FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Fw: Canada recognizes the International Day of Peace

[Carol Koepp (carolkoepp]

There may  be some ideas for us in here.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: MADELINE SIMON 
To: Carol Koepp 
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 8:39 PM
Subject: FW: Canada recognizes the International Day of Peace


We can hope. 
 

Peace,
Madeline





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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:21:05 -0700
From: info [at] cultureofpeace.org
To: madeline-mpls [at] msn.com
Subject: Greetings Peacebuilders. 58 Days until the September 21 The 
International Day of Peace

You are receiving this update as a participant of Culture of Peace Initiative 
and its annual highlight, International Day of Peace! 
                 Culture of Peace Initiative 



                  July 2009 
           
                  Friday, July 24, 2009
                 

                  Dear Culture of Peace Initiative Participants (CPI), 

                  This year the worldwide observances of the International Day 
of Peace will be more widespread and universal than ever.  There will be 
thousands of Peacebuilding events and activities in all nations and on all 
levels of society: from religious organizations, educational institutions, and 
non-profit organizations (human rights, environmental, cultural, civic, etc.), 
to governments & their agencies, businesses & professionals and the media - as 
well as numerous smaller observances organized by private citizens, friends, 
families and villages.  Hundreds of millions of people are expected to 
participate in these observances this year.  This is due in part because, 
beginning this year, the International Day of Peace is listed on hundreds of 
millions of calendars all over the world!

                  This is your opportunity to literally 'seize the day', and 
create or conduct a meaningful Peacebuilding event.  It is also an opportunity 
to promote your particular aspect of Peacebuilding - whether it is disarmament, 
children's advocacy, humanitarian relief, volunteer work or other such 
worthwhile cause.  Please post your events onto the Culture of Peace Initiative 
(CPI) web site:  www.cultureofpeace.org .  Note, all events posted on the CPI 
website, also show up on the companion International Day of Peace web site:  
www.internationaldayofpeace.org .  Millions of people visit these sites, 
especially in September, and use them to learn about the various paths of 
Peacebuilding, and also to locate events all over the world.  By promoting your 
event and Peacebuilding projects you are helping to build a year round Culture 
of Peace for all of humanity.

                  Join the CPI community at Peacebuilding.ning.com   

                  We encourage you to join CPI's newly created online community 
space at peacebuilding.ning.com.  It is a place for Culture of Peace Initiative 
Participants all over the world to connect with each other - and easily share 
peace event pictures, videos, and blog posts!  Please document your Peace 
events throughout the year and see what peacebuilders around the world are 
doing!  Paul Coleman (Ambassador of CPI) and his partner Konomi, have invited 
the Celebration Earth network to the site and are helping to administer our new 
CPI community.

                  During a Peace Day planning meeting at the United Nations an 
official suggested that we ask the CPI Participants who are on Twitter to 
follow the UN's WMD We Must Disarm campaign.  This effort focuses on 
Peacebuilding through disarmament.  Here is the link:  
http://twitter.com/wemustdisarm

                  For those who use Facebook, there is a group of thousands of 
supporters at:   www.facebook.com/peaceday .  There are daily posts featuring 
Peace Day events, videos and inspirational news.  We encourage you to share 
your own events, ideas,  and links by posting on our wall!

                  Canada recognizes the International Day of Peace
                   
                  CPI participant Jean Trudell reported that the government of 
Canada has officially declared September 21 of each year the International Day 
of Peace.  His organization, Cercle de Paix, just launched a very creative way 
to promote the International Day of Peace.  View it on this link:  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiSA1xHr5Ag 

                  Burkina Faso Concert
                   
                  The BARKA Foundation is planning a major event in Burkina 
Faso Africa in observance of the Peace Day.  Their goal is to raise funds and 
drill wells that will provide fresh water to villages there.  
www.thebarkafoundation.org/current-projects/peacedayconcert

                  There are many more events, news features and ideas on our 
web site www.cultureofpeace.org.   Our goal is to make the CPI web site a 
valuable tool and resource for all Participants.  Plus, because the events 
listed there also show up on the International Day of Peace website, this site 
is also a resource for all of humanity to participate in this worldwide 
observance of Peace.  

                  Thank you, CPI Participants, for your dedication to building 
a culture of Peace for future generations on Peace Day and every day.

                  CPI Coordinator Michael Johnson, CPI Outreach Intern - 
Michael Kwan
                  Pathways To Peace is the International Secretariat for the 
Culture of Peace Initiative
                   

                  Acting in concert, we do make a difference in the quality of 
our lives, our institutions, our environment and our planetary future. 
                  Through cooperation, we manifest the essential Spirit that 
unites us amidst our diverse ways.  
                 
           

            Culture of Peace Initiative (CPI) is a project of Pathways To Peace
            PO Box 1057
            Larkspur, CA 94977
            http://www.cultureofpeace.org/ 
            http://www.pathwaystopeace.org/
            www.internationaldayofpeace.org
           
     



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