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Peace Day 2007
UNITED KINGDOM

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

ANDOVER
Anton Schools
www.antonjuniorschool.co.uk
EVENT : Coming together in prayer and song with pupils and staff from our feeder Infant school
AYLESBURY
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)
BARKING, ESSEX
Northbury Junior High School
EVENT : Holding a week of assemblies on the theme of peace
BATTERSEA
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUBS - Battersea, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.jongleurs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
BIRMINGHAM
Email: pardipk67@blueyonder.co.uk
EVENT : Having a game of football with people from all races & creeds
BIRMINGHAM
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUBS - Birmingham, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.jongleurs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
BRADFORD
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)
BRADFORD
Bradford College Youth Centre
Email: r.grant@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
Tel: 01274 431653
EVENT : Organising an event for the whole day, Pinwheels for Peace
BRIGHTON
Justice and Peace
Group size: 8 - 10
Contact person: Mollie Dell
Phone: 01273 692560
Email: molliedell@yahoo.co.uk
IDP Vigil : 0945 - 1530: in Roman Catholic Church open to all;; drop in at any time, food & drink provided; day of vigil, prayer, readings, liturgy; speaker invited. Also St. Matthew's Feast Day.
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com)
BRISTOL
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUBS - Bristol, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.jongleurs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net

BRIXTON
International Alert
Email: edeangelis@international-alert.org
Web: http://www.international-alert.org/press/index.php#Ritzy
EVENT : The Ritzy Cinema, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
An evening of film and music:
7pm: UK Preview of Dealing and Wheeling in Small Arms (Director and Producer: Sander Francken, 90 mins) Synopsis: A dangerous trade, being kept from the public eye …
The film will be followed by a Q&A with International Alert and Sander Francken, Director
9.30pm Performance from Emmanuel Jal, rising star of African hip-hop A former child-soldier in war-torn Sudan, Emmanuel Jal is now one of the hottest rappers to explode out of the African music scene, attracting growing attention from the music industry around the globe.

Plus ‘Hope and Reconciliation in Rwanda’, a photography exhibition from Karen Kessi-Williams, Ritzy cafe

Tickets available from the Ritzy box office on 08707 55 00 62, or visit www.picturehouses.co.uk
Film: £7.75, Performance: £6, Both: £12, Concessions for members available. £2 from every ticket will go directly to International Alert’s work in conflict zones

BURY ST EDMUNDS
The Selfseeders
Email: Tracey@successful.plus.com
 EVENT : Walking a labyrinth and meditating at its centre- and reading positive peace literature- We will begin our fundraising for a Peace Garden- aiming to complete this garden before Peace Day 2007 .
CHARLBURY
Charlbury Primary School
 EVENT : Primary School assemby at Charlbury Primary School .
DUNBLANE
Newton Primary School
 EVENT : WE are have a 'Peace party' to celebrate, having a peaceful parade, decorating t-shirts and faces with peace symbols and slogans and have organised for the whole school to participate in the minute's silence.
EAST LOTHIAN
Dunbar Grammar School, East Lothian
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)
EXETER
St Peter's CoE Aided 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)
FISHPONDS
St. Joseph's Catholic Primary
Email: STJOSEPHSP@BRISTOL-CITY.GOV.UK
 EVENT : By singing'No wars will stop us singing'; whole school assembly led by the oldest pupils; pinwheels; prayers for peace written on dove shapes and pinned onto the logo for Peace day to look like feathers; 1 minutes silence outside (weather permitting) and a final sing of our song.
GLASTONBURY
Avalon Rising
Tel: 01458835300
 EVENT : lighting candles all day in the high steet,glastonbury ,to make people aware and let the light grid send this wave of energy out to the world,Inlakech ,Elmera and ebmnagine
HATCH END
GRIMSDYKE FIRST AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Tel: 02084281324
Website: http://www.beep.com/members100/lsachildminding
EVENT : SINGING THE 'SONG FOR PEACE' IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME PUPILS' THOUGHTS ON WORLD PEACE IN OUR ASSEMBLY
HUCKNALL, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
The Holgate 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)
HULL
LSA CHILDMINDING
Group size: 6
Contact person: Steve and Lynsey Maughan
Phone:
Email: lsa261@lsa261.karoo.co.uk
Website: http://www.beep.com/members100/lsachildminding
IDP Vigil : We are going to make friendship hand flowers with the children, talk about wars and the trouble and hurt they cause, we will pray at mealtimes for peace throughout that day and always, and by involving the children they will discuss it with their parents also promoting peace even further!
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com)
IRVINE
Lawthorn Primary School
Email: contactus@lawthorn.n-ayrshire.sch.uk
EVENT : Whole school assembly including the Peace Song and Pease Pledge. Whole school activities including pinwheels, peace doves, collage, writing poetry etc
LANCASTER
Lancaster & Morecambe College
EVENT : We will be having a minute silence at noon
LEEDS
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUBS - Leeds, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.jongleurs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
LEICESTER
 South Wigston High School
EVENT : Signing a peac pledge, making pinwheels and playing peace music
LEICESTER
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUBS - Leicester, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.jongleurs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net

