Proclamations
of Peace
Peace
Proclamations are a powerful tool to help spread awareness about the International
Day of Peace and the Global Ceasefire.
In
past years, Heads of State, Governors and Mayors have declared Proclamations of
Peace for the International Day of Peace, urging their citizens to observe and
celebrate Peace Day. City Councils and State Legislatures have declared Peace
Day Resolutions, too.
This
year, a major global effort is being made to ask governmental leaders on every
level to issue Proclamations and Resolutions.
In
many cases, past Peace Day Proclamations and Resolutions were obtained by individuals,
families, classes of students, and local organizations, simply by asking their
leaders to issue them.
They
may be simple to obtain, but Proclamations are a powerful tool to use to help
raise awareness about the International Day of Peace and the Global Ceasefire
in your community. When a Mayor or Governor issues a Proclamation it presents
an opportunity to have an event at which the Proclamation can be presented to
the community. It provides a way to get local and regional media interested and
involved in the Peace Day campaign.
When
a copy of the Proclamation is sent to InternationalDayofPeace.org and posted
on the website by geographic location, all the world can see your city, state
or nation's support, which will help inspire more communities to support Peace
Day. Your community's Proclamation, when seen together with thousands of other
Proclamations and Resolutions, will help engage national and international media,
which will grow the Peace Day campaign even further.
Asking
for a Proclamation is easy. Just write a simple letter asking your leader to join
other leaders around the world in issuing a Peace Day Proclamation, and enclose
a sample Proclamation. Once it's issued, don't forget to send a copy to the International
Day of Peace NGO Committee (PO
Box 340, Roosevelt, NJ 08555-0340, Fax: 503-214-6864, pforpeace@aol.com).
Sample
Proclamations:
Mayor
| Governor
| President
| Prime
Minister | City
Council | State
Legislature (pdf)
Mayor
| Governor
| President
| Prime
Minister | City
Council | State
Legislature (doc)
Sample Letters:
President
| Prime Minister | Governor
| Mayor
2006
Proclamations
Alabama | Arizona
| California (Governor)
(Legislature)|
Connecticut | Georgia | Idaho | Illinois
| Kentucky | Maine
| Massachusetts | Michigan
| Nevada | New Jersey | New
Mexico | Pennsylvania |
Texas | Virginia
| Washington | West
Virginia | Wisconsin
Argentina
| Ethiopia | The
Gambia | Rwanda | Wales
Sedona,
Arizona | Sacramento, California
| Sacramento County, California
| San Rafael, California| Aventura,
Florida | Orange County, Florida
| St. Augustine, Florida | Chicago,
Illinois | Evansville, Indiana | Indianapolis,
Indiana | Lawrence Indiana
| Boone Iowa | Frankfort
Kentucky | Franklin County
Kentucky | Boston Massachusetts
| Holland, Michigan | Bloomington,
Minnesota | St. Paul Minnesota | Cleveland,
Ohio | Allegheny County Pennsylvania
| Henderson Nevada | Oneida
New York | Eugene Oregon |
Austin Texas | Tomball
Texas | Blaine Washington
Toronto,
Canada
Organizations
African
Diaspora Foundation, California
Peacebuilding
& Development Institute, Washington DC
Interfaith
Peace-Building Initiative, Ethiopia
United
Religions Initiative
World
Elders Peace Week
Past
Proclamations Received:
US Governors:
Alaska | Arizona
|California | Connecticut
| Idaho
|
Illinois | Indiana
| Kentucky | Maine
| Michigan | Mississippi
| Nebraska | New
Jersey | Oklahoma
| Pennsylvania | Vermont
| Washington
US
Mayors & City Councils:
Adrian,
MI |Akron, OH |
Ashland,
Oregon |
Cocoa Beach, FL | Coeur
d'Arlene, Idaho | Colorado
Springs, CO | Fond
du Lac, WI (2005)| Jackson County, MI
| Lake Oswego, OR (2003)| Los
Angeles, CA (2003)| Louisville,
KY | Minneapolis, MN (2005) |
Salt Lake City, UT | San
Francisco, CA (2003)| St.
Paul, MN (2005)| Santa Cruz, CA | Talent, OR | Wailuku,
Maui, Hawai'i
International
Mayors & City Councils:
Tierra
del Fuego, Argentina
CANADIAN
Boroughs
Plateau
Mont-Royal Borough Resolution / Background
on Resolution
CANADIAN
Cities
Calgary
| Montreal |
Ottawa
State
Legislatures :
Vermont
County
:
Marin
County Board of Supervisors
Nations
:
Argentina
| Cambodia
| Marshall Islands | Bahrain
| Sri
Lanka | Philippines
