Open your heart
Share your joy
Offer your compassion
Give appreciation
Peace is an individual inside job.
It starts there ---
And then if affects the world around you.
Together we can make a difference...
Because we care.
The International Day of Peace occurs annually on September 21. It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is observed by many nations, political groups, military groups, and peoples.
1981
To inaugurate the day, the "Peace Bell" is rung at UN Headquarters. The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents. It was given as a gift by the Diet of Japan, and is referred to as "a reminder of the human cost of war." The inscription on its side reads: "Long live absolute world peace."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPaaUY9_j80
Peace In Our Lifetime International Day of Peace website Nonviolent Peaceforce- Work a Day for Peace Campaign International Day of Peace Vigil World Peace United Network of Young (UNOY) Peacebuilders worldwide International Day of Peace activities United Nations Cyberschoolbus Facts Web Site incorrectly reporting International Peace Day as 15 September 1981 Peace Parade UK [2] [3] Colorado Peace Thru Action Day 2009
The United Nations General Assembly declared, in a resolution sponsored by Costa Rica,[2] the third Tuesday of September (the opening day of regular sessions of the General Assembly) as the International Day of Peace devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace.[3]
To inaugurate the day, the "Peace Bell" is rung at UN Headquarters. The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents. It was given as a gift by the Diet of Japan, and is referred to as "a reminder of the human cost of war." The inscription on its side reads: "Long live absolute world peace."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPaaUY9_j80
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