LEWISHAM
Service For Peace UK
Contact: Chaim Hack
Email: Thechai84@yahoo.com
Web: www.serviceforpeace.org
EVENT : March for DARFUR and Fundraiser - Learning about the genocide in Africa and how peace must come.

Partner Organizations: Virgin Foundation, Coca Cola Foundation, Shell.

LINCOLN
Lincoln College
Web: www.lincolncollege.ac.uk
EVENT : Virtual peace pole.
LIVERPOOL
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)
LIVERPOOL
Greenbank Primary School
EVENT : message: singing songs on the theme of peace for the worl and peace amongst ourselves.
LONDON
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University
Email: info@just-a-minute.org
Website: http://www.just-a-minute.org/
EVENT : just-a-minute is being launched at an inspirational Wembley Arena event in London on Sunday, 17th September 2006, 3.00 - 5.30pm in honor of the United Nations International Day of Peace. The just-a-minute (j-a-m) launch event at Wembley Arena on September 17th, 2006 will demonstrate how much positive change can be effected in literally just a minute through the power of a silent and peaceful mind. The afternoon show will include leading artists from pop, sacred, world and classical music backgrounds, alongside a cutting-edge, multi-media presentation featuring celebrities, politicians, dancers and community heroes from across the world sharing the power of ‘just a minute’ in their own lives. Performers include Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees
LONDON
Ahimsa in Common
Group size: 100
Contact person: Louisa Haywood-Samuel
Phone:
Email: louisa866@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.herbs11.co.uk/ahimsa
IDP Vigil : A day of silent prayer for peace and meditation on peace in Parliament Square, London, UK.
(for more IDP Vigils see: www.IDPvigil.com)
LONDON
POETRY FOR PEACE
The Spiral One Day Peace Challenge
Details: Using the popular and simple email technology, Spiraluniverse.org will create the widest e-peace chain on earth, by involving thousands of students, workers and families on the 21st of September in an emailed movie link promoting peace and sharing a prayer for peace. Submit your poetry for peace for the chance to be featured. Sign up to receive the movie link for you and your community. www.spiraluniverse.co.uk.
LONDON
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
THE COMEDY STORE - London, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.thecomedystore.biz
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
LONDON
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)
LONDON
Mossbourne community academy
Email: gcox@mossbourne.hackney.sch.uk
Web: www.mossbourne.hackney.sch.uk
EVENT : Holding whole school assemblies and reflecting on the meaning of peace as well as offering thoughts and prayers.

LONDON
Tamil Councillors Association
Contact: Gajan Raj
Tel: 07766880905
Email: gajan_raj@yahoo.com
EVENT : Time: 12 noon to 8 pm
The British Tamils are holding large scale peace vigils across the greater London region urging for permanent peace with dignity for the Tamil people of Sri Lanka. Organised by the Tamil Councillors Association, this is the first time in England a community is coming together to stage an event across more than 30 London boroughs simultaneously.

