Today, September 21st, is the International Day of Peace. Established in 1981 by a unanimous United Nations resolution, International Peace Day “provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace.” To commemorate Peace Day and to encourage you to think more deeply about these issues, we’ve compiled a reading list of articles from the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History, the Oxford Encyclopedia of American History, and the Encyclopedia of Social Work that explore peace movements, policies, strategies, and global issues.
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Today is Peace Day. It’s also a day of Global Ceasefire. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all the fighting stopped for this one day. It’s certainly something to aim for, and beyond.
This week with my Cub Scout Pack in Kirkbymoorside, UK, we thought about Peace and what a global ceasfire might mean. We made peace cranes, thanks to Stone Bridge Press’ wonderful A Thousand Cranes: Origami Projects for Peace and Happiness (2011), adapted from a book by Florence Temko (1921-2009); and then we held a short vigil by candle-light (one of our Challenges in our Diamond Challenge was silence: hard but ultimately rewarding).
We shared Lao Tzu’s wise poem from 2,500 years ago:
If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.
It is one of the prayers in the beautifully presented Let There be Peace: Prayers from Around the World, selected by Jeremy Brooks, illustrated by Jude Daly (Frances Lincoln, 2009).
People around the world will be pausing for a moment’s silence today at midday local time. Let’s hope the guns stop firing too.
This week’s Poetry Friday host Renée LaTulippe has a bowl of Poetry Candy over at No Water River, so head on over…
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The first two books I illustrated were done about 8 years ago for the talented Robert Alan Silverstein who works closely with various Peace organizations and the UN to promote peace. The first little book was printed in paperback and is now online and translated into over 17 languages. The message of Peace and how children can help to bring it about has been brought to millions of people world wide.
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I am honored that the Gulf Coast Women's Club of Panama City Florida is planning an exhibit for their International Day of Peace Celebration that will include images from the books I illustrated for the People for Peace. One Day In Peace-2000, Peace Day and the Peace Department feature children of the world who meet in cyberspace, much as we are doing now. Their goal is to promote peace in various ways.
You can read all these books online at PEACE KIDS.
![Cecilia Daichi a happy and brave girl](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/cici_talking_left.jpg)
“Z-bot told Talitha that Acey said that there was a new video with music and it’s on Gamepowa!”
![Ranko Yorozu an athletic and strong girl](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/ranko_talking_left.jpg)
“Who said there was a music where with the whositz?”
![Jessica Hoshi a cheerful and optimistic girl](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/jessica_talking_left.jpg)
*giggle*
![Shannon Ka Yoru an artistic and thoughtful girl](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/shannon_talking_right.jpg)
“Wow! Sailor Moon!”
![Ranko Yorozu an athletic and strong girl](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/ranko_talking_left.jpg)
“Sailor Moon? What is a Sailor Moon?”
![Daphne Benning](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/daphne_talking_left.jpg)
“You’ve never heard of Sailor Moon?”
![Shannon Ka Yoru an artistic and thoughtful girl](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/shannon_talking_right.jpg)
“Yeah, it’s Sailor Moon. You savvy?”
![Commander Acey says girls play video games too.](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/acey_talking_right.jpg)
“Yeah, you savvy?”
![Cecilia Daichi a happy and brave girl](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/cici_talking_left.jpg)
“Yeah, are you savvy?”
![Ranko Yorozu an athletic and strong girl](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/ranko_talking_left.jpg)
“sigh…”
![Commander Acey says girls play video games too.](http://www.ladystar.net/resource/acey_talking_right.jpg)
“It’s Sailor Moon Hero at the Powa. See you there!”