ROOTS&SHOOTS

INTERNATIONAL

DAY of
PEACE
2008
ROOTS&SHOOTS
INTERNATIONAL

DAY of
PEACE
2008
Thank You
Dr. Jane and the entire staff of the Jane Goodall Institute and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots
wish to extend a great thank you to all those who have contributed to the making of this
book. Your images, projects and stories are truly inspirational. Through these, and the
contributions of all across the globe, we are seeing that peace is possible, and that we can
make it happen.

A special thank you to Tom Mangelson and Images of Nature for their promotions of
Roots & Shoots International Day of Peace, and considerable support to the Jane Goodall
Institute.

Book and Images are owned and by the Jane Goodall Institute©.
Photo captions and archiving prepared by Stephanie Keller.
Graphic design and layout prepared by Shawn Sweeney.
We celebrate all that
is free and noble in
the human spirit.
-Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE

Table of Contents
Letter from Dr. Jane
About Day of Peace
2008 Day of Peace Statistics
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
Middle East
North America
South America
Building a Giant Peace Dove
 From the Desk of Dr. Jane
Every year, the United Nations International Peace Day is held on 21 September,
when people around the world express their desire for peace. It is hoped that
there will be a ceasefire among warring factions on that day. We have chosen
to celebrate Day of Peace during a weekend close to 21 September so that the
majority of Roots & Shoots groups, their families and other JGI friends can be
involved, I have chosen to have the “Roots & Shoots Day of Peace” take place in
late September in support of the United Nation’s peace endeavors.

At this time we “fly” Giant Peace Dove puppets in cities, towns, and villages
around the world and make a commitment that we shall work towards a world at
peace. Last year, celebrations for peace were held and Giant Peace Doves flew in
113 cities in a total of 35 countries. From Beijing to Amsterdam to New York City to
Buenos Aires, Dar Es Salaam to Kathmandu, Giant Peace Doves spread their wings
across the globe.

This book, the 2008 Roots & Shoots International Day of Peace Book illustrates
how Roots & Shoots members and friends are making peace possible—in
themselves, within their communities and around the world! These celebrations are
truly important. They bring people of different cultures and religions together in
their community; and create a feeling of solidarity among Roots & Shoots around
the globe. By flying these doves we also make a commitment to living in better
harmony with nature. Congratulations to everyone who took part in the 2008
Roots & Shoots International Day of Peace.

