I Met The Walrus

"In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview about peace. 38 years later, Jerry has produced a film about it. Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack"

Ono's 100 Acorns

Artist/Activist Yoko Ono is offering 100 days of conceptual art instructions on her blog 100 Acorns. She started posting June 15th, which was the 40th anniversary of planting two acorns at Coventry Cathedral with John Lennon, which was the first of their "Peace Events". Unlike the ones in her classic book of conceptual art instructions, Grapefruit, this project features much more feasible directions ("On the Flag Day, put out a flag that has a message that conveys your emotion: such as 'I LOVE YOU,' 'YES!' and 'HELP!'"), and since it's a blog there's immediate feedback from her audience. Check it out HERE.

Thanks Melinda!

News Roundup

Getting caught up here from a very busy spell, I have lots to post, plus it's Blog Action Day so definitely want to get some environmental links out there. Here's a smattering to start you off...

From the Christian Science Monitor:
Amazon Farmers work with Corporations to Save the Forest
New Yorkers Using Biodiesel for Heating

From Ode Magazine:
Sesame Street working for Middle East Peace
Organic Agriculture CAN Feed The World
How Hospitals Make You Sick

From Mother Jones:
The Problem with Plastics (including a handy chart for your fridge)

Planting Peace

Planting Peace is a handy new resource from the folks at the Organic Consumers Association. It collects news stories about the intersection of the anti-war, environmental, and organic activist communities in an attempt to forge a better alliance between the groups.

PeaceMaker the game.

Think you'd do a better job solving the problems in the Middle East? PeaceMaker, a new video game created by a former Israeli soldier, gives you the opportunity to try. Watch the gameplay trailer below or visit the site to play a demo.



Thanks Jen!