KIDS ARTISTS
Banana Slug String Band
Four of my wacky friends who do incredibly silly environmental tunes.
Barry Louis Polisar
Wacky, wonderful kids songs by one of the originals! Peter has recorded three of his tunes!
Bill Harley
Bill Harley, my Grammy winning friend, writes wonderful songs and stories for kids.
Charlotte Diamond
Great songs for kids and their families!
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Great picking and singing. Fun and consciousness raising kid/family songs. Swing music plus. Wonderful for adults too.
Children's Music Network
An association of people who use children's music to teach cooperation, diversity, nonviolence & social justice.
Dan Crow
One of Peter's pals, silly and a pure heart that delights in making music with kids.
Karl is the best performer I have ever seen with teenagers. He rocks with little kids as well, and his heart is as big as all out doors. For years, he's worked for peaceful ways to resolve the world's problems.
The folks at Kidzmusic.com work to successfully promote Kidzmusic Artists and what they do, by creating an open dialog among the artists, critics, idealogues, parents and ultimately the kids themselves! Check 'em out!
Mar Harman
Maryann "Mar." Harman is featured on Peter's "UH-OH" CD with Bill Harley, and has seventeen of her own great recordings for little kids!
Marla Lewis: "hands-on music" is a powerful motivator for children, and makes language learning a breeze!
Beautiful piano lullabies without lyrics for kids and stressed-out adults
Tom Chapin
A singer in the mold of Pete Seeger & Woody Guthrie.
GENDER & PEACE
Dr. Judith Hand, writer, evolutionary biologist & cultural anthropologist challenges the mistaken belief that an endless cycle of wars is inevitable. She works to promote a shift away from win-lose strategies to the use of win-win conflict resolution that is inherent in female biology.
Amnesty International's AI Kids Program
A wonderful Human Rights program - FREE to teachers, shelters, any groups of kids who want to help prisoners of conscience around the world.
Becky Bailey
Becky's Loving Guidance creates positive environments for children and families.
Dr. Nora Baladerian's - The Rules of Sex Book
Social and Legal Guidelines for Those Who Have Never Been Told
Written by Nora Baladerian and Johnny Nunez, this wonderful book has clear, caring sexual guidelines for young people explained with grace and simplicity. This book will save lives. $25. plus shipping/handling - email nora@disability-abuse.com.
IVAT - Institute on Violence, Assault & Trauma
Annual International Conference in San Diego, CA - occurs every September.
MenAlive focuses on male menopause as a critical bridge to the second half of life. We focus on the Irritable Male Syndrome and men and depression, to prepare men to cross that bridge. We act as an influential source of timely information, resources, products and community centered events for men and the women who love them.
KidPower
KidPower will come to your town with a weekend workshop for kids and parents on self-protection.
Paula Statman's wonderful web site of programs for keeping kids safe. She and Peter do a program together. Check it out!
The National Men's Resource web site - great stuff for all men run by my buddy Gordon Clay. Check it out! I've got a column of my own that runs every month.
Members of the Jones Family Foundation's think-tank about how to stop bailing the boat and start looking for the leaks - search for why the babies are falling in the river as well as pulling them out!
OTHER GREAT FOLKS
Bob Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell is a Certified Social Worker with 41 years of experience. He is a popular seminar leader and convention speaker who has shared his ideas with over 150,000 people in 41 states and Canada.
Campaign for Our Children
A website dealing with teen pregnancy with resources for parents and teachers.
CA Foundation for the Advancement of Addiction Professionals and CA Assn of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors are two wonderful organizations that provide support and licensing for those of us who work in the addictions field.
Dog Power Greeting Cards - VerySuperCool.com
Sue Rostvold & Allen Little make fun, dignified dog portraits on greeting cards that see into the very soul of a dog - they communicate deep philosophical messages to help humans on 100% post consumer waste paper.
Digi-Walker
Measure how many steps you take each day!
"The" place to find out what is happening in your town. GoCityKids lists music events, plays, science, restaurants, just about anything a kid could be interested in. Go to their web site and then chose the nearest city to you to find where there will be local events.
Let's Face It!
Let's Face It is a national organization that provides resources for people
with facial disfigurements.
Lynne is an incredible athelete, human being and one of my favorite new friends! Her book "Swimming To Antartica" is fascinating and uplifting.
Megan Geer-Alsop's Ceramics & Stained Glass
My daughter Megan creates wonderful pieces of art - fanciful and functional ceramics, custom-ordered gorgeous stained glass windows, and sculptured lamps and other object d'art. Check it out!
Onsite
Onsite is a reasonably priced, Class A treatment center for codependency recovery
programs, with excellent training workshops for therapists on experiential
techniques.
Radio WHYS - Northern Spirit Radio
Mark Helpsmeet hosts this program, providing an hour of music mixed with guest commentary on the songs they have selected. Peter Alsop appears both on "Songs of the Soul" and "Spirt In Action". The programs airs Sundays at 11 am on WHYS radio, 96.3 FM., a low-power FM station, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Rob Reid
He's published the "Children’s Jukebox: a subject index of children's recorded music" with the American Library Association, and featured my "Wha'D'Ya Wanna Do?" album in his Recommended Core Collection!
Premier Directory for parents visiting or living in San Diego.
Changing the world one smile at a time - the Smile Train is dedicated to helping the millions of children in the world who suffer from cleft lip and palate through free surgery for children, free training for doctors and research to find a cure.
Teengrowth
A teen resource for advice, health information, social interaction, and fun.
Theatricum Botanicum
Theatricum Botanicum is a wonderful outdoor theater that presents contemporary
and classic theater pieces in Topanga, CA. "After Romeo" was shot
there, and it includes many of the actual repertory members in the cast. Check
out their current season and website.
For when your body doesn’t feel good! This is a step-by-step interactive workbook that provides friendly and practical exercises for children living with illness or disability. Children learn coping skills and healthy ways to express their feelings that can add to the meaning and enjoyment of their lives.
Topanga
Online
Check out this website dedicated to the beautiful community of Topanga, located
in the Santa Monica mountains of Southern California.
Educates visitors about local musicians, local businesses, events and plays great music. It gives you a glimpse into the Topanga community.
Vancouver Island Coop Preschool Association supporting 15 parent participation preschools on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands since 1949.