In Peace,

Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE

UN Messenger of Peace
Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute
Roots & Shoots International Day of Peace
About
In 2002, then U.N. Secretary-General
Kofi Annan named Jane Goodall, Ph.D.,
DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall
Institute, a United Nations Messenger
of Peace. She was reappointed by
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2007.
As one of only ten United Nations
Messengers of Peace, Dr. Jane carries the
message that to achieve global peace, we
must not only stop fighting each other,
but also stop destroying the world.
Dr. Jane created the annual Roots &
Shoots International Day of Peace (“Day
of Peace”) in 2004 in support of the
United Nations International Day of
Peace. Each year in late September, Day
of Peace is observed when members and
friends of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots
from around the world come together to
promote peace.
Roots & Shoots members participate
in the Day of Peace by planning and
implementing peace projects that help
make the world a better place for
people, animals and the environment.
All over the world, young people
craft Giant Peace Dove Puppets from
reused materials and fly the Doves in
their communities to symbolize their
commitment to peace.
Together, Roots & Shoots members and
partners are working to promote peace
in their own communities and around the
globe. For Dr. Jane and Roots & Shoots
members and partners, peace is not just
about conflict, it’s a way of life. You
can create peace in your own backyard,
between your neighbors and even within
your own family.
By celebrating with Roots & Shoots on
Day of Peace, you can make a personal
commitment to peace and take action to
make the world a better place. Peace is
possible!
2008 Day of Peace Celebration Locations and Dove Count
Argentina Croatia Italy
Since 2004, Roots & Shoots
members and friends have -Buenos Aries -Metkovic -Castiglioncello, Tuscany
been flying Giant Peace -San Cataldo, Puglia
Doves at celebrations around -Lecce
the globe. Each year the Australia Democratic Republic of
number of Giant Peace Congo
Doves flown grows and more -Adelaide Kyrgystan
-Alexandra, Victoria
and more people join in. Finland
-Willowmavin, Victoria Mexico
In 2008, Roots & Shoots -Sydney, New South
-Helsinki
members and friends flew Wales - Mexico City
195 Giant Peace Doves,
France
including 131 in the United Bulgaria Nepal
States, and 64 internationally.
- Paris
Burundi Nigeria
Giant Peace Doves were
flown in 113 cities in 35 Ghana
countries around the globe. Canada -Akute
In the United States, Giant - Accra
Peace Doves were flown in 59 -Toronto North Korea
-Dutton
cities in 33 States. Guyana
-Calgary - Pyongyang
Roots & Shoots members -Vancouver Island
-Nappi Village
and friends celebrate Day of -Sharon
-Guelph Pakistan
Peace in so many different
India
ways. This listing represents - Lahore
all of the places around the China
-Chennai
world where Giant Peace
Doves were flown, or Roots & -Beijing Philippines
Shoots members and friends -Shanghai Israel
celebrated Day of Peace. -Sichuan -Mindanao
-Herzliya -San Pablo City
Portugal Tanzania -Los Angeles, CA -Helena, MT
-Nuevo, CA -Charlotte, NC
-Kigoma -San Diego, CA -Omaha, NE
Puerto Rico
-Lugufu -Santa Rosa, CA -Omaha, NE
-Dar es Salaam -Ventura, CA -Plaistow, NH
- San Juan
-Morogoro -Danbury, CT -Albuquerque, NM
-Mukumi National Park -Boulder, CO -Santa Fe, NM
Qatar -Breckenridge, CO -Las Vegas, NV
-Cherry Creek, CO -Buffalo, NY
- Doha Thailand
-Washington, DC -Ithaca, NY
-Phuket
-Delray Beach, FL -New York City, NY
Romania -Naples, FL -Wilmington, OH
The Netherlands -Sarasota, FL -Beaverton, OR
- Timisoara -Chicago, IL -Forest Grove, OR
Trinidad and Tobago -Chicago, IL -Hillsboro, OR
-Dekalb, IL -Pittsburgh, PA
South Africa
-Port of Spain -Elizabeth, IL -Murrells Inlet, SC
-Wichita, KS -Rapid City, SD
-Johannesburg
-Boston, MA -New Braunfels, TX
-Grahamstown Uganda
-Natick, MA -Park City, UT
-Capetown - Gulu
-Newburyport, MA -Salt Lake City, UT
-Rockport, MA -Charlottesville, VA
Spain United Kingdom -Assateague, MD -Bellevue, WA
-Beltsville, MD -Kirkland, WA
-Barcelona -London -Perry Hall, MD -Woodinville, WA
-Viana De Cega -Silver Spring, MD -Jackson, WY
-La Garriga United States -Saco, ME -Blachardville, WI
-Clinton Township, MI
Swaziland -Huntsville, AL -Maplewood, MN
-Scottsdale, AZ -North Minneapolis, MN
-Burbank, CA -South Minneapolis, MN
Sweden
-La Jolla, CA -Kansas City, MO
 Africa
Ghana
Nigeria
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda
(Facing Page) On day one of their tour
Roots & Shoots members in Morogoro,
Tanzania, fly their Giant Peace Dove at
sunset.
Ghana
(Upper Left) The Mothers for Active
Nonviolence march in the streets of
Accra, Ghana, to promote a peaceful
election.

Nigeria
(Lower Left) Roots & Shoots members
celebrate the Day of Peace by hosting
an event at Deluxe Pacesetter College
with a film show, music, discussion, peace
declarations and flying a Giant Peace
Dove.
South Africa
(Upper Left) The girls at Victoria Girl’s
High School create a special peace
mobile out of paper peace doves
they constructed and decorated to be
African Peace Doves.
(Upper Right) Students at the Holy
Rosary School make special pinwheels
with prayers, messages and quotes
relating to peace written on them,
which they place in the field at school
as a peace exhibit.
Swaziland
(Lower Right) Ngomane High School
students celebrate the Day of Peace
with a number of activities including
tree planting and writing poems
about the meaning of world peace.
Tanzania
(Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members
in the Lugufu Refugee camp celebrate
Day of Peace by flying three Giant Peace
Doves as the culmination of their eight
day festival that included awareness
campaigns, a Peace Walk, poems,
debates and a choir singing for peace.

(Lower Left) Roots & Shoots members

in the Lugufu Refugee camp parade for
peace.
(Upper Left) The Animal Behavior
Research Unit at Mikumi National Park in
Tanzania held a Roots & Shoots reunion
for Day of Peace.

(Lower Left) Around 60 Tanzanian

students visited the park where they went
on a 2-hour game drive observing wild
animals and the landscape.

(Upper Right) Following the drive each

school representative presented on
the Roots & Shoots projects they were
working on at their school.
(Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members
in Morogoro, Tanzania, decorate their
vans for their multi-day Day of Peace
celebration tour.

(Upper Right) On day two of their tour

Morogoro Roots & Shoots members
fly their Giant Peace Dove in Mikumi
National Park.
Uganda
(Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members
in Gulu, Uganda, celebrate the Day of
Peace by flying their Giant Peace Dove.

