The Global Peace Tiles Project

AIDS in the World 2011

lhtorres — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:15:06 +0000

Its World AIDS Day and we remember with sadness the grandmothers, grandchildren, orphans, users, widows, brothers, doctors, educators, lovers – the endless string of humanity affected by this disease and its effects over the last three decades. And we can look, with mixed feelings, at the progress and the challenges ahead. President Obama has pledged [...]

Peace Pieces: Engaging Youth in Cyprus

lhtorres — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:34:10 +0000

In April two artist-educators had the chance to get creative with elementary, junior high, and highschool students in Cyprus

Why Vermont’s AmeriCorps/VISTA Members Rock Steady

lhtorres — Wed, 18 May 2011 22:51:28 +0000

Kadie Schaeffer knows how many late nights and weekends VCNCS leaders put in. A retreat full of debrief and planning is cerebral. I lighten the load.

MIT’s D-Lab Discovery Class Gets Collage(d)

lhtorres — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:36:00 +0000

I was a little worried going into the class. First, these are bright kids. You can't bullshit your way through a discussion.

Peace Tiles Pop Outs – Eye catching reproductions

lhtorres — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:33:23 +0000

A while back I’d experimented with ways to reproduce Peace Tiles in large quantities, so that murals could be augmented and shared. In other words, murals could incorporate reproductions alongside original work, or entire murals – large or small – could be reproduced. Early experiments involved photographing and reproducing with color laser color prints the [...]

Make Something School – Awesome!

lhtorres — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:37:15 +0000

Make Something School has a very simple proposition: mix up young people with some of today's top artistic talent, focus their combined creative energy...

Peace Work through Art in Cyprus

lhtorres — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 03:00:58 +0000

Cyprus Network for Youth Development invites Peace Tiles artists to support youth exploration of peace building through art

Dispatch Work: Pointing the Urban Space

lhtorres — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:47:24 +0000

An "owned" city space is a healthy city space. We the ambulatory denizens of urban settlements claim public space each time we move through it.

School Children in Haiti Need Tents

lhtorres — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:18:21 +0000

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.

Haiti Resource: Help Change the Headlines

lhtorres — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:22:10 +0000

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.