What,
Where, When, Why & How?
What:
The International Day of Peace provides an opportunity for
individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of
Peace on a shared date. Use the International Day of Peace annually
to highlight the Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for
the Children of the World, 2001 to 2010.
Established
by a United Nations resolution in 1981, the International Day of Peace
was first celebrated September 1982.
When: Annually, 21 September - The
International Day of Peace
Where:
Wherever you are.
Who:
You and all who care about building Cultures of Peace for the children
of this and future generations.
Why: To mark
our individual and collective progress toward building Cultures
of Peace, and serve as a reminder of our permanent commitment to Peace,
above all interests and differences of any kind.
Individuals and Nations, acting
in concert, DO make a difference in the quality of our lives, our
institutions, our environment and our planetary future. Through cooperation,
we manifest the essential Spirit that unites us amid our diverse ways.
How:
Through various paths to personal and planetary Peace:
Join the Countdown To Peace - every day is an opportunity
to create peace and to spread the message about humanity's first day
of peace on September 21. (www.CountdownToPeace.org)
Join people throughout the world in one minute of silence
(or more!) this Day, and at NOON every day, in our common commitment
to Peace. (www.MinuteOfSilence.org)
Plan a local event. Use
schools, places of worship, libraries, parks, or municipal buildings
to host events. Use the day to build partnerships within your community.
Involve children. (www.PeaceDayEvents.org)
Ask your government officials to issue a proclamation
for the International Day of Peace. (www.PeaceProclamations.com)
Incorporate prayer and meditation into your plans. Join
with others to create a global International Day of Peace Vigil. (www.idpvigil.com).
Use universal invocations/prayers such as May Peace Prevail
on Earth (www.worldpeace.org)
and the Great Invocation (www.worldgoodwill.org).
Ring a bell, light a candle for Peace.
Ask your place of worship to ring its bells for peace at 12
Noon.
Promote the Day as one dedicated to nonviolence and global
ceasefire (www.GlobalCeasefire.org).
Plant a Peace Pole or have a World Peace Flag Ceremony (www.worldpeace.org.)
Participate in a Peace-Building project that is inter-generational
and inter-cultural (www.WeWantPeaceOnEarth.com).
Join
alliances of youth organizations uniting for a culture of peace (www.takingitglobal.org/joingyan).
Promote media attention for the Day. UN General Assembly
Resolution A/55/282
(www.un.org/events/peaceday)
(www.un.org/documents/ga/res/55/a55r/282.pdf).
Engage in UN Days & Years meditation (www.UNmeditation.org).
Write letters of peace
to your local newspaper, or to celebrities and notables asking them
to support the International Day of Peace Holiday/Observance.
Musicians
- dedicate your 21 September concert for peace (www.PeaceDayConcert.org)
Be
kind, forgiving and compassionate in all relationships, with all circles
of life (www.forgivenessworks.org,
www.beliefnet.com).
Become
involved in the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace
(www.cpnn-usa.org ).
Join
the Peace Team with a daily practice (www.newhorizons.org/future/king2.htm).
Honor
"Hear the Children Day of Peace" during September-Culture of Peace
Month (peaceways@peacenet.org)
Make
a Peace Bracelet (internationaldayofpeace.org/bracelet.htm)
Show
the Peace One Day video or other peace film (www.PeaceOneDay.org)
Learn
universal mudras for Peace (www.divinityproject.org)
Have
a Peace Day Party (www.PeaceDayParty.com)
Have
a Peace Day Parade (www.PeaceDayParade.com)
Participate
in a Pinwheels for Peace celebration (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
Fast
for Peace (www.TroopsHomeFast.org)
Plant
a tree for Peace (http://eno.joensuu.fi/treedatabase.htm)
Volunteer
for a service project in your community (http://serviceforpeace.org/IDP2005.htm)
Or… Whatever inspires you as a Peacebuilder!
Send your activities for
Peace Day to Pathways To Peace, info@pathwaystopeace.org
Latest
IDP Fact Sheet (MS Word)
Peace
Day 2007
Africa
| Asia | Europe
| North America
| Oceania | South
America | UN &
Global
May
Peace Prevail
On Earth!
