Article: Culture of Peace Initiative CPI

Created: Mar 08, 2007
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Culture of Peace Initiative CPI

Culture of Peace Initiative

The Culture of Peace Initiative (CPI) is a UN-designated "Peace Messenger Initiative" with participants in all the world's regions. Its purpose is to unite the strengths of organizations and individuals who are working to make Peace a practical reality. The highlight of the Initiative is International Day of Peace (Peace Day), which is celebrated annually on September 21. On this day, millions of people worldwide come together to create one day of Peace. In 2006, more than 3500 Peace Day events, such as concerts, workshops, vigils and school projects, took place in 200 countries.

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Peace Day Events

How to post your Peace Day 2007 Report

1. You may add your report yourself on WiserEarth or e-mail it to Monica, the Culture of Peace Initiative Coordinator, at

info [at] pathwaystopeace.org

To add it yourself, begin by joining this group and then clicking on "Create" in the Peace Day Reports box.

2. Add basic information about your report and event, such as the author of the report (could be the name of your organization) and your location. In the title, include the words "Peace Day 2007".

3. In Areas of Focus, please choose any areas that fit your Peace Day event.

4. Copy & paste or write your report in the About Section.

5. To post an image, begin by downloading the image you want onto your computer. Next, select the tree icon

in the toolbar which says "insert internal image" when you move your mouse over it. Upload the picture you downloaded. Select the desired image from the image gallery, and then click "insert image".

View Peace Day Reports 2007

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NEW: Please visit the Culture of Peace Initiative's Community Group Page to find the latest events, organizations and people organizing Peace Day 2007

International Day of Peace

September 21, 2007

International Day of Peace provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of Peace on a shared date. On this day, millions of people worldwide participate in events such as concerts, vigils and workshops for peace. In 2006, over 3500 events in 200 countries were organized.

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CPI Participants

If you are interested in supporting this Peacebuilding initiative, you can become a CPI Participant. You will then receive updates about CPI and International Day of Peace (Peace Day). There are two ways to sign up:

1.) Copy and paste this button

into the “About” section of your user profile or organization’s profile on WiserEarth. This will connect you to the CPI community.

2.) Contact Pathways To Peace, the international secretariat of CPI, at monicam@pathwaystopeace.org

Peace Quotes

“Imagine all the people living life in peace.”
- John Lennon

"Inner peace is beyond victory or defeat." - Bhagavad Gita

"We do need a 'new economy', but one that is founded on thrift and care, on saving and conserving, not on excess and waste. An economy based on waste is inherently and hopelessly violent, and war is its inevitable by-product. We need a peaceable economy."
- Wendell Berry

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Peace Multimedia

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Peace Music: Visit the Peace Music wiki page to view or add peace music videos!

Joan Kenley Radio Show on Peace Leaders on Peace Day

CPI Reports

CPI 2005 Annual Report
CPI 2004 Annual Report
CPI 2003 Annual Report
CPI 2002 Annual Report
CPI 2001 Annual Report

30 Days of Peace

September 11th - October 10th, 2007

30 Days of Peace is a global campaign like no other, emerging at a critical time in human history. For the 1st time, the world's Peace organizations unite via a multi-media outreach & call to action campaign, in an effort to motivate people everywhere, particularly youth, to take action for peace in our personal lives, communities & nations.

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Peace Wheel

What is your pathway to peace? Find out with our Peace Wheel guide!

Peace Art

A drawing made by a student in Cameroon, who won an art contest in 2005 (the theme was peace) and used on Peace Day 2005.

Detail of a huge kite about peace made up of 14x14 panels painted by kids.

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Culture of Peace Initiative

If you are interested in finding out more about Culture of Peace Initiative
please visit the official website www.cultureofpeaceinitiative.org

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Acting in concert, we DO make a difference in the quality of our lives, our institutions, our environment and our planetary future. Through co-operation, we manifest the essential Spirit that unites us amidst our diverse ways.

With news about war and conflict dominating media today, it is easy to forget that thousands of organizations and individuals worldwide are working to build a culture of peace every day. The Culture of Peace Initiative (formerly “WE THE PEOPLES” INITIATIVE) is trying to bring forward the previously unseen and unheard voices working towards peace. The purpose of this global/local initiative is to build a Culture of Peace in the 21st century, uniting the strengths of organizations, projects and peoples in order to make Peace a practical reality for the children of this and future generations. Culture of Peace Initiative is a UN designated Peace Messenger Initiative since 1989.

The annual highlight day of Culture of Peace Initiative is the International Day of Peace (Peace Day), 21 September. This annual Peace Day marks our personal and planetary progress toward Peace and serves to remind us that our commitment, above all interests or differences of any kind, is to Peace.

Each year, a report is submitted to the United Nations, listing activities which take place on International Day of Peace. This Annual Report of the Culture of Peace Initiative is dedicated to the United Nations and to UNESCO's International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010).

Background

At its 36th session of the United Nations, the General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on November 30, 1981, establishing the International Day of Peace (Peace Day), devoted "to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples."

In 1983, Pathways To Peace (PTP) inaugurated an Initiative to coordinate the International Day of Peace and peacebuilding activities with members of civil society representing diverse organizations. Robert Muller, then Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, approved this Initiative. The following year, citizens in over 52 countries became participants in this Initiative. In 1989, UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar granted status of Peace Messenger Initiative to the "WE THE PEOPLES" INITIATIVE (now Culture of Peace Initiative).

Beginning in 1983, at the request of the Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Pathways To Peace has submitted a CPI Annual Report to the UN, summarizing the Peace Day activities of participating organizations, individuals and groups worldwide. CPI is global/local, inter-generational and multicultural.

Practice and Principles

Unity in Diversity - leading to respect for each individual, organization, and project and their synthesis for greater purpose.

Co-operation - based upon compassion, trust, and sharing among diverse organizations, projects, and individuals to benefit the larger community.

These Principles are enacted through such Peace Practices as:

Focusing upon strengths and respecting the work of others.
Open, direct communications.
Accepting responsibility and keeping commitments.
Succinct expression, building upon the ideas of others.
Listening, leading to dialogue.
Celebrating all successes.
Opening and closing rituals - e.g. a minute of silence, music, inspirational readings, introductions from the heart, circle of commitment and invocations such as "May Peace Prevail on Earth."

"As everyone knows who takes a moment of silence from time to time, it is what remains that really counts as the moment progresses. And what really counts is life and love and our responsibility to each other. We are connected to all life throughout time and space, shaped by generations past, connected today around the globe, shaping our generations to come. A shared moment of silence to honor this connectedness is a simple and elegant statement of connection to life."

Astronaut Rusty Schweikart wrote these inspiring words to citizens who coordinated the 1984 International Day of Peace in San Francisco.

Over 52 countries responded to the invitation to participate in the Project, which continues to expand to people throughout the world.

Contact

Monica Meller Eldh, CPI Coordinator
Pathways To Peace
International Secretariat, Culture of Peace Initiative

E-mail: info [at] pathwaystopeace.org
Phone: 415-461-0500
Fax: 415-925-0330
Mailing Address: PO Box 1057,
Larkspur, California 94977, USA

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pnbhat_007 11 months ago

we from Anam prem are trying to create the awarness of peace making and are trying to invole organization to join us in this event and this we are going to the Govt. office also to take part in peace making.
namo namha
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Ivorgba 11 months ago

This is an initiative that is both timely and necessary. All people of all faiths and traditions should support the culture of Peace Initiative. I count myself among you.
Thanks

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