ABOUT
Welcome to Peacemonger.org
Thank you for stopping in. Our vision is of a creative
collaborative outreach network that will combine artists and activists
on a collision course with peace. We promote peace and social justice
issues while advocating and fundraising for a broad spectrum of charitable
institutions. It is Peacemonger's goal, through a variety of media,
to communicate, entertain, enlighten and be enlightened. We are decidedly
against violence as a means to solve dispute, especially on a national
or imperialistic scope as we are witnessing at this time in history.
Peacemonger wants to talk, sing, shout, dance, work, play, buy, and
sell peace!
Please Contact
Me with any and all feedback!
Hi. My name is Jerry, and I am a peace-a-holic.
With the anguished exit of the Bush administration,
and a palpable spirituality in the air - such a deep thirst on the
part of the masses for real change, Peacemonger.org will celebrate
it's sixth anniversary March 19th. Our anniversary marks the day
Bush and friends invaded Iraq. The name "Peacemonger"
was given to me that day in 2003. This business was born from my
need to object to war and violence as 'retribution' for what amounts
to a state-sponsored false flag operation, which was enacted by
the C.I.A. and others on 9/11/01. Read and watch more about this
intense domestic crime HERE.
I turned to bumper sticker design while sketching ideas for the
highway billboard below. That sign's rental cost our local peace
group over $3K a month. Gannett pulled the contract the day the
U.S. invasion began! I figured we could have thousands of very small,
more permanent billboards in the world for far less money! A very
small sticker business had begun. My first ten stickers were mostly
slogans and ideas inspired by peace rally signs. The PEACEMONGER
logo rose to the top as my first 'best seller.'
I have many years experience travelling in the 80's and early 90's
with concerts and road shows like Lollapalooza, H.O.R.D.E. Festival,
WOMAD Festival, and the Grateful Dead. After a long haitus from
touring as a vendor, I soon was taking Peacemonger on the road to
small local gigs like Earth Days and Peace rallies in San Francisco
and Los Angeles. (It's so sad our occupation of Afghanistan and
Iraq is six years old, and now almost taken for granted!)
Since those early days, I have discovered a network of amazing people
and festivals including High Sierra Music Festival, Harmony Festival,
Worldfest L.A., Topanga Earth Days and many more. (See EVENTS
page.) My wanderlust has returned as I gravitate to these events
to fulfill my multiple goals of networking, charity advocacy, and
celebration in what I consider my 'church,' which is the group rapture
experience of dancing to live music!
Now, as Peacemonger.org rolls confidently into the current 'economic
downturn,' we feel our responsibilities include helping other artists
and creative entrepreneurs showcase their products and designs by
including them on our site. We are moved by the massive Obama-mania
even as he moves toward a "Bush Doctrine" approach to
managing war. We feel compelled to 'hold his feet to the fire.'
We want to stop Israel and Palestine from their respective war crimes.
We need Obama and his staff to bring POSITIVE change to our country
and to STOP the illegal occupations of the Bush era. He's made history
as the first African American President. That is not enough. He
needs to pursue JUSTICE. We want him to prosecute Bush and Cheney
for their crimes. We want a full investigation into 9/11 and the
blatant crime of destroying all evidence of that crime scene. Our
work here at Peacemonger.org is far from over.
We strive now to fill orders on the same day received. We will
try to reach you if an item is out of stock to see if you'd prefer
to wait till we get it, or if substitution or partial refund is
your preference. Should we not hear back from you right away, please
allow 2 - 4 weeks from the time your order is placed till delivery.
If you are EVER dissatisfied for any reason, Peacemonger will make
it right.
If you are a retail customer, but you don't do Paypal or wish to
order via US Mail, there is a MAIL
ORDER FORM at the top of the home page. Also, please
call and make your check or Money Order payable to:
Jerry Jaspar
401 W. Paradise,
Visalia, CA 93277
559 741 1668 (daily 8am - 7pm Pacific Time)
559 799 8801 (Evenings and Weekends Only)
If you have a shop or an interfaith group, many of our designs
have proven themselves as excellent fundraisers. (I also donate
some of my proceeds to a wide array of charities. Please check my
"Spare Change the World" tip jar for details and a list of our fundraising
recipients) If you are a vending coordinator with a hip event or
know of an important political rally, I hope this site helps give
you the information you need to include Peacemonger in your future!
The hope for unity and coexistence remains. Momentum
is building for peace. The warmongers want us to be afraid. They feed
us a continual stream of bad news. They create bad news and thrive
on our fear and divisive reactions. We at Peacemonger believe in peace.
We see it could start to break out everywhere at any time now!
Think Positively! Be Positive!
We take comfort in the fact that our messages of
Peace, Unity, and Coexistence are our best sellers. It's tempting
to make our site an "all positive - all the time" experience.
(contact me
to weigh in on this idea please!) For sure we will be adding many
more positive designs, and more wise and famous quotes as well.
Peacemonger is small. It has boiled down to Richard
and myself handling all aspects of business from packing orders to
designing new products. Our web guy Marcus Jump has helped us stylize
our web presence and contributes to our line of sticker designs as
well. We are open to your active participation! We want to share the
load - and the rewards. If you want to be a Peacemonger, contact
me. We need help in many areas including concept design,
record keeping, marketing, networking and more. Hopes are high for
a growing, efficiently run business which will thrive long into the
future.
