Celebrate International Peace Day Thursday September 21, 2006 with many activities including a moment of silence at 12:00 Noon

chrisfish wrote Butterfly wings.

I threw the tiniest shell off the beach into the ocean with a hope and a prayer in a symbolic gesture of how sometimes the smallest of actions on our part can have huge reactions in the world around us. 6 years ago

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RoadWarriorX wrote I did...

observe the minute of silence! I made sure to take my lunch break early and sat in my car with the windows rolled up as to make sure it was as quite as possible! Reflecting on peace was difficult since there is so much violence in the world! 6 years ago

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Barbara is back to her normal self wrote An hour late

I wasn’t able to observe the moment of silence at noon, because that was when I was still dismissing my students, so I did at 1pm – which was noon in the central time zone, so I figure it still counted. 6 years ago

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Leah wrote days gone by

The sound of silence. 6 years ago

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wic77 wrote Almost forgot it!

Because I’ve had so much to do in my workplace, I even have to go to work in the weekend. :( But I’ve decided, that I won’t play any “wargames” today, which I do sometimes. 6 years ago

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lob wrote Let there be peace on Earth

and let it begin with me.

Thanks for celebrating this together! 6 years ago

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RuthG wrote Thought you all would like

to hear the words on the button our friend was wearing on her jacket when she came over tonight (she didn’t know that this was International Peace Day):

Peace is sexy.

:-) 6 years ago

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curstkate wrote I'm sick, so I slept through noon.

But I still had a moment of silence. I could hear the fish pond in my back yard.

I lit a candle and put it in my window. As I lit it, I said aloud, “I light this candle in support of International Peace. Let it start with me.”

Also, for some reason, my cats have been fighting today. The last time, just a few minutes ago, I told them, “Stop fighting. It’s International Peace Day.” And, they did! I don’t know how long it’s going to last, but it’s very peaceful in my house right now. 6 years ago

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Pajodama is wrote What my moment of silence told me:

P* PATIENCE

E* ENCOURAGEMENT

A* ACCEPTANCE

C* CARE

E* ENRICHMENT

What a difference we would be able to do in this world if …
1.we have patience to hold on to the bad times waiting for the good ones to come.*
2.we encourage people to achieve for what they want.
3.we accept people for who they are.
4.we care for the weak.
5.we enrich our souls by truly accepting “The Golden Rule”. 6 years ago

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soonforget wrote A military coup in Thailand...

I closed up my shop today at noon, shut everything off, and chose to reflect on what is currently happening in Bangkok. There was a coup de’tat in Bangkok on Tuesday (nonviolent) and there are currently tanks rolling through the streets and a midnight curfew. The Thai military says they will appoint an interim Prime Minister within 2 weeks and draft a new constitution within a year.

General Sonthi Boonyaratglin appears to have the backing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and the business people of Bangkok are in support of the coup.

I can only hope that this political action remains non-violent, and that the people of Thailand are able to restore deomocracy to their great nation in a timely manner. 6 years ago

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RuthG wrote My moment was observed

amid the noon tolling of church bells from St. Ignatius Church, around the corner.

I want to say, my deep desire is for peace with justice. I don’t hold up or seek peace at any price. I don’t believe in cutting a bargain with injustice that will allow injustice to remain entrenched—for example, to say, “OK, you can keep all the land & other belongings you took away from the poor people of Colombia, as long as you just stop shooting them.”

I do believe in a peace that is costly, that is hammered out from & entwined with mercy, justice, & an awareness of shared humanity, shared existence on & with the earth. We are far from it in our world. I will continue to seek it.

Real peace would be marked by justice for all, especially for the poor & for the earth. 6 years ago

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yakuza wrote Moment of silence coming up in 6 minutes

For East Coaster US people! 6 years ago

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soonforget wrote Peace in the world

May the world find peace with itself today, even if it is just for a minute. One minute at a time, perhaps one day this idea won’t seem so foreign to people. 6 years ago

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sally margaret mcfarland wrote a moment of peace

Such a simple thing,

so sacred

transforming the world through shared vision:
scarcity for none, plenty for all,
education for girls and boys
medical care for all people
eradication of curable diseases
sustainable agriculture and care of the earth

the list goes on

forgiveness instead of grudges and judgment

the list goes on

a moment for peace, a prayer, a hope. Tomorrow at noon. 6 years ago

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Pajodama is wrote P E A C E

Im here to share my thoughts about peace. 6 years ago

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Barbara is back to her normal self wrote One thing

