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Site News: Meeting Pete Seeger at the Water Festival

Posted by admin2 on Monday, July 06 @ 20:32:07 MST (12254 reads)



6/28/09 - Pictured Pete Seeger talking to Bridges of Peace's Pres. Diane Eleftheriades, Mary Casella & Marianne Riscoe. Karen Bebert, VP not pictured

Pete Seeger and Ray Korona wrote "Toys for Peace" for our organization Bridges of Peace and sang it for us here at the Water Festival in NYC. After I had said that we started the project in Sayreville and then opened it up nationwide with a drive just being completed in Texas and that we are just mothers trying to make a difference. He smiled and told us that he thinks women are the ones who are gonna change this world because they are more compassionate...


See More PHOTOS
VIDEO Coming
Listen/About "Toys for Peace"

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Site News: Join our Cause on FACEBOOK!!

Posted by admin2 on Friday, March 13 @ 13:51:13 MST (3323 reads)

Please Support our Facebook cause, Bridges of Peace & Help a Child Through a Soldier. Help by joining, donating, or inviting your friends!
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/235756/51353331?m=295e7d19

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Site News: Our feature in new book ''Cost of Freedom'', New Pete Seeger Quote

Posted by admin2 on Thursday, January 17 @ 15:52:37 MST (1575 reads)

I just got this amazing news, a quote from Pete Seeger for us(Bridges of Peace) and that we are featured in a new book called "Cost of Freedom"!

Cost of Freedom - The Anthology of Peace & Activism
"The Cost of Freedom anthology ... recognizes, records and celebrates the magnificent efforts of countless numbers of real people to bring peace and social justice to our beleaguered and exploited planet."

It is endorsed by Noam Chomsky, Ramsey Clark, Harry Belafonte, Ralph Nader and Thom Hartmann.....

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Site News: Pete Seeger BDAY Broadcast, Our Song & New Film- Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Posted by admin2 on Thursday, May 03 @ 10:46:13 MST (2436 reads)

Just received this note from musician Ray Korona...
Today, May 3 is Pete Seeger's 88th birthday! (Happy Bday!) You might be interested to know there will be a special Pete Seeger birthday celebration broadcast live on the web out of NYC...
(Now available On Demand - Hear Ray tell the story of how he and Pete wrote our song "Toys for Peace" for Bridges of Peace).

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Site News: RAY KORONA AND PETER SEEGER WRITE TOYS FOR PEACE FOR US

Posted by admin2 on Tuesday, April 11 @ 11:19:36 MST (2560 reads)

"Toys for Peace" was written for us by Ray Korona and Pete Seeger (a legendary Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductee) to propel this movement of Peace. "When you make a child smile, you build a bridge to Peace".
Pete Seeger is also the inspiration for Bruce Springsteen. Springsteen created a folk CD: "We shall Overcome, The Seeger Sessions" in honor of Seeger.
Click Here for Song - "Toys for Peace".

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Site News: New Song ''BRIDGES OF PEACE!

Posted by admin2 on Friday, April 01 @ 15:44:35 MST (2392 reads)

A Special song written for everyone of us by my dear friend Eric D.. Please Listen Now to...
Bridges of Peace
"I was moved to tears the first time that I heard it, I really love this! - Diane E., Pres."

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Site News: Press: Heeding the call to serve the less fortunate

Posted by admin2 on Wednesday, January 12 @ 14:04:11 MST (2408 reads)

Tri-Town News -Front Page- 12/29/04
Woman says her life?s path is working for those in need
BY JENNIFER DOME, Staff Writer
Elaine French(Bridges of Peace Board of Directors) has a husband, has raised three sons, has three grandchildren and holds a steady job.



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Site News: Bridges of Peace is Awarded Military Coin

Posted by admin2 on Saturday, December 04 @ 09:25:23 MST (1406 reads)

Sgt. Robert Bruce awards Bridges of Peace's Diane Eleftheriades(Pres) and Karen Bebert(VP) customary military coin for good work to support our soldiers and the civilians in Iraq.



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Site News: Wyclef Jean Song

Posted by admin2 on Monday, October 18 @ 19:50:46 MST (4436 reads)

SPECIAL FEATURE!
Check out Hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean's new song! We've got the video here...thanks to Wyclef's manager!
"An old man told me, instead of spending billions on the war,
we can use some of that money, in the ghetto..."


*VIDEO, AUDIO AND LYRICS,
CLICK HERE!

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Site News: New Songs Added for Peace by Liquid Blue!

Posted by admin on Saturday, August 07 @ 02:07:21 MST (1219 reads)

Read Lyrics and Listen to these new songs submitted by Scott of San Diego, CA based band Liquid Blue...
Kashmir
Making Up
Give Me Back My Heart
Anything Else But War
Real
If you Gotta Ask

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