Pages for Peace is a book created as an after school enrichment program by the Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School in Groton, MA. The aim of the group is to create the largest book in the world (by physical dimensions). The subject of the book they have chosen to create is World Peace

World peace

World Peace is an ideal of freedom, peace, and happiness among and within all nations and/or people. World peace is an idea of planetary non-violence by which nations willingly cooperate, either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. The term is sometimes used to...

. This enrichment program was created by 5th grade teacher Betsy Sawyer. Pages for Peace consists of recollections and reflections on the topic of World Peace from people all over the world.

History

In October 2004 eight 5th grade students joined Pages for Peace becoming its first members.

In late 2007 members of Pages for Peace went visited The University of Massachusetts Lowell

University of Massachusetts Lowell

The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university in Lowell, Massachusetts, and part of the University of Massachusetts system...

 to create the page turner for the book.

In September 2008 members of Pages for Peace visited the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

 headquarters in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 to give a presentation to the annual international youth conference.

In June 2010, Pages of Peace was awarded the Peace Abbey's "Courage of Conscience" award, which had previously been awarded to Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950...

 and the Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...

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Notable contributors

Among the contributors to the Pages for Peace project have been:

• IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei
• The Dalai Lama
  Dalai Lama
  The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Mongolian word далай meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "teacher"...
  
  
• Former United States President Jimmy Carter
  Jimmy Carter
  James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
  
  
• Former South African President Nelson Mandela
  Nelson Mandela
  Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
  
  
• United Nations ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury
• Skateboarder Tony Hawk
  Tony Hawk
  Anthony Frank "Tony" Hawk , nicknamed "The Birdman" is an American retired professional skateboarder and actor. Hawk gained significant fame for completing the first 900 as well as his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision...
  
  
• Retired US General Peter Pace
  Peter Pace
  Peter Pace is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the first Marine appointed to the United States' highest-ranking military office. Appointed by President George W. Bush, Pace succeeded U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers on...
  
  

About the Book

• The Book will be 12 feet tall and 10 feet wide.
• The Book will contain 500 double sided pages.
• The Book will weigh 1 ton.