Released on = July 26, 2006, 9:56 am

Press Release Author = Shanita Michelle

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = The Paschal Eze founded August 1-6 International Read For
Peace Week during which families, friends, neighbors and collegues read nonviolent
books together for an hour, and experts at a symposium offer helpful perspectives on
the current armed conflicts in the Middle East kicks off August 1 in Dubuque Iowa
with author readings.

Press Release Body = Coralville, Iowa July 26 2006 --- The August 1-6 International
Read For Peace Week kicking off in Dubuque Iowa will x-ray the ongoing Middle East
crisis at its August 1-3 Dial-An-Author-Reading featuring US, Canadian and UK
authors, and its 5.30pm August 4 "Building Bridges of Peace Through Books" symposium
which examines how co-authoring books by nationals of warring nations, and
translating and donating nonviolent books to poorest countries of the world, among
others, can push frontiers of world peace especially in the Middle East.

Featured speakers include Sir Rateb Rabie, president of the Holy Land Christian
Ecumenical Foundation Maryland, which pleads the cause of Palestinian Christians,
and Dr. Leon Hesser, former director of US government's global efforts to increase
food production in developing countries, whose authorized biography of Nobel Peace
laureate Norman Borlaug, "The Man Who Fed The World" has foreword by President Jimmy
Carter and endorsements by President George H.W. Bush and former presidential
hopeful Dr. George McGovern.

Coralville Iowa-based organizers, Family Reading Ministries, Inc., posit there has
never been a better time for books, book industry professionals and book lovers to
champion the cause of peace than now when statistics by US-based book tracking firm,
R.R. Bowker, show there have been significant increases in published books,
publishers and the revenue derived from book sales.

\"The book trade should, for instance, actively encourage co-authoring and publishing
of nonviolent books by nationals of Israel and Lebanon or Palestine, and translate
and donate nonviolent books to people in the poorest regions of the world,\" opines
Family Reading Ministries, Inc. founder Rev. Paschal Eze.

During the Week, peace-loving individuals around the world are encouraged to:

1) Read a nonviolent book for at least one hour with family, friends, colleagues and
neighbors at homes, offices, public parks, nursing homes, orphanages, malls,
churches, etc., in demonstration of their commitment and hope for peace;

2) Visit the Read For Peace Week page at www.readingspree.com and copy and share the
very short peace message there with people on their mailing list;

3) Dial 1-7124323000 (pin:287993) at 1pm and 7pm CT on August 1-3 to chat with
authors of conscience like Victoria Ryan, author of "When Your Pet Dies", and "When
Your Grandparent Dies", award-winning Canadian author Joseph Simons whose book
"Under a Living Sky" is on reconciliation, and British author Akeem Shomade whose
books "The Fear Factor" is on overcoming fear, and former White House staff and
award-winning author of two books Kristi Luv Wilson;

4) Take part in the 5.30pm August 4 discussions at the "Building Bridges of Peace
Through Books" symposium at the community room of John Kennedy Mall Dubuque led by
Dr Leon Hesser and Sir Rateb Rabie; and

5) Form "Read For Peace Clubs" in their schools and cities; and

6) If authors of conscience, come and read portions of their books to seniors at
four Dubuque Iowa nursing homes on August 2-3.

For more information on these events and the various speakers, please visit event
website www.readingspree.com or call Shanita at 1-3193519695.


Web Site = http://www.readingspree.com

Contact Details = International Read for Peace Week, P.O.Box 5145 Coralville Iowa
52241,
T: 1-3193519594, http://www.readingspree.com