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​September 21st is International Peace Day

This year, Peace Partners is spotlighting Peace Day Live and PeaceCast, the poem 'Peace' by Yannis Ritsos, the new book ‘Hear Yourself' by educator and author Prem Rawat, and, once again, The Prem Rawat Foundation's annual Peace for People campaign.

Join us! Join in! 

Peace Partners strives to promote peace education and support global humanitarian initiatives, partnering with The Prem Rawat Foundation, as well as sharing collaborative platforms with our other partners in the UK and abroad. We are a UK charity and signatories to the Pledge to Peace.

​Recovering Better
The Meaning of Peace ​​
Peace Day Live
PeaceCast  
'Peace' - Yannis Ritsos
'Hear Yourself' - Prem Rawat
Peace for People​

​#PeaceDay 

 

Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World
by Sean Morrissey​

“Peace is the United Nations’ highest calling”, declared UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in 2007, “It defines our mission. It drives our discourse. And it draws together all of our worldwide work, from peacekeeping and preventive diplomacy to promoting human rights and development.” From its 1982 debut, International Peace Day has sought to reimagine a world without conflict, where humanitarian diplomacy is powerful and effective. September 21st marks a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire, and a reminder of what can be.

The International Peace Day theme for 2021 is “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World”, which, given our global journey these past many months, feels especially fitting. The challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how interconnected our international community is, and how fragile and resilient we are in the face of unprecedented change. 

As we heal from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are inspired to think creatively and collectively about how to help everyone recover better, how to build resilience, and how to transform our world into one that is more equal, more just, equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and healthier.

The pandemic has had an impact on the whole world and although vaccines are available, over 100 countries have not yet received a single dose. People caught in conflict are especially vulnerable in terms of lack of access to healthcare. The International Day of Peace is a day for reflection for all.

This year will see people in nations around the world come together in their shared vision of a more peaceful future, through local advocacy, exhibitions, and intergenerational dialogue. There is no limit to what we can do, and no gesture is too small that’s made in love. 

 

What does peace mean to you?

Again this year to celebrate the International Day of Peace, we would like to ask you to share your thoughts on what peace means to you. We will post all responses on the day to showcase what peace means to us. All comments are anonymous. Thank you!

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Peace Day Live September 21st 2021 

Recognising that Peace is a prerequisite for all other progress, Peace One Day’s flagship event aims to raise global awareness of The UN International Day of Peace, as an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence, fixed in the calendar as 21st September, Peace Day – and engage the global community in the Day’s broad observance.
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The show will be live streamed for free on the Peace One Day website.

Peace Day Live

Peace One Day successfully campaigned for the United Nations to nominate 21st September as the annual International Day of Peace.

#PeaceOneDay 

 

PeaceCast – 48 hour annual global webcast

To celebrate the International Day of Peace, our partners PeaceCast.tv produce an annual PeaceCast, a worldwide webcast of video for 48 hours – as long as it is Peace Day anywhere on the Planet!

This year Peacecast.tv have invited curators from around the world to submit content. Peace Partners' video playlist is included! 

Peacecast.tv 2021 webcast

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PeaceCast.tv is an online media channel airing humanitarian and peace-related video content provided by people and organisations worldwide. Throughout the year, these crowd-sourced videos are featured and promoted.

 

'Peace'
​by Yannis Ritsos

In honour of International Peace Day, we are delighted to share the work of Yannis Ritsos - arguably the most prolific and celebrate poets of modern Greece. Ritsos published more than 115 volumes of poetry, translation, dramatic work and essays in his lifetime and leaves behind an indelible print on the canon of contemporary literature.
 
 
The dreams of a child are peace
The dreams of a mother are peace
The words of love under the trees are peace
The father who returns at dusk with a wide smile in his eyes
with a basket in his hands full of fruit
and the drops of sweat on his brow
which are like drops on a jug as it cools its water on the windowsill,
are peace

When wounds heal on the world’s face
and in the pits dug by shellfire we have planted trees
and in hearts scorched by conflagration hope sprouts its first buds
and the dead can turn over on their side and sleep without complaining
knowing their blood was not spilled in vain,
this is peace.

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Read the full poem on our Writings for Peace blog:​​

'Peace' - Yannis Ritsos

 

'Hear Yourself'

Find out more

Newly published in English this September, Prem Rawat, the renowned teacher and author of the internationally bestselling Peace Is Possible, shows us how to quieten the noise of our busy lives to hear our own unique authentic voice—the source of peace.

#HearYourself

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Peace for People, The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) campaign, celebrates Peace Day each year.

Watch its featured new video 'The Equation':

Visit TPRF's Peace Day Landing Page to find out about the first Peace Education Day Conference, taking place on September 20th. The virtual conference will be live-streamed.
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TPRF LANDING PAGE - PEACE DAY 2021