How do we celebrate Peace Day?

Ways to Celebrate Peace at School or Work

  1. Read stories about peace to a gathering of coworkers or students.
  2. Make peace flags to distribute.
  3. Make peace windmills and “plant” them in a garden.
  4. Get involved and spread a message of peace all year long.
  5. Make a peace chain at your school or community.

What is the theme for Peace Day 2020?

Shaping Peace Together
The International Day of Peace 2020 will be held on the theme “Shaping Peace Together.” To celebrate the day, the world is invited to: spread compassion, kindness and hope in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic; and stand together with the UN against attempts to use the virus to promote discrimination or hatred.

Why do we celebrate Peace Day?

Background. The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. The United Nations invites all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.

How do schools celebrate Peace Day?

How can YOU include Peace Day in your Classroom?

  1. Use the Twitter hashtag #peaceday to promote your Peace Day activities (like planting a tree!).
  2. Have your students research Peace Day activities around the world, and discuss how different cultures celebrate peace.

What is peace Week?

Peace Week is a week-long series of events from January 15 – 22nd in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of non-violence.

What happens on World Peace Day?

The International Day of Peace was established by the United Nations General Assembly for strengthening the standards of peace. The day is devoted to observing 24 hours of cease-fire and non-violence.

Is there a World Peace Day?

The 2021 theme for the International Day of Peace is “Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world”. Celebrate peace by standing up against acts of hate online and offline, and by spreading compassion, kindness, and hope in the face of the pandemic, and as we recover.

What is shaping peace together?

President James Flynn Message for 2020 International Day of Peace: Shaping Peace Together. It was established in 1981 to strengthen the ideals of peace, urging all to dedicate the day to cessation of hostilities, to non-violence, as well as to dialogues, education and activities for peace.

Why is peace important?

Peace is the way out of inequity and violence and a golden ticket to enter a new, brighter future for humankind. All of us are important in this epic endeavor and the future generations need every hand they can get to receive a more equal, peaceful, and beautiful world.

How do kids celebrate Peace Day?

Doing a single thing on this list is enough!

  1. Moment of Silence at 12 Noon. Join billions of your fellow humans around the world by falling silent at 12:00 noon on Peace Day.
  2. Throw a Peace Party.
  3. Watch PeaceCast.
  4. Give to Charity.
  5. Plant a Tree.
  6. Get the Word Out.
  7. Energise your Community.

What is Pinwheels for peace?

“Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005 by Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan, who were art teachers at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, Florida, as a way for their students to express their feelings about what’s going on in the world and in their lives.