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| Edwin Starr | 4/6/2009 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Edwin Starr, soul singer, antiwar artist. Description: Lyrics from War: War, it ain't nothin' but a heartbreaker/War, friend only to the undertaker/Peace, love and understanding/Tell me, is there no place for them today/They say we must fight to keep our freedom/But Lord knows there's got to be a better way...War, huh, good God y-all/Waht is it good for/absolutely nothin' Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2338 x 1700 .JPG 582K)
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| Babatunde Olatunji | 3/10/2009 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian master drummer, African cultural teacher, social activist.Description: The Creator wants us to drum. (God) wants us to corurpt the world with drum, dance, and chants. We've already corrupted the world with power and greed, which has gotten us nowhere. Now is the time to corrupt the world with drums, dance and chants. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2338 x 1700 .JPG 722K)
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| A Field Worker's Song | 1/29/2009 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of ,Malvina Reynolds, American folk/blues singer-songwriter, and political activist, Lyrics to "A Field Worker's Song" (1975)- "The grower is a rich man/His house is large and fine/You think he makes his money/From the grapes on the vine./But he coins it from the bodies/Of the workers every one/Who plant the crop and tend to it/Hoe it and bend to it/Under the burning sun." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2338 x 1700 .JPG 455K)
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| What's Goin' On | 1/29/2009 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of ,Malvina Reynolds, American folk/blues singer-songwriter, and political activist, Lyrics to "What's Goin' On"- "Father, father/We don't need to escalate/You see, war is not the answer/For only love can conquer hate/You know we've got to find a way/To bring some lovin' here today." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2338 x 1700 .JPG 467K)
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| Big Yellow Taxi | 10/1/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of , Canadian singer, songwriter, artist, Lyrics from "Big Yellow Taxi": Don't it always seem to go/ that you don't know what you've got till it's gone/ They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2338 x 1700 .JPG 553K)
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| Winds of the People | 8/14/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Victor Jara, Chilean theatre director, poet, folk singer, songwriter, and political activist, Lyrics from Vientos Del Pueblo (Winds of the People)- "De nuevo quieren manchar/ Mi patria con sangre obrera/Los que hablan de libertad/Y tienen las manos negras/Los que quieren dividir/A la madre de sus hijos/Y quieren reconstruir/La cruz que arrastrara Cristo/Translation- Once more they want to stain/my country with workers' blood/those who talk of liberty/yet have blackened hands,/those who want to separate the mother from her children/and reconstruct the cross Christ carried." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2289 x 1647 .JPG 429K)
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| All that you have is your soul | 8/8/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Tracy Chapman, American folk musician and songwriter, Quote- "Don't be tempted by the shiny apple/ Don't you eat from the bitter fruit/ Hunger only for a taste of justice/ Hunger only for a word of truth/ 'Cause all that you have is your soul." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2319 x 1595 .JPG 855K)
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| This Land is Your Land | 7/14/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Woodie Guthrie, American folk musician and songwriter, Quote- "This Land is Your Land: In the squares of the city/In the shadow of a steeple/By the relief office/ I'd seen my people/As they stood there hungry/I stood there asking/Is this land made for you and me?" Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(1985 x 1593 .JPG 875K)
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| Solo le pido a Dios/ Que el dolor no me sea indiferente/ Que la reseca muerte no me encuentre/ Vacio y solo sin haber hecho lo suficiente; I only ask of God/ not to be indifferent to people's pain/ that dry death not find me/empty, alone, and not having done enough. | 3/26/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer, political activist, defender of human rights, Quote- Solo le pido a Dios/ Que el dolor no me sea indiferente/ Que la reseca muerte no me encuentre/ Vacio y solo sin haber hecho lo suficiente; I only ask of God/ not to be indifferent to people's pain/ that dry death not find me/empty, alone, and not having done enough." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2338 x 1700 .JPG 470K)
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| Come you masters of war/ You that build the big guns/ You that build the death planes/ You that build all the bombs/ You that hide behind walls/ You that hide behind desks/ I just want you to know/ I can see through your masks | 3/11/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Bob Dylan, poet, singer, songwriter, Quote- Lyrics from "Masters of War": "Come you masters of war/ You that build the big guns/ You that build the death planes/ You that build all the bombs/ You that hide behind walls/ You that hide behind desks/ I just want you to know/ I can see through your masks". Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2307 x 1579 .JPG 494K)
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| I wanna know. Why am I hungry? Why am I homeless? Why in this land? Why am I naked? Why am I shaking? I don't understand, I don't understand... | 3/6/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Bernice Reagon Johnson & Sweet Honey in the Rock, Quote- Lyrics from "In This Land"- Quote- "I wanna know. Why am I hungry? Why am I homeless? Why in this land? Why am I naked? Why am I shaking? I don't understand, I don't understand...". Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Jesus can you take the time/ To throw a drowning man a line/ Peace on Earth/ To tell the ones who hear no sound/ Whose sons are living in the ground /Peace on Earth | 3/6/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Bono, singer for U2, song writer, social activist- Quote- Lyrics from "Peace on Earth"- Jesus can you take the time/ To throw a drowning man a line/ Peace on Earth/ To tell the ones who hear no sound/ Whose sons are living in the ground /Peace on Earth". Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(1653 x 1531 .JPG 521K)
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| New! Downloadable Peace Poster | 2/19/2008 | by Ruth Leonard |
- Ruth Leonard, a graphic designer from Columbus, Ohio, created this downloadable poster for PeaceSigns.
