Saturday September 21st is International Peace Day. Find a listing of possible International Peace Day events you can organize at home, at school, or in the community.
What Are You Doing on International Peace Day?
7 Wonderful Anti-War Picture Books
~ Are You Anti-War? Are Your Children? ~ Today, only one percent of the news we see on television or read about in our newspapers covers the wars that are raging around the world. As a result, in the United States, we have a generation of children who rarely have their lives touched by the […]
Spread Peace: A Message for the World
In a world where bombs are dropping on the innocent, where armies clash for fruitless reasons, and where world leaders vie to make the world crueler, let us take a moment to consider what truly creates peace.
Pinwheels for Peace
~ PINWHEELS FOR PEACE ~ Pinwheels for Peace was started by two retired art teachers. Today thousands of children make pinwheels and plant them in a peace sign on International Peace Day on September 21. Learn more here. Students of all ages decorate a pinwheel pattern with peaceful scenes and then work together to create the […]
Activity Plan: Build A Peace Wall
*Peace Education Lesson Plan by Barbara Lake* Purpose To instill in students the concept of peace and how we can achieve it. Early Kindergarten, Special Education, and Kindergarten Introduction. Hold up your fingers in the V sign for peace and ask children if they know what it means. Clue them if they do not. Then […]
Peace Circle Lesson: Thinking Like a Peacemaker
Objective: To participate in a peace circle and learn how to think like a peacemaker Grade Level: Kindergarten to adult Preparation: Have participants sit in a circle Have a white feather, round beach stone, a bone, or other special object from nature. Have very quiet meditative music playing Have books that show the evils of […]
Resources & Activities for International Peace Day
What is International Peace Day? The International Day of Peace, or as it is often titled, World Peace Day occurs on September 21st every year. This day is officially dedicated to world peace, and the elimination of war and violence. The day was established in 1981 by the United Nations as a way to bring world attention […]
International Day of Peace
September 21st is the International Day of Peace. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, this day is supposed to be a day of non-violence and cease-fire. Combatants everywhere in the world are asked to put down their weapons. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982. That’s thirty-three years ago. A […]
What are you doing for International Peace Day?
This coming Sunday, September 21, is the 33rd International Day of Peace. Established in 1981 by the United Nations the Day of Peace was intended as a time for us to strengthen our commitment to peace. In 2001 the United Nations established this day to be an annual day for non-violence and cease-fire. There are […]
