The Last Word
Fall 2011 edition of WarCrimesTimes.org
Note: the article is in scribd format, which may not work well on all computers. Here is a screenshot.
From
Nineveh to Northampton, the efforts to save Iraq's heritage from war
Interview with John Russell
Free Speech Radio News, June 24, 2011
Artist and activist form partnership to raise funds for Iraqi children
By Kathleen Mellen
Hampshire Gazette, April 14, 2011
Interview with Qais Al-Sindy
YouTube; in Arabic; August 17, 2008
Art Expands Hearts
By Sarah Buttenwieser, HandEye Magazine, February 10, 2011
Miles of murals for peace
Al Ahram, September 23, 2010
A decade of loving one's 'enemy'
Hampshire Gazette, September 17, 2010
US Iraqi Children's Program Marks 10th Year
WAMC - Northeast Public Radio, September 13, 2010
Kids practice the art of diplomacy
St. Petersburg Times, August 13, 2009
Across
the great divide, hometown and Iraqi kids create art together
The Altamont Enterprise, March 22, 2009
Iraqi Children Make Art from War
Albany Union-Tribune, March 20, 2009
Iraqi artist finds beauty working with children in the U.S.
Stephanie Barry
Springfield Republican, Saturday, January 10, 2009
Northampton youths' art seen as envoy of goodwill
Bob Flaherty
Hampshire Gazette, January 9, 2009
The Humanitarian Crisis for Iraq's Children Continues
Claudia Lefko
Common Dreams, January 7, 2008
Images of Iraq (PDF, 8MB)
Claudia Lefko
The Socialist, Winter 2007
Get the Children Home (PDF)
Martha Ann Kirk
St. Anthony Messenger, November 2007
Do Something: Iraqi Children's Art Exchange
Raising Sand Radio
KESU/Stanford, October 15, 2007
Americans, Iraqis Communicate through Art
Jackie Burrell
Contra Costa Times, October, 2007
She Stands At Every Door
Kathy Kelly
Common Dreams, August 6, 2007
Americans, Iraqis communicate through art
Jackie Burrell
Contra Costa Times, August 3, 2007
Amman churches serve Iraqi refugee children
Judith Sudilovsky
Catholic News Service, April 6, 2007
Local Brownies aiding Iraqi kids
Fred Contrada
Springfield Republican, October 1, 2006
Children to children, gift 'turned into something special'
Casey Welch
Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 1, 2007
Young ambassadors of good will
Claudia Lefko
Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 9, 2007
Introducing Iraqi Childrens' Art to America
Shinji Yamasaki
AKAHATA, December 8th, 2006
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- Kathy Kelly, Co-Founder, Voices for Creative Nonviolence |
“Like most who view the images Claudia displays, I've felt edified and challenged. Claudia Lefko enacts that person to person diplomacy which can guarantee far more security for ordinary Iraqis and Americans than the U.S. government policies predicated on threat, force, and increasing hatred. Time spent with these images can greatly enhance the further invention of nonviolence.”