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| A drop in the ocean (PDF) | 2/18/2008 | by JRuth Leonard |
- Ruth Leonard, a graphic designer from Columbus, Ohio, created this downloadable poster for PeaceSigns. The text reads: We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something. -MOTHERTERESA
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| They'll continue training troops in the USA/And watch the nuns that got away/And teach the military bands to play South of the Border/And kill the people to set them free/Who put this price on their liberty?/Don't you think it's time to leave El Salvador? | 2/2/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of John Lennon, rock guitarist, songwriter, peace activist, member of the Beatles / Lyric from "Imagine": "They'll continue training troops in the USA/And watch the nuns that got away/And teach the military bands to play South of the Border/And kill the people to set them free/Who put this price on their liberty?/Don't you think it's time to leave El Salvador?" Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2120 x 1506 .JPG 345K)
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| Imagine all the people/Living life in Peace/You may say I'm a dreamer/But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/And the world will be as one. | 1/28/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of John Lennon, rock guitarist, songwriter, peace activist, member of the Beatles / Lyric from "Imagine": "Imagine all the people/Living life in Peace/You may say I'm a dreamer/But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/And the world will be as one." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2227 x 1648 .JPG 658K)
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| Southern trees bear strange fruit,Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. | 1/21/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Billie Holiday, jazz vocalist / Lyric from "Strange Fruit": "Southern trees bear strange fruit,Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war. Me say war. | 1/15/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Bob Marley, Jamaican reggae musician, Rastafarian activist/ Lyric from "War": Until the philosophy which hold one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war. Me say war." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2008 x 1577 .JPG 524K)
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| From San Diego up to Maine, in every mine and mill, where working-men defend their rights, it's there you find Joe Hill, its there you find Joe Hill! | 1/15/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Carlos Santana, folk singer, social activist/ Lyric from "Joe Hill": From San Diego up to Maine, in every mine and mill, where working-men defend their rights, it's there you find Joe Hill, its there you find Joe Hill! Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. | 1/15/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Carlos Santana, Mexican guitarist and co-founder of Milagro Foundation with quote: The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
(2182 x 1586 .JPG 702K)
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| Musicians Undermining Social Injustice Creatively | 1/10/2008 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Musicians Undermining Social Injustice Creatively drawings created by Leo Hartshorn.
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| There is no social-change fairy. There is only the change made by the hands of individuals. | 10/29/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Harriet Tubman, called "Moses," an abolitionist and leader of the Underground Railroad with quote: Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| There is no social-change fairy. There is only the change made by the hands of individuals. | 10/23/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Winona LaDuke, Native American social activist, environmentalist, economist, and writer. with quote: There is no social-change fairy. There is only the change made by the hands of individuals. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions. | 10/18/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk and peace activist with quote: The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissable in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well. | 10/4/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Sister Helen Prejean, a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty with quote: If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissable in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| We are commanded to love our neighbor; this must mean we can. | 10/2/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Abraham Joshua Heshel, Jewish rabbi, scholar, and peace and Civil Rights activist with quote: We are commanded to love our neighbor; this must mean we can. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Nobody's free until everybody's free. | 9/19/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Fannie Lou Hamer, Southern Freedom movement leader with quote: Nobody's free until everybody's free. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Let us forgive each other- only then will we live in peace. | 9/12/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Russian novelist (War and Peace), and Christian pacifist anarchist with quote: Let us forgive each other- only then will we live in peace. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. | 9/4/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Mother Theresa, founder of Missionaries of Charity, who served the poor in Calcutta, India with quote: If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. | 8/21/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Elizabeth Cady Stanton with quote: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. | 8/21/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader with quote: In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. | 6/13/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Mohandas Gandhi with quote- "Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Rigoberta Menchú Tum, indigenous Guatemalan social activist | 6/5/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Image of Rigoberta Menchú Tum, "We have learned that change cannot come through war. War is not a feasible tool to use in fighting against the oppression we face. War has caused more problems. We cannot embrace that path." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Wilma Pearl Mankiller, first female chief of the Cherokee nation | 5/29/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Image of Wilma Pearl Mankiller, "Prior to my election, young Cherokee girls would never have thought that they might grow up and become chief." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South African social activist against apartheid | 5/27/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Desmond Tutu with quote "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Artisans of Social Change Poster Series | 5/21/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- These posters were created by Leo Hartshorn.
