Dr. Jane created Roots & Shoots Day of Peace in 2004 in honor of U.N. International Day of Peace; each year, Roots & Shoots Day of Peace is observed on the last Saturday in September. Roots & Shoots groups around the world fly Giant Peace Dove puppets to celebrate Roots & Shoots Day of Peace for its symbolic meaning. They also plan and implement peace project initiatives to help make the world a better place for animals, the environment and the human community. Did you have a peace day celebration - let us know about it!!
Here are some highlights from this year's event in LA:
-26 Roots & Shoots groups sharing their projects with Jane, press, and public
-over 40 affiliates and partners connecting with our groups
-highlights of media in the LA Times, CBS news, PSA getting high level views, KLOS dj Cynthia Fox as a new HUGE fan of R&S (even exalting about the event on her talk show today!!) and acknowledgement on Mark & Brian (BIG LA morning talk show) and more
-Jolene tabling on LNG from Peirce and Keley
-Discover people enjoying the day
-Trevor of the CAYLC giving a new spin leadership speech
-Daryl Hannah, Ed Bagley Jr, Roma Downey and more
L.A. Times
Goodall Talks Primates and Peace in L.A. Visit
By Carla Hall, Times Staff Writer October 1, 2006
"The first thing I'm going to give you is a chimpanzee greeting, because it sounds lovely in a place like this," said Jane Goodall while looking out from a stage in Griffith Park across a meadow containing 1,000 people.
Her voice started off soft and low: "Oooo, oooo, oooo…." Then her voice rose: "Hooo, hooo, HOOO! HOOO!"
She finished with a smile, leaving her audience stunned for a second before they burst into applause.
Goodall, arguably the world's most famous primatologist, was in Los Angeles this weekend combining two of her passions — world peace and chimpanzees — in one locale: Griffith Park. Today she will address the ChimpanZoo conference being held at the Los Angeles Zoo, on protection of captive chimps. Later, at 12:30 p.m., she will speak at the zoo as part of its Ape Awareness Day.
On Saturday, she presided over the annual Day of Peace in Griffith Park, which was organized by volunteers and various chapters of the Jane Goodall Institute's youth service program, Roots & Shoots. Similar events were planned throughout the world, Goodall said.
A procession of giant white peace dove puppets, mostly constructed of recycled materials such as bedsheets and carried aloft on poles by youngsters, made its way down a forested hill and around the meadow. The parade has become the event's hallmark, and this year there were 57 puppet doves.
read the rest of this article at www.latimes.com
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