International Day of Peace - Sept. 21

[Chris Singer]

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the Shalom Center for Justice and Peace, here's wishing
you a wonderful International Day of Peace!

The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") provides an opportunity
for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of
peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations
resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General
Assembly. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982.

Since its inception, Peace Day has marked our personal and planetary
progress toward peace. It has grown to include millions of people in
all parts of the world, and each year events are organized to
commemorate and celebrate this day. Events range in scale from private
gatherings to public concerts and forums where hundreds of thousands
of people participate.

Anyone, anywhere can celebrate Peace Day. It can be as simple as
lighting a candle at noon, or just sitting in silent meditation. Or it
can involve getting your co-workers, organization, community or
government engaged in a large event. The impact if millions of people
in all parts of the world, coming together for one day of peace, is
immense.

International Day of Peace is also a Day of Ceasefire – personal or
political. Take this opportunity to make peace in your own
relationships as well as impact the larger conflicts of our time.
Imagine what a whole Day of Ceasefire would mean to humankind.

If you are in the Lansing area, we hope you are able to join us at 7
p.m. at Central United Methodist Church (215 N. Capitol Ave.) for our
event: "Voices of Faith for Peace."

For more information, please visit: http://shalomlansing