For details of your local vigil:
Northeast (07765-255652)
Barking & Dagenham 07946-869293
Barnet 07966-902601
Enfield 07960-269190
Hackney 07765-255652
Haringey 07810-352020
Havering 07849-909093
Islington 07958-007132
Newham 07961-440551
Redbridge 07855-745135
Tower Hamlets 07940-114059
Waltham Forest 07707-697049
Southeast (07775-613537)
Bexley 07887-550626
Bromley 07737-245557
Greenwich 07931-891259
Lewisham 07957-817685
Northwest (07960-591840)
Brent 07817-390936
Ealing 07748-267140
Hammersmith & Fulham 07884-498178
Harrow 07702-597861
Hillingdon 07727-628512
Hounslow 07940-133830
Southwest 07702-599121
Croydon 07768-021452
Kingston 07950-855282
Merton 07946-173677
Richmond 07941-296420
Sutton 07903-809944
Wandsworth 07868-725893
Central Camden 07903-809944
Kensington 07903-809944
Chelsea 07903-809944
Lamberth 07903-809944
Southwark 07985-220032
Westminster 07903-809944

For media queries relating to the event please contact Gajan Raj on 07766880905 or David Joseph on 07768021452. For all other queries relating to the events please contact Cllr. Thaya Idaikkader on 07812028741 .

MANCHESTER
Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Email: gmdcnd@gn.apc.org
Web: www.gmdcnd.org.uk
EVENT : asking all of our members to hold vigils fro peace across the city.
MANCHESTER
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
THE COMEDY STORE - Manchester, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.thecomedystore.biz
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
MANCHESTER
St. Paul's, Walkden CE Church
Email: karen.h.owen@ntlworld.com
EVENT : Opening the church for prayer on Saturday 23rd and holding a special peace service on the Sunday to which we will all invite frends and family.
MANCHESTER
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)
MANSFIELD
Bandwagon Studios
Contact: Mark Allsop
EVENT : An evening of live music from a bunch of nottinhamshire's top bands.
MARKET WEIGHTON
The Market Weighton School
vbradley@mws.eril.net
EVENT : Year 7 & 8 will join with one of our primary schools and some year 10 & 11 to perform No Wars Will Stop Us Singing. Our assemblies will be about National Peace Day all week.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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)
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
North Lincolnshire Multi-Faith Partnership
Email: Pamela.Knight@northlincs.gov.uk
EVENT : We plan to plant an Olive tree in a plot of land designated as a peace garden with peace roses to be planted there at a later date. We have representatives of 7 major world faiths giving readings or prayers on the theme of world peace and children of all faiths and nationalities from local schools offering their own thoughts and prayers for peace.
NR. TORPOINT, CORNWALL
Fourlanesend primary school
Email: head@fourlanesend.cornwall.sch.uk
EVENT : Holding a minute's silence, writing prayers, making posters and models of doves to hang in the hall. Sign up to a pledge of a day of peace in school.
NOTTINGHAM
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUBS - Nottingham, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.jongleurs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
PRESTON
Moor Nook Community 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)
PUDDLETOWN, DORSET
St. Mary's Middle School
Email: katy_hawes@hotmail.com
Web: stmaryspudd.dorset.sch.uk
EVENT : Singing the song as a whole school.
READING
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUBS - Reading, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.jongleurs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
ROCHDALE
Rochdale Parade For Peace
Web: www.rochdalepeace.org
EVENT : On September 21st 2006 in Rochdale, Sleepwalker Films, together with local government, celebrities, volunteers and children from all 98 schools within the area are planning and participating in a Parde For Peace. They are also producing a film documenting the event and the process leading up to it.
SALTASH
St Stephens CP School
Email: hwhybrow@st-stephens-salt.cornwall.sch.uk
EVENT : Singing the Peace Day song.
SHREWSBURY
Spiritual Friends & Circle
Email: Glenda_4444@hotmail.com
EVENT : Spending time at Midday on the 21st in unison asking out Guardian Angels, Spirit Guides, Assending Masters - to join with us for the International Peace for the World. Something I have been wishing and praying for - for a long long time. Hopefully with everyone else around the world - WE WILL MAKE DIFERENCE .
SOUTHAMPTON
"STAND-UP FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE"
a night of comedy in recognition of Peace Day
JONGLEURS COMEDY CLUBS - Southampton, UK (Thurs 9-21-06) http://www.jongleurs.com
One of more than 45 comedy club performances in support of the International Day of Peace. For a complete list of participating comedy clubs: ThinkPeace.net
ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE
Sandringham 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)
STALYBRIDGE
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)
SWANSEA
Centre for Greater-Self Awareness
Tel: 01792 646545
Email: mail@cfgsa.org.uk
Web: www.cfgsa.org.uk
EVENT : Holding our own Peace Vigil at The Centre at 7.oopm on 21-9-06 A Warm Welcome Will be Extended to All Who Wish to Join Us.
WATFORD
Bridge of Peace Women's Federation for World Peace
Tel: o1923 441 525
Email: Pfgodart@aol.com
EVENT : women from various ethnic and religious background will come together to have a cup of tea. We will bake a big cake with PEACE written on it and we will share among ourselves. To start with, we will have a short talk on the meaning of the day. The Watford Muslim women organisation are inviting us to their community centre.
WHETSTONE
Pavilion Study Centre
EVENT : Mounting a small notice board to show our support for Peace Day, listening to the Peace Song ,creating pinwheels for peace, baking sweets in the shape of doves and holding a minute of silence for peace at noon.

