"The San Jose City Council unanimously approved the Arts Commission's recommendation Tuesday to accept a donation from philanthropist Diane Brandenburg for the creation and installation of Seeds of Peace. The projected cost is $3.3 million, including landscaping, according to a San Jose memo. Brandenburg will donate $2 million and the additional $1.3 million will be fundraised by project coordinator Kimberly Mulcahy. The goal is to install the peace monument by the end of 2026."
""It sends a really incredible, powerful message," she told San José Spotlight. "We are one of the most diverse cities in the United States. We live pretty cohesively and collaboratively for a city that is as diverse as we are. I would argue that I want more collectiveness in some of those pockets of diversity where we come together, and we are San Joseans versus we are this or we are that. I believe that this monument gives us the ability to do that.""
A bronze Seeds of Peace statue will be created and installed at Arena Green West in downtown San Jose, positioned between the Sons of San Jose and The Weavers' Gifts. The San Jose City Council approved accepting a donation from philanthropist Diane Brandenburg to fund the monument. The projected cost is $3.3 million; Brandenburg will contribute $2 million and project coordinator Kimberly Mulcahy will raise the remaining $1.3 million. Kimberly Mulcahy recused Councilmember Michael Mulcahy from the vote. The statue will incorporate peace symbols from around the world and aims for installation by the end of 2026.
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