Peace Path
Come and stroll the peace path leading you from the starting in the atrium area and leading to the Exhibit area of the Festival and ending in the Peace Garden located in the Exhibit area. Along the path you will learn the story of Sadako and experience the making of the peace crane. The story is provided by Walter Enloe, professor at Hamline University. The making of the peace cranes will be hosted by our Japanese Origami Demonstration group. Attending students will be encouraged to bring their peace art with them to the event and then have their teachers place their art along the path. The destination Peace Garden will host the Duluth Peace Bell and author Margi Preus reading from her book The Peace Bell.
Sadako’s Paper Cranes: A World Exhibition, by Walter Enloe and Gabriella Hedberg. Copies of this book can be purchased at Amazon.com for $5.
Peace Pals International
Peace Pals is an International program designed to encourage youth, ages 5 - 16 to become peacemakers dedicated to living in the spirit of the words: May Peace Prevail On Earth.
Peace Pals fosters understanding and respect for the diversity and oneness of the human family and the natural world through its various creative activities. By nurturing inner peace and global awareness in the leaders of tomorrow, Peace Pals will help create a future in which peace and harmony become a way of life.
The Ambassadors of Peace Collection that will be on display at The 2014 Festival of Nations was selected from the tens of thousands of pieces of art that has been submitted to the Peace Pals International since its inception in 1997. This exhibition features the artwork of youth, ages 5 - 16, from each of the 77 countries who have submitted their creations to the Peace Pals Art Awards over the years. We hope you will have a chance to visit this art exhibition during this year's Festival. For more information on Peace Pals International and how to get the children in your life involved in the Art Competition please visit www.wppspeacepals.org