Ministry of Culture in Iraq / UNDP IraqTo celebrate the International Day of Peace, UNDP Iraq, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture in Iraq, organised a music concert on 21 September in Baghdad at the National Theatre. The concert had the support of renowned Iraqi musician Nasseer Shamma. The Peace Day Concert aimed to bring together various partners including the Government of Iraq, the United Nations, the Diplomatic family and the Iraqi youth and art scene to unanimously express a commitment for peace and non-violence in Iraq.View more information about the event here |
Country-Wide AfghanistanLocation:Afghanistan On the week of Peace Day 2012, citizens all across the country came together to celebrate Peace Day through a number of incredible events organised by a diverse range of individuals and organisations including the High Peace Council of Afghanistan, Skateistan, the UN and the Governor of the Bamyan Province and Moby Group and the Afghan Football Federation. |
City of Medellin, Colombia The City of Medellin in Colombia pledged its support for the Global Truce 2012 campaign and celebrated Peace Day, for the fourth year running, with city-wide sports, dance and arts activities.http://www.acimedellin.org/en/Home.aspx |
Interfaith Islamic centres and mosques across the UK and overseas led their local communities in marking Peace Day 2012. They invited visitors to join them during or after Friday Prayers (Salaatul-Jumu’a) to exchange messages of peace, to celebrate local peace-building activities and to enjoy the hospitality offered. Local schools, churches, synagogues, temples, gurdwaras and community organisations were invited to observe the day by accepting these requests.View a flyer for this event |
Rotary Internationalin Great Britain and IrelandAs Rotary is involved in many ways to promote and create peace, International Peace Day is a very natural cause to support. For Rotarians, peace is a core aim. From taking underprivileged children on great days out, helping improve the appearance of a local neighbourhood to the alleviation of poverty, eradicating disease or helping to resolve conflict, Rotarians are involved at grassroots level to the worldwide stage. This is reinforced by the 2012 Rotary theme of Peace Through Service, unveiled by RI President Sakuji Tanaka. Many Rotarians have already joined Peace One Day’s campaign to institutionalise Peace Day, pledging to help restore peace and help others to keep the peace.http://www.ribi.org/what-we-do/our-partnerships/international-peace-day-2012 |
Imperial War Museums IWM (Imperial War Museums) tells the stories of people who have lived, fought and died in conflicts involving Britain and the Commonwealth from the First World War to the present day. Through the Build the Truce project, IWM explored truce as a method of conflict resolution and considered its practical implications. IWM supported the Global Truce 2012 campaign and celebrated Peace Day 2012 with a three-day public programme at IWM North in Manchester and IWM London, which included film screenings, drama performances and keynote panel discussion. The British Red Cross, Conciliation Resources, International Alert, the International Committee of the Red Cross, MSF, MAG and the University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute were among the programme’s contributors.http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-londonhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north |
The 2012 Notting Hill Exhibition 12 artists collaborated with 20 local stores in Notting Hill, London for Peace Day 2012. Notting Hill became a gallery space where 20 stores showed support for the Global Truce 2012 campaign by offering their windows as display areas for 12 contemporary artists creating authentic peace themed artworks. Peace One Day is incredibly grateful to everyone involved and honoured to have the support of the artists and stores. View the Press Release for this Exhibition |
global tolerance global tolerance dedicated tole-rants to International Day of Peace on 21 September 2012 for Peace One Day’s Global Truce campaign 2012. All new “60 seconds of hope” videos are tole-rants or constructive rants about peace. www.globaltolerance.com |
WAGGGS – World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts have over 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 145 countries around the world. For the Global Truce 2012 campaign, WAGGGS encouraged its worldwide network to celebrate Peace Day 21 September.http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/homeClick here for more information about WAGGGS’ Peace Day plansStop the Violence: Speak Out for Girls’ Rights |
Peace Day Pilgrim To support the Global Truce 2012 campaign, Peace Day Pilgrim walked over 1100 miles from Derry-Londonderry to London via Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Maxim Laithwaite did this as his individual commitment to raising awareness for Peace Day 2012. Learn more about Maxim’s journey around the UK & Ireland at http://www.peacedaypilgrim.com/ |