News Stories from 2016
When Shuri Castle—a historical Ryukyu Kingdom jewel believed to have been constructed in the late 14th century—was destroyed during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, islanders could hardly have envisioned its reappearance. But, beginning in 1992, it was restored on its original site, to its original specifications, through painstaking efforts and the employing of historical records,…
Amy Jordan started ballet class at age 5. A very athletic child, she loved performing and, influenced by Baryshnikov, she underwent classical training. Amy also loved musical theater to the point where she would put on her own version of the Broadway mega-hit A Chorus Line for family and friends. The number “The Music and…
“Love isn’t love unless you give it away. Aloha is not Aloha until you give it away, and peace is never peace unless you share it.” With this powerful statement from local artist and event emcee, Penny Keli Vredenburg, the 7th Annual Hilo World Peace Festival began on its impactful course. On Oct. 1, the…
Los Angeles — The jazz rhythms of Mega Nova stampeded out from the Hollywood Bowl band shell on the pleasantly cool evening of Wednesday, Aug. 24. Carlos Santana’s latest project is a super group of jazz masters, including ICAP co-presidents Herbie Hancock (on various keyboards) and Wayne Shorter (on soprano sax), Marcus Miller on bass,…
Alta, Norway — Although modes of communication have changed considerably over the millennia, the use of simple illustration continues in pretty much the same form it has since around the dawn of human evolution. The application of ancient art as communication is vividly on view in the form of rock art in this Northern Norway…
[video_lightbox_youtube video_id=”eIx1c9jyc9k&rel=true” width=”640″ height=”480″ anchor=”https://icapeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/madonna-vid-image-e1484286065118.jpg”] Because our daily news cycles are often dominated by stories of crises, conflict and sadness, it can be a breath of fresh oxygen to hear accounts of people acting in a manner that uplifts and inspires. This past Dec. 9, when Madonna gave an impromptu singing performance at the site…
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 Civetta on April 28, 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters. Cristina Gallach, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information applauded Mr. Civetta’s talk and…
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 atomic bomb on May 27. In the Hiroshima Peace Park guest book, Mr. Obama wrote: “We have known the agony of war. Let us now…
[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 event actually kicked off on the evening of the 29th, with a multi-site celebration in Washington, D.C., and hundreds of locations around the world. At…