11 Days of Global Unity
an article by WeTheWorld.org

Creating a Culture of Peace
Celebrating a Sustainable Future
September 11 - 21, 2008
Culminating on the International Day of Peace

We are excited to invite you to be part of the 5th Annual Celebration of 11 Days of Global Unity Sept. 11-21! 11 Days is an annual worldwide promotion of peace, justice, sustainability and transformation that now includes more than 700 associated events in over 60 countries around the world. It culminates on September 21st, the U.N. International Day of Peace which itself has literally thousands of events in over 100 countries.

Use this guide to find out who's doing what in your corner of the world. And we encourage you to post your September peace and sustainability activities to the Global Unity Calendar: www.GlobalUnityCalendar.org!

Please spread the word about all this, especially to the media, so more people will be able to see that the transformative "shift" (to peace and sustainability) is not only possible, it's happening!

And to make sure the shift happens fast enough so we all have a Livable Future, please support your favorite organizations listed here, especially We, The World!

Thank you!

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Participants in the International Day of Prayer for Peace have received the following letter from the World Council of Churches:

The International Day of Prayer for Peace (IDPP) 2007 was a special day around the world. On the 21 alone, people from about 50 countries visited our web page to find information and probably prayers. You have contributed to this day by observing it in your community and we want to thank you for your efforts and commitment. Thank you to all of you who have gone through the trouble of letting us know what you and your church or community is doing! This is greatly appreciated and will encourage others next year.

There is evidence that an increasing number of people, communities, churches and networks around the world are observing the International Day of Peace (UN) and the International Day of Prayer for Peace (WCC) http://overcomingviolence.org/about-d....e.html As the people who believe that peace is possible get together and pray, as they work for peace and justice, the momentum grows so that leaders and political powers begin to pay attention. Always remember that it was the perseverance of people, not least in churches, who brought apartheid to end and the Berlin wall to tumble.

A sign, discovered last week by the Living Letters team to the US reads: When the people lead the leaders will follow. This is what the International Day of Peace is about.. . ...more.

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