
The Peace Bus: Kwabi Amoah-Forson Shares His Vision For a Peaceful Society
05/05/21 • 50 min
Kwabi Amoah-Forson's mission is to spread peace throughout the world. This episode is our conversation with Kwabi who lives in Tacoma.
Starting by spending Saturdays in Wright Park, Peace Campaigning. Through the dialogs he had Kwabi was able to understand what peace means to people. He then travelled to Europe to continue his conversations about peace.
Kwabi now has The Peace Bus a 1988 Mitsubishi Van. He drives the van around and shares peace and humanitarian aid to people in Tacoma who are in need.
In 2019 Kwabi and other members of the Peace Bus organization travelled to the Mexican border to have a conversation about peace with people along the way and ended up having a conversation with San Diego Border Patrol agents.
Kwabi just announced his largest project yet. In summer 2021 he will be traveling from Tacoma to Washington DC with the goal of meeting President Joe Biden. Along the way he will be giving out books about peace, love and understanding to kids across the country.
This is an uplifting and inspiring episode. Make sure you listen, and you will be amazed at what Kwabi is doing to help people in Tacoma and everywhere learn more about peace.
There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.
Support the showKwabi Amoah-Forson's mission is to spread peace throughout the world. This episode is our conversation with Kwabi who lives in Tacoma.
Starting by spending Saturdays in Wright Park, Peace Campaigning. Through the dialogs he had Kwabi was able to understand what peace means to people. He then travelled to Europe to continue his conversations about peace.
Kwabi now has The Peace Bus a 1988 Mitsubishi Van. He drives the van around and shares peace and humanitarian aid to people in Tacoma who are in need.
In 2019 Kwabi and other members of the Peace Bus organization travelled to the Mexican border to have a conversation about peace with people along the way and ended up having a conversation with San Diego Border Patrol agents.
Kwabi just announced his largest project yet. In summer 2021 he will be traveling from Tacoma to Washington DC with the goal of meeting President Joe Biden. Along the way he will be giving out books about peace, love and understanding to kids across the country.
This is an uplifting and inspiring episode. Make sure you listen, and you will be amazed at what Kwabi is doing to help people in Tacoma and everywhere learn more about peace.
There are so many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration.
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