Last year less than 30% of Iraqi children had regular school because of ander and damages. Four million Iraqis have become refugees and about half of them are children. These photos are from St. Peter and St. Paul’s Melkite Catholic Church in Amman, Jordan, which has a center for some of the children who have fled from Iraq.*
To see some of the art of Iraqi children, to borrow an exhibit, or to learn about how children in your area could exchange art with the Webdeh Center in this church in Amman, Jordan, see www.IraqiChildrensArt.org.
To participate in a youth exchange with letters carried to and from Baghdad, write:
Letters For Peace,
18520 32nd Avenue North,
Plymouth, MN 55447
or contact Tim Carlson, 763-476-2718, timcarls2@msn.com. Web: http://lettersforpeace.pbwiki.com/
“Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.” --Maria Montessori
*This summer Sister Martha Ann Kirk, a teacher at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, took these photos. Children are invited to be a part of the creative activities of Peace Day at the University in late October, for more information see www.uiw.edu/PeaceDay/ or contact, the Assistant Director of Campus Ministry Trevor Alexander 210-829-3130 or Sr. Martha Ann kirk@uiwtx.edu.
