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Participants at Hekab Be Biblioteca
Akumal, Mexico

Participants at Hekab Be Biblioteca with the “Peace Tree” art they received from their Global Art Project for Peace exchange partner, YMHA – Davis Family YMCA in Youngstown, OH, USA.

Bottom photo: Suzanne Gray (left), who facilitated the creation of the “Peace Tree”, traveled from Youngstown, OH, USA to Akumal, Mexico to give the “Peace Tree” to participants at Hekab Be Blioteca. Suzanne has been an Ohio Regional Coordinator for the Global Art Project for Peace for 14 years.

“Kaori (right) is from Japan. She’s the new director of Hekab Be Biblioteca. The woman next to me was the translator...so I could communicate with the children. Kaori is excited to have her kids work on art to send to us next year. She suggested we even have the kids Skype, making their connection even more personal.” Suzanne Gray