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src="images/holdupthesky.gif" width="126" alt="" /><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pictitle"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="pictitle" --><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr><!-- InstanceEndRepeatEntry --><!-- InstanceEndRepeat --></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="maincontent" --> <p class="intro"> 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.</p> <p>Told by New Mexico bilingual storyteller <a href="storyteller.html">Sarah Malone</a>, 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.</p> <p> Peace Tales is a nonprofit project with 100% of the proceeds from CD sales benefiting the <a href="http://www.womenscommission.org/">Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children</a>, an agency that serves women and children affected by armed conflict; and <a href="http://www.peacetalksradio.com">Peace Talks Radio</a> - a forum for peacemaking and nonviolent solutions. The first recording, "<a href="holdupthesky.html">Holding Up the Sky: Peace Tales for Kids</a>," is now available. An adult recording, "<a href="weightofasnowflake.html">The Weight of a Snowflake: Peace Tales for the Young at Heart</a>," will follow.<br/> <br/><br/> <strong><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="#0000cc">Peace Tales Highlights:</font></strong></p> <ul> <li>Winner of Storytelling World Resource Award, 2004.</li> <li>Sarah was Featured Speaker at the Committee to Teach About the United Nations, New York, 2004.</li> <li> Now available:&nbsp; Classroom Curriculum Guide to accompany the Holding Up The Sky CD.&nbsp; This guide provides teachers/group leaders with discussion points and activities based on recorded stories, with the&nbsp;goals of creating a more peaceful classroom/school environment and inspiring non-violent approaches to conflict resolution.&nbsp;To order, <a href="store.php">click here</a>. </li> <li> <a href="plowshares.html">Plowshares</a>:&nbsp; Inspired by the success of Peace Tales, a new troupe of four storytellers forms in 2005. </li> <li> <strong><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="#0000cc">Peace Tales raises</font> <span style="color: #6600cc"> $30,000</span> for peace causes, and counting!</strong><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="#0000cc">&nbsp;We invite you to be part of this story!&nbsp; Purchase the CD</font> <a href="store.php">online</a> or visit <a href="banners.html">retail outlets</a> that sell the CD. </li> <li> Additionally, Peace Tales raised $3,000 for a women s development project in Zambia, $1,000 for Peace Houses in Viet Nam, and $500 for a rural New Mexico food pantry. </li> </ul> <br/> <p><strong><font size="3" face="Verdana" color="#0000cc">Peace Tales In the News</font></strong></p> <p> Peace Tales is featured in the Summer 2010 edition of 'Diane,' the Curves Magazine. Curves is the trademark name for an exercise club designed especially for women. With franchises across the United States and abroad, the magazine article will spread the Peace Tales story to members of Curves in the United States, and even in a few other countries. Thanks to Curves for its support of Peace Tales!</p> <br /> <p> <strong><font color="#0000cc" face="Verdana" size="3">Peace Tales Supports Women s Education Group in Rural Zambia </font></strong> </p> <p>In March, 2008, thanks to support from Peace Tales' contributors, the Kanfukunfuku Women s Club of Kamabuta, Zambia, formed a cooperative, opened a checking account, and began construction of a permanent education building. After making all the mud bricks by hand, the women dedicated the building in late 2009. As of June, 2010, the Women's Club has independently applied for a local grant to support their work, and has encouraged other women in the area to form a similar club. Special thanks to Mathew Tombers, Managing Director of <a href="http://www.intermat.tv">Intermat, Inc.</a> for a substantial donation to the project.</p> <p>Also in collaboration with the Kanfukunfuku Women s Club, Peace Tales funded the first micro loan project in Northwestern Zambia. Club members may borrow funds to start small business ventures, repaying the loans, with a small interest, to the club. Interest will be used to grow the fund and to support other club activities.&nbsp; </p> <p>Zamabuta is a small village in northwestern Zambia where Peace Corps volunteer Kevin Malone served from August, 2007 until February, 2009. Kevin taught 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 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, such as grass mat making and knitting.</p> <p>For further information, contact <a href="mailto:smalone@peacetales.org">Peace Tales</a>.</p> <table border="0" width="90%"> <tr> <td class="pictitle">Women's club members construct building with hand-made bricks</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td class="pictitle">Club members take a break in front of the education building</td> </tr> <tr> <td ><img height="220" src="images/WomenBricks.jpg" width="280" alt="" /></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><img height="220" src="images/WomenBreak.jpg" width="280" alt="" /></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size="3"><strong>Upcoming Story Events with Sarah Malone:</strong></font> </p> <ul> <li>La Vida Llena Story Swap with Sarah Malone - meets every fourth Friday of the month from 6:15-8 pm at La Vida Llena Retirement Community, 10501 Lagrima de Oro, NE, Albuquerque, NM. Free and open to the public. The event takes place in the game room. Information: contact Sarah Malone at <a href="mailto:smalone@peacetales.org">smalone@peacetales.org</a>.</li> <li> Sarah Malone performs at the Storytellers of New Mexico annual Tellabration, along with other New Mexico storytellers Liz Mangual and Bob Kanegis, Paul Middleton, Brenda Hollingsworth-Marley, Cynthia Dobson, Margaret Edmundson, and one or two Cochiti Pueblo youth storytellers.&nbsp; Tellabration is Saturday, November 20th, from 7-9 pm at the Adobe Theater, 9813 4th Street NW, Albuquerque.&nbsp; The event is free.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="186"><img height="1" src="images/spacer.gif" width="186" alt="" /></td> <td width="100%"><img height="1" src="images/spacer.gif" width="300" alt="" /></td> <td width="136"><img height="1" src="images/spacer.gif" width="150" alt="" /></td> </tr> </table><!-- InstanceEnd --> </body> </html>