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IMAGINE IF THERE WAS A DAY / WHEN THE

WORLD LEARNED TO UNITE / INSTEAD OF

KILL / WHEN FIGHTING STOPPED / WHEN PEACE NOT VIOLENCE / RULED

THE EARTH / WHEN WOUNDS WERE HEALED

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Y PEACE DAY IS MORE THAN SYMBOLIC IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE LIVES

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At the Womad music festival in 1998 Jeremy Gilley conceived the idea of one day when all countries vowed not

to wage war; a worldwide ceasefire, a non-violence day. Later that year, Jeremy began meeting students, peace negotiators, NGOs, government representatives, heads of state, and United Nations officials in order to make his dream a reality. Those he contacted included: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsMary Robinson, Secretary General of the League of Arab States Amre Moussa, Peace Laureate and former Israeli President Shimon Peres, former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Laureate- Oscar Arias Sanchez, Nelson Mandela and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Through numerous meetings it was learned that a United Nations General Assembly resolution would be a good way to establish such a day, and this was made that the goal. Many of the meetings were filmed and compiled them to create the documentary film “Peace One Day”, which was then showed to the United Nations General Assembly to convince them of the importance of the mission of Peace One Day.

After much effort. On 7 September 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution, sponsored by the UK and Costa Rica, formally establishing an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace - Peace Day - fixed in the global calendar on 21 September. This recalled the previous UN resolution that had declared the first ever peace days.

“If we are to move from a culture of war to a culture of peace then we will have to unite around the most fundamental issue that humanity faces – the protection of each otherand our environment. 21 September is the starting point.

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The first Peace Days passed relatively uneventfully, and it was not until 2006 that “life-saving activities”

began to take place on the 21st. On Peace Day 2006 the World Food

Programme delivered 30 tonnes of food to Southern Sudan, Star Syringe

Ltd. carried out immunization programs in nine countries, and the

International Rescue Committee reunited a former child soldier with her family. 2007 was an even better year for the organization: “over 100

million people, in over 100 countries are marking the day, today in many different ways,” said Director of the

United Nations News and Media Department Ahmad Fawzi.

Around the world Peace Day walks, discussions, poetry readings,

assemblies, and football matches were held, but most important of all

has been the ceasefire in Afghanistan. The ceasefire allowed UN agencies and the Afghan government to give

polio vaccines to 1.4 million children in areas of southern and eastern

Afghanistan. Gilley and Peace One Day Ambassador Jude Law traveled

to Afghanistan to videotape the impact of the 2007 Peace Day in

Afghanistan for Gilley’s documentary “The Day After Peace”, meeting

with Afghan Minister of Education Mohammad Atmar, UN Special

Representative to Afghanistan Tom Koenigs, the head of the Afghan Red

Crescent Society Fatima Gailani.

If we are to move from a culture of war to a culture of peace then we will have to unite around the most fundamental issue that humanity faces – the protection of each otherand our environment. 21 September is the starting point. “Individuals can make a

difference. By working together there will be Peace One Day

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We’re building a movement for peace, and we can’t do that

without you. There are endless ways for you to spread peace your way...

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We’re building a movement for peace, and we can’t do that

without you. There are endless ways for you to spread peace your way...

If you’re a student: Mobilise the world’s young

leaders, students. Organise gatherings, marches and debates as your commitment to the day of Global Truce.

If you’re a teacher: Plan classroom activities and

mobilise other teachers around the world as part of your project. Go online to access the lesson plans.

Play a sport: No matter what age you are,

everyone can participate in the Global Truce through sport.

Organise a peace march or community gathering:

Bring your community together in your local park. Share food, begin dialogue around the Global Truce.

Organise your own event: Music, art or photography; a play,

poetry reading or comedy show.

Religious and Interfaith events: If you have a religious or spiritual

practice, then direct your prayers, meditation, chanting etc. towards the success of Peace Day. You can also bring faiths together to celebrate this moment of global unity.

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I’m proud to be a Peace One Day ambassador. I’ve seen first hand how

this organisation can help save lives. Peace One Day has created a

platform from which everyone can become involved in the peace

process and I’m delighted to be part of their work.

““

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Jude

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