What will you do to make peace on 21 September? Please log your commitment on
www.peaceoneday.org to inspire others. By working together there will be Peace One Day
The film The Day After Peace, along with the activities and projects in this resource, will help you think about the power of peace and non-violence as a force in the world and help you decide what your commitment can be to Peace Day.
Jeremy is an individual with a powerful idea, and he would be the first to say that the idea can only work, can only mean anything, if the individual believes in it and makes a commitment to take part in the Day.
That‘s where you come in, because your ideas and efforts will make a real difference. Start by considering this important statement, and decide what you think it really tells us:
Kofi Annan, then UN Secretary-General, from a filmed meeting with Jeremy Gilley
After the Member States of the UN unanimously adopted Peace Day, the struggle continued. As the years passed, not a single ceasefire took place.
So, Jeremy decided to make a second film – The Day After Peace – to prove that the Day could save lives. This film ended in Afghanistan in 2007, where Jeremy and POD ambassador Jude Law started a campaign, which resulted in observance of Peace Day across the country, enabling 1.4 million children to be vaccinated against polio. The case was closed. The Day works. The Day saves lives.
Now more than ever before, the day of global ceasefire and non-violence provides a focus for individuals who wish to become active in the peace process.
Jeremy Gilley and Peace One Day have embarked upon a journey to inform the world’s people of Peace Day’s existence, and help to secure the
conditions in which life-saving activities can be carried out on the Day. Peace One Day continues on its journey to manifest life-saving activity across the world and raise even greater awareness of Peace Day. In 2007, over 100 million people (source UN) were active on Peace Day, in 200 countries; there were life-saving initiatives in 14 countries and over 80 activities in Afghanistan alone.
Jeremy‘s goal now is to ‘institutionalise‘ Peace Day around the world; this means ‘the point when awareness of Peace Day becomes self-generating‘. Jeremy‘s target for 2012 is to reach approximately 3 billion people with the message of Peace Day. You can play an important part in this process.
It is your generation that will make Peace Day known throughout the world. Peace One Day is a growing non-profit organisation. It is impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion, corporation, or religious creed.
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One Person One Powerful Idea You Are Important
“You have proved that individuals can make a difference, and if each of us does our bit, collectively we will make a major contribution.”
Peace One Day Now
The Peace One Day Objectives • To raise global awareness of Peace Day, 21 September
• To engage all sectors of society, including governments, organisations of the United Nations system, regional and non-governmental organisations, and individuals in observance of 21 September, through the practical manifestation of non-violence and ceasefire in accordance with UN GA Resolution 55/282, and to encourage action on Peace Day that creates a united and sustainable world
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