A cooperative Arab-Jewish children's project led to the creation of this peace sculpture, now permanently installed in the Peace Garden at Seattle Center, in the shadow of the Space Needle.  Under the direction of project founder Amineh Ayyad, Palestinian-American, and local Iraqi Artist Sabah Al-Dhaher, Arab and Jewish children came together for many weeks to create this sculpture.  The project was sponsored by The Arab Center of Washington, The Middle East Peace Camp (an Arab & Jewish children's summer camp), Kadima (a progressive Jewish community), and the Iraqi Community Center.  

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

 

10,000 Kites solidarity kite flying event/picnic

 

FRIDAY, MAY 20TH, 2005
4-6 PM & BEYOND
MAGNUSON PARK ON KITE HILL IN SEATTLE



Bring your own kite. There will be music and kite-making sessions and materials but bring your own also.

STAY FOR A COMMUNITY PICNIC AFTERWARDS bring your own and share

Directions: Magnuson Park is located at 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle on bus routes 74 and 75. Follow directions to Kite Hill. Just off the Burke-Gilman trail.

Parking is free.

For more information, please contact Jerome at jerome@connectexpress.com, or Amineh Ayyad at amineh@peacesculpture.org.

Sponsors: Tikkun, Arab Center of Washington, Peace Committee of University Unitarian Church, Middle East Peace Camp, Kadima, Children Sing for Peace, and the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice


Special thanks for kite making supplies donated by the Drachen Foundation (www.drachen.org)

 

For more information, please visit www.10000kites.org.

 

 

 

 

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