Several years ago, back in 2002, I had just returned from a year living in India. In Los Angeles at this time, my life was going through a major re-orientation to being back in the West.... especially living in a place as material oriented as LA. During a week-long juicing fast, I experienced a major break-through in my awareness of myself and the world around us.

Cracking the shell of my prior perception, I caught a glimpse of the inter-related connectedness of all things, and quickly found myself deeply challenged and concerned by the way we were living our lives.

In March of 2003, our friend G.W. Bush announces that we are going to War with Iraq. As the fireworks went off in my head, I immediately began orienting myself to the ways in which I wanted to support a peaceful and positive shift on this planet. Since that time, I have been focusing my efforts on projects and working with people committed to the creation of a peaceful world.

The Create Peace Project blossomed out of five years of personal growth and creative exploration. This organization is rooted in my awareness and understanding of the transformational and healing capacity of creative self-expression, my experiences of building community, and cultivating deeply joyous experience making art with people I love. I founded the Create Peace Project in hopes of supporting the cultivation of love in our hearts and the spread of peace in our communities through creative means.

Many all beings be safe, healthy, and live in peace.

Om Shanti, Peace

Ross Holzman

Founder, Create Peace Project