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| There is no such thing as defeat in nonviolence. | 5/21/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Cesar Chavez, nonviolent social activist, with quote: "There is no such thing as defeat in nonviolence." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| It is not enough to limit your love to your own nation... | 5/15/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Image of Clarence Jordan, founder of the inter-racial commmunity of Koinonia Farms in Americus, Georgia (1942), with the quote:"It is not enough to limit your love to your own nation, to your own group. You must respond with love even to those outside it...This concept enables people to live together not as nations, but as the human race." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Turn the other cheek...go the second mile | 5/9/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Image of Dorothy Day, pacifist founder of Catholic Worker movement, with quote: "As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go the second mile." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| No soldier is obliged to obey an order against the law of God. | 5/3/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Assasinated archbishop of San Salvador Oscar Romero with quote: "Before an order to kill that a man may give, the law of God must prevail that says: Thou shalt not kill! No soldier is obliged to obey an order against the law of God." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff. | 4/24/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Sojourner Truth with quote: "Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere. | 4/24/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Drawing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with quote- "Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere." Drawn by Leo Hartshorn
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| "Bread or Bombs?" - Plate Graphic (PDF) | 3/21/2006 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- April 15 2006, handout/visual aid now available. Cut out and paste to a paper plate and distribute.
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| Poster for Peace Sunday 2003: The Peaceable Mission (PDF) | 10/22/2003 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- We are sent forth empowered by Christ’s fiery Spirit on a peaceable mission to a violent world.
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| Pan Y Paz Poster | 9/16/2003 | by Pan y Paz |
- Pan Y Paz Poster
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| Signs for the Times | 2/13/2003 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- The road the United States is taking to war needs caution signs from people of faith. We offer these signs for your use in your office, posted in your car windows, enlarged on signs for your public witnesses, or to be forwarded to Christians to whom you want to offer concise thoughts.
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| Mini-Posters to Quench your Thirst for Hope. (PDF) | 2/4/2003 | by Cynthia Friesen |
- Further quench your thirst for hope by downloading these mini-posters. Stick one on your refrigerator, one on your computer, one on the dashboard of your car, one in your church bulletin. Share these widely; this harvest of hope is plenty for all.
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| Mini-Posters to Quench your Thirst for Hope. (PDF) | 2/4/2003 | by Cynthia Friesen |
- Further quench your thirst for hope by downloading these colored mini-posters. Stick one on your refrigerator, one on your computer, one on the dashboard of your car, one in your church bulletin. Share these widely; this harvest of hope is plenty for all.
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| Peace Sunday 2002, Banner, Black and White | 6/1/2002 | by Cynthia Friesen |
- Black and White Banner designed for Peace Sunday 2002
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| Color Banner for Peace Sunday 2002 | 6/1/2002 | by Cynthia Friesen |
- Color banner designed for Peace Sunday 2002.
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| The Sword of Nuclear Terrorism (PDF) | 4/26/2002 | by John K. Stoner |
- Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen
Poster reads: A country which has dangled the SWORD of nuclear holocaust over the world for half a century and claims that someone else invented terrorism is a country out of touch with reality.
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| We Choose to be Peacemakers (PDF) | 10/1/2001 | by Peace and Justice Committee |
- Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen
Poster reads: We Choose to be peacemakers because we believe it to be the faithful response to our decision to follow Jesus. ...
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| Poster: Bomb Them With Bread | 10/1/2001 | by Michio (Mike) Ohno |
- Poster reads: Peace not War, Bomb Them with Bread.
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| Stop the Violence | | by Merrill Miller |
- Stop the Violence! When you meet violence, chose the third: 1. Fight 2. Flight 3. The Way of Peace.
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| Goodness is stronger than evil | | by Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
- Graphic design by Cynthia Friesen.
Goodness is stronger than evil;
Love is stronger than hate;
Light is stronger than darkness;
Victory is ours through him who loves us."
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| Increase the Peace Poster | | by Merrill Miller |
- Poster: Increase the Peace. Black and White
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