"A day of peace and sharing can lead to greater understanding and cooperation among political parties, faith groups, and people of different races and economic classes. "
~ John Conyers
New
Year's is the perfect opportunity for those of us who
wish for peace on earth to make a resolution to try
to do our best to work to create a better world during
the coming year. It's also the perfect occasion to hold
an event that will spread hope for our shared wish of
a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. People
will be celebrating anyway, and making resolutions about
things they want to change about themselves in the coming
year. Why not make it celebration with a purpose, and
share a resolution that will help unite our local, national
and global communities!
This is the very idea behind two January 1 events - One Day In Peace and Global Family Day. A global campaign for One Day In Peace on January 1, 2000 helped inspire a UN Resolution and a joint United States Congressional Resolution, inviting January 1 to be celebrated every year as a day of peace and sharing. If we can live for one day in peace, then we can work together to make peace last, one day at a time.
The day has also come to be known as Global Family Day - a day for peace and sharing. Communities around the world come together for a shared meal on January 1 and talk about how they can help to create a better world. What can you do to help create humanity's first day of peace, ever?
