Peace day
Did you know it was Peace Day yesterday? Well, we did, and we, err, still forgot, despite the Thin White Duke’s best efforts. Just so you don’t forget again (etch it into your Blueberry now), here are a few Peace Day facts.
Founded in 1999 by do-gooder filmmaker Jeremy Gilley, Peace One Day is an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed calendar date.
In 2001, POD achieved its primary objective – a United Nations General Assembly resolution was unanimously adopted by UN member states, formally establishing an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace, fixed in the global calendar on September 21.
POD is a non-profit organisation, impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion, corporation or religious creed.
Last year, 27.6 million people from 200 countries did something for Peace Day.
Hannah Goode, a Peace Day organiser told the People’s Republic of South Devon: ‘I know we can’t solve peace with just a peace day but we can make acts of peace which makes things around us, far and away more peaceful. and even if you only do a small act of peace, thats still good because you can’t travel a long distance without travelling little distances.’
So now you know why it was unnaturally tranquil yesterday.
Posted by Cptn
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