3. How it All Started The International Day of Peace was
founded as a non-profit organization byJeremy Gilley on 2001
Objective: To institutionalize the 21st of September as an annual
day of globalunity, a day of intercultural cooperation on a scale
that humanity has neverknown.3
4. SOME FACTS Peace One Day coalitions, each with a lead
partner: the NGO Coalition; theReducing Domestic Violence
Coalition; the Student Coalition; the FaithCoalition; the Media
Coalition; the Corporate Coalition; and the SchoolsNetwork. 2008:
70% recorded reduction in violent incidents on Peace Day 2008
inAfghanistan 2012: approximately 280 million people in 198
countries were aware of PeaceDay 2012. 2013: 68% increase in the
number of those aware of the day - thats 470million people.4
5. What is Expected in 2014 Peace One Day has launched a 3-year
project in the Democratic Republic ofCongo (DRC) and the Great
Lakes region of Africa for Peace Day, 21 September5
6. PEACE STARTS IN THECLASSROOM Interdependence Compassion
Mindfulness:The thought manifests as the word.The word manifests as
the deed.The deed develops into the habit.The habit hardens into
the character.The character gives birth to the destiny. Maha
Ghosananda-Peace Pilgrim6
7. Who Will You Make Peace With?Follow the Following
Hyperlink:Jude Law- My Take For Peace Day7
8. Introduction to Peace Day8
9. How will you celebrate peace day?Peace starts with you and
me!!Follow the hyperlink bellow to check a slide with aRole Model
Character Of Peace9
