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Peace Day 2007
NEW ZEALAND

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

2006 PLANS

AUCKLAND
Service For Peace New Zealand
Contact: Hyo-Jung Kim
Email: hkim129@ec.auckland.ac.nz
Web:www.serviceforpeace.org
EVENT:  Service For Peace New Zealand will hold an event at the University of Auckland promoting the idea of "peace and unity" and practicing "breaking down the barriers." They will make 1,000 or more paper cranes on Origami paper and the participants will write peace messages on their paper cranes. (Modeling on the Japanese peace movement during WWII). There will also be a peace concert at the venue, organized by SFP-NZ, in which various local and university bands will perform peace songs. About 1,000 participants will be involved.

Partner Organizations: Auckland City Council, United Nations Youth Association, Amnesty International & other university clubs;

AUCKLAND
Auckland Interfaith Council
Group size: 30
Contact person: Ruth Cleaver
Phone: 64-9-813-1600
Email: mcleaver@xtra.co.nz
IDP Vigil :  Interfaith 2 hour evening programme of music and prayer, in collaboration with United Nations Association (UNANZ) Auckland branch. Eight faith groups and several NGO's will be performing songs, offering prayers or sharing words. Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Minister of Ethnic Affairs will attend and greet the crowd.
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com)
AUCKLAND
Prayer,Meditation & Energy Healing Group
85, John Downs Drive, Browns Bay
Contact person: Gail Taylor
Phone: 09 4755493
Email: gailboyleart@xtra.co.nz
 EVENT :  An evening of Prayer, meditation & healing energy- Thursday evening- 7.30pm at above address.
DUNEDIN
University of Otago Language Centre and Foundation Year
Contact person: Robyn Murray
Phone: 64 3 479 5250
Email: robyn.murray@otago.ac.nz
Web: www.otago.ac.nz/foundationstudies
EVENT :  Noon Minute of Silence
The Dunedin community and dignitaries will gather at the Peace Pole (located at the Otago Museum Reserve)for a minute of silence. Students from the University of Otago Language Centre and Foundation Year and Dunedin secondary students will provide entertainment and short messages of peace between 12 noon and 1 pm on Thursday 21st September.
DUNEDIN
PINWHEELS FOR PEACE confirmed location.
More than 1350 schools and groups around the world participated last year in the Pinwheels For Peace program to celebrate Peace Day, creating and displaying 1/2 million pinwheels for peace to inspire their communities to imagine whirled peace - This year many more will participate. (www.pinwheelsforpeace.com)
LOWER HUTT
Contact person: June Aslett
Phone: 64 04 562 8805
Email: june@amn.co.nz
IDP Vigil :  Participation in the day by prayer at 12noon at the local church
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com)
MARLBOROUGH
Riverlands School
EVENT: One of the hundreds of ENO Schools (Environment Online) that will plant trees for the International Day of Peace as a symbol for environmental protection, international co-operation, cultural diversity, tolerance and peace. (http://eno.joensuu.fi/treeceremony.htm)
MARLBOROUGH
Ward School
EVENT: One of the hundreds of ENO Schools (Environment Online) that will plant trees for the International Day of Peace as a symbol for environmental protection, international co-operation, cultural diversity, tolerance and peace. (http://eno.joensuu.fi/treeceremony.htm)
OREWA
UNA NZ Rodney District
Contact: Lady Rhyl Jansen
Phone: 09-426-1547
Email: rhyl@ihug.co.nz
Web: www.arohainsights.com/peace
EVENT:  Hosting "FLowers on the Ocean of Peace." This is the second year we have joined with our Mayor, our community, youth groups and spiritual and religious leaders to gift flowers to the ocean. Flowers are the symbol of love and compassion, and water the source of all life, link humanity together.We will have a Maori karanga (peace call) All the names of the people who are joining us nationally and internationally will be called out. A bell will be run as it is rung in the U.N. Headquarters in New York. The flute will be played along with prayers fromour spiritual leaders from our many different faiths.To conclude we will gift flowers to the ocean as a symbol of love and compassion to our human.
RAUMATI BEACH
Kapiti Interfaith
Contact: Rev. Norman Wilkins
Phone: 6449025807
Email: revnorm@paradise.net.nz
Web: http://kapitiinterfaith.faith.at
EVENT:  A Peace Gala where different faith groups bring food and we learn songs or dances from our different traditions and all take part together 6pm 21st Sept.
TAURANGA
St John's of Otumoetai
Phone: +647 5769923
Email: edward@stjohns-tga.org.nz
Web: www.stjohns-tga.org.nz
EVENT:  Holding a one-hour peace vigil at 5.30pm.
TIMARU, SOUTH CANTERBURY
Bluestone School
EVENT: One of the hundreds of ENO Schools (Environment Online) that will plant trees for the International Day of Peace as a symbol for environmental protection, international co-operation, cultural diversity, tolerance and peace. (http://eno.joensuu.fi/treeceremony.htm)
WANGANUI
United Nations Association of New Zealand, Wanganui Branch
Peace through Unity
Email: optubrookiana@xtra.co.nz
Tel: 345 5714
EVENT:  WANGANUI INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE CELEBRATIONS
Thursday, 21st September 5 - 7.30 p.m.
At AVENUE HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTRE, 379 Victoria Avenue .
" The celebrations will begin with live music by young people coordinated by Kathryn Ennis, " Prayers, chants and invocation for peace from different religions and cultures " The names of the 192 UN member nations will be mentioned in a candlelight ceremony " Our guest speaker, DR. CHRIS MARSHALL, Victoria University, will tell us about the proposed establishment of a Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies in Aotearoa/New Zealand " After closing the ceremony light refreshments will be served. * For catering purposes we would be grateful if you are able to let us know if you can come: Phone 345 5714 - … or e-mail optubrookiana@xtra.co.nz Last minute participation also warmly welcomed!

New Zealand Peace Day
SUPPORTERS

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.)

Peace Day ARCHIVE

NEW ZEALAND
2004- Thames Coast Protection Society was one of the hundreds of ENO Schools (Environment Online) in 50 countries that planted trees at 12 Noon for the International Day of Peace as a symbol for environmental protection and international co-operation in the field of environmental education, cultural diversity, tolerance and peace. (www.edu.joensuu.fi/eno/treeceremony.htm)
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