Voice of the Peace On Earth Movement Every day we're reminded that the world is not yet a peaceful place. But every day there are millions everywhere who are doing little and big things to create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. As we approach a New Millennium, the wish for Peace On Earth is growing stronger. A vast, as yet un-named Peace On Earth Movement is converging from many different directions.
Issue 17: April 26, 1999 (DAY 250!)
Nearly 1000 organizations in 130 nations
Celebrating The CountUP to WORLD PEACE 2000:
The UN's International Year for a Culture of Peace
beginning with
A PAUSE FOR PEACE on New Year's Eve 1999
followed by
ONE DAY IN PEACE, JANUARY 1, 2000!
....Every Day Counts for a Better World....
DAY 200: June 15, 1999 * 100: September 23, 1999
HOPE FOR PEACE ON EARTH
Peace is a process and it begins with each of us. It is finding peace within, and learning to live in peace with each other and the earth, ONE DAY at a time. There is HOPE for Peace. Think Peace. Live Peace. Teach Peace. Every act of compassion makes a difference. May Peace Prevail On Earth!
HAGUE APPEAL FOR PEACE 1999
As many 10,000 peacemakers will meet in the Netherlands May 11-15 for the Hague Appeal for Peace 1999 - a global conference commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the world's first global peace conference. This will be a unique opportunity to build a peace agenda for the 21st century. The main underlying themes of the conference are: 1) Peace is a Human Right; 2) Abolition of War ; 3) A Culture of Peace . http://www.haguepeace.org
1/1/2000 & THE HAGUE
Many of the organizations promoting a day of peace on January 1, 2000 will work together to spread this message of hope at the Hague Appeal for Peace. Coordinated by Lois Nicolai, Executive Director of World Citizen Diplomats, a panel of speakers will discuss January 1, 2000 as a worldwide day of peace on May 13th, 9am-1pm in Commission Room 3. Please join us! LoisPeace@aol.com
YOUTH MOVEMENT
At the Hague Appeal for Peace, ONE DAY Foundation will launch its global campaign to help bring together youth organizations and networks around the world in a more united global youth movement. Following up this global launch, as part of the Youth Assembly Project, ONE DAY is coordinating a United Youth Conference in July, where leading youth activists will come together to formulate an integrative strategy for a partnership among youth organizations worldwide. Another conference in September around the NGO conference at the United Nations will bring more youth networks together. The ultimate goal is to create a permanent voice of youth at the United Nations, and a Youth Assembly is a major component of the People's Assembly plans. Check out the ONE DAY Foundation website's New LOOK - http://www.oneday.org
Let your voice for a better world be heard by filling out the National Youth Platform Questionnaire, which will be integrated into a Global Youth Platform. http://www.oneday.org/beheard.htm
On the www.oneday.org site you'll also find an extensive listing of worldwide YOUTH events and activities. You can also sign up for a free online newsletter.
PAUSE FOR PEACE
Our newest alliance comes with the partnership of Sister Cities International's Pause For Peace initiative. There are 3200 cities participating in the Sister Cities program. Mayors in Sister Cities throughout the world will be asking their citizens to join together in wishing for peace during the countdown on New Year's Eve 1999. During that last 10 seconds on New Year's Eve people truly come together - this year - in every time zone during the countdown, everyone will be focusing on a wish for peace on earth. As the clock strikes midnight, we will begin humanity's first day of peace ever: ONE DAY IN PEACE, January 1, 2000. We can create a more peaceful world, ONE DAY at a time. www.pauseforpeace.org
2000: International Year for a Culture of Peace
&
The Decade for a Culture of Peace & Nonviolence
The United Nations will launch it's Culture of Peace program for the Year 2000 on September 14, 1999 - the International Day of Peace. During the CountUP to 2000 and throughout this year of education and transformation, events and activities for a better world will be taking place all around the world.