(Lower Left) Roots & Shoots members

celebrate Day of Peace with dance.
 Asia
China
India
Nepal
North Korea
Philippines
(Facing Page) Roots & Shoots members
from 10 schools in Beijing, China, make Thailand
Peace Cranes and write their hopes for
peace.

(Facing Page, Upper Left) Peace Cranes

made by Roots & Shoots Beijing Youth
Environment Forum members.
China
(Upper Left) Jiangxi Roots & Shoots
members make small peace cranes to
celebrate the Day of Peace.

(Lower Left) Jiangxi Roots & Shoots

members fly small peace doves that they
made to celebrate the Day of Peace. They
also handed these small doves out to
strangers to spread the message of peace
throughout the community.
(Upper Left) Shanghai Roots & Shoots
members fly a Giant Peace Dove to
celebrate Day of Peace.

(Upper Right and Lower Left) Shanghai

Roots & Shoots members make origami
peace cranes as part of their Day of Peace
celebration.
India

TREE Foundation Roots & Shoots

members in Chennai, India celebrate
Day of Peace by flying their Giant
Peace Dove (Left) to participating in
International Coastal Cleanup Day
(Facing Page, Upper Left) where they
also flew a Giant Peace Dove (Facing
Page, Lower Left).

Nepal
(Facing Page, Upper Right) Roots &
Shoots-Nepal members say prayers
for peace at the Boudhanath Stupa
and fly their Giant Peace Dove.

North Korea
(Facing Page, Lower Right) This photo
of Roots & Shoots members releasing
doves was included in a photo
exhibition about peace that followed
a Peace Symposium on the Day of
Peace.
Phillipines

(Left) Roots & Shoots members fly

a Giant Peace Dove in Mindanao,
Phillippines.

(Facing Page, Upper Left) FLSF Roots

& Shoots members and members of
six other organizations celebrate the
150 trees they’ve planted on the Day
of Peace.

(Facing Page, Lower Left) FLSF

Roots & Shoots members plant
trees in honor of the Day of Peace
to recognize peace towards the
environment.

Thailand
(Facing Page, Upper and Lower
Right) RPIS Roots & Shoots members
were on the news in Phuket flying
their Giant Peace Dove and sharing
messages of peace.
 Australia
Annesley College in Australia used the Day of Peace to kick-off a week of
peace focused activities across their primary and secondary school campuses.
The activities ranged from flying peace doves, writing poems and making peace
posters to having debates on world issues. With the range of activities students
of all ages were able to participate and learn how they could promote peace
every day. (Not Pictured)

(Facing Page) Roots & Shoots members

join Dr. Jane to fly their Giant Peace Dove
in front of the Sydney Opera House.
Australia
(Upper Left) Murrindindi Roots & Shoots
members fly their Giant Peace Dove at
McKenzies Reserve to celebrate the Day
of Peace.

(Lower Left) Murrindindi Roots & Shoots

members learn about biodiversity and
participate in small mammal studies as
part of their Day of Peace celebration.

(Facing Page, Upper Left) Edgar’s

Mission, an animal sanctuary, flies a Giant
Peace Dove to recognize the Day of
Peace.

(Facing Page, Lower Right) Edgar’s

Mission flies their Giant Peace Dove with
Edgar the pig who inspired the creation
of the animal sanctuary.
My Special Place
By Noelle S., Roots & Shoots-Australia
Written in celebration of Roots & Shoots
International Day of Peace

As the sun hits the sea

My place comes alive.
I begin to imagine
That the world won’t survive.

Wars, pollution,
The amount of trees dying,
The suffering of animals
Leaves me crying.

How can I sit here not helping at all,

When the world is sending an SOS call?
I leap to my feet. I must act fast.
If I don’t act now, my place will not last.

I can pick up litter and plant native trees,

Be kind to others, and love them with ease.
If I lead by example for others to follow,
The world will have a better tomorrow.
 Europe
Croatia
France
Italy
Portugal
Romania
Spain
(Facing Page) A Roots & Shoots group in
Paris, France, fly their Giant Peace Dove Sweden
in front of the ‘Mur pour la Paix’ on the
‘Champs de Mars’ at the foot of the Eiffel The Netherlands
Tower.
United Kingdom
Croatia
(Above) Students at Gimnzija Metkovic in
Metkovic, Croatia, fly a Giant Peace Dove
to recognize the Day of Peace.
(Facing Page, Top Left) Students at
Gimnzija Metkovic in Metkovic, Croatia,
walk for peace with peace windmills.
(Facing Page, Bottom) Parade signs for the
peace walk in Metkovic, Croatia.
(Facing Page, Upper Right) Students at
Gimnzija Metkovic in Metkovic, Croatia,
plant a tree as part of an ENO tree planting
activity and to celebrate the Day of Peace.
France
(Left) Messages of peace at the Day of Peace celebration
in Marseilles, France.

