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Peace Day 2007
INDONESIA

All United Nations member countries agreed to celebrate September 21, The International Day of Peace as a Global Ceasefire and Day of Peace & Nonviolence in our homes, our communities and between nations. Peace Day has been a focal point for community-uniting and peace-inspiring events since its inception in 1981. Together we can create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world, one heart, one family, one community at a time. Join the Countdown To Peace and help inspire your community to create humanity's first day of peace, ever.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

  • Ask your favorite organization, group or religious institution to support the International Day of Peace
  • Plan or attend a Peace Day Event in your community (scheduled events include concerts, parades, marches, fasts, conferences, festivals, gatherings, service projects, ceremonies, children's activities such as peace art & essay contests and pinwheels for peace, Peace Day parties and peace vigils)
  • Ask your Mayor, City Council, Governor and Head of State to declare a Proclamation of Peace
  • Print out Flyers, Posters and other Resources
 

Peace Day SUPPORTERS

  • Bali Peace Park, Kuta - Bali
  • CISV, Jakarta
  • The Communication of Cenderawasih Youth, Manokwari, West Papua
  • Islamic Forum on Peace and Development Millennium, Jakarta Pusat
  • Peace Brigades International, Participative Peace Education Sub Team Papua, Jayapura Selatan
  • Peace Brigades International, Wamena Sub Team, Wamena, Papua
  • The Peace Building Institute, Jakarta Selatan
  • Pusat Partisipasi Perempuan, Jakarta Timur
  • Tarekat Saudara Sebangsa, Jakarta

Please ask your favorite group, organization or religious institution to support
The International Day of Peace

(*The opinions of these organizations are their own.
Pathways To Peace and The International Day of Peace NGO Committee at the UN
do not necessarily support the views expressed by these organizations
that support the International Day of Peace.)

2006 PLANS

JAKARTA
Tarekat Saudara Sebangsa
Contact person: Aryawirawan Simauw
Phone: 62-21-813.189.3
Email: tarekatsaudarasebangsa@yahoo.com
IDP Vigil :
 We will request the Indonesian people to praying and fasting for peace for 12 hours. We will also make a seminar on peace, workshop on preparation of peace film and Peace Reflection Evening.
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com)
JAKARTA
CISV
Email:drgmfn@hotmail.com
EVENT :
  convoy of cars with posters and handing out free buttons saying "shout the word peace to the world", we're gonna wear matching cool TShirts that says "the 21st of September is Peace day!!" to remind and inform people ^^, we are also planning to publicize it through top teen magazines and newspapers .
JAKARTA PUSAT
Islamic Forum on Peace and Development Millennium
Contact: Drs. Habib Chirzin
Email: habibpeace@gmail.com
website: peaceforum2000@yahoo.com
EVENT :
 Interfaith Dialogue on Creating Culture for Peace in Jakarta, Indonesia.
JAYAPURA SELATAN, PAPUA
Peace Brigades International, Participative Peace Education Sub Team Papua
Email: pbi_ppe_papua@yahoo.com
Tel: +62 967 584 403
EVENT :
 We will work together with local NGOs and faith based organisations. We will organise a film night with discussion, flower distribution with peace quotes attached, a wall painting 'hands up for peace'. We might do a peace soccer tournament where participants get T-shirts with Peace Quotes printed on them, art/essay competition for 'what does peace look like in your community?', a balloon release with hopes for peace attached on them. - still depends a bit on the enthousiasm of local organisations for Peace Day.
TANGERANG
Stella Maris IB
Contact person: Samantha
Email: tsammeechan@yahoo.com
EVENT :
 we will plant some trees and make the pinwheels for the smaller children.
WAMENA, PAPUA
Peace Brigades International, Wamena Sub Team
Email: pbi_wamena@yahoo.com
EVENT :
 having a traditional papuan meal for peace, reading books with children in our peace library, playing noncompetitive games, planting a tree for peace, children will paint an outer wall of our house with thier vision of peace.

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Peace Day 2006



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