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Geothermal Peace at Yellowstone National Park

Thursday, 28 August 2008 | Jerry Leggett

It is an AMAZING, peaceful place ... Yellowstone National Park; America's first "giant peace space," set aside in 1872 by our nation to preserve a unique eco-system of wildlife, vegetation and...
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Geothermal Peace at Yellowstone National Park
Written by Jerry Leggett   
Thursday, 28 August 2008 13:47

It is an AMAZING, peaceful place ... Yellowstone National Park; America's first "giant peace space," set aside in 1872 by our nation to preserve a unique eco-system of wildlife, vegetation and volcanic activity, including more than half of the world's geothermal structures (stuff like big geysers and hot springs). You can see an example above of what I mean in Patsy's photo of Grand Prismatic Springs.

By peace space, I mean a place designated as space where a sort of natural harmony can unfold -- even if that means half-burned trees, hot lava air blowing in the air and bisons and people trying to negotiate roadways.

We saw Old Faithful Geyser ... of course! But it is just the tip of the iceberg in this expanse of more than two million acres located primarily in Wyoming but also Montana and Idaho.

You can see some of Patsy Ferrell's inspiring photos in the multimedia section of this website ; she took nearly 2,000 photos but you'll only get to see about a dozen for now!

Peace from Yellowstone National Park,

Jerry and Patsy

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Portland Celebrates Peace!
Written by Jerry Leggett   
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 16:57

WOW ... Portland, Oregon is the place to be if you want to celebrate what a culture of peace looks like for a cross-section of the community!

The Peace Bubble Festival on Saturday, August 16th included an array of peace loving artists and performers including belly dancers (as seen above), bubble blowers, storytellers, videographers, jewelry makers, paperdoll makers, social activists, labyrinth organizers, water sliders, Harry Potter lovers, local members of the GLBT community and a whole host of music lovers ... PLUS the Peace Bubble crew including a special appearance by the talented Fred Hartshorn, keyboard/saxaphone player from Tucson, Arizona.

Peace Bubble crew members Jerry Leggett and Patsy Ferrell led two ninty-minute workshops, "I Saw The Face of Peace From an Aluminum Bubble" and "i-Peace: Exploring Peace Technology for the 21st Century." An evening concert drew a crowd of exhibitor and music lovers despite temperatures that soared above 100 degrees!

On Sunday, Jerry spoke a gathering of local UCC folk and performed numerous Beatle tunes; he made a presentation to Camie Pugsley, organizer of the Portland Peace Bubble Festival, recognizing her dedicated six-month effort to make the weekend happen.

Camie involved several dozen local volunteers over the weekend and was able to get a grant from a local college to help fund expenses of the event.

Patsy's inspiring photos and video highlights will be released on Thursday morning of this week ... in the meantime there are a few teaser photos under Multimedia - Photos - Portland.

We are resting by the Columbia River for a few days while we edit video and photos and write our thoughts about this amazing two day experience.

Thanks again to all the folks in Portland who joined the Peace Bubble Cafe in inspiring a culture of peace.

Visit us again on Thursday!

Peace from the road,

Jerry and Patsy
 
2008 Peace Bubble Cafe Tour
Written by Administrator   
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 19:00

 



Jerry leads i-Peace Workshop in Portland, Oregon

The Peace Bubble Café, featuring singer, songwriter and modern storyteller Jerry Leggett, will be coming to towns across America with a mobile, multimedia peace exhibit and live entertainment.


The Peace Bubble Café is a mobile, multimedia art and entertainment exhibit, featuring live music and a public kiosk for innovative resources that promote peace and nonviolence. The Café is designed to create a spontaneous space for the audiences to listen to peace tales, hear songs that inspire, and participate in a national video compilation of thoughts on peace.

As Leggett asks the question, “What does peace look like for you?”, audiences contemplate a more peaceful world and define themselves and their environments as spaces for peace. The Peace Bubble Café website at MyPeaceSpace.org will follow the 2008 tour and provide Internet audiences a way to follow the tour and define their own peace spaces.

Each day at noon, modern storyteller Jerry Leggett entertains audiences with tales and tunes that inspire hope for a more peaceful world. Says Leggett, “The stories we tell give us a space in our lives for peace. They can be a breath of fresh air for war-weary souls.” In 2007, the Peace Bubble Café toured over 53,000 miles across America, documenting with video and photography thousands of answers to questions about peace.

The Peace Bubble Café tour will include stops at a dozen U.S. National Parks and Landmarks as it journeys to Portland, Oregon on August 16th. Along the route, Leggett will interview everyday Americans, asking the two Tour questions, “What does peace look like for you?” and “What peace message do you wish to offer to the next President of the United States?”
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Peace Bubble Tour Stats

Since January 1, 2007:

80,720 Road Miles Traveled
227 Tour Stops
142 Videocasts on YouTube
84,763 Videocast Views
161 News Stories
6,882 Video Interviews
244,349

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