UNESCO and the Appeal of the Nobel Laureates for the Children of the World were also successful in securing the United Nations' declaration of the first decade of the 21st century as The International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World. An action plan is being developed to engage all sectors of society to work towards the transformation of our culture of violence to a culture of peace.
http://www.unesco.org/cpp/2000/2000frame.htm
APPEAL OF THE NOBEL LAUREATES
The Appeal of the Nobel Laureates & UNESCO are working with civil society to raise 100 million signatures on a pledge of peace. These signatures will be presented to the special Millennium Assembly at the United Nations in September 2000 as a message to the leaders of the world that the PEOPLE want a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. http://www.nobelweb.org http://www.unesco.org/manifesto2000
UNESCO's PLEDGE FOR PEACE
I pledge in my daily life, in my family, my work, my community, my country & my region, to:
1. "Respect all life" Respect the life and dignity of each human being without discrimination or prejudice.
2. "Reject violence." Practice active non-violence, rejecting violence in all its forms: physical, sexual, psychological, economical and social, in particular towards the most deprived and vulnerable such as children and adolescents.
3. "Share with others." Share my time and material resources in a spirit of generosity to put an end to exclusion, injustice and political and economic oppression.
4. "Listen to understand." Defend freedom of expression and cultural diversity, giving preference always to dialogue and listening without engaging in fanaticism, defamation and the rejection of others.
5. "Preserve the planet." Promote consumer behavior that is responsible and development practices that respect all forms of life and preserve the balance of nature on the planet.
6. "Rediscover solidarity." Contribute to the development of my community, with the full participation of women and respect for democratic principles, in order to create together new forms of solidarity.
Send Name, City, Country, Age & Signature to
ONE DAY IN PEACE - Box 570 - Roosevelt, NJ 08555
or fill out online at: http://www.nobelweb.org or http://www.unesco.org/manifesto2000
MILLENNIUM PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY
There will be MANY transforming events and activities during the Year 2000, but one of the major highlights will be the Millennium People's Assembly. A special UN Millennium Assembly will meet in September 2000 to discuss the United Nations' role in the 21st century. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for a companion Millennium People's Assembly. The People's Assembly will meet earlier in 2000 and will present the General Assembly with a Voice of the People -- concrete ideas and agendas for the UN Millennium Assembly.
Many hope that preparations for the Millennium People's Assembly will lead to a permanent People's Assembly. Major People's Assembly preparation forums will take place at The Hague Appeal for Peace 1999.
http://www.millenniumforum.org * http://www.ourvoices.org
MILLENNIUM MEAL
On January 1, 2000, the first day of the United Nations International Year of Thanksgiving and of the Culture of Peace, people around the world are invited to gather in their homes or with their neighbors, friends, or congregations to partake of a meal that is symbolically meant to be the first meal shared by the entire human family.
Everyone is also asked to match the cost of their own millennium meal in a gift to the needy. Some will contribute to trans-national NGOs, some to local soup kitchens, and some by cooking a meal for a family next door.
The Millennium Meal is something everyone can share in. This is not charity - this is a worldwide celebration-and every person in the world is a host and also a guest. The monumental - but not impossible - task of organizing the global Millennium Meal will also give everyone a constructive way to prepare for Y2K in their own communities. If the human family adopts the concept of breaking bread together at a Millennium Meal to greet the start of the 2000's, we implicitly commit to a constructive, partnership-based response to any problems arising from Y2K-related computer failures.
The Millennium Meal will strengthen our resolve to end hunger and poverty once and for all in the 21st century. Let January 1, 2000 be remembered throughout the next millennium as the day we first united humankind in one action and one thought: that of sharing.
http://www.TreeIsland.com http://www.countup2000.com/news/meal.htm
You can also help end world hunger by purchasing the WORLD PEACE FLAG - feeding World Hunger - http://www.worldpeaceflag.org
72 HOURS OF PEACE
The United Religions Initiative has created the 72 Hours Project to take place from December 31, 1999 through January 2, 2000 - Friday, Saturday and Sunday - three major Holy Days. You are invited to join with people of faith from around the world to participate in an unprecedented act of inter-religious global cooperation--72 hours of interfaith peace-building at the turn of the millennium, as a living pledge to a new and more hopeful future for all people. http://www.united-religions.org/72hours
ONE DAY IN PEACE PICTURE BOOK
The One Day In Peace, January 1, 2000 picture book has inspired classrooms & communities all around the world. It can be printed out on the Internet in 16 languages:
Albanian * Arabic * Croatian * Czech * Dutch * English * French * German * Hebrew * Italian * Japanese * Norwegian * Portuguese * Russian * Spanish * Swedish *
Can you translate it into another language? Email: PforPEACE@aol.com
A full-color paperback English version is available for $2 (please add $1 shipping & handling for orders outside USA). $1 each for 20 or more copies.