(Upper Right) A Roots & Shoots member joins in Official

celebration of the International Peace Day hosted by the
Conseil Régional PACA, Marseilles, France.
Spain
(Upper Left) R&S group La Tolla Molla,
escorted by Professor Roots (a funny
character who stars in the Biodiverciudad
environmental program developed by
JGI-Spain) flies a Giant Peace Dove.

(Upper Right) Young R&S member

Barend B., carrying a Giant Peace Dove in
Barcelona, Spain on the Day of Peace.

(Lower Left) Roots & Shoots Poblenou

flies a Giant Peace Dove at SEK school, in
La Garriga, Spain.
Spain, continued...(Left) Roots & Shoots members selling used
books at the “Used book solidarity market” on the Day of
Peace to raise money for the Lugufu Refugee Camp.

(Upper Right) Little by Little Roots & Shoots group, Viana

Ecoampa and residents in Viana de Cega, Spain, fly a Giant
Peace Dove to celebrate the Day of Peace.
Italy
(Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members fly
a Giant Peace Dove in Castiglioncello, in
the Tuscany region of Italy.

(Lower Left) Roots & Shoots members fly

a Giant Peace Dove in Lecce, Italy

(Lower Right) Roots & Shoots members

fly their Giant Peace Dove on a windy
beach in San Cataldo, on the island of
Sicily in Italy.
 Iris High School in Timisoara, Romania is a special-needs high school
for students with poor eyesight. The students there were very excited
to participate in the Day of Peace—they began constructing doves
a week before-hand! To celebrate the Day of Peace they flew their
Giant Peace Dove in a parade around town and handed out smaller
doves with peace messages to local citizens.

Romania
(Upper Left) Students from “Iris” High
School hand out “Peace Messages” in
the community.

(Lower Left) Students at “Iris” High

School in Timisoara, Romania, fly their
Giant Peace Dove.
Sweden
(Lower Left) Roots & Shoots members
at the Hosjo-school in Falun, Sweden,
couldn’t make a Giant Peace Dove, but
they did make 50 small doves to fly!
After flying their doves, the students
held a peace concert for the rest of the
school. The highlight for the students
was knowing that they were a part
of a global event and that children all
over the world were doing projects
promoting peace.
The Netherlands
(Upper Left) Students from the Oscar
Carré School paint doves at the Albert
Cuyp Market in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
(Upper Right) Painted peace dove at
the Albert Cuyp Market in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands. The fronts of the
doves were painted by youth and then
market visitors wrote messages of
peace on the backs.
Portugal
(not pictured) Roots & Shoots members in Portugal
celebrated the Day of Peace by organizing a workshop
where Roots & Shoots members taught younger less-
advantaged youth how to create origami peace cranes.
Everyone had a great time learning the origami and at
the end of the day the youth had a toy to take home
with them.

United Kingdom
(Left) Roots & Shoots members in London, United
Kingdom, parade with their Giant Peace Dove through
the streets of London.

(Lower Right) Roots & Shoots members fly a Giant

Peace Dove in front of St. Pauls Cathedral in London,
United Kingdom.
 Middle East
Israel
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Qatar

(Facing Page) Members of TLC Roots &

Shoots in Doha, Qatar, create a peace
sign out of rocks to symbolize the Day of
Peace.
Pakistan
(Upper Left) Students show international
solidarity and a desire for peace by
showing all the flags of the world during
a Peace Walk on the Day of Peace.

Israel
(Lower Left) Residents of Herzliya, Israel,
join Roots & Shoots members from Nof-
Yam Elementary School to celebrate the
Day of Peace.
(Lower Right) Residents of Herzliya,
Israel, help Roots & Shoots members
promote peace.
 Qatar
(Upper Left) TLC Roots & Shoots
members in Doha, Qatar, attach peace
books to the Day of Peace bulletin board
they created.

(Lower Right) TLC Roots & Shoots

members in Doha, Qatar, build a replica
of the Kabah in Mecca where members
can sit peacefully and talk to friends.

Kyrgyzstan
(not pictured) Students in Kyrgyzstan flew a
Giant Peace Dove to celebrate the Day of Peace,
while flying the dove around town the students
handed out balloons and flyers describing the Day
of Peace. The students managed to share their
message of peace with about 200 people.
 North America
Canada
United States

(Facing Page) Members of the Roots &

Shoots New England Youth Leadership
Council lead the Giant Peace Dove
Parade around Jamaica Pond. Photo
credit – Kenny Rae.
Canada

(Uppler Left) Students at the Douglasdale School in

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, fly their Giant Peace Dove
to recognize the Day of Peace. Each student wrote his
or her commitment to peace on the fabric of the dove
so as they fly their dove they are also recognizing the
commitments they’ve made.

