Puppet Theater

Peace Is Power Giant Puppet Parade

Marchers in the New Orleans' "Peace is Power Puppet Parade". More pictures from Ted Quant available on his flickr stream.

“You don’t want to go to war with New Orleans!  We Want Our Peace!  Gotta Have Our Peace!”

Thus chanted youth and community members as they stepped out against violence on the streets of New Orleans in honor of the International Day of Peace, September 18, 2010. The New Orleans staff of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) partnered with Calliope Puppets and the Green Project to host the “Peace is Power Giant Puppet Parade,” an artistic pledge to nonviolence.

Kansas City Puppet Show Iraq War 7th anniversary March 2010

AFSC in Kansas City marks the seventh anniversary of the Iraq War with a puppet show and more.

The play reviews pre- and post-military action Iraq war events through the characters of the “Seer of History” and the “Puppet Master,” who speaks through multiple characters.