Newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and internationally have written stories about the Communities of Peace.

Global Peace Festival
Washington, D.C. August 9th 2008


Gerry Eitner has written monthly columns for the Fauquier Times-Democrat titled “Communities of Peace” from July 2009 to the present time.

 Other media coverage includes:

 

Voice of America

February 20, 2009 (radio)

Virginia Students Create Special Quilt For School in

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/a-13-2009-02-20-voa36-68823357.html?rss=asia

Voice of America
February 24, 2009 (radio, film)

Quilted Squares Bring Hope, Friendship for Peace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF7AfyN2wXk


The Journal of Turkish Weekly

June 5, 2009

Children Promote Peace by Piecing Together Colorful Quilts

 http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/65841/-children-promote-peace-by-piecing-together-colorful-quilts.html


Fauquier Times-Democrat
July 10 2009
Community Examines Different Manifestations of Peace
http://www.fauquier.com/news/2009/jul/10/community-examines-different-manifestations-peace/

United Press International / Religion and Spirituality

January to April 2008

Links to Columns written by Gerry Eitner

http://www.religionandspirituality.com/view/posts/12066321191477/ 

 

WTOP Radio (video, Youtube)

July 30, 2008

Miracle Quilts

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wArVhqzb8


Deseret News

March 11, 2007

“Salt Lake County is Officially Designated Nation’s First Community of Peace”

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/660202379/Salt-Lake-County-is-officially-designated-nations-first-Community-of-Peace.html


Wall Street Journal (Washwire)
March 29, 2007
“Growing the Peace Movement”,
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2007/03/29/growing-the-peace-movement/

 

Washington Diplomat

May 2004

"Message from Peace Quilt Makes Blanket Statement" by Christine Cube,

 http://www.washingtondiplomat.com/04-05/b6_05_04.html#Anchor 

Washington Post
January 23, 2002
"World's Children Patch Together Pleas for Peace," by Courtland Milloy, Wednesday,
Read full article here.

 

 

Fauquier Times-Democrat

January 20, 2009

Peaceful Palms

 

 

Fauquier Times-Democrat

October 14, 2009

Local Residents are Delegates to International Meeting

 

 

Fauquier Times-Democrat

June ll, 2008

Give Peace a Chance

 

 

Fauquier Times-Democrat

August 6, 2008

“Let Freedom Ring”

 

 

The Georgetowner

August 19, 2008

“Global Peace Festival.”

 

 

Washington Diplomat

September 2008

Children’s Cloth at Ethiopia

 

 

Fauquier Times-Democrat

April 6, 2005

Local Children Add to Peace Quilt

 

 

Augusta Free Press, Staunton, VA
May 12, 2005
"A spirit of peace: Foundation aims to bring a new sense of freedom to the forefront" by Chris Graham,

 

 

Jamestown Post-Journal

Jamestown, NY

February 25, 2004

“Children’s Cloth Organizers Hope Youth Find a Piece of Peace.”

 

 

Northern Virginia Journal

April 19, 2004

Children Sew Seeds of Peace

 

 

Chautauqua Daily

Chautauqua, NY

Weekend Edition, July 3&4, 2004

Cloth of Peace Created by Children Comes to Bestor

 

 

The Daily Times

Delmarva, VA

December 29, 2004

Salisbury Proclaimed “Community of Peace.”

 

 

Canmore, Alberta Canada

July 10, 2003

Kids Cooperate on Peace Cloth

 

 

Jamestown Post-Journal Jamestown NY

September 26, 2003

Peace Quilts on Display at Lakewood Memorial Library Through Sept. 30^th

 

 

Catholic Universe Bulletin

April 12, 2002

Incarnate Word Students Sew Peace as Part of International Quilt Project

 

 

Fauquier Times-Democrat

July 17, 2002

Children Take on Project for Peace

 

 

Fauquier Citizen

July 25, 2002

Quilting for Peace

 

 

Gazette Community News Maryland

September 5, 2002

Local Children’s Quilt to be Displayed on the Mall

 

 

Fauquier Times-Democrat

September 11, 2002

Sept. ll:  Fauquier Remembers

 

 

The Word

Winter 2002

Children’s Cloth of Many Colors

 

 

The Free-Lance Star, Fredericksburg, VA

September 12, 2001.
"Peace Panels Preceded Violence: Local Children’s Presentation Ended as Plane hit Trade Center," by Cathy Jett,

 

"Whiz Kid’s Gumption Goes Global: College student, 11, Calls for Action Here," by Cathy Jett.

Gazette Community News, Potomac, Maryland,

June 12, 2001

“Bells Mill Students Piece Together Sept. ll Peace Quilt,”

 

 

Fairfax Journal

December 36, 2000

Piecing Together World Peace

 

 

New Zealand Herald, Auckland, NZ

Dec. 16, 1989.                  

"Pentagon push for world peace,"

 

 

The Christian Science Monitor

“He Sees a Society Ready to Ban War.”

 

 

Fauquier Times-Democrat

“Can You Speak Dari?