Jane Goodall Invites Entire World to Celebrate Peace
Renowned primatologist, environmentalist, and humanitarian, Dr. Jane Goodall, has called for the entire world to join in a celebration of peace.
Nearly half a century after her landmark work with chimpanzees in Tanzania, “Dr. Jane” as she’s more often known, is traveling the world with a message that “peace is possible.”
This message is inspiring many to join Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Organization’s international youth activism program. Roots & Shoots supports grassroots activities and projects that benefit the environment, animals, and communities.
On September 21st, Roots & Shoots groups and other individuals around the world will symbolically join Dr. Jane in a call for peace from communities the world over. Groups from Tanzania to Tennessee will make and fly Giant Peace Doves, like the one pictured here.
To learn about scheduled Roots & Shoots Day of Peace events in your country or community, or to host an event, visit the 2008 Roots & Shoots Events list. You can also find participants near you on Facebook. You can learn to construct Giant Peace Doves at this site as well, which can be made of recycled materials. I’ve flown Roots & Shoots peace doves in Los Angeles at the 2005 Day of Peace and in Venezuela at the World Social Forum, and I can tell you that these doves make quite a statement.
Unfortunately, unlike other years, Dr. Jane will not be present in person at events this year. However, she appears in the following video to express her deep wish for world peace and her hope that this event will help people to “celebrate the yearning for peace that we all have within our hearts.”
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Photo credit: (Main photo) Roots & Shoots; (photo inset) kafka4prez via Flickr under a Creative Commons license.
