Earthstewards Projects
PeaceTrees.
 Our
founder Danaan Parry conceived the idea of promoting friendly relations between
traditionally conflicting people by getting both sides together to do something
positive and beneficial to all: planting trees. There have been many
PeaceTrees projects completed so far
around the world in places like Northern Ireland, South Africa, Palestine,
Camden, NJ, Brooklyn, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, and Vietnam.
PeaceTrees Vietnam. Founded in 1995 by Danaan Parry and Jerilyn Brusseau, - whose brother, U.S. Army helicopter pilot Lt. Daniel Cheney, was shot down and killed during the Vietnam War in 1969 - PeaceTrees Vietnam became the first U.S. organization permitted to sponsor humanitarian demining efforts after U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic normalization. Today, PeaceTrees work remains rooted in an enduring commitment to building friendship and understanding between Vietnamese and American citizens. PeaceTrees is a shining example to the world of how tragedy and conflict can be transformed into peace and partnership.
The PeaceTrees Vietnam mission is to address the legacy of war by removing dangerous explosives, returning land to safe use, planting trees where explosives once lay, promoting peace, and cultivating a brighter future for the children and families of Vietnam. Our vision is a Vietnam completely cleared of dangerous unexploded ordnance, with communities fully supported in their goals for safety, education, and economic success. See the PeaceTrees Vietnam website.
Citizen Diplomacy Trips. Danaan Parry led
the first Earthstewards citzen diplomacy outreach in 1983, an exchange of
visits by Americans and Russians. Begining in 1990, Danaan initiated a citizen
diplomacy project in the Middle East. Leah Green continued this work and led 11
citizen delegations to Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and Jordan from 1991 through
1997. Our work in the Middle East was so successful that in 1998, Leah founded
a separate non-profit organization, Mid-East Citizen Diplomacy. Their
main project is the Compassionate Listening Project, which focuses on
Jewish-Palestinian reconciliation.
Global Citizen Journey. The vision for Global
Citizen Journey evolved from the international grassroots experiences of
Citizen Diplomacy, The Compassionate Listening Project and Peace Trees,
and was catalyzed by connections made during a conference called The Practice
of Peace. Global Citizen Journey joins listening ears, open hearts and ready hands across countries
and continents. We envision an environment of deep, ongoing cross-cultural exchange that builds
understanding, global connectedness and world peace.
Nicaragua Day Care Center. "The Nicaraguan Government has agreed to provide the funding for the expenses that have been provided by this Earthstewards project in the past. We have, as a result, closed our fundraising efforts. We are very grateful to the donors who have maintained this preschool for so many years for some of the neediest children in the Western Hemisphere. It is heartwarming to know that the work goes on thanks to your efforts."
Caring Clowns International. We
clown to heal and expand the human spirit: people-to-people, country-to-country
and culture-to-culture. We raise money to accomplish good in the world. We fund
projects which improve people's lives. And, we clown to help awaken the human
spirit: making people laugh, helping to heal, and connecting people to their
individual humanity.
http://www.caringclownsinternational.org/
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