner is a really interesting guy: by day a front-end computer programmer for Yahoo and Topspin, and by night, weekends and other time-space variants an artist, educator, family man and much more. Back in 2007 he did me a great favor by indulging in a Peace Tiles mosaic experiment. Using his Cover Pop program that [...] Continue Reading
Updates
Vote for Peace Tiles at Nau.com!
Posted on 25 August 2009
Peace Tiles has been nominated for a Grant for Change at Nau.com. If we win, that could mean $10k to support World AIDS Day efforts. Please vote today! Continue Reading
Gallery
Peace Tiles Scrap Book – Beautiful!
Posted on 23 July 2009
A selection of some of the stunning works produced in Peace Tiles workshops around the world. Again – Wow!! Continue Reading
Gallery, Workshops
A Workshop Photo Album – Amazing!
Posted on 23 July 2009
Here’s a sample of workshops held around the world since 2005. Wow!! Continue Reading
Highlights, Updates
Peace Tiles Roundup, 2005-2008
Posted on 15 July 2009
There have been a lot of Peace Tiles workshops and exhibitions since the first workshop was held in August of 2005. With this explosion of activity comes a good many stories that I’ve not done a great job consolidating. Its never too late to try… I hope readers will fill in the blanks here: In April [...] Continue Reading
Updates, Workshops
Hands On Ogeechee Rocks Peace Tiles
Posted on 09 July 2009
Peace Tiles Champion Jeremy Foreman in Georgia shared this update via Zazengo in November last read. Enjoy – its great work – thank you Jeremy! I taught 4 art classes at William James Middle School about HIV/AIDS today for a World AIDS Day Global Peace Tiles Project in Statesboro, GA. The Global Peace Tiles project is a [...] Continue Reading
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