September 21 - Peace One Day

Posted on September 21, 2021

Key Points

This is an update of my post published on September 21, 2010:

Launched by British filmmaker Jeremy Gilley in 1999, Peace One Day was adopted in 2001 by the United Nations as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence. It is called, variously, the UN International Day of Peace and Peace Day.

Jeremy Gilley

It is a day to talk about non-violence in our homes, communities, and schools, and to create programs to increase peace at all levels of human interaction.

Is there a peace rally or program in your area? If not, consider creating one. You can do something small or virtual today, and plan a larger action for next year. The people behind Peace One Day are partially trying to get the word out about the day—because if the world can create one day of peace, perhaps it can move toward a real and lasting peace.

One Day One Goal is a program to see football (in the U.S., it’s called soccer) matches played on Peace Day in every country in the world.

For more ideas…

Find out if there are any local former Peace Corps volunteers to honor (contact the Peace Corps here)… create dove ornaments or fold paper cranes… write letters to your government… decorate fences and walls and yards and and and… There are lots of ideas here.