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Peace
Day 2007
SOUTH AFRICA
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
 BUNDU
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)
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 DURBAN
& ALL PROVINCES
UMTAPO CENTRE
101 Instinct House, 44 Linze Road, Stamfordhill, Durban
Web:www.umtapo.co.za
International Peace Month - numerous events, including several for
Peace Day - National International Day of Peace Conference in Durban,
Kwazulu Natal
- International Day of Peace Activities in Schools in all provinces
attached to Umtapo's peace programme
- Steve Biko International Peace Award in Durban
See website for more peace events all month long. |
HILLCREST
Little Learners Montessori
Email: susannev@mweb.co.za
Planting pinwheels for peace and observing one minute of silence
at 12 noon |
 KWA
ZULU NATAL
Nottingham Road Combined school, Kwa Zulu Natal
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)
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MATSHIPE
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)
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PRETORIA
Be-Attitude
Email: be-attitude@netactive.co.za
Web:www.be-attitude.co.za
Walking the labyrinth |
SOWETO
DD Dliwayo
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)
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Planning
a Peace Day event? Have a Peace Day photo to share?
PEACE
DAY ARCHIVE
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 SOUTH
AFRICA
2005-
Soroptimist International of Great Britain & Ireland organized
a Visions of Peace Art Contest with entries from many different
countries published in a book. In Cape of Good Hope the winning
children in South Africa were awarded on the International Day of
Peace. (http://home.mweb.co.za/pf/pfalkson/sisa_cgh6.html) |
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SOUTH
AFRICA
2005-
Cape of Good Hope Soroptimist International Ladies at the Saartjie
Baartman Home in our Serenity Garden ready to plant a Rose bush
for International Day of Peace.
(http://home.mweb.co.za/pf/pfalkson/sisa_cgh6.html) |
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SOUTH
AFRICA
2004-
Treverton School 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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SOUTH
AFRICA
2004-
At Laudium High School, children were addressed on peace issues.
Representing the various cultural groups in the multicultural school,
a Tamil Priest, an Islamic Imam and a Catholic Bishop all participated
in the planting and blessing of the Peace Pole. The occasion generated
a profound sense of Unity in Diversity, reflecting in the multicultural
school as a microcosm of our world’s humanity. (www.internationaldayofpeace.org/events/2004wpps/south-africa.htm) |
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images may be subject to copyright. Please check with source through
hyperlink provided.
South
Africa Peace Day
SUPPORTERS
- Be-Attitude,
Pretoria
- CIVICUS:
World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Johannesburg
- Humanity's
Team South Africa, Garsfontein
- The
Montessori Kindergarten, Winston Park
- Moravian
Women's Association, Cape Town
- Peace
P.R.O., Cape Town
- Planet
Henley, Henley on Klip
- Port
Elizabeth Montessori School, Walmer
- Quaker
Peace Centre, Cape Town
- Rainbow
Bridge Centre, Noordhoek
- Umtapo
Centre, Durban
- World
Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles South Africa,
Johannesburg
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 2006
Africa | Asia |
Europe | North
America | Oceania | South
America | UN & Global
May
Peace Prevail
On Earth
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