22. Countdown To Peace Day

On this International Day of Peace, let us all honor those who have suffered from violence. Let us hold in our hearts the ideal of peace... I call on all countries and all people to stop all hostilities for the entire day. I urge all people around the world to observe a minute of silence at Noon. ~ Kofi Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations

Every day is an opportunity to spread hope for peace, but Peace Day - the International Day of Peace on September 21 - offers a unique tangible goal to help unite the Culture of Peace Movement. If we can convince the world to work together to create humanity's first day of peace, the process will help to transform our culture of violence and bottom-line profits into a culture of peace.

This tangible goal is especially relevant in these times of terrorism and pre-emptive wars. All 191 nations that belong to the UN agreed to honor September 21 as a day of peace and global ceasefire. Peace Day offers the opportunity to bring together the entire gamut of those who wish for a better world - from anti-war activists to spiritual peace progressives - to remind governments of their promise and to empower the peoples of the world to work together to achieve this goal.

In order to create a single day of peace, we must begin to dialogue about and address every issue of injustice and every dream of a better world. By organizing around a Countdown To Peace, we create an infrastructure to gauge our progress and grow the movement.

 

 

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