I’m going to be doing is to read The Crayon Box That Talked with my preschool students (it fits well since it we are also doing a color unit right now). It’s a story about getting along with others, so I think the timing is perfect. 6 years ago

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lob wrote just wondering

if that’s 12:00 noon local time or if it’s all at the same time, whose time? 6 years ago

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Geo58 wrote Celebrate a day of Peace this Thursday Sept. 21, 2006 around the world

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
21 SEPTEMBER, ANNUALLY
Culture of Peace INITIATIVE

PEACE BEGINS WITH OURSELVES,
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH ONE ANOTHERAND WITH THE EARTH

WHAT: The International Day of Peace (Peace Day) provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of Peace on a shared date. Peace Day serves annually to highlight the International 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. [Please see article below: “Background of the Annual International Day of Peace”]

WHEN: Annually, 21 September — International Day of Peace (Peace Day)

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 co-operation, we manifest the essential Spirit that unites us amidst our diverse ways.

HOW: Through various paths to personal and planetary Peace, such as:

 Join people throughout the world in one Minute of Silence of Peace this Day, and at NOON every day, in our common commitment to Peace.
 Ring a bell, light a candle for Peace.
 Plan a local event—use schools, places of worship, libraries, parks, or municipal buildings to host events and to build partnerships within your community. Involve children!
 Incorporate silence, prayer, and meditation into your plans.
 Promote local media attention for the Day. Publish an editorial on Peace Day in a newspaper or magazine.
 Ask your government officials to proclaim each 21 September as the International Day of Peace Holiday.
 Or… whatever inspires you as a PeaceBuilder!

Please let us know about your organisation’s Peace Day activity by contacting Pathways To Peace at mailto:info@pathwaystopeace.org

“A SILENCE THAT IS HEARD AROUND THE WORLD”
—San Francisco Examiner, Sept. 19, 1984,
Noon, International Day of Peace

BACKGROUND OF THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE (21 SEPTEMBER)

The International Day of Peace, established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly, was first celebrated on the third Tuesday of September 1982. Beginning 2002, the UN General Assembly set 21 September as the now permanent date for the International Day of Peace.

In establishing the International Day of Peace, the United Nations General Assembly decided that it would be appropriate “to devote a specific time to concentrate the efforts of the United Nations and its Member States, as well as of the whole of mankind, to promoting the ideals of peace and to giving positive evidence of their commitment to peace in all viable ways… (The International Day of Peace) should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.”

The Assembly’s resolution declared that the International Day of Peace “will serve as a reminder to all peoples that our Organization, with all its limitations, is a living instrument in the service of peace and should serve all of us here within the Organization as a constantly pealing bell reminding us that our permanent commitment, above all interests or differences of any kind, is to peace. May this Peace Day indeed be a day of peace.”[Quotes excerpted from the United Nations General Assembly Resolution UN/A/RES/36/67]

“The Assembly, reaffirming the contribution that the observance and celebration of the International Day of Peace make in strengthening the ideals of peace and alleviating tensions and causes of conflict, (decided that) beginning with the fifty-seventh session, the Day should be observed on 21 September each year, with this date to be brought to the attention of all people for the celebration and observance of peace.”

More Examples of How Others Around The World
Are Celebrating The Annual International Day Of Peace!

“The International Day of Peace is always a special occasion, but this one is even more so ~~- for this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Peace Bell, which we ring every year on this day.”~~- Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General, 21 September 2004
Events

 Realize that you are a pathway to Peace.

Please add your organisation’s activity, website/e-mail, to this list by contacting Pathways To Peace at mailto:info@pathwaystopeace.org

Pathways To Peace  PO Box 1057  Larkspur, CA 94977 USA
UN Peace Messenger Organization
International Secretariat, Culture of Peace Initiative
Intrnational Day of Peace

culture of peace
info@pathwaystopeace.org

MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!
 Every day can be a Peace Day when building Cultures of Peace. 6 years ago

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Geo58 wrote International Day of Peace this coming Thursday 9-21-06