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    One Year Later the Book Continues to Bring People Together
    Carol Swartout Klein
    • Mar 9, 2016
    • 3 min

    One Year Later the Book Continues to Bring People Together

    What started out with only local distribution and a small press run for the children's book Painting for Peace in Ferguson has turned into a much bigger year than anyone anticipated. Launched on February 21, 2015, not only was it selected to represent the state of Missouri at Library of Congress' National Book Festival, it also received an IPPY Outstanding Book of the Year award beating out more than 6,000 other entries. Appearing on the local, indie book best-seller list for
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    Painting for Peace starts conversations across the nation
    Carol Swartout Klein
    • Mar 20, 2015
    • 3 min

    Painting for Peace starts conversations across the nation

    We're excited to share that Painting for Peace in Ferguson has been featured prominently in media nationwide, and grateful for the response we've received to the book. We were even fortunate enough to have been asked by Arianna Huffington and the Huffington Post to contribute to their "Impact: What's Working" column. Paperbacks are flying off the shelves, hardbacks are in stores now and we are in the process of printing a second edition already! We also had the great honor of
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    Looking to help? Give your time & talent
    Carol Swartout Klein
    • Feb 6, 2015
    • 2 min

    Looking to help? Give your time & talent

    By: Kurt Greenbaum Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity? A way to use your skills to support your community? If volunteer work is something your children seek, the best place to start is by setting a good example for your children. PBS Parents suggests that being a volunteering role model is where to begin. Create an Opportunity Students at a St. Louis-area girls’ high school invited a Ferguson restaurant to provide their lunch one school day. The restaurant sustained
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    How to talk to your kids about tolerance
    Carol Swartout Klein
    • Feb 6, 2015
    • 2 min

    How to talk to your kids about tolerance

    By: Kurt Greenbaum The National Association of School Psychologists has an online resource guide with ideas about how to address issues of tolerance and social justice with children. A few of their tips (with the full menu available online here) include: Remind children not to characterize an entire group or class of people by how a few of them behave. Note that one of America’s core strengths is its diversity. Reinforce this core principle: Treat people with fairness, respec
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    Help us credit Ferguson & South Grand artists
    Carol Swartout Klein
    • Jan 30, 2015
    • 3 min

    Help us credit Ferguson & South Grand artists

    WOW! We have done a lot of digging and we have found more than 150 people who took part in the painting efforts in Ferguson and South Grand. See the names below. We need your help! We have done our best to compile names of artists to credit in the book. Please review this list and let us know who is missing, who doesn't belong or who may be misspelled. If you have been credited inaccurately or simply don't want your name shared, please email us at paintingforpeace.book@gmail.
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