(Lower Left and Right) Giant Peace Doves fly at Merv

Wilkinson’s 95 birthday party on the Day of Peace in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
(Upper Left) Students at Dunwich
Dutton Public School in Dutton, Ontario,
Canada, fly their Giant Peace Dove on
the Day of Peace.

(Lower Left) The Apple Blossoms and

Rocking Roccos Roots & Shoots groups
fly their Giant Peace Dove together on
the Day of Peace.
(Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, parade
for peace on the University of Toronto
campus with the Baro Dununba African
Drummers leading the way.

(Lower Left) Members of Roots & Shoots

Canada fly a Giant Peace Dove on the
Day of Peace.

(Lower Right) JGI-Canada Executive

Director Jane Lawton promotes peace.
(Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada, fly their Giant Peace Dove on the
Day of Peace.

(Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members make food to

feed all the volunteers and participants at the Day of
Peace.

(Lower Right) A Canadadian Roots & Shoots group

with their Giant Peace Doves and posters they made.
United States

(Upper Left) The Resources for Health

Roots & Shoots group in Phoenix,
Arizona, United States, made Pinwheels
for Peace and set them out to spin on the
Day of Peace.

(Lower Left) Resources for Health Roots

& Shoots members fly their Giant Peace
Dove on a beautiful day on Phoenix,
Arizona, United States.

(Facing Page, Upper Left) Peace

Messages come in every language.

(Facing Page, Upper Right) Images of

Nature in La Jolla, California, United
States, fly their Giant Peace Dove for
everyone to see.

(Facing Page, Upper Left) The John

Muir K-12 Magnet School in San Diego,
California, United States, flies their Giant
Peace Dove in celebration of the Day of
Peace.

(Facing Page, Lower Right) Supporting

the Giant Peace Dove as it flies in
celebration of the Day of Peace.
(Upper Left) The annual Giant Peace
Dove Parade in Griffith Park in Los
Angeles, California, United States,
included over 30 Giant Peace Doves and
many more doves of varying sizes.

(Lower Left) The Foshay High School

band performs at the Roots & Shoots Day
Day of Peace celebration at Griffith Park.

(Facing Page, Upper Left) Pierce and

Keely Brosnan lead the Giant Peace Dove
parade with their two sons.

(Facing Page, Upper Right) The California

Youth Leadership Council members pose
with Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale,
Pierce and Keely Brosnan and their
sons at the Griffith Park Day of Peace
celebration.

(Facing Page, Upper Left) South Bay

Roots & Shoots members get a chance to
show Pierce Brosnan some of the projects
they’ve completed.

(Facing Page, Lower Right) Gavin

Rossdale performs at Griffith Park for the
Los Angeles Day of Peace.
(Facing Page, Left) Images of Nature in
Breckenridge, Colorado, United States,
had fun flying their dove in front of their
gallery.

(Facing Page, Right) Images of Nature in

Cherry Creek, Colorado, United States,
decorates the planters in front of their
gallery with white doves and ribbons that
have “Peace” written on them.

(Upper Right) Roots & Shoots National

Team staff and Poolesville Roots & Shoots
members fly their Giant Peace Dove at
the Green Festival in Washington, D.C.,
United States.

(Lower Right) Chargers for Peace in

Merrit Island, Florida, United States, use
their Giant Peace Dove to greet people at
their rally for peace.
(Facing Page, Upper Left) Brickton
Montessori Roots & Shoots members
show off their Giant Peace Dove at the
Chicago Day of Peace.

(Facing Page, Upper Right) Attendees at

the 2008 Build the Peace Ceremony, of
which Roots & Shoots was a participant.

(Facing Page, Lower Left) The Marie

Murphy School Roots & Shoots members
are excited to participate in the Day of
Peace in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

(Facing Page, Lower Right) A Roots &

Shoots home school group flies their
Giant Peace Dove in Daley Plaza at
the Build the Peace and Day of Peace
celebration.

(Right) Images of Nature Oakbrook

gallery flies a Giant Peace Dove for the
first time in downtown Chicago, Illinois,
Chicago.
(Upper Left) Images of Nature Galena
Gallery in Elizabeth, Illinois, United States,
fly their Giant Peace Dove at the Apple
River Fort. Andrew and Angela Jackson
are dressed in their Native American
wedding clothes since they are also
celebrating their wedding anniversary.

