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From: Michael Ellis
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
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid933119042/bclid933518996/bctid933518995
www.peaceoneday.org
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.
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