THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE CHALK4PEACE HAPPEN...

These are some of the folks who organize the artists
and encourage CHALK4PEACE around the world...
WE THANK YOU FOR BEING TRUE CHALKSTARS!

WHEN CHALK4PEACE WENT WORLDWIDE...

Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC
this drawing was the impetus for making this project global...CLICK ON the Title of this post to read the PeaceXPeace.org article, "Drawing On The Power Of Peace".
Thanks to PeaceXPeace.org for including us in their On The Frontlines weekly newsblog.

VOTE 4 YOUR FAVORITE PHOTOS OF 2009!

The TOP TWO photos with the most votes will be featured in our promotion for 2010. YOU DECIDE what we look like this coming year! email chalk4peace@gmail.com with your votes...

CHALK4PEACE 2009 Collage

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Photo credits: Marielle Mariano, Will Fredericks,
Jerry Downs Photography, Marilyn Myamoto, Laura Whitney,
Betsey Reid, Katja Frank, Angela Rackstraw, Kathleen Gadway,
Michael Guerdi, Marianne Ryan, Alissa Karton...

ON THE ROAD TO PEACE...

OUR GOAL: 1,000 OF THESE LARGE SYMBOLS THIS FALL!

THE PHOTOS TELL THE STORY...

THANK YOU TO ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHERS
WHO CAPTURED MOMENTS OF OUR TIME...

FACES OF CHALK4PEACE 2008, PART 1

SO MANY HAPPY FACES 4 PEACE...

BICENTENNIAL PARK, GENEVA, NY
PHOTO: CHAPIN TRAUGOTT

ALL SAINTS CHURCH, PASADENA, CA
PHOTO: KEITH HOLEMAN

FRITTS' DRIVEWAY, KNOXVILLE, TN
PHOTO: JACKIE FRITTS

HUTCHISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HEARDON, VA
PHOTO: KATHRYN VAUGHN

GOODEN SCHOOL, SIERRA MADRE, CA
PHOTO: MARIANNE RYAN

ZEUM, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PHOTO: JERRY DOWNS

GROVETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ALEXANDRIA, VA
PHOTO: MARIELLE MARIANO

BOULDER COLORADO SHINES!

SOME 350 CHALKSTARS TURNED OUT FOR THE CHALK4PEACE
EVENT AT THE BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY SEPT. 14.
CLICK ON THE TITLE OF THIS POST TO SEE THE
STORY AND PHOTOS FROM THE BOULDER DAILY CAMERA...
NICE WORK BOULDER! OUR THANKS TO DONNA, CAROL AND CREW...!
Photo courtesy of the Newlin Family.

CHALK4PEACE TOOK FLIGHT IN VIRGINIA!

In Virginia, Crystal City BID sponsored an interactive
CHALK4PEACE surrounding Rob Mandle's "Chalk It Up"
airplane sculpture that could be drawn on. The Bright Horizons
Day Care Center joined in with a new class every day;
and passersby left their marks from September 18-25.
Shouts go out to Crystal City BID for this innovative
CHALK4PEACE project.

YOU REPAINTED THE PLANET THE COLORS OF PEACE!

WE KNOW THERE ARE MORE...
CHALK4PEACE EVENTS WORLDWIDE in Sept. 2008
emails have been removed to avoid
website bots that gather the addresses
please contact us at chalk4peace@gmail.com about
corrections or if we forgot to post your site...
CLICK ON THE TITLE OF THIS POST TO SEE THE PHOTOS!

Sept. 12 St. George's Cathedral
Cape Town, South Africa
Coordinated by the Community ARTS Therapy programme
Angela Rackstraw, Organizer

Sept. 13 10 - 3
Villa Parke, Pasadena, CA CHALK4PEACE
Collaboration with Fiesta Patrias and
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena

Sept. 14 9:30-2:30
Beach School P.A.I.N.T.S.' CHALK4PEACE
with Beach Dad's Club Pancake Breakfast
Piedmont, CA
Contact: Kim Belchamber, President, P.A.I.N.T.S.
Over 400 artists drew at this amazing extravaganza!

