Date: December 30th 2008

Help us change the emotional realities on the ground among Iraqis. Be the kind of US citizen the world can admire and you can feel good about. It takes time for changes to happen but it can be done, little by little. We have more Iraqi music students lined up for their lessons in Damascus. We just need the funding. To see photos and video clips of some of our Iraqi music students playing their instruments go to: http://www.musicalmissionsofpeace.org/Iraqi%20Refugee%20Music.html

Donations made now are still deductible against this year's taxes! This mailing list could easily generate enough funding to employ many additional Iraqi musicians if each of you would open your hearts to the exiled children of Iraq. Please go to: http://www.musicalmissionsofpeace.org , click on the Donate button and make your choices. We are maintaining our projects to help young Iraqis in Syria in spite of the perceived difficulties inherent in these times. Musical Missions of Peace elicits just one primary reaction among Iraqis: Yes! A great idea!

Did you know:
-One of our Peoples Musical Ambassadors just returned from her second trip to Northern Iraq where she facilitated cross-cultural drum circles between Kurdish and Arab tribes. Thanks Christine!

Put on your calendar: Next Circle of Friends Meeting in Boulder, Colorado: Feb 11, 2009. Rumor has it Kristina might make dinner.

Upcoming presentations on the West Coast:

Ventura, CA
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Unitarian Universalist Church
Short Musical Offerings in morning;
Presentation: 6pm

Laguna Beach, CA
Sunday February 22, 2009
Unitarian Universalists