ALL PROCEEDS go to ONE DAY Foundation's non-profit efforts to promote humanity's first day of peace ever! ONE DAY IN PEACE - Box 570 - Roosevelt, NJ 08555-0570
Hi my name is Mira, I`m 12 years old and i live in Greenland. I think it`s stupid to have wars and it`s so sad when so many people die. I hope many, many people will see these pages and do something to make peace on earth. I myself will take my "one day in peace January 1, 2000" book to my english class and then we maybe (me and my class) can do something to make peace.
PRIZES for MAYOR PROCLAMATIONS
It's easy to ask your Mayor to declare a Proclamation for One Day In Peace, January 1, 2000. The first 50 classes to convince their Mayors to declare one will receive 10 copies of the One Day In Peace book, plus one copy of the CD or Cassette of Cheryl Melody's "World Peace: The Children's Dream!" (http://www.worldpeace2000.com/cherylmelody) For sample letters and proclamations: http://www.worldpeace2000.org/letters
Other PEACE CONTESTS
* The United States Institute of Peace sponsors a National Peace Essay Contest for high school students. One winner from every state receives a $1,000 scholarship and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, DC. From the state winners three national winners are selected for scholarships in the amounts of $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500. http://www.usip.org/npec.html.
* The Chicago PEACE MUSEUM is calling for entries for an exhibition of international postcard messages for the new millennium. In words and/or artwork express your hopes for peace in the new millennium. The exhibitions will be displayed at the Peace Museum from December 3, 1999 through February 2000 and then will travel to peace museums internationally. Deadline for submission: November 1, 1999 - http://www.peacemuseum.org
PLAY FOR PEACE
The One Day In Peace Play can be printed out from the Internet in English, French, German & Spanish : http://www.oneday.net/play It has been performed by students all around the world and has inspired communities from Boston to Papua New Guinea.
Hello from Nova Scotia Canada, My class will be doing your One Day in Peace play. We have begun talking about the idea of Peace in our classrooms, in our community, in our country and in the world. Living in a small community war seems so far away to these children. But I am pleased to say that the more we talk the more they seem to feel the need to help Globally. I am glad I came across your play. It means that I can work drama in with world Peace issues. -- Torry
FREE Flag for Peace & Freedom
The Flag of Peace & Freedom is flown each year on the International Day of Peace in countries all around the world. Your community can receive a free flag if your Mayor sends a letter or fax agreeing to flying it on the International Day of Peace each year. http://www.peaceflag.org
World's Largest PEACE BELL
The Millennium Monument in Kentucky, is home to the WORLD PEACE BELL - the world's largest free-swinging bell. It will be rung for the first time on September 14, 1999 - the International Day of Peace. It will also ring in the New Millennium for peace once each hour for every time zone on New Year's Eve 1999. http://www.millenniummonument.com/world_peace_bell.htm
IDEAS & DREAMS FOR A BETTER WORLD
2000 IDEAS & DREAMS FOR A BETTER WORLD,
Vol 1, 2, 3, 4 by Dr. Robert Muller
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Robert Muller's "Decide To" notecards:
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PEACE T-SHIRTS
Now you can order ONE DAY IN PEACE Tye-Dye T-Shirts and help support the global movement for humanity's first day of peace. (http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/4029/) The Groove Shop is donating 20% of the sales of its ONE DAY IN PEACE shirts to the One Day In Peace Campaign. (Contact: dnkcarm@email.msn.com)
MILLENNIUM PEACE CANDLE
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Millennium Peace Candles goes to the ONE DAY IN PEACE campaign. The candle comes in a sealed package which you open on December 31, 1999. Join others all around the world in lighting a candle for peace. http://www.PeaceCandle2000.com
WORLD PEACE FLAG
Contact LoisPeace@aol.com for info on purchasing desktop WORLD PEACE FLAGS from World Citizen Diplomats.