Sept 14
Un Dia Para Paz
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
Santurce, Puerto Rico
organized by Ivonne Miranda

Sept 14
CHALKWALK II
Boulder Public Library
Boulder, CO

Sept 24- National Heritage Day
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. George
With the Albany Museum
Grahamstown, South Africa

Sept. 20
Knoxville, Tennessee CHALK4PEACE
Fritts' Family Driveway- Noon on
Knoxville, TN
visit www.freewebs.com/chalk4peacetn.index.htm

Sept 20 10-2; Sept 21 1-5
Geneva BID presents CHALK4PEACE
Centennial Park, Geneva, NY
Chapin Traugott, Organizer

Sept 18, 19
Goleta Valley Community Center
with the Rainbow School and HeadStart
Goleta, CA 805-967-1237
Randy Rossness, Exec. Director

Sept 17 2:45-4 p.m.
Berkeley Public Library
"Fill in the Peace Sign"
Kittridge at Shattuck
Berkeley, CA

Sept. 19 1-4 p.m.
Valley View Elementary School
Richmond, CA
Organized by Ms. Cotton, Principal and Jonothan Dumas

Sept. 18, 19
P.L. Dunbar Middle School for Innovation
Lynchburg, VA
then Sept. 20 at
the Academy of Fine Arts, Lynchburg

SOS Children's Villages
Israel and the West Bank

Red Rocks Community College School Age Child Care Program
Blue Heron Elementary School
Littleton, CO

CHALK4PEACE CHALKING EVENTS DC/VA/MD
Dr. Martin Luther King Library-DC Public Library
September 13, 2008
11am-1pm
901 G Street, NW
Washington, DC
Contact: Yvette F. Davis
202.727.4803

Busboys & Poets (www.busboysandpoets.com)
September 20, 2008
9am - 9:30am: Storytelling
9:30-12pm: chalkin' up the sidewalks with peace!!
DC Location: 2021 14th St., NW (phone# 202.387.7638)
Shirlington, VA Location: 4251 S. Campbell Ave., (phone# 703.379.9756)
Contact: Kat Okedeyi

Dos Gringos Cafe
3116 Mt. Pleasant St., NW
Washington, DC
Contact: Alex Krammer
202.462.1159
www.dosgringoscafe.com

School Within School At Peabody
September 19, 2008
during school day
At Stanton Park across the school
425 C Street, NE
Washington, DC
Organized by Marla McLean, Art Teacher/Artist

Elsie Whitlow Stokes Freedom Public Charter School
3220 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC
202.265.7237

Crystal City BID
September 15-18,2008
10am-6pm
SW Corner of 18th Street and Crystal Drive
"at The CHALK Plane" public artwork-Interactive
Crystal City, VA
Contact: Charles Gray

Girl Scout Troop 862
@ Wesley United Methodist Church
September 20, 2008
9am - 3pm
8412 Richmond Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22309
Contact: Beth Campbell
703.780.2511

Yoga In Daily Life
September 15, 2008
5pm-6pm
2402 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA
Contact:Jackie Wright Martin
703.299.8946
PL Dunbar Middle School for Innovation
September 18 &19, 2008
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Contact: Katie Roseveare

Barcroft Elementary School
625 S Wakefield St
Arlington, VA 22204
Alissa Karton
(703) 228-5838

Fairfax County Public Schools- Contact individual schools for more info:
http://www.fcps.edu/suptapps/directory/
GC Marshall High School, Falls Church, VA
Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, VA
Woodlawn Elementary School, Alexandria, VA
Groveton Elementary School, Alexandria, VA
Ravensworth Elementary School, Springfield, VA
Halley Elementary School, Fairfax Station, VA
Hutchison Elementary School, Herndon, VA
Saratoga Elementary School, Springfield, VA
Fort Hunt Elementary School, Alexandria, VA
Hybla Valley Elementary School, Alexandria, VA
Hunters Wood Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences,
Reston, VA
Wolf Trap Elementary School, Vienna, VA
Waples Mills Elementary School, Oakton, VA
Herndon Elementary School, Herndon, VA
Forest Edge Elementary School, Reston, VA


Fairfax School Age Child Care Program (SACC)
Lake Anne Elementary School SACC
Bonnie Brae Elementary School SACC
Crossfield Elementary School SACC
Dogwood Elementary School SACC
Herndon Elementary School SACC
Lees Corner Elementary School SACC
Mantua Elementary School SACC
Oakton Elementary School SACC
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School SACC
Westbriar Elementary School SACC
Columbia Elementary School SACC
Navy Elementary School School

