{"id":3,"date":"2010-10-07T14:26:26","date_gmt":"2010-10-07T18:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/?p=3"},"modified":"2012-04-05T17:39:39","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T21:39:39","slug":"promoting-peace-with-books-not-bombs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/promoting-peace-with-books-not-bombs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF9080A8001.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/promoting-peace-with-books-not-bombs\/dscf9080a800-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF9080A8001.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Exhibit Development Team.  From Left:  Karen Witt, Bill Meers, Patricia Tilton\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF9080A8001.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF9080A8001.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9\" title=\"Exhibit Development Team.  From Left:  Karen Witt, Bill Meers, Patricia Tilton\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF9080A8001.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF9080A8001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meersworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSCF9080A8001.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I invite my friends to see the exhibit, \u201cPromoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs,\u201d which opened on October 3 at the Dayton International Peace Museum. The exhibit is focused on the ideals of Greg Mortenson and the Central Asia Institute and their work building schools for children in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson\u2019s books, \u201cThree Cups of Tea\u201d and \u201cStones into Schools\u201d are best sellers and have inspired educators and peacemakers around the world. Greg Mortenson\u2019s work demonstrates that each of us can play an important role in creating a more peaceful world if we choose.<\/p>\n<p>During the last three months, I have been gathering information and designing the exhibit panels. The photos show me with Peace Museum friends, Patricia Tilton and Karen Witt, who helped create the exhibit. The photo with Greg Mortenson was taken at Xavier University in Cincinnati where the exhibit was displayed for a week before Mortenson spoke there. I am wearing a Pakistani dress that our friend, Saeed, a former University of Dayton student, gave me several years ago. I was proud to have had such a wonderful occasion to wear it to honor the good people of Pakistan and Afghanistan who are working to end violence and war. The exhibit will be at the Peace Museum through the end of the year. May Peace Be with Us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I invite my friends to see the exhibit, \u201cPromoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs,\u201d which opened on October 3 at the Dayton International Peace Museum. 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