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PEACE

"As they used to say 'What if they gave a war and nobody came?' How worthwhile if they declared a day of peace and everybody came." ~ Ed Asner

Peace is more than the absence of war. It is a state of being in balance and harmony. Peace is about how we handle problems and how we get along with others. Peace is about community--about encouraging and helping each other to live better, more fulfilling lives. Most of all, peace is about respect -- respect for ourselves, each other, and the planet we share.

Peace is an ongoing process that requires our constant attention, but we begin to make our lives more peaceful the moment we decide to try to be peacemakers. When we convince the world to make working for a more peaceful, just and sustainable world our priority, we will create a culture of peace, and living peacefully will become the most natural way to live.

The International Day of Peace, also known as Peace Day, is a celebration of our shared wish for a better world. It is an opportunity to look at the things that have been done over the year to help create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world, and to note the things that still need to be done. It's a time to rededicate our commitment to a more peaceful planet.

Peace Day is also an opportunity to spread hope for our wish to live in a world without war. All of the nations of the world agreed to the United Nations' call to create a global ceasefire on Peace Day. You can help create humanity's first day of peace. If we can live in peace for one day, we can learn to work together to create a peaceful world, one day at a time.

What can you do
to help create
humanity's first day of peace
on Peace Day?

Other Links

American Friends Service Committee
The Carter Center
Coalition for Peace Action
CultureOfPeace.org
Hague Appeal for Peace
Institute for Peace & Justice
InternationalDayOfPeace.org
International Peace Bureau
Peace Action
Peace Brigades International
Peace Tax Fund
UNESCO Culture of Peace Website
United For Peace
Veterans for Peace
Volunteers for Peace

 

 

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Dalai Lama

Albert Einstein

Dwight Eisenhower

Ben Franklin

Jimi Hendrix

Helen Keller

John F. Kennedy

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lenny Kravitz

Avril Lavigne

John Lennon

Abraham Lincoln

A. J. Muste

Peace Pilgrim
Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Albert Schweitzer

Mother Teresa

Elie Wiesel

Howard Zinn

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