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Madonna’s spontaneous Paris performance provides worldwide inspiration.
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How Toscanini Fought Hitler’s Persecution of the Jews
The United Nations hosted an event that featured a lecture entitled “A Conductor Stands Up for Justice: How Toscanini Fought Hitler’s Persecution of the Jews” presented by the conductor, Cesare…
Why Do We Come to Hiroshima?
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Barack Obama, the first sitting U.S. President to visit Hiroshima, called for a “world without nuclear weapons” and offered respects to the victims of the world’s first deployed…
The 5th International Jazz Day 2016 Launches From White House Lawn
[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”9upB10NUgJ8&rel=true” width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”https://icapeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/jazzday-vid-still-e1475876356761.jpg”] See the video of the Jazz Day performance. The sounds of International Jazz Day 2016 blared from nearly every continent on April 30. The annual…
“To the Next Generation of Artists” by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter
The website Nest HQ recently asked ICAP co-presidents Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter for their advice to younger artists in light of various prominent global challenges. The two responded with…
iChoose program introduced at Fourth Latte Peace Festival
At the fourth Latte Peace Festival, International Committee of Artists for Peace representative Carol Clayton introduced the audience to ICAP, one of the sponsors of the Festival. ICAP’s mission is…
“Friends for Peace” Elementary School Art Poster Contest
Back by popular demand, the 2016 Elementary School Art Poster Contest, “Friends for Peace,” organized by ICAP in conjunction with the 4th annual Latte Peace Festival. This vital yearly event…
Guam Hosts Fourth Latte Peace Festival
This year, 2016, marks the 71st anniversary of the end of World War II. During that global conflict, the Chamorro people — indigenous peoples of the Mariana islands — suffered…
Big Island’s World Peace Festival Celebrates Cultural Diversity and Spirit of Aloha
Promoting the “spirit of Aloha” and “cultural diversity for the creation of a peaceful world,” the citizens of the Big Island of Hawaii came together for the 6th Annual Hilo…
Thorium, NOT Uranium NOR Plutonium
Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and co-president of the International Committee of Artists for Peace, was a key speaker at the 70-year Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Remembrance Concert at…
iChoose returns to Chicago’s Prosser Academy
iChoose, ICAP’s innovative youth-empowerment mini-musical made an encore appearance via video, with showings at Prosser Career Academy. Prosser, located on Chicago’s west side, presented the two iChoose showings during school’s…
‘Artists as Peacemakers’ Exhibit Welcomes Montreux Jazz Festival Concertgoers
ICAP presented the latest iteration of its exhibition “Artists as Peacemakers” at Stravinski Auditorium, a major venue at the 49th Montreux Jazz Festival. On display July 3–18, this year’s version…
Pittsburgh’s Point Park University welcomes “Artists as Peacemakers.”
“Artists as Peacemakers” — ICAP’s exhibition that highlights its core value, establishing a peaceful world through the power of the arts — https://icapeace.org/icap/exhibits/ArtistsAsPeacemakers-Web-Dec07.pdf was hosted on the campus of Point…
UNESCO Celebrates 4th-annual International Jazz Day
“In essence, jazz is a music of peace, and this has never been so important, to fight against new forms of hatred, racism and discrimination and to strengthen humanity as…
Chicago Commission on Human Relations introduces iChoose to Chicago Military Academy
Jennifer Scott, Human Relations Specialist from the City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations was recently instrumental in introducing ICAP’s iChoose program to the Chicago Military Academy. The Commission is…
Guam Children express “My Dream of Peace Is . . .” in a moving intro to “Artists as Peacemakers” Opening
The masterpieces of elementary school students provided one of the major highlights as Guam welcomed ICAP’s “Artists as Peacemakers” exhibition, January 15–18. The office of Louise Rivera — mayor of Guam’s Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon…
U.S. Navy’s elite ‘Liberty Call’ Headlines International Artists for Peace Concert in Chicago
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson long ago named them “America’s Band,” and, providing service through music, the Navy Band Great Lakes performs more than 500 times each year throughout a nine-state…
Guam Hosts Third Latte Peace Festival
This year’s Latte Peace Festival—the third annual event—opened at Guam’s Tamuning Park on Jan. 17 with a celebration promoting cultural exchange with neighboring islands. This poignant gesture is an expression…
New Memoir by Herbie Hancock Tells of Transforming Adversity into Opportunity
The latest variation on Herbie Hancock’s fertile theme—“Possibilities”—has appeared in the form of his new memoir published by Viking Books. Aptly titled Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (and co-written with Lisa Dickey)…
Hilo, Hawaii, ‘Island of Life’ Hosts Milestone Fifth Annual World Peace Festival
The County of Hawaii mayor’s office, led by Mayor Billy Kenoi, has been exerting all-out efforts to insure that all citizens who reside in the path of the continually erupting…
Eriel Huang Achieving Victories in Many Worlds
[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”xZRZSzZ2dWM” width=”640″ height=”480″ auto_thumb=”1″] Born in Taiwan, raised in South Africa, and now making her U.S. home in Boston, Eriel Huang has already known many worlds. But today, she…
‘MUSIC – The Universal Language’ Exhibition unveiled in Montreux
This splendid Swiss city on the northeastern shore of scenic Lake Geneva welcomes the world each July as Europe’s unofficial capital of jazz. The iconic Montreux Jazz Festival, with its…
iChoose Debuts in Chicago Prossor Career Academy
iChoose, ICAP’s innovative anti-bullying project that combines a mini-musical drama with small-group discussions to provide a vital anti-violence message to high school and middle school students debuted at Prosser Career…