Released on: February 25, 2008, 5:23 am

Press Release Author: Ed Hale

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Transcendence lead singer Ed Hale has been chosen to be one
of the 14 delegates going on a Peace Delegation to the country of Iran with The
Fellowship of Reconciliation


Press Release Body: New York, NY, Feb 25,2008--14 delegates chosen from across the
United States will be going on a Peace Delegation to the country of Iran with The
Fellowship of Reconciliation (www.forusa.org) - an organization headquartered in
over 40 countries worldwide and started in 1914 in Switzerland to prevent war in
Europe. Transcendence lead singer Ed Hale has been chosen to be one of the 14
delegates.

Along with 10 others the group also consists of writer Larry Beinhart, best known
for Wag the Dog, and Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin, Carah Lynn Ong, Policy
Analyst for the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation in Washington DC, and
journalist Robert Dreyfus, contributing editor and writer for The Nation, Rolling
Stone, The New Republic and other publications. The group will tour Iran for
two-weeks, primarily focusing on the major cities of Tehran, Shiraz, and Qom. The
group will visit schools, universities, newspapers, radio, and TV stations to foster
more harmony and solidarity between the American and Iranian people.

They will meet with three reigning Ayatollahs and with the former Iranian President
Khatami. The Fellowship of Reconciliation is a non-religious not-for-profit
organization that has been sponsoring trips such as these for over eighty years all
over the world. Their primary mission is to foster peace and understanding between
peoples of different cultures to prevent war.

Hale sings in the rock band Transcendence (Universal) and is also known for his
outspoken human rights and peace activism and volunteer work around the world. He
just returned from two weeks of home building in Africa with Habitat for Humanity
and made two separate trips to the Gulf Coast last year to help rebuild homes for
Hurricane Katrina victims in Biloxi, Mississippi. He and his bandmates have two new
albums coming out this year, The Great Mistake, and All Your Heroes Become Villains.


A sign of the times, the funds to help pay Hale\'s expenses were raised entirely
online using social networking sites such as MySpace and something known as the
ChipIn widget. Fans and friends were encouraged to post comments and donate anything
they wanted to. The "widget" tracked the progress in real-time so all could log-on
at anytime to see how much money had been collected and watch as the goal was
reached and read comments from fans from around the world.

Hale has been keeping a blog about the trip online and will continue to post reports
while he is in Iran. Upon his return he will be speaking at various events about the
experience and will be available for interviews and speaking events to talk more
about his experiences.

To learn more about the Fellowship of Reconciliation organization and how you can
become involved click here www.forusa.org.
For more information
http://edhale.chipin.com/ed-hale-goes-to-iran-with-peace-delegation
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Contact:

Ed Hale
TMG Records
304 Park Avenue South, 11 th Floor,
New York , NY 10010
United States.
800-827-7763
theambassador@transcendence.com
http://www.edhale.com

Web Site: http://www.edhale.com

Contact Details: Ed Hale
TMG Records
304 Park Avenue South, 11 th Floor,
New York , NY 10010
United States.
800-827-7763
theambassador@transcendence.com
http://www.edhale.com