The Peace Tree

I recently watched a preview of "The Peace Tree." World Children's Choir is scheduling community events that include international documentaries of interest to children and their family members. "The Peace Tree" is a fabulous movie for all ages,and will be the first film in the series. Watching the children do their very best to lead their Christian and Muslim parents to understanding, respect, and friendship brought tears to my eyes. WCC singers have already started making multi-cultural, international ornaments for the choir's Peace Tree. We are singing The Peace Tree Song, and work from The Peace Tree curriculum begins in January 2010. Congratulations and thank you to film maker and songwriter Mitra Sen!

When I discovered The Peace Tree on television, a few years, ago, I was THRILLED! Not only because I had once, as a child, envisioned that such a tree should exist in the world, but as the founder of Artists Against Racism, I was thrilled that someone as brilliant as director Mitra Sen went ahead and made this tree a reality!

A tree which includes symbols from every religion and faith--imagine that! A tree which shows children to respect all faiths, religions and cultures as equal--imagine that? Then imagine someone visionary enough to turn this idea into a film, someone who is a school teacher plus filmmaker! It couldn't get better than that!

Needless to say, I found this a phenomenal film which should be mandatory view for kids in every elementary school, and I hope it spreads far and wide. Such a film should be seen in every school, on every airline, and at Christmas each year (though Peace Tree Day is in June!).

I believe it would help bring peace to the world, starting with youths, our future, and its Producer, Mitra Sen, should win a Nobel Prize! Bravo Mitra!!