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Realizing Oneness
Tour de Force Global
Project Gets People
Talking
Bell Ringer
Unprecedented Support for International Day of The Global Oneness
Peace Project offers a free,
online living library
United Nations of video shorts that
peace bells explore how the
throughout the radically simple
world will ring notion of oneness is
September 21 made practical in our
as the 2009 increasingly complex
International Day world. Since 2006,
of Peace circles filmmakers have been
the globe in a 24- traveling the globe gath-
hour celebration ering stories from creative
toward a sustain- and courageous people who
able world peace. show how we can all better share
For the first time, our world.
a global broadcast via the Internet, radio and television will “The point of the Global Oneness Project,” says founder
spotlight the UN’s central purpose, “to end the scourge of and Director Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, “is to remind people
war for future generations.” Videos from locations all over that they are part of an interconnected whole—and to offer
the world will stream over InternationalDayofPeace.org and them hope. We’re exploring a new set of values that aren’t
CultureofPeace.org. Commemorations of present-day peace- based on greed. We want to tell a new story that honors the
builders’ accomplishments will be broadcast in dozens of potential of human beings having a positive relationship to
languages on this day of calling for a cease-fire. the world around them.”
“Peace,” advised Albert Einstein, “can only be achieved Concerned thinkers comment on the fields of
by understanding.” Peacebuilders focus on creating a long- sustainability, conflict resolution, spirituality, art, economics,
term culture of peace. indigenous culture and social justice. Narratives illustrate
Downloadable tools intended to catalyze year-round how, when people shift their focus away from personal fulfill-
public networking and collaboration help jumpstart local ment toward the needs of the community, innovative and
initiatives. Imagine if every country began by donating that life-sustaining solutions are born. They encourage each of us
single day’s warfare budget to a peace organization. Individ- to reflect on the state of the world and ourselves and to listen
uals can celebrate Peace Day in as simple an act as lighting a to what is being asked of us at this time of unprecedented
candle and silently sitting in supportive meditation. global transformation.
Find or post a community celebration at Join the conversation at GlobalOnenessProject.org, with links
InternationalDayofPeace.org. to social networking sites.
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