BEING ALONE TOGETHER PART 2
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From: Michael E.
Date: Friday, September 21, 2007, 7:27 PM
Subject: Being Alone Together Part 2
Reply to: 261083
ID: 258551

Its peace day on 21 Sep

NAMASTE

Michael

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GLOBAL ACTIVITIES FOR PEACE DAY - 21 SEPTEMBER 2007

This week, millions of people around the world will be involved in Peace Day – 21 September. From

Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda to the UK, there will be activities to

promote, celebrate and recognise Peace One Day’s campaign to establish a day of ceasefire and

non-violence.

The Peace One Day project began in 1999 as a film project by British filmmaker Jeremy Gilley. In

2001 he used his film to persuade the UN General Assembly to unanimously adopt an annual day of

global ceasefire and non-violence on 21 September (A/Res/55/282).

In 2006 there were commitments to Peace Day in 200 countries, including all 192 UN Member

states, directly involving 27.6 million people.

In July this year, Jeremy travelled to Afghanistan with Jude Law to document the preparations for

life saving activities for the 21st of September. Jeremy also visited the Democratic Republic of

Congo to talk with UN agencies (UNICEF and MONUC) about Peace Day activities that will take

place in the east of the country, including immunisation campaigns.

This year’s activities include:

United Kingdom -

- Peace One Day Flagship Event

A concert to celebrate the efforts of those working for peace around the world at the Royal Albert

Hall at 7.30pm on 21t September, featuring Annie Lennox, Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens), Corinne

Bailey Rae, James Morrison, Marc Almond, and Kate Nash. Special guests include Jude Law, who

was recently filmed observing Peace One Day’s work in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

Polio campaign days from 19 – 21 September: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United

Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with the Ministry of Public Health, will be giving all children the

monovalent P3 polio vaccine in southern Afghanistan and selected areas in eastern Afghanistan,

with discussions led by the Governor of Kandahar about ensuring that all children under five years

of age receive the vaccine.

Peace Walk in Herat,

Western Region on 20 September: UNICEF & Youth volunteers from the

Afghan Red Crescent Society will walk through the streets of Herat, followed by a youth debate on

what needs to be done in Afghanistan for peace to work.

Global healthcare

Star Syringe will be providing safe immunisation camps in 20 locations, up from ten last year, from

India to Ethiopia to Indonesia. Star Syringe, working in partnership with local hospitals, clinics,

ministries of health, and distributors, has joined with Peace One Day to uphold the basic human

right to safe healthcare, and expects to vaccinate over 5,000 children in rural and hard to reach

areas, against measles, diphtheria, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and whooping cough.

Iraq

Civil Dialogue in Iraq will plant olive trees and hold a memorial service for all the Iraqi youth who

have lost their lives due to conflict.

Thailand

Jungceylon, Phuket, Thailand, children will create a 10 metre giant peace wall to inspire peace.

Uganda

St Francis Hospital in Uganda will immunize close to 1,000 children for the BCG TB vaccine.

The Netherlands

Drive Against Malaria in The Netherlands will join a peace convoy to protect half a million children

against malaria.

International activity

Schools from the US, UK, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Ghana and Maldives will hold assemblies, watch the

Peace One Day film and sing the Peace Song on Peace Day. A number of football matches will be

held to promote peace and interaction in countries such as Mozambique, Kenya and Saudi Arabia.

Over 4,500 people across the world from the Maldives to Peru have pledged their support for Peace

Day, to help promote peace and unity throughout the world on the Peace Makers wall at

http://www.peaceoneday.org/commitment.aspx.

2. Visit www.peaceoneday.org to watch messages of support from Jude Law, David Beckham,

Annie Lennox and others, as well as Peace One Day’s latest promotional video “Imagine if there

was a day” and the wall of supporters’ commitments to create peace this Friday 21st September.

About Peace One Day (http://www.peaceoneday.org)

Peace One Day began life as a film project, the vision of one man, British filmmaker,

Jeremy Gilley. Launched in September 1999, Peace One Day has gained active support

from governments through to individuals the world over. In September 2001, Peace One

Day achieved its primary objective: a United Nations General Assembly Resolution

(A/Res/55/282), put forward by the UK and Costa Rican governments, was unanimously

adopted by UN member states formally establishing an annual day of global ceasefire and

non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace, fixed in the global calendar on 21

September – Peace Day.

Jeremy Gilley and Peace One Day continue the journey to inform the world’s people of the

Day's existence, engaging them in the Day's observance in accordance with UN GA

Resolution 55/282. The finished feature-length documentary Peace One Day has played all

over the world and has become a powerful tool in the awareness-raising process.

In 2006, for the first time in the Day’s history, Peace One Day successfully drove the

initiative to instigate commitments to Peace Day in 200 countries, including all 192 UN

member states, directly involving 27.6 million people. On 21 September 2006 there were

life-saving activities by humanitarian organisations in southern Sudan and the DRC with

immunisation campaigns in a further nine countries worldwide; there were peace marches,

festivals, music events, multi-faith celebrations, sports events, debates, parties, dance

events, and the Song for Peace initiative, which involved 2.2 million young people in over

6,000 schools across the UK.