2. September 21st is known around the globe as International Peace Day
or World Peace Day. First recognized in 1981, this holiday asks that
world leaders from every country ask their military and their people to
cease fire for one day. It is a day dedicated to the absence of war.
The celebrations continue to grow as this holiday enters its third
decade. Many major cities ring a peace bell. Citizens and students
wear a white dove to symbolize peace. And other communities sponsor
peace parades and vigils. The first Peace Day was celebrated in
September 1982.
In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the
permanent date for the International Day of Peace.
By creating the International Day of Peace, the UN devoted itself to
worldwide peace and encouraged all of mankind to work in
cooperation for this goal.
3. I am a Human
Part of a world community
I choose peace
To join posterity
I am human
I am perfectly imperfect
No one is better
Peace and unity, we connect
Creating peace
A world of interdependence,
tolerant
and hopeful, united in our
difference.
C. Calhoun