Peace Tales give voice to peace, kindness, compassion and hope. By sharing stories, poetry and music gathered from around the world and recorded on compact disc, Peace Tales reveal surprising solutions to common conflicts in homes, schools and communities through the magic of story.

Told by New Mexico bilingual storyteller Sarah Malone, Peace Tales come from diverse folk traditions, storytellers and writers. Stories reflect cultures from many lands - Africa, China, Germany, India, Greece, Brazil, Mexico, the Southwestern United States and Appalachia. A variety of musical accompaniment to the stories makes for a delightful listening experience.

Peace Tales is a nonprofit project with 100% of the proceeds from CD sales benefiting the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, an agency that serves women and children affected by armed conflict; and Peace Talks Radio - a forum for peacemaking and nonviolent solutions. The first recording, "Holding Up the Sky: Peace Tales for Kids," is now available. An adult recording, "The Weight of a Snowflake: Peace Tales for the Young at Heart," will follow.


Peace Tales Highlights:

• Winner of Storytelling World Resource Award, 2004.
• Sarah was Featured Speaker at the Committee to Teach About the United Nations, New York, 2004.
• Now available:  Classroom Curriculum Guide to accompany the Holding Up The Sky CD.  This guide provides teachers/group leaders with discussion points and activities based on recorded stories, with the goals of creating a more peaceful classroom/school environment and inspiring non-violent approaches to conflict resolution. To order, click here.
• Plowshares:  Inspired by the success of Peace Tales, a new troupe of four storytellers forms in 2005.
• Peace Tales raises $25,000 for peace causes, and counting! We invite you to be part of this story!  Purchase the CD online or visit retail outlets that sell the CD.

Peace Tales Raises Funds for an Education Building in Zambia

Peace Tales is accepting donations to help fund construction of a permanent building for the Kanfukunfuku Women's Club in Kamabuta, Zambia. Zamabuta is a small village in northwestern Zambia where Peace Corps volunteer Kevin Malone is stationed. Kevin teaches English, gardening, and other skills to members of this self-directed group of 31 women and 4 men. One of the club's goals is to eradicate illiteracy among its members, many of whom are young women/mothers whose elementary or secondary school education was cut short due to financial and other constraints. The group also provides support to vulnerable members of the community and engages in some income-generating activities. Tax deductible donations may be made to Peace Tales, Zambia Education Project, P. O. Box 1607, Cedar Crest, NM 87008-1607. All donations will be acknowledged with a receipt for tax purposes.

Special thanks to Mathew Tombers, Managing Director of Intermat, Inc. for a substantial donation to the project.

As of March 2008, thanks to support from Peace Tales' contributors, the Zambian Women's group is forming a cooperative, opening a checking account, and beginning construction on a permanent education building near Mufumbwe, Zambia. For further information, contact Peace Tales.

A few of the adult school students and teachers		At the women's club field