Messages from Ed Lehman, President Regina Peace Council, Saskatchewan:
Regina area resident and pacifist Peter Eric Gehl (1952 - 2016) was active in the Regina Peace Council, Regina Peace Quest (co-founder), the Canadian Peace Congress, and Canadians for Peace and Socialism.
PQ Regina Mourns Loss of Peter Gehl, by Ed Lehman, Peace Quest, October 25, 2016.
Lehman wrote: 'The Billboard was done in memory of Peter E. Gehl, a past president of the Regina Peace Council, a national board member of the Canadian Peace Congress, and a co-founder of PeaceQuest Regina. Peter was a life-long worker for peace and social justice.'
When Ed Lehman was asked by phone (June 6) "Why a billboard?", he explained: "To do something different. To get our message to more people. ... To do it more broadly. ... We are normally talking to small groups of people, when when we need to be talking to tens of thousands of people. ... That highway has lots of traffic."
When asked how they chose the message, Lehman said that they deliberated to be as brief as possible, to only post what was important and could be read by a passing vehicle. He added that it was expensive for them, so they paid for only one side, seen by west-bound traffic, for one year from May 25, 2018. They hope to get more exposure during the unveiling on June 16.
Contact Ed Lehman, President Regina Peace Council, 306-718-8010 or edrae1133@gmail.com.
Media Event on Saturday June 16 at 2 p.m.
To get more press coverage, the Regina Peace Council will host an unveiling ceremony next week, on June 16, 2018, at 2 p.m. on the east side of the billboard. Invite yourself and your friends.
From Regina, SK, take SK-1 east about 55 km (35 miles). U-turn back at Highway 35 (not to Qu'Appelle). Go west on SK-1 about 600 metres. It is the only billboard.
In the News
'Peace Billboard Unveiled outside of Ou'appelle, Saskatchewan on June 16, 2018', Saskatchewan Peace News, vol. 25, No. 3, Regina Peace Council, 13 September 2018, pages 2-4.
'Regina Peace Council ... put up a billboard ... ', Toronto Association for Peace & Solidarity, Twitter.com, 1 September, 2018.
Scott Neigh, 'The Regina Peace Council - Working to reinvigorate Canada's peace movement', Talking Radical Radio, rabble.com, SK, July 24, 2018 — Article about billboard, and audio podcast (28.5 minutes) interview with Ed Lehman and David Gehl. Billboard history begins at podcast minute 20.
Peace Billboard Celebrated in Saskatchewan, by Ed Lehman, Peace Quest, June 19, 2018 — The peace dove (1961) art was one of several by Pablo Picasso, who was a 1950s promotor of the World Peace Council.
Peace Billboard in Saskatchewan, Spirit-Wrestlers Blog, June 6, 2018.
'Peace Billboard on the Trans Canada Highway', People's Voice, June 1 - 15, 2018, page 11.
Billboard for Peace, Peace Alliance Winnipeg, Saskatchwan, May 27, 2018.
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- Photo of our peace billboard, erected May 25, 2018, outside of Qu'Appelle, SK, on the Trans Canada Highway (SK-1), about 55 km (35 miles) east of Regina.
- Unveiling ceremony to be held at the billboard on Saturday June 16 at 2 p.m.
- We paid for the east-facing side for one year, seen by west bound traffic.
- Please forward this news.
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| Unveiling Ceremony, 16 June 2018 |
Canada - Act for Peace Not War.
Regina Peace Council
- Sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
- No Participation in Ballistic Missile Defense
- Stop Exporting Weapons of War
- Oppose Regime Change Militarism
in memory of Peter E. Gehl.
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| Peter Eric Gehl, 2008 |
PQ Regina Mourns Loss of Peter Gehl, by Ed Lehman, Peace Quest, October 25, 2016.
Lehman wrote: 'The Billboard was done in memory of Peter E. Gehl, a past president of the Regina Peace Council, a national board member of the Canadian Peace Congress, and a co-founder of PeaceQuest Regina. Peter was a life-long worker for peace and social justice.'
When asked how they chose the message, Lehman said that they deliberated to be as brief as possible, to only post what was important and could be read by a passing vehicle. He added that it was expensive for them, so they paid for only one side, seen by west-bound traffic, for one year from May 25, 2018. They hope to get more exposure during the unveiling on June 16.
Contact Ed Lehman, President Regina Peace Council, 306-718-8010 or edrae1133@gmail.com.
Media Event on Saturday June 16 at 2 p.m.
To get more press coverage, the Regina Peace Council will host an unveiling ceremony next week, on June 16, 2018, at 2 p.m. on the east side of the billboard. Invite yourself and your friends.
From Regina, SK, take SK-1 east about 55 km (35 miles). U-turn back at Highway 35 (not to Qu'Appelle). Go west on SK-1 about 600 metres. It is the only billboard.
- Billboard location on Google maps. It is just east of the building seen in the photo above.
- Billboard seen on Google Maps Street View. Google images are several years old.
In the News
'Peace Billboard Unveiled outside of Ou'appelle, Saskatchewan on June 16, 2018', Saskatchewan Peace News, vol. 25, No. 3, Regina Peace Council, 13 September 2018, pages 2-4.
'Regina Peace Council ... put up a billboard ... ', Toronto Association for Peace & Solidarity, Twitter.com, 1 September, 2018.
Scott Neigh, 'The Regina Peace Council - Working to reinvigorate Canada's peace movement', Talking Radical Radio, rabble.com, SK, July 24, 2018 — Article about billboard, and audio podcast (28.5 minutes) interview with Ed Lehman and David Gehl. Billboard history begins at podcast minute 20.
Peace Billboard Celebrated in Saskatchewan, by Ed Lehman, Peace Quest, June 19, 2018 — The peace dove (1961) art was one of several by Pablo Picasso, who was a 1950s promotor of the World Peace Council.
Peace Billboard in Saskatchewan, Spirit-Wrestlers Blog, June 6, 2018.
'Peace Billboard on the Trans Canada Highway', People's Voice, June 1 - 15, 2018, page 11.
- Florence Stratton, May 27, 2018
- PeaceQuestRegina, shared from Florence Stratton
- Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity, shared from Florence Stratton
- Making Peace Vigil, shared from Florence Stratton
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