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Feb 7, 2016

"Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air." --George Bernanos

Waging Life in a War Zone

"From the stones of the destruction we will build plant basins to grow flowers." It started with one man's efforts to beautify his home with paint and flowers, but the initiative spread as neighbors came forward to spread the beauty. Using salvaged and recycled material, with some funding from a local and U.S. nonprofit, the densely populated neighborhood of al-Zaitoun in Gaza City, Palestine, is awash in color, murals, and flowers, bringing some much-needed comfort to an area besieged with war and destruction.

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This YES! Magazine article reveals the many ways in which artists, musicians, film makers and actors are Waging Life in a War Zone. More ...



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