Peace Day ARCHIVE

ENGLAND, UK
2005- A young Roots & Shoots member flies a peace dove for the International Day of Peace as part of the Roots & Shoots program.
(www.janegoodall.org/peace-day/gallery2005)
BATH, UK
2005- Local artist and tango dancer Lizzie Davies has created this beautiful sculpture, symbolizing the beauty and fragility of peace, to mark the UN's World Peace Day on 21st September. To mark the day we are holding a tango event in Bath at the Invention Arts Centre on Lower Borough Walls. The sculpture will be created in the centre of the dancing space. At one point in the evening each couple will be given a lighted candle, and we'll see what kind of patterns of light we can make together.
(www.tangoinbath.co.uk/ events.shtml)
UK
2004- The Holgate 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)
UK
2004- Milton Abbot 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)
ENGLAND, UK
2003- Peace Day in the UK included flying Roots & Shoots giant peace doves in Bournemouth. (Photo by Tony Wright)
(www.janegoodall.org.uk/gallery/
view_album.php?set_albumName=UN-Peace-Day)
ENGLAND, UK
2003- Peace Day in the UK included flying Roots & Shoots giant peace doves in Bournemouth Town Square. (Photo by Tony Wright)
(www.janegoodall.org.uk/gallery/
view_album.php?set_albumName=UN-Peace-Day)
ENGLAND, UK
2003- Children of Meanwood County Primary School, Rochdale 'flying' their Giant Peace Dove for Peace Day. (Photo by Jane Higgins)
(www.janegoodall.org.uk/gallery/
view_album.php?set_albumName=UN-Peace-Day)
ENGLAND, UK
2003- Flying peace doves for Peace Day at Glastonbury Tor. (Photo by Jess Slocombe)
(www.janegoodall.org.uk/gallery/
view_album.php?set_albumName=UN-Peace-Day)
UNITED KINGDOM
2002- Peace One Day holds an annual concert at Brixton Academy in south London on the International Day of Peace.
(www.peaceoneday.org)
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Peace Day CONTACTS

-LONDON-
Peace One Day
Block D, The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL
Tel: +44 (0)20 7456 9180, Fax: +44 (0)20 7375 2007,
Email: web@peaceoneday.org / Web: www.PeaceOneDay.org

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