Peace Train Canada

  One of the activities on the Peace Train was making paper peace cranes, led by Kristi Lewis. Watch the video and learn from Kristi how to make your own peace crane!   About the paper peace cranes: The history of paper cranes as a symbol of peace goes back to Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who folded paper cranes to recover from leukemia after being exposed to radiation from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. S he folded 1,300 cranes before she died in 1955.    Her story spread around the world, and paper cranes are now a symbol of peace and hope in many countries. 

Now that the Peace Train is “over”—the actual train part, that is—what do Peace Trainers think about the experience?   For Diane Mayba, what stands out is the “incredible generosity and good will we experienced throughout our whole journey.”   This includes the advisors, who “were so incredibly generous and willing to share their wisdom and experience with us,” others on the Train itself and supporters along the way.   “The trip on the train with so many amazing people was unforgettable,” she said. “I loved just about every minute of it.”   Of note for Diane were the Compassionate Listening workshops and time together at the Quaker House on Nov. 22. “I hope to carry those lessons learned with me,” she said.   John Mayba echoed everything Diane said, and added that, for him, the Peace Train “was a spiritual, life-changing experience.”   From the first time he listened to the Peace Train song in April until singing it on Parliament Hill, he felt he was j...