Lois Kirkpatrick, Manager
Marketing & Strategic Analysis
Office for Children
Fairfax County Dept. of Family Services
703-324-7162
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ofc

NON-PROFIT TUESDAYS AT BUSBOYS AND POETS: CHALK4PEACE:
September 30, 2008
11am-6pm
Shirlington, VA Location: 4251 S. Campbell Ave.,
(phone# 703.379.9756)
Contact: Kat Okedeyi

Sept. 20
Damascus, MD
Annual Bike Race and CHALK Drawing
Damascus Community Center

CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ART SHOW
Annual Celebration in the Arts
Children's National/New Horizons
Opening Reception: October 2, 2008
Exhibition Dates: September 29, 2008 - January 9, 2009
111 Michigan Ave., NW
Washington, DC
Contact: Greg Scott, Gallery & Exhibit Coordinator

Sept. 20-21
HIDEOUT 12th Annual BLOCK PARTY
World Music and Art Celebration
With Oscar Meyer Magnet School,
Thomas Drummond E.S. and Tuesday's Child
Chicago, Il
www.hideoutblockparty.com

Sept. 20
Peace Festival with CHALK4PEACE
Peace Maypole and Lots of Music!
Juckett Park,
Hudson Falls, NY
organized by Jean Santoro

Sept. 20
The Giant Peace Symbol
ZEUM, San Francisco, CA 11-1
organized by Joy Liu

Sept 20
MOCHA, Oakland, CA 1-4 pm.
MOCHA'S Chalk-a-holic Saturday Extravaganza
organized by Rae Holzman

Rosa Parks Elementary School
Berkeley, CA

Cragmont E.S., Berkeley, CA

Sept. 21 Noon-4
Community Arts Festival of ART, DANCE and MUSIC
Destiny Arts Center/ North Oakland Community Charter School
42nd and Adeline
Oakland, CA

Sept 21?
Superior Elementary School
The Giant Peace Symbol...Again!
Superior, CO
organized by Michael Wojczuk

Sept. 25 8 a.m.
Gooden School, Sierra Madre, CA

Sept 18 12:45-1:30
Crane School
Montecito, CA 805-969-7732 x105
Debbie Williams, Dir. of Admissions

MOTHERS ACTING UP Boulder, CO
Somewhere on Pearl Street

Sept. 17 12:45-1:30
Chandler School, Pasadena, CA

Sept 13-21
Palm Harbor, FL
Chalk It Up To Peace!
sponsored by Oak Trail Books/Witch's Brew
organized by Leslie Klein

Sept. 28 1-5:50 p.m.
Art N Soul on 101
Encinitas, CA
Cindy Blumkin 858-442-8666
1st Anniversary Celebration
Spirit of the Day...Art, Fun & Play!!

Children's Museum of Art, New York City

St. John's, Newfoundland

London, Calgary, Scotland, Costa Rica, Turkey and dozens more...

IT JUST KEEPS GROWING THANKS TO YOU!

CHALK4PEACE Knoxville, Tennessee

PAUL AND JACKIE FRITTS OF KNOXVILLE, TN HAVE TURNED
THEIR DRIVEWAY INTO A CHALK4PEACE GLOBAL DESTINATION!
FRIENDS OF THE FRITTS HAVE MADE CHALK4PEACE YOUTUBE
VIDEOS AND WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR PASSING ON THE
INFORMATION TO YOKO ONO AT IMAGINEPEACE.COM...
PLEASE CLICK ON THE TITLE OF THIS POST TO SEE THEIR
CHALK4PEACE WEBSITE AND PHOTOS!
YOU FOLKS ARE CHALKSTARS!

NORTHERN VIRGINIA RAISES SOME DUST!

HERE ARE THE LATEST PHOTOS FROM ALEXANDRIA, VA
CLICK ON THIS TITLE POST TO SEE THE MOUNT VERNON GAZETTE'S
ARTICLE of Sept 24, 2008
photos: Marielle Mariano

"GONNA BE A BRIGHT, BRIGHT SUNSHINY DAY"

Cape Town, South Africa woke up to the first sun it's seen in
awhile as the Community Arts Therapy programme kicked off
CHALK4PEACE 2008 at St. George's Cathedral!
Here's one of their amazing drawings!
A global Thank You to Angela Rackstraw and her CATh team
for being such great CHALKSTARS!
Thanks to Johnny Nash for the title of today's post.
CLICK ON TODAY'S TITLE TO SEE THE PHOTOS FROM CAPE TOWN!

SCROLL DOWN FOR GLOBAL SITES LIST...

CHALK4PEACE FRONT PAGE ON YOKO ONO'S IMAGINE PEACE WEBSITE!

Thanks to Paul and Jackie Fritt and Friends
of Knoxville, TN, Big Time CHALK4PEACE Advocates
and event organizers of a great event on one of the
most colorful driveways anywhere, CHALK4PEACE has
been featured on the 5 Sept. 2008 front page of
www.imaginepeace.com,
Yoko Ono's website dedicated to Peace!

I went to Yoko Ono's Wishing Tree Project in Pasadena
just two days before to place a wish on a tree about
CHALK4PEACE. My (our) wish came true!!!

Make sure to visit Yoko Ono's Wishing Tree Project
wherever you may find it! MAKE A WISH!

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to Yoko Ono and all of you
who are GIVING PEACE A CHANCE!!!

Click on today's POST TITLE to visit
ImaginePeace.com

CHALK4PEACE '08 BEGINS SEPTEMBER 14th!

ONE MONTH TO GO!
OPENING EVENTS- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th:

IN CALIFORNIA-
BEACH SCHOOL, Piedmont
P.A.I.N.T.S. CHALK4PEACE '08
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

IN COLORADO-
BOULDER PUBLIC LIBRARY, Boulder
CHALK WALK
1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

IN PUERTO RICO-
MUSEO DE ARTE DE PUERTO RICO, Santurce
Galeria ActivARTE Fundacion Angel Ramos
El Dia de la Paz
(con arte, teatro y musica)

CHALK4PEACE HONORS OUR INTERNATIONAL COLLEAGUES...

This posting honors our colleagues around the world who sent
photographs to CHALK4PEACE and continue to spread the word
that it's time for peace to have its chance...

St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town South Africa;
organized by the Community ARTS Therapy programme
photo: Gabby van Heerden

SOS Herman Gmeiner School
Bethlehem, West Bank
photo: Sarah Jayne Bleiweis

Cork City School Project, Cork Ireland
photo: Louise Foott

CHALK and CHOCOLATE 2008 Berkeley, California

Imad Obegi took this photo of John Aaron finishing up
his CHOCOLATE 4 PEACE drawing at CHALK and CHOCOLATE
May 31 in Berkeley. The sidewalks became glittering
paths of color; and the scrumptious chocolate treats
offered by the local restaurants in the Gourmet Ghetto
were quite memorable. Must have been six city blocks of chalk!
Nice work, Lisa Bullwinkle!


Shelley Firth took this picture...

LESSON # 1: Drawing the Proper Peace Symbol

A PEACE SYMBOL has FOUR LINES;
A MERCEDES Logo has THREE.
This photo shows the difference. It helps to know... This drawing celebrates Pangea Day, a global communication event, which happened January 17, 2008 and was broadcast May 10, 2008. PANGEA is the name of the single continent all land masses came from.

CHALK4PEACE WILL HAVE YOU FLYING ON THE GROUND...

JUMP FOR JOY...tell your friends...CHALK4PEACE is coming...again!

These artists at Cragmont Elementary School in Berkeley, California, one of the first sites, will be at it again this coming September.
Jerry Downs' camera will be there too!

CHALK4PEACE wants to help EVERYONE draw....

CHALK4PEACE is dedicated to assisting anyone and everyone to
be a part of this worldwide event.
Some folks have trouble getting down to the drawing surface.
Shown is the prototype "Matisse Drawing Stick" in action at Glebe
Elementary School, VA 2006. The instrument allows the chairbound
and those who cannot bend down the chance to draw for
CHALK4PEACE. We seek assistance in producing these drawing
tools so that we may provide them for schools upon request.
Please contribute by clicking on the TITLE OF THIS POST...