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No War No More book
Greenwood/Blue Lotus Press and
No War No More
grew out of the ideas and hopes of a few activists in the Mahoning
Valley in Ohio. The philosophy of our press is rooted in a Buddhist,
environmentalist and social consciousness. No War No More, A
Collection of Poems, Essays, Photos and Artwork for Peace,
has finally been published. Doug Fowler, Diana Ludwig and Arya
Jenkins worked on this project for some time. Thanks to Doug's
fastidiousness and Diana's talents with layout, this project
finally came to fruition. NWNM contains work by Doug, Diana, and
Arya, as well as Pauline Beck, Donna Brennan, J. D. Curtis,
Jim Jordan, Staughton Lynd, Tenzin Palmo, Richard Pirko, Teresa
Saska and Bob Studzinski.
Proceeds
from sales of the book will benefit the Dongyu Gatsal Ling
Nunnery Project in northern India. The nunnery, which was
started by Tenzin Palmo, educates nuns in the Kagyu lineage.
Some of those nuns will return to their communities as counselors and
teachers.
On
a sad note, one of the contributors, Richard Pirko, passed
away October 15, 2008. The Peace effort was only one of many
communities that Rick threw his heart into, many will greatly miss his
heart and soul. His friend Ray Ray Beiersdorfer, Professor in Dept. of
Geological & Environmental Sciences at YSU, wrote the following
announcement
and tribute:
"Rick Pirko, the producer at YSU's
Planetarium and one of my best friends, suffered severe Cardiac
arrhythmia on Tuesday October 8th at the Geauga County Airport. Rick
collapsed due to cardiac arrest. CPR was performed, followed by a
defibrillator. The heart was restarted but unfortunately this was too
late to save him. Tests indicated no brain activity other than
the brain stem keeping the heart and lungs working. Rick was taken off
life support on Saturday and his heart stopped beating on Wednesday
October 15th. Before he died he was treated with morphine and was
not in any pain.
As
a passionate educator Rick has spent the
past three decades providing science outreach as the
producer/technician for Youngstown State University's Ward Beecher
Planetarium. As a Fellow and member of the Great Lakes Planetarium
Society and Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society, he provided many
workshops over the years on Photography, Special Effects and Deaf
Education in the Planetarium, and also provided special programs in
American Sign Language for the deaf community and area schools. In
addition to his public and school programs, he
supervised and mentored numerous college students, providing them with
one of the most important educational experiences of their lives.
As
an accomplished photographer, Rick's aerial photographs of the Serpent
Mound Archeological Site have been published by the Ohio Historical
Society and displayed at The British Museum in London.
As a
licensed pilot and co-owner of an aircraft Rick provided hundreds of
children between the ages of 8 and 17 their first flight as a local
organizer of the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Young Eagles
program.
As a dedicated volunteer, Rick was a Merit badge
counselor for the Astronomy and Aviation Merit Badges for the Boy
Scouts of America.
As supporter of the arts, peace, social
justice and the environment, Rick provided photographic and technical
assistance to the YSU Department of Theater and Dance, The Oakland
Center for the Arts, The Ohio Supermaximum Players, The Valley
Coalition for Peace and Justice, and The YSU Recycling Center. He was a
co-creator of Dr. Ray's Amazing Sideshow of Science which merged the
worlds of sideshow and science as a fun way to teach critical thinking
and skepticism. His worldview was free of supernatural and mystical
elements. He and his wife, Victoria, grew organic vegetables and raised
and trained dressage show horses on their 65-acre farm in Trumbull
County, OH, which Rick enjoyed pointing out was also the birthplace of
Clarence Darrow."
For more information on the memorial or on supporting The Rick Pirko
Memorial Sundial Fund please call the YSU Department of Physics and
Astronomy at (330) 941-3616
Donations may also be sent to:
Youngstown State University
Department of Physics and Astronomy
One University Plaza
Youngstown OH 44555
Onlines tributes can be shared at http://thanksrick.blogspot.com/
More information about Tenzin Palmo's
project can be found at www.tenzinpalmo.com
constructing peace - how we built the book
these were some of
the imagery & ideas we sifted through for how to say it best
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| note typo in the linoleum block print -- the
actual title harkens back to the double-negative in the old spiritual:
"ain't gonna study war no more"... |
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more photos for peace: faces of the
protest (T. Saska)
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through Amazon.com
Product Details:
Printed: 92 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior
ink
ISBN: 9781434309839
Publisher: Greenwood
Blue Lotus Press
Copyright: © 2007 Standard Copyright
License
Language: English
Country: United
States
Description:
These are poems, essays, artwork and photos for the cause of peace. We
take a stand for peace, independently and collectively, artistically
and politically. In these times it is imperative not to let slip
through one's hands the opportunity to say again and again, with
whatever means possible, creative and peaceful, that war is wrong, that
love is the only path to peace, justice and freedom, and that we will
not stray from this path no matter the consequences. This idea fed this
project and I hope will feed the minds and hearts of those who share in
our efforts by reading this book.
A.F.Jenkins is a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism & a peace
activist. Her photojournalism can be seen at www.allreelimages.com
, her writing can be seen at www.allreelnews.com
and peaceful activism and information at
http://www.aryafrancescajenkins.com
Greenwood/Blue Lotus Press and No War No More grew out of the ideas and
hopes of a few activists in the Mahoning Valley in Ohio. The philosophy
of our press is rooted in a Buddhist, environmentalist and social
consciousness.
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