(Lower Left) Amber Jackson finds a Giant

Peace Dove at Apple River Fort!
(Upper Left) Diggers Roots & Shoots
members at Shirley Mayes Head Start
hold the tail of the Giant Peace Dove
while their parents fly the dove.

(Lower Left) Roots & Shoots members fly

their Giant Peace Dove at the Ferry Beach
UU Center to celebrate the Day of Peace.
(Upper Left) Passport to Learning
members in Assateague Island, Maryland,
United States, fly their dove at the
Assateague Island National Seashore
while looking for wild horses.

(Upper Right) Barrie School in Silver

Spring, Maryland, United States,
celebrates the Day of Peace.

(Lower Left) Save the World! Roots &

Shoots members in Beltsville, Maryland,
United States, fly their Giant Peace Dove
while fellow students take a moment of
silence to hope for peace in the world.
(Above) Natick Roots & Shoots members, Johnson
School Boy Scouts and First Congregational Rite 13
Group in Natick, Massachusetts, United States. fly
their Giant Peace doves on the Natick Common. They
constructed their Giant Peace Doves on September
11, while thinking about ways youth can play a role in
creating peace.

(Lower Left) Natick Roots & Shoots members fly their

Giant Peace Dove.
(Facing Page, Left) Members of
Roots & Shoots New England
lead the Giant Peace Dove
Parade around Jamaica Pond.
The giant globe was donated by
OxfamAmerica. Photo credit – Mike
Lehman.

(Facing Page, Upper Right)

The Barnstable Roots & Shoots
group from West Barnstable,
Massachusetts, United States, walks
in the Giant Peace Dove parade.
Photo credit – Julian Russell.

(Facing Page, Lower Right) Brownie

Troop 2794 has fun with flying
their own version of a Peace Dove
Puppet in hat form.

(Top) Members of Roots & Shoots

New England from Northeastern
University Roots & Shoots
group, as well as members from
Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Rhode Island and New Hampshire
celebrate in front of Jamaica Pond
Boathouse. Photo credit – Mike
Lehman.

(Lower Left and Right) A local

resident joins the celebration and
creates her Peace Day Pledge and
makes her handprint for the Day
of Peace quilt. Photo credit – Julian
Russell.
(Upper Left) The Wyandot Volunteens
Clinton Township, Michigan, United
States, fly their Giant Peace Dove.
(Lower Left) Members of Virgil’s Roots
& Shoots and Planet Protectors Roots
& Shoots in Maplewood, Minnesota,
United States, surprise attendees at
the Peace Pole dedication by flying
their Giant Peace Dove.
(Right) Members of Virgil’s Roots &
Shoots and Planet Protectors Roots &
Shoots help dedicate a Peace Pole at
Emma’s Place.
(Left) Lake Country School celebrates the
Day of Peace with music.
(Upper Right) Images of Nature in Kansas
City, Missouri, United States, give a view
of the Giant Peace Dove from above.
(Lower Right) Big Sky Roots & Shoots
in Helena, Montana, United States,
members fly their Giant Peace Dove
“Peach” along the prairie trail on Mount
Helena, where the entire city of Helena
can see her.
(Facing Page) The Images of Nature Corporate Office
in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, flies their dove 70
feet in the air after a long climb!

(Upper Left) Images of Nature Old Market Gallery

Roots & Shoots group in Omaha, Nebraska, United
States, flies their dove in the early morning as the sun
washes over the Omaha skyline.

(Upper Right) The Old Market Gallery group enjoyed

breakfast before flying their dove and Imaya N. thought
the Giant Peace Dove would enjoy breakfast too.

(Lower Left) The Images of Nature Corporate Office

displays their many nationalities proving that peace is a
common hope for all.
(Upper and Lower Left) The Peace Dove
flies electronically in Las Vegas! Images
of Nature Gallery in Las Vegas, Nevada,
United States, worked hard to convince
Planet Hollywood to “loan” their
marquee in celebration of the Day of
Peace and the Day of Peace.
(Upper Left) Grade one through three members of the
BigMAC Roots & Shoots in Plaistow, New Hampshire,
United States, at the Pollard School celebrate the Day
of Peace.

(Lower Left) Grade Four members of the BigMAC

Roots & Shoots group at the Pollard School celebrate
the Day of Peace.

(Upper Right) A BigMAC Roots & Shoots member

hugs their Giant Peace Dove.
(Upper Left) City Different Roots &
Shoots members in Santa Fe, New
Mexico, United States, fly their Giant
Peace Dove.

(Lower Left) Rio Grande Roots & Shoots

members in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
United States, display their Certificates of
Recognition and their message from Dr.
Jane for the Day of Peace.
(Upper Left and Right) The Imagine
Social Justice Group in Buffalo, New York,
United States, flies their Peace Dove at
Sunday Mass.

(Lower Left) Northern Lights Roots &

Shoots members in Ithaca, New York,
United States, take to the streets during
“Porchfest” by flying their dove to raise
awareness for peace.
(Facing Page, and Lower Left) Dr.
Jane flies a Giant Peace Dove with
Roots & Shoots members in St.
Catherine’s Park in New York City,
New York, United States.
(Upper Left and Right) Giant Peace
Dove parade in St. Catherine’s Park.
(Lower Right) Roots & Shoots Youth
Leader, Emily Woodall speaking at
the United Nations on the Day of
Peace in New York City, New York,
United States.
(Upper Left) Beaver Acres Elementary
School in Beaverton, Oregon, United
States, flies a Giant Peace Dove.

(Upper Left) UUYI Roots & Shoots

members in Hilsboro, Oregon, United
States, fly their Giant Peace Dove.

(Lower Left) Forest Grove, Tom McCall

and UUYI Roots & Shoots members in
Forest Grove, Oregon, United States, fly
their Giant Peace Doves at their Day of
Peace festival.
(Upper Left ) Even toads are taken care
of as Roots & Shoots member in Murrells
Inlet, South Carolina, United States,
makes a toad abode for the Day of
Peace.

(Upper and Lower Right) The Images of

Nature Gallery in Park City, Utah, United
States, joined with area Roots & Shoots
members from Solder Hollow Charter
School to fly the Giant Peace Dove at the
Park Silly Sunday Market.
(Upper Left) Resources for Health Roots
& Shoots members attend the Imagine
Peace Festival, where they fly their Giant
Peace Dove “Shanti.”

(Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members in

Charlottesville, Virgnia, United States, fly
their dove on the downtown mall.
(Upper Left ) The Images of Nature
Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming, United
States flies their dove inside!

(Lower Left) Members in Woodinville,

Washington, United States, celebrate the
Day of Peace with a free concert by Dana
Lyons, habitat restoration and by flying
their Giant Peace Dove.

(Upper Right) When heavy wind and rain

threatened the Kirkland, Washington,
United States, Images of Nature Gallery’s
chance to fly their Giant Peace Dove they
came up with a Plan B and flew their
Giant Peace Dove inside the gallery.
 South America
Argentina
Guyana
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Trinidad Tobago

(Facing Page) Students at the Cupeyville

School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, fly a
Giant Peace Dove to celebrate the Day
of Peace during their Raising Hands for
Peace Celebration.
Argentina

Students in Buenos Aires, Argentina, fly a

Giant Peace Dove to celebrate the Day of
Peace.
Guyana

Students at the Nappi Primary School

in Nappi Village, Guyana, parade with
their peace dove to celebrate the Day of
Peace.
Mexico

(Left) Peace Dove Piñata with messages

of peace written on it.

(Upper Left) A student at Christa

McAuliffe Montessori School in Mexico
City, Mexico, writes a peace message for
the Peace Dove Piñata.
Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago

(Left) Students at the Cupeyville To celebrate the Day of Peace

School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, fly residents of Port of Spain, Trinidad
Giant Peace Doves to celebrate the and Tobago, plant trees to
Day of Peace during their Raising recognize the global battle against
Hands for Peace Celebration. climate change.
Building A
Giant Peace
Dove
Everyone can celebrate Day of Peace by
getting together with your friends and
Building a Giant Peace Dove Puppet.

These puppets are made out of reused and

recycled materials. When we fly them we
symbolize what a world at Peace could look
like.

Preparations

(Upper Left) Carefully read through the Roots

& Shoots Guide to Building a Giant Peace Dove
Puppet. Use these as your guide. Feel free to make
adjustments and changes to make your Dove just
right.

(Lower Left) Measure and cut your fabric, which is

in this case old household bed sheets.

Construction

(Facing Page, Upper Left) Once the fabric is

measured, use a sewing machine to stitch it all
together.

(Facing Page, Lower Left) Use chicken wire, or a

tomato cage to make the frame for the Dove’s
head. Use recycled tires to attach a t-tube inside
the frame for the pole that will support the Dove’s
head.

(Facing Page, Right) Place the head frame inside

the fabric.
Construction

(Facing Page, Upper Left) Once the head cage is in

the fabric, begin painting the eyes using black, blue
or any color you like.

(Facing Page, Lower Left) Use yellow paint to color

the beak. Once you’re finished painting let the head
dry.

(Facing Page, Right) When the head is dry attach the

head piece to the body by sewing the bottom of the
head to the middle of the fabric for the body.

(Right) When the whole dove is assembled, use long

poles made from plastic, or bamboo, or any other
safe material and attach the wings and the head to
them.

When your Dove is complete—head, body,

poles and all stretch those fabric wings and
you’re ready to fly.

Gather some of your friends, find a

nearby park or open field, and show
your commitment to creating a more
peaceful place for people, animals and the
environment.

When you fly your Dove, make sure you take

pictures and share them! You can send them
to peacedoves@janegoodall.org.
Cover Captions
SAVE Roots & Shoots, Constantia
Waldorf School and Oranjekloof School
fly small doves they made in addition to
TLC Roots & Shoots members in Doha, a Giant Peace Dove members fly peace
Peace Cranes made by Roots Qatar attach peace books to the Day of doves on Hout Bay Beach in Capetown,
& Shoots members in China. Peace bulletin board they created. See page
Giant Peace Doves in Lugufu Refugee South Africa.
See page 14. 39.
Camp. See page 10.

Students in Buenos Aires, Argentina,

celebrate peace. See page 76.

ROOTS&SHOOTS
In Saco, Maine, United
Dr. Jane spends time with Roots & Shoots INTERNATIONAL

DAY of
States a Giant Peace
Dove takes a break to members on the Day of Peace. See page
relax on the beach. See 69.
page 63.

PEACE Participants in California Day of Peace

make handprints on this Peace Sign to
show their committment to peace. See
page 48-49.

*See note
beloew 2008
A young Roots & Shoots member in Viana de
Cega, Spain, draws a peace dove on a poster. All
the children in the community were able to draw
pictures and messages on this collective poster; one
child defined peace as “ . . . a magic powder to
sprinkle on the world . . .” See page 29. Brickton Montessori Roots & Shoots members from Students at Gimnzija Metkovic in Metkovic,
Brickton, Illinois, United States, fly their Giant Peace Croatia, walk for peace with peace windmills. See
Dove at the Day of Peace. See page 53. page 26-27.

*Roots & Shoots-Nepal members say prayers for peace at the Boudhanath Stupa and fly their Giant Peace Dove.
Making a Giant Peace Dove Photo Captions

(Page 86) A member of Natick Roots & Shoots from Natick, (Page 91, Lower Right) The Wyandot Volunteens from Clinton
Massachusetts, United States, paints the beak and eyes of his Township, Michigan, United States, fly their Giant Peace Dove.
group’s Giant Peace Dove.

(Page 88, Upper Left) Images of Nature gallery in Chicago,

Illinois, United States, starts their dove construction by reading
the directions.

(Page 88, Lower Left) Images of Nature in Breckenridge,

Colorado, United States, take care to measure the fabric for their
Giant Peace Dove.

(Page 89, Upper Left) Natick Roots & Shoots from Natick,
Massachusetts, United States, sew pieces of their Giant Peace
Dove together.

(Page 89, Lower Left) Images of Nature in Breckenridge,

Colorado, United States, forms the head of their dove.

(Page 89, Right) Roots & Shoots members in Toronto, Ontario,

Canada, stretch the fabric for the head of their Giant Peace Dove
over the wire frame.

(Page 90, Upper Left) Roots & Shoots members in Sharon,

Ontario, Canada, paint the eye of their Giant Peace Dove.
(Page 90, Lower Left) Roots & Shoots members in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada paint the beak of their Giant Peace Dove.

(Page 91, Upper Right) Edgar’s Mission flies their Giant Peace
Dove with Edgar the pig who inspired the creation of the animal
sanctuary.
 “It was such a beautiful event and the children were so
excited to be part of such an amazing global event! They
said so many times that it was so exciting that so many
children all over the world were doing the very same thing
as they were doing at the same time – all for peace in the
world!”
– Elin Karovonen, Furuvik Zoo Roots & Shoots group, Stockholm, Sweden

“I learned that Peace Day was in September. At John Muir

School I joined a peace march with a big dove and flags.
Then we started reading books about peace. To make peace,
I’m going to try to make more friends than enemies.”
-5th grade student, John Muir School, San Diego, California, United States

“It was very inspiring to know that we were part of

something so great that many other individuals and groups
from the world were also a part of. Our participation was
a type of pledge and acknowledgement towards bringing
ROOTS&SHOOTS peace to the forefront of our thinking.”

INTERNATIONAL -Selena Wilson, group leader, Nuview Bridge Roots & Shoots, California, United States

DAY of
“Our dove is symbolic of the children’s commitment to
peace and hope for our world.”
-Katie Swanson, group leader, Save the World!, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

PEACE “We realized that any idea can become a reality when you
are empowered by the energy of kids!”
-Michelle Kohler, group leader, IMAGINE SJS, Buffalo, New York, USA