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Here, you can hear from our founder Jeremy Gilley and read blog posts from members of our global community. Keep checking back as we will keep you updated with the latest news from Peace One Day. If there's anything in particular you would like to hear about, or questions you would like Jeremy to answer, just contact us on Facebook or Twitter.
With summer holidays coming to an end, schools across the world are welcoming students back to the classroom, and Peace One Day hopes to meet them there. In its latest initiative to advance learning in the areas of conflict resolution, … Continue reading
Way back at the beginning of our journey, every member state of the United Nations unanimously adopted a global day of Peace. My film – The Day After Peace – encompassing the passing of the resolution and the impact it … Continue reading
Kiribati, the small island nation that straddles the equator in the central Pacific Ocean and is bordered on its eastside by the International Date Line, will be one of the first countries to begin its celebration of Peace Day, on … Continue reading
I remember once being on a plane with a leading expert on the history of war. For hours, I sat and listened as he recounted tales of warfare throughout the centuries. And yet, I could not help but sense that … Continue reading
People ask me all the time why I chose the date 21st September as Peace Day. There are four reasons for this: When I first had the idea for Peace Day, it was 1998, the eve of the 21st Century … Continue reading