Greg Mortenson: A Face of America Commentary (July 2010)

Greg Mortenson: A Face of America Commentary

By Tony Mussari
Copyright 2010
The Face of America Project
Mussari-Loftus Associates, LTD

The seats in the Kirby Theater are empty. The room is dark, the books, pictures, graphics and all the other external trappings of Greg Mortenson’s visit are packed away. The letters on the marquis announce another event, but the memory of this magical moment will forever be recorded in the hearts and souls of the 1,800 people who filled the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday last.

Among those memories are ten statements and five quotations that, if applied, can change our world for the better:

1. Use books not bullets to bring peace to our world;

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3 Cups of Tea With Greg Mortenson (05/08/10)

SBMS Teen Press

A blog by the Santa Barbara Middle School Teen Press

May 8th, 2010

UCSB Arts and Lectures and Direct Relief International treated Santa Barbara to yet another inspirational evening this week. Greg Mortenson, peacebuilder and author of Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools overflowed the Direct Relief warehouse and the Arlington Theater, sharing his vision for peace in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the world.With palettes of aid wrapped and ready for far off neighbors their backdrop, theSanta Barbara Middle School Teen Press, working with Santa Barbara Kids Magazine, shared three cups of tea with Greg, shoes off, on the floor of the Direct Relief warehouse.

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Greg Mortenson on Canada's # 1 Late Night Show (01/20/10)

Greg Mortenson on Canada's # 1 Late Night Show

'The Hour' with CBC TV host George Stroumboulopoulos

Wednesday, January 20, 2010,

Ten minute video, click below:

http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/The_Hour/ID=1393356940

Philadelphia Inquirer (01/17/10)

Philadelphia Inquirer

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Worldview: A surge in schools

A best seller describes a compelling way to build ties with Afghanistan.

By Trudy Rubin

Readers often ask me if I've read Three Cups of Tea, the best seller by a self-styled "crazy American" named Greg Mortenson. The book describes how he came to build girls' schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Often the questioners are quite passionate. This is no surprise, since Three Cups of Tea has topped the charts for three years, Mortenson's lectures pack huge halls, and America's top military brass frequently cite the book. Nearly four million copies have been sold, in 41 countries, and of the 131 schools that Greg's Central Asia Institute has built, none has been shut down by the Taliban . . .

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Bill Moyer's Journal, PBS TV 30" feature with Greg Mortenson (01/15/10)

Bill Moyer's Journal
PBS TV 30" feature with Greg Mortenson
Sunday, January 15, 2010

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http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/01152010/watch2.html