CHALK4PEACE is the global chalk art project about peace. We celebrate our eleventh year as a worldwide event encouraging peace. CHALK4PEACE, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization.
We've had more than 1000 events in 50 countries and have covered more than 12 miles of pavement with messages and visions of peace in sidewalk chalk...
We believe in "Drawing the World Together..."
CHALK4PEACE participated in the Peace Day Student Observance at the United Nations in New York City in 2016 to honor the International Day of Peace. Hundreds of thousands of young artists of all ages have joined us since 2005.
Our goal: ONE MILLION artists Chalking 4 Peace at the same time...
Because we need Peace...Now more than ever...
Photo: Benko Photographics
photo: Marielle Mariano; Woodlawn E.S., Alexandria, VA 2008
photo: Will Fredericks; Crane School, Santa Barbara, CA 2009
photo: Jerry Downs; Cragmont E.S., Berkeley, CA 2006
photo: Marilyn Miyamoto; Waples Mill E.S. Oakton, VA 2007
photo: Gabby Heerden/Angela Rackstraw; St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008
photo: Luciano Brandimarti; Clown & Clown Festival, Monte San Giusto, IT 2010
photo: Alissa Karton; Barcroft E.S., Arlington, VA 2007
photo: S. J. Bleiweis; SOS Bethlehem, West Bank 2007
photo: Ed Talaro; Miriam College Grade School, Quezon City, Philippines 2010
photo: Meghan Snyder; The Gooden School, Sierra Madre, CA 2014
Photo: SD Hall; Open Streets Open HeARTs, Carpinteria, CA 2017
Cover Photo: Benko Photographics; Boulder Public Library, Boulder CO 2006
The Gooden School of Sierra Madre, CA has been drawing the world together with CHALK4PEACE since 2007 with a marvelous Teach Peace program that includes older students helping younger ones express their visions of peace. In addition to their morning convocation to begin the Day of Peace, the school studies Peace movements, Peacemakers and Builders, and asks the whole school what peace means to them, in words, art, music, and behavior. Gooden teaches that peace is an integral part of the human condition and the school is to be commended for its enlightened and comprehensive sense of education. John Aaron, CEO of CHALK4PEACE, has attended many of Gooden's Peace Day celebrations and thanks Marianne van Voorst Ryan, Merrily Dunlap, Meghan Snyder, the students, teachers and parents of the Gooden School for their continued enthusiasm and participation in CHALK4PEACE!
Photos: Meghan Snyder, John Aaron
The beginning of October marks three birthdays of great Men of Peace.
October 2, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was born...
On October 7, 1931, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, was born. He turns 84 this week.
October 9th will mark John Lennon's 75th birthday. He was born in 1940.
Let us honor these men who worked tirelessly to ask the world to give peace its chance...
you say it's their birthdays...
