The Peace Angels Project on the Wings of Change
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The River Route
Edu-Tainment Complex will host the Nation's Memorial to some |
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Media broadcasts and public service announcements will galvanize the public to take action in their communities. Government and community programs will act as catalysts to retrieve weapons. Peace Angel sites in process: Los Angeles | Jerusalem | Johannesburg | Chiapas | New York |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. The
Los Angeles Peace Angel, "La Rama de Olivos de Los Angeles" (the Olive
Branch of Los Angeles) will symbolize the 123 languages, 85 communities and
12 nationalities throughout the metropolitan Los Angeles area. The Peace
Angels Project Los Angeles has received the endorsement of the Mayor of Los
Angeles, the Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Los Angeles, the
Violence Prevention Coalition of Greater Los Angeles, the Mayor's Commission
for Children, Youth and Their Families, as well as the Los Angeles Sheriff's
Department and the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Jerusalem, Israel  The
Seeds of Peace Foundation on The Mount of Olives is the chosen site for the
Jerusalem Peace Angel. John Wallach, the President and Founder of Seeds of
Peace, has formed an organization that brings together youth from throughout
the Middle East to build peace through interpersonal relationships.
On June 10, 1999, Queen Noor al Hussein of Jordan graciously accepted a 1 foot Jerusalem Peace Angel. The retrieval of
weapons will begin shortly to create the 20 foot Jerusalem Peace Angel,
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Johannesburg, South Africa The
Peace Angels project, in association with the South African Nobel Laureate
Memorial Peace Park/Wilgespruit Fellowship Center, will dedicate the "Spirit
of Africa." Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu has personally invited Lin
Evola to create the "Spirit of Africa" in Johannesburg as a symbol of peace
for the continent of Africa. South Africa's Nobel Peace Laureates, including
former President Nelson Mandela, former President F.W. DeKlerk, and Chief
Albert John Lutuli's family, have joined Archbishop Tutu in this invitation.
 There are over 4 million street weapons in South Africa. The Peace Angels project was approached in 1997 to establish a program to get the weapons off the streets to create this inspiring presence of peace. The Peace Angels project will establish public service announcements to empower civilians to surrender weapons. The Wilgespruit Fellowship Center, Gun Free South Africa and the South African police services will participate in the collection of weapons. Nuclear missile casings will be donated from South Africa as well as from the United States.
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Chiapas, Mexico  In 1996, Lin Evola, the
artist, traveled to Mexico at the invitation of Bishop Ruiz Garcia, to meet with
national and local political leaders. Discussion with the Zapatistas, the Conai (elders from the community), the "Cocopa" (Mexican Congress), and the
Generalisimo of the Mexican Army at the Chiapas Peace Talks resulted in
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New York, U.S.A.  The Peace Angels project in
New York is designed through a unique public/private partnership that links
young community artists with business and broader economic development
initiatives. The New York City Renaissance Peace Angel will represent all
nationalities residing in this manificent metropolis. "Peace in Our time"
will be engraved in the languages spoken in the NYC metropolitan area. |
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Chaminade College Preparatory will be a
visible presence in establishing a "Year of Peace" in Los Angeles. This goal
will be to create patrnerships with other like-minded organizations, such as
Crossroads School and the Pacific Lodge Youth Services, in establishing the
Los Angeles Peace Angels for the children of Los Angeles.