INTERNET for PEACE ON EARTH
Please list your organization for a better world with ACTION WITHOUT BORDERS - there is NO CHARGE - search their database of 15,000 organizations in 130 nations! http://www.idealist.org
Join the World Peace 2000 Webring: http://www.tyler.net/lbyard/worldpeace.htm
Global Meditations for Peace On Earth: http://www.globalmeditations.com
Visit our French One Day In Peace Site: http://www.oneday.net/french
LETTER OF SUPPORT
Please ask your favorite organization, place of worship, school, etc. to become a Co-Sponsor of the One Day In Peace, January 1, 2000 campaign. You can print out a letter of support on the http://www.oneday.net website in the following languages: SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, GERMAN, DUTCH & ENGLISH. More translations needed.
Text of the Letter:
The UN declared 2000 as the International Year for a Culture of Peace. What better way to begin this year of education and transformation than with a day of peace. Celebrities, more than 25 world leaders, nearly 1000 organizations in 130 nations & ordinary people in schools and communities throughout the world are asking us to declare & celebrate a PAUSE FOR PEACE on New Year's Eve 1999 followed by One Day In January 1, 2000 - a Global Ceasefire & a worldwide day of peace in our homes, our neighborhoods and between nations!
This is a simple campaign, but when we live in peace for ONE DAY, we will see that a more peaceful planet IS possible if we work together, one day at a time. With "peace on earth" as a priority for our global community, we will be able to work out all of our problems, together. During the CountUP to One Day In Peace (and Beyond...) we can make EVERY DAY COUNT for a better world!
Please support this global campaign, which is chaired by Dr. Robert Muller, Chancellor of the UN's University for Peace. Urge your city or town to declare a Proclamation for One Day In Peace, January 1, 2000. Copy this form & invite other organizations & institutions to Co-Sponsor the One Day In Peace campaign. There is NO financial obligation to be a CoSponsor!
May Peace Prevail On Earth
Please send to:
Robert Alan Silverstein
Co-Director, One Day In Peace Campaign, ONE DAY FOUNDATION
PO Box 570 * Roosevelt, NJ 08555-0570 * USA * Fax: 609-443-4307
PforPEACE@aol.com * http://www.oneday.net http://www.worldpeace2000.org
TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS
Your tax-deductible donations can help us spread hope for humanity's first day of peace.
Even $1 or a few stamps can greatly help us in our outreach!
Make tax-deductible donations out to ONE DAY, PO Box 570, Roosevelt, NJ 08555-0570 USA.
NEWS! For the PEACE ON EARTH MILLENNIUM
You can find more information about the stories in this newsletter at http://www.CountUP2000.com/news
CONTACT INFORMATION
Robert Alan Silverstein
Co-Director, One Day In Peace Campaign, One Day Foundation
Pathways To Peace, UN NGO Rep.
* PO Box 570 * Roosevelt, 08555 USA
Fax: 609-443-4307 / PforPeace@aol.com
http://www.oneday.net * http://www.worldpeace2000.org * http://www.CountUP2000.com
(c)1999 ONE DAY Foundation & Pathways To Peace
* May Be Distributed freely
Pathways To Peace is a UN-sanctioned Peace Messenger Organization
http://pathwaystopeace.org & http://www.wethepeoples.org
One Day Foundation is a non-profit youth organization
promoting a Culture of Peace, including One Day In Peace,
and the Youth Assembly Project. http://www.oneday.org
ONE DAY IN PEACE is chaired by Dr. Robert Muller,
Chancellor of the UN's University for Peace
TO SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: send email: PforPEACE@aol.com
Please join us at NOON everyday in the universal wish: May Peace Prevail On Earth!
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