Chapmantown event 2012

The Peace Panel Project was on display again at the 2nd annual Love Chapmantown event or as it was called last year "America's Night Out".  Our exhibit was complimented by CSU professor Vincent Ornelas, MSW, Ph.D.  He suggested an exhibit at CSU Chico would be in order.  The director of the event Rev. Vince Haynie gave the microphone to Charles to describe the Peace Panel Project and invite folks to check it out.  The Panels created an arched background to the event on the left side of the stage area.  It was well visited and enjoyed by a good number of the participants to the festivities.  It was time well spent contributing  to the community function that had many booths of different community groups.  

U. N. Peace Day Event at Butte College

The Peace Panel Project took part in the UN Peace Day Event at Butte College in Oroville California Sept., 19, 2012.  It was our largest exhibit yet, including thirteen easels, 36 - 2' x4' panels, and 9 - 9" x 18" mini panels on and around the cart that was elevated on 18" legs.  We had 2 tables and thanks to Chuck Greenwood, Courtnie Burns, Charles Withuhn, we were well staffed to answer questions and talk with students about the issues of Nonviolent Communication, Ruses for War, Better World Shopping, Project Censored and Counter Recruitment.  We were well received and got to meet many students.  It was a good day.  We handed out a lot brochures, flyers, peace buttons, cookies and cupcakes; sold a few books and had some great discussions. Thomas Billheimer III, a reporter for the Roadrunner, the school newspaper came by and interviewed us for an article.

Saturday Farmer's Market - Mini Exhibit

We go to the Farmer's Market anyway so why not bring the Mini Peace Panel Project.  Here is Sally checking out the exhibit.  While she shops, I greet folks coming to the market with a "Good Morning", a flyer and a smile.

Peace Vigil, Sat., June 30, 2012

The Peace Panel Project's mini ( 9" x 19" ) panels have popped up at the Chico Peace Peace Vigil and the Downtown Chico Saturday Farmer's Market lately, encouraging people to support their local peace group.  This is a picture of Charles and mini panels on Third and Main.

Pastors For Peace Chico 2012

The "Blue Green Machine" of the Pastors For Peace caravan hit Chico this July 6th about 6pm and a good time was had by all.  The big blue green bus pulled up in front of Subud Hall in Chico to cheers and smiles all around.  A good crowd gathered for a good pot luck meal followed by a review of the annual violation of the  U.S. blockade of Cuba.  What a sad history that is.  Even CBS's 60 Minutes has had a show that mocks the  blockade.  And we learned about the Cuban 5.  Described by the great Howard Zinn in 2007 as, "An unforgivable act of cruelty."   It motivates me to write another letter in their defense.  

Peace Action at Beale Air Force Base, May 30th

Inspired by the presence of Cindy Sheehan and others, the Peace Panel Project arrived at Beale AFB just outside of Marysville at 6am last May 30th.  I unveiled a new panel and was video taped by Elsa Rassbach, a film maker from Germany.  Look for her films "We Were Soldiers" and "The Killing Floor".

Limitations of Major Media

One of the biggest things to happen to major media in my lifetime was the overturn of the "Fairness Doctrine".Adopted in 1949 and upheld by the Supreme Court in 1967 the "Fairness Doctrine" just said that if you are going to have something controversial on, then you need to allow some time for the other side.  It was called "the most important requirement of media operation".  In 1987 Ronald Reagan packed the FCC and they threw it out.  Now, if you buy a quart of milk at Safeway, you have no way of knowing if carcinogenic growth hormone is in it or not.  In Canada and Britain you can buy milk in major stores and know that it is free of hormones.  They have a "Fairness Doctrine", they found out about it and banned it.    Sign our petition at change.org  to reinstate the "Fairness Doctrine".