The Peace Bus with Kwabi

                                                             
Link to The Peace Bus Manifest Humanity Kick Off Event !!! SEE YOU THERE 





SCROLL DOWN A BIT FURTHER TO CHECK OUT: KWABI'S PEACE READING LIST !

Violence, hatred, racism, poverty and division are problems we’ve become oh so use to seeing and experiencing in our communities.

We witness violence everyday, not only on the news, but in the streets, in our schools, at work and even at home. 

 Together, I believe we can build a better future! A new movement of peace in which we choose to understand each other and address the problems that are keeping us from reaching our true potential.

That is why this summer The Peace Bus and I will be heading out on a journey of a lifetime, driving from Washington State to Washington DC in an effort to meet with President Joe Biden to have a discussion about what we can do to bring the nation together in peace. Along the way, I will be stopping in major cities, giving out books on peace, love, and understanding to kids across America.


Children from the age of 5 all the way to our big kids who attend college will be given these books for free as it is my hope to plant seeds of peace across our country, so that when our children grow up they may have a heart to help others and a passion to live as one. 

                                                                                                           The Peace Bus: Manifest Humanity 


                                                                                                                           ! IMPORTANT INFO ! 

The Peace Bus and I will head out on our Manifest Humanity Journey from Washington State to Washington DC on August 22nd, 2021. I will be giving out books on peace, love and understanding to children across the nation stopping in major cities along the way.  While in DC my hope is to meet with President Biden to have a conversation about how our nation can come together in peace. 

 

The Manifest Humanity schedule and city list will be posted within the next few weeks and, rest assured, my hometown of TACOMA,WA will be on that list!


All books to be distributed for the Manifest Humanity Campaign are hand picked and are apart of “Kwabi’s Peace Reading List”.

This list you will find below and is comprised of 40 books. The books cover aspects of kindness, love, togetherness and empathy but also tackle more complex subjects like poverty, homelessness, racism and justice.    


I’m inviting the people of Puget Sound to be apart of The Manifest Humanity Campaign by helping to donate books from the peace reading list for the campaign..


TO DONATE: You can buy a book from the list and drop it off at one of the drop off centers below:

 

1. THE TACOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (all branches)

Main Branch Location: 1102 Tacoma Ave. S, Tacoma Wa 98402

 

2. ELLIOT BAY BOOK COMPANY

Location: 1521 10th Ave, Seattle, Wa 98122 



Book Donations are open from May 2nd -August 2nd. 



If you don’t in The Puget Sound and want donate a book, you can mail your book to:



THE PEACE BUS 

PO Box 862 

TACOMA, WA 

98401


If you want to donate funds to help with The Peace Bus with:

costs, books, travel, equipment, employees, and budget please donate on this GoFundme page or  on Venmo @thepeacebus Every donation helps to make this Humanitarian effort possible. 

                                                                       

                                                                                                                            Kwabi’s Peace Reading List 

Ages 5-6:

 

1. *The Peace Book

Book by Todd Parr

Topic: Peace 101

 

2. *Peace is an Offering

Book by Annette Lebox

Topic: Peace 101


3. Can you say peace?

Book by Karen Katz

Topic: Diversity/Unity


4. *One Love

Book by Cedella Marley

Topic: Peace 101/Love


5. We’re Different, We're the Same

Book by Bobbi Jane Kates

Topic: Diversity/Unity/Perspective  

 

6. Yard Sale

Book by Eve Bunting

Topic: Understanding Poverty


7. The Skin You Live In

Book by Michael Tyler

Topic: Race/Perspective


8. *Peace Week in Miss Fox's class

Book by Eileen Spinelli

Topic: Peace/Kindness/ Compassion


9. We Are Water Protectors

Book by Carole Lindstrom

Topic: Helping the Environment/Sustainability


10. *I Promise

Book by LeBron James

Topic: Empowerment/Kindness  




Ages 7-9:


11. Wangari’s Trees of Peace

Book by Jeanette Winter

Topic: Helping the Environment/History/Empowerment

 

12. Let’s talk about Race

Book by Julius Lester

Topic: Race/Perspective

 

13. Still a Family: A Story about Homelessness

Book by Brenda Reeves Sturges

Topic: Understanding Poverty/Homelessness


14. *Each Kindness

Book by Jacqueline Woodson

Topic: Kindness

 

15. The Most Beautiful Thing

Book by Kao Kalia Yang

Topic: Understanding Poverty/Family 


16. White Rabbits

Book by Jairo Buitrago

Topic: Immigration/Perspective 

 

17. A Kids Book about Racism

Book by Jelani Memory

Topic: Racism/Perspective

 

 18. A Kids Book about Belonging

Book by Kevin Carroll

Topic: Acceptance/Self Love/Empowerment

 

19. *Tight Times

 Book by Barbara Shook Hazen

 Topic: Understanding Poverty

 

 20. *The Stolen Ones and How They Were Missed 

Book by Marcia Tate-Arunga

Topic: History/Perspective

 

21. *Peace Begins With You

Book by Katherine Scholes

Topic: Peace 101

 

22. *A Shelter in Our Car

Book by Monica Gunning

Topic: Understanding Poverty/ Homelessness

 

23. Same, Same But Different

Book by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Topic: Culture/Diversity/Perspective

 

24. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle

Book by Chief Seattle

Topic: Helping the Environment/Sustainability/History


25. Skin Like Mine

Book by Latashia M Perry

Topic: Empowerment/Race 


Ages 10-13:


26. *Love Will See You Through: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Guiding Beliefs 

Book by Angela Farris Watkins

Topic: Peace 101/Nonviolence/ Activism/ History 


27. Enemy: A Book About Peace

Book by Davide Cali

 Topic: Anti-War/Perspective


28.  One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue

Book by Ishii Takayuki

Topic: Anti-War//History/Nuclear Disarmament 

 

29. We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

Book by Todd Hasak-Lowy

Topic: NonViolence/History/Empowerment


30. I Am Not a Number

Book by Jenny Kay Dupuis

Topic: History/Perspective


31. *People of Peace: 40 inspiring icons 

by Sandrine Mirza

Topic: Peace 101/ History 

 

Ages 14-16:


32. Putting Peace First: 7 Commitments to Change the World

Book by Eric David Dawson

Topic: Peace Building

 

 33. The Fight for Peace: A History of Antiwar Movements in America

Book by Ted Gottfried

Topic: History/Anti-war

 

 34. *Making It Right: Building Peace, Settling Conflict

Book by Marilee Peters

Topic: Justice/Peace Building


 Ages 17-College:

 

35. *The Art of Waging Peace: A Strategic Approach to Improving Our Lives and the World

Book by Paul K. Chappell

Topic: Peace 101/ Perspective

 

36. Peace

Book by Barry Miles

Topic: History/ Peace 101

 

37. *Why Nations Fail

Book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Topic: Economics/ Understanding Poverty

 

 38. A Framework for Understanding Poverty

Book by Ruby K. Payne

Topic: Understanding Poverty

 

39. *The Nonviolence Handbook: A Guide for Practical Action

Book by Michael N. Nagler

Topic: Non Violence/Activism


40. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

Book by Martin Luther King Jr.

Topic: Activism/ Non Violence/Social Progress