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AUSTRIA
2005- In Salzburg a flag ceremony was held at the St. Elisabeth Catholic
Church with 70-80 participants who shared their wishes for peace.
A peace pole was given to the Mayor to be
planted in Mirabelle Garden, "the" center of Salzburg and
the town hall.
(www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2005wpps/austria.htm)
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AUSTRIA
2005- The
Austrian peace organisation "Peace Power Plant" inaguarated ongoing
Peace Dialogues in a Catholic Seminar House in Austria, on the International
Day of Peace. After a Peace Pole planting ceremony covered by Austrian
TV, guests joined in prayer and songs for peace.
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FINLAND
2005 - 400 schoolchildren in Espoo took place in Peace Day activities,
including flying a peace dove "to bring peace everywhere where
children dreamed her to fly." A slide show presentation inspired
the children about the importance of peace and justice.
(www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2005wpps/finland.htm)
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FINLAND
2004 - United Religions Initiative's Christian-Muslim Dialogue Coperation
Circle hosted a panel discussion among Christians and Muslims at the
Cultural Center in Helsinki with the title: How to eliminate our prejudices.
(www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2004wpps/finland.htm)
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GERMANY
2004 - In Berlin, a youth hostel planted a Peace Pole for the International
Day of Peace.
(www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2004wpps/germany.htm)
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HUNGARY
2005-
Roots
& Shoots-Hungary flew small and giant peace doves for their Peace
Day celebration in Kaniza. (www.janegoodall.org/peace-day/gallery2005) |
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IRELAND
2003 - Seán Kelly of Music for Peace led a Peace Pole planting ceremony
with music and prayers at the Glencree Centre for Reconciliation in
the Dublin mountains. Seán Kelly and Peace Troubadour James Twyman
had brought the Peace Pole with them earlier that year as they traveled
throughout Ireland promoting peace. (www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2003/ireland.htm)
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ITALY
2005 - An international peace festival, seminar on the role of religions
in peacebuilding and a 24 hour prayer vigil were some of the activities
in Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis.
(www.uri.org/CC_News/Global_News/IDP2005/18.html)
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ITALY
2005-
JGI-Italy
flew Roots & Shoots Peace Doves as part of their Peace Day celebration.
(www.janegoodall.org/peace-day/gallery2005) |
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ITALY
2004-
The School Sisters of Notre Dame joined with the sisters from the
Jubilee Community Center to rededicate the peace pole with prayers
for peace at the Generalate in Rome. Over twenty different countries
from five continents were represented in this gathering. (www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2004wpps/italy.htm) |
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ITALY
2003-
14 friends and family gathered in Luino, Italy on the International
Day of Peace to plant a Peace Pole and conduct a simple World Peace
Flags Ceremony and share a moment of silence at 12 noon. (www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2003/italy.htm) |
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MOLDOVA
2005-
Service For Peace sponsored a Peace Run to raise funds for peace work.
(http://serviceforpeace.org/IDP2005.htm)
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THE
NETHERLANDS
2005- A 24 hour vigil for peace took place in front of the Peace Palace
in The Hague. Many spiritual ceremonies took place including a world
peace flag ceremony, wishing all of the countries 'May Peace Prevail
On Earth.' The 100 participants were joined by the flow of visitors
to the Peace Palace throughout the day.
(www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2005wpps/netherlands.htm)
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ROMANIA
2004-
A giant 19 foot tall Peace Pole was dedicated in Sapinta. Speeches,
folk music and the expression of "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in Romanian,
Indonesian, English, French and Italian by each of the 35 people assembled
was filmed by Romanian TV. (www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2004wpps/romania.htm) |
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SPAIN
2005-
The
Spain Roots & Shoots chapter flew a giant Peace Dove in Andulucia
as part of their Peace Day celebration.
(www.janegoodall.org/peace-day/gallery2005) |
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SWITZERLAND
Each
year at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, the Peace Bell is rung at the
exact same time as the Peace Bell ringing at United Nations Headquarters
in New York City.
(www.un.org/events/peaceday/2003/global.html)
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UKRAINE
2005 - Student activities organized by Service For Peace included
learning how to make peace doves; the students club and faculty of
physical training of the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy
and the youth organization “Kyiv Plast” organized contests in 10 local
universities and in Kharkov and Vorzel. He
(http://serviceforpeace.org/IDP2005.htm)
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ENGLAND,
UK
2005-
A
young Roots & Shoots member flies a peace dove for the International
Day of Peace as part of the Roots & Shoots program.
(www.janegoodall.org/peace-day/gallery2005) |
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UNITED
KINGDOM
2002- Peace One Day holds an annual concert at Brixton Academy in
south London on the International Day of Peace.
(www.peaceoneday.org)
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