Recently, Ronni was recognized as an "Everyday Peacemaker" by Pro~jectPeace, a group endeavoring to project peace in our daily lives as well as worldwide.
http://web.mac.com/stevenoreen/iWeb/PRO-JECT_PEACE/Welcome.html
Please have a look! Popoki and Ronni are of course delighted by this honor!
Jan 24, 2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008
POPOKI'S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2008
1. Make more new friends through sales of Popoki, What Color is Peace? Popoki’s Peace Book 1 and succeed in selling the entire second printing (1000 copies) by the end of the year!
2．Continue to make new friends through holding workshops in and outside of Japan!
3. Begin having book readings and other activities through the Popoki Peace Project!
4. Have Popoki be a part of everyone’s activities, and through that, increase Popoki’s circle of friends.
5. Work on preparation of Popoki, What Color are Friends? Popoki’s Peace Book 2.
Aug 28, 2007
Popoki available in the US
Thanks to a very satisfied customer, Popoki, What Color is Peace? Popoki's Peace Book 1 can be ordered from Kinokuniya Bookstore in Los Angeles. The bookstore is at www.los_angeles@kinokuniya.com and the telephone number is 213.687.4480. The price is US$20.00 plus tax.
Jul 18, 2007
A comment from a Cambodian Reader
Here is a comment from SOK Say, a graduate of Kobe University Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies. He has returned to Cambodia and is teaching there.
Many thanks for "Popoki, What Color is Peace?" I adore reading it.
I went through the whole book, and thought it would be nice if I were still a student there so that I could write a lot of reflection papers on it. I like all the embedded themes and morals. I think the moral on page eight is one of the most vital recipes for peace. We can have a long lasting peace only when we have friends of different colors, learn to live with people of different colors, learn to agree to disagree with people of different colors, learn to understand people of different colors, and so forth.
For one more thing, of course, art and music are two main catalysts for peace. Through them, I believe we can learn to interact with and understand people of different colors, among many others.
Peace starts from an individual; and I strongly believe it starts with the peace in mind of each individual.
I really appreciate your Popoki Peace Project, and no doubt it will provide more and more individuals with insights and light to find and build peace and a peaceful society. May the project be a great success. And may lovely Popoki be in everyone's heart to guide human beings to peace.
And you are right. This book is intended for children. But if we know how to manipulate it, it is also appropriate for (under)graduate levels. I will use it with my students one way or another.
SOK Say, Senior Lecturer (Language Education)
English Department of the Institute of Foreign Languages,
Royal University of Phnom Penh
Many thanks for "Popoki, What Color is Peace?" I adore reading it.
I went through the whole book, and thought it would be nice if I were still a student there so that I could write a lot of reflection papers on it. I like all the embedded themes and morals. I think the moral on page eight is one of the most vital recipes for peace. We can have a long lasting peace only when we have friends of different colors, learn to live with people of different colors, learn to agree to disagree with people of different colors, learn to understand people of different colors, and so forth.
For one more thing, of course, art and music are two main catalysts for peace. Through them, I believe we can learn to interact with and understand people of different colors, among many others.
Peace starts from an individual; and I strongly believe it starts with the peace in mind of each individual.
I really appreciate your Popoki Peace Project, and no doubt it will provide more and more individuals with insights and light to find and build peace and a peaceful society. May the project be a great success. And may lovely Popoki be in everyone's heart to guide human beings to peace.
And you are right. This book is intended for children. But if we know how to manipulate it, it is also appropriate for (under)graduate levels. I will use it with my students one way or another.
SOK Say, Senior Lecturer (Language Education)
English Department of the Institute of Foreign Languages,
Royal University of Phnom Penh
Jul 6, 2007
A comment from a young reader (Grade 8, USA)
"Popoki made me smile because he reminds me of my cats. I think I am most
at peace when I love and feel loved like when I am with my cat Maxwell.
Sometimes when the things we love die like my cat Paws it is hard to
remember to be at peace and it is only with new love like Maxwell that we
remember. Thank you for the lovely book."
at peace when I love and feel loved like when I am with my cat Maxwell.
Sometimes when the things we love die like my cat Paws it is hard to
remember to be at peace and it is only with new love like Maxwell that we
remember. Thank you for the lovely book."
May 22, 2007
Teaching Popoki
May, 2007
Student: Stephen Palenik
Grade 9, Mac Donald High School
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
We were very excited when Po's book arrived and started our session by reading it and discussing its questions. We arrived at page 39, and found the question, "Are music and art necessary for peace?"
Stephen's answer to that question was so wonderful that Iwant to share it with all of you.
He said,"Peace IS an ART!"
Greta Cramer
Educational Therapist
Student: Stephen Palenik
Grade 9, Mac Donald High School
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
We were very excited when Po's book arrived and started our session by reading it and discussing its questions. We arrived at page 39, and found the question, "Are music and art necessary for peace?"
Stephen's answer to that question was so wonderful that Iwant to share it with all of you.
He said,"Peace IS an ART!"
Greta Cramer
Educational Therapist
May 5, 2007
A Message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu!
Last week, when Prof. Gloria Rudolph was here in Kobe, I gave her a copy of Popoki, What Color is Peace? to pass on to Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Today, I came home to find an e-mail from Archbishop Tutu in my in-box. Of course I was very excited and happy that he had received my gift and was responding. Popoki is making many new friends, and we are delighted that Archbishop Tutu is among them!
Here is what he wrote:
Dear friend,
Thank you so very much for the delightful Popoki story. I like it. Well done.
God bless you,
+Desmond Tutu
Thank you!!!
Here is what he wrote:
Dear friend,
Thank you so very much for the delightful Popoki story. I like it. Well done.
God bless you,
+Desmond Tutu
Thank you!!!
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