The Influence Project Pushes For Peace | Advocate Magazine

The Influence Project Pushes For Peace | Advocate Magazine

Today Marks the Beginning and Irma Rangel Students featured in Pegasus News

Check out this story and video of Ana Vaquera from Irma Rangel who was inspired by Today Marks the Beginning "INFLUENCE" project to go to Minyards in Dallas to hang up her "peace" artwork! Link: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2010/may/13/video-irma-rangel-influence/?refscroll=362

Dallas Morning News ISD Blog

Read the article about Karen Blessen leading the girl's at Irma Rangel in creating posters to "Influence Peace". These young women then persuaded business owners to post them!

TMtB kids Art for Darfur

Karen Blessen and Barbara Miller, co-founders of Today Marks the Beginning, talk to the art preview audience at SMU about the shadow box art kids from LL Hotchkiss created for the Art for Darfur Art Auction. Sweet & funny story. Pink...the universal girl color!

Art for Darfur

TMtB supports ART FOR DARFUR: Art Auction and Benefit. Saurday, April 17 at Owens Art Center, Bishop Blvd., SMU. Bidding starts at 6:00 pm and ends at 7:30 pm. Art for Darfur benefits Darfur Peace and Development (DPDO). TMtB's Karen Blessen facilitated a special art program for a group of refugee school children at Hotchkiss Elementary. The children are adding their support and artistry for the children of Darfur through their shadowbox art which will be on sale at the event, too. John Katz's four-minute film of the Hotchkiss kids' wishes for the children of Darfur will be screened at the event.

A Million & One Ways to Follow TMtB

Why? The question a lot of people ask who haven't experienced Twitter. Twitter is a quick update on what's happening with TMtB and all the other related art, peace and social justice organizations we follow. Twitter creates a streamlined local and global e-community of like-mided people. You can learn about Today Marks the Beginning (TMtB) in a variety of ways.

You think you know TMtB? Find out more www.twitter.com/todaybeginart

"INFLUENCE" lesson spreading throughout Dallas!

Irma Rangel and Today Marks the Beginning have collaborated to spread the message of peace through TMtB's project "INFLUENCE" lesson. The students from Irma Rangel are traveling throughout Dallas persuading business owners, churches, etc. to hang up their artwork to inspire others to make peaceful actions and choices.

Check it out: http://masterpeaceinfluence.blogspot.com/