History

History

Paul Cheatham was a 22 year old student at UC Santa Cruz and working with abused children at Juvenile Hall.

He was searching for peace, fairness and justice but it seemed like corporations providing jobs and products that fueled society, ironically were out to get as much as they could for themselves and leave the people, earth and oceans to pay the price. Paul wanted to fight the system but stillness and reflection trumped plans of destruction when the timeless idea of No Enemy came to mind.

After the tragedies of September 11, 2001 Paul offered $100 prize, raised through vegan bake sales, for a visual image that expressed No Enemy. Respondents all shared positive interpretations of the No Enemy Message and the Original No Enemy symbol was formed. Paul had 144 organic, made in the USA T-shirts screen printed with the No Enemy symbol on them to sell between sociology classes at UC Santa Cruz and peace rallies in San Francisco. Paul got a job at Eco Goods the local organic general store, which offered No Enemy clothing shelf space. Today a community of magicians, teachers, surfers, artists, yogis, bikers activists and lovers share No Enemy worldwide!