Paintbrush, Not Bullets
- added June 23, 2008
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Solomon is an artist who decided to quell the violence that gripped his community of Kibera in Kenya by using his paint brush. While others took to the streets with machetes and other crude weapons to vent their anger, Solomon or 'Solo 7' as he is popularly known, went out with the only thing he knew how to use- his paint brush.
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It's amazing how some white paint and simple words can really impact you. People like this deserve a place in history. People who express feelings through words and single strokes of white paint, really make you notice how much change is truly necessary to make the world a better place.
Paint away, Solo 7, paint away! -
What a beautiful man!
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- goldenways
- 1 month ago
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Peaceful and powerful. Call it the corporate devil in me but I want all those sayings on a t-shirt! Good work Solo7
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- ThaRealBigMike
- 1 month ago
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art can move the world.
just get it beyond the white walls-
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- bicyclebasket
- 1 month ago
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You find the most talented people in the most Horrible
of Places.-
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- Blackfoot777
- 1 month ago
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beautiful story...I am glad to see someone who is trying to contribute something positive...
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- omshaantih
- 1 month ago
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Good story, kassim. Thank you for sharing it. The world needs more people like Solomon everywhere.
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