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Chicago Peace Day Celebration
an article by Jennifer Kim
Peace Day in Chicago has been celebrated annually since 1978 and
focuses on the positive side of building peace in ourselves, our
families, schools, communities, cities, nations and the world. Chicago
joined forces with the United Nations’ celebration when the U.N. created
the International Day of Peace in 1982. The Peace School, a non-profit
educational organization, initiated Chicago’s Peace Day observance and
has worked with the Mayor’s office every year to put on the event. Last
year, the Chicago Build the Peace Committee (CBTPC) was formed to
expand Peace Day in honor of the event’s 30th anniversary.
Peace Day in Chicago includes One Minute of Silence for World
Peace and features the Call to Peace and World Peace Flag Ceremony.
Flags of the 192 countries recognized by the U.N. form a colorful
procession. As each country is named, its flag is presented on stage
and everyone joins in sending wishes, thoughts or prayers for peace to
that country by saying together, "Peace in [country]!"
The event also includes remarks by some of the CBTPC’s Honorary
Co-Chairs including Dana Starks, Chairman of the Chicago Commission on
Human Relations; Ron Huberman, CEO of Chicago Public Schools; Lori
Healey, President of Chicago 2016; and Patricia-Maza Pittsford, Consul
General of El Salvador and Dean of the Consular Corps of Chicago.
The goal of Peace Day is to get all people thinking about how
they can build peace on a daily basis, in the life they lead right now.
The Celebration will take place in Daley Plaza, 50 West
Washington, Chicago, on Friday, September 17, 2010 from 12:00 noon –
1:00 pm. For further information, you may go to Chicago Build The Peace
Committee at www.buildthepeace.org.
This promotes the peace keys of respect reject share
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DISCUSSION
Question(s) related to this article:
How are you celebrating Peace Day?
Thematic forum(s) in which this article is being discussed:
AN EFFECTIVE PEACE MOVEMENT - UN MOUVEMENT DE PAIX EFFICACE
LATEST READER COMMENT:
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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