By supporting the Open Book Peace Project you help thousands of voices for peace be heard.


Be a supporter: The OBPP is run by a volunteer staff and we need your help to keep the project going.


Be a Volunteer: offer your hands-on help in simple tasks of book making, papermaking and expertise in graphic arts, Web development and maintenance, data entry, exhibition installation, peace education advancement.


Be a board member: how you can make a difference


Be a sponsor for peace book workshops serving low-income marginalized communities


Be a member: yearly member donation: $25.00


Donate: We need cereal boxes for making peace-books, office equipment, a new computer and lap-top, exhibition equipment, such as a digital projector, DVD player, screen and monitor, and folding tables. Help us make a peace mobile! Donate your 40ft diesel mobile home. Monetary donations always helpful as well.

 

Thank you to all our supporters for your generous contributions of time, expertise, materials, and monetary donations.

Thanks to everyone who's made a page: the peace book is growing one page at a time!

Awards and Acknowledgements:
2004: Illinois Special Assistance Grant, Woman’s Studio Workshop Artist Residency, Neighborhood Arts Program Grant 2005 & 2006


Materials and equipment:
Rich Wildeveld of Weyerhaeuser: Cardboard for Papermaking Dry Box
Paul Aken of Platen Press: custom OBPP Posters
The Columbia College of Chicago Center for Book Paper: Hollander Beater


2003 Hosts that have made it happen:
Kelly King of the Peace Museum
Patty and Suzanne of Deborahís Place & Women craft
Rachel and Abdul of Dara Tribal Village
Jen Karmin of Lake View Learning Center
Michelle Holland & ìStudent Lifeí of Alverno College
Valerie B. Zurient of Earth Charter
Ann O'Connor of St. Gertrudes Church
Sister of St. Joseph Church


Papermakers:
Catherine Trzybinski, Renae Mandel, Robert Cruz


Administrator and Exhibit Coordinator:
Catherine Tzybinski


OBPP Outreach Facilitators:
Catherine Trzybinski and Robert Cruz


Editor:
Robert Cruz


OBPP Advisory Board
Catherine Trzybinski, Robert Cruz, Janet Hotch, David Nekemkin, Lois Luongo, Jennifer Karmin


2004 Hosts that have made it happen:
Amanda Rivera of CPS Teachers Academy for Professional Development
Mary Zerkel of Chicago Social Forum
The many teachers of Henry School; Lillian Bilboa,
Lynn Leming of St. Paul School
Sharon Pease of Soka Gakkai
Dianne Brenda of Soka Gakkai
Jeri Love of Soka Gakki
Illinois Arts Council ‚ Special Assistance Grant a state funded org.
Womenís Studio Workshop
John and Betty of Middleway Press
Dawn of Quad City Arts Center
Ann Silverman, Katherine Cox for the Huntington Museum


OBPP Outreach Facilitators:
Catherine Trzybinski and David Nekemkin


Papermakers and Bookbinders:
Susan Farrell, Lee Ann and Wayne Willie, Julie and Bean Urban, Lois Luongo, Mary Pat, Ann OíConnor, Michelle Daly, Gerald Trzybinski, David Nekemkin, Sharon Pease, Vanessa, Milly, Lynn Leming, Kitty, Ann Silverman and the youth of art works Huntington Museum, and countless other volunteers.


Administrator and Exhibit Coordinator:
Catherine Trzybinski


Clothing Donations:
Julie Urban, Ed Ripp, and St. Paul seventh graders

Awards:
Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Award
Womenís Studio Workshop: 2 week papermaking Fellowship Award


Photography:
Ken Urban Photography, Lois Luongo, Catherine Trzybinski


Website Designer and maintanence:
Kato D (www.serialcereal.com)


Others:
Brian Kopola -- carpenterman, papermaking frames
Julie Urban --Papermaking moulds
Ed Ripp -- book appraiser
Roy L. -- website advice
Marilyn Sward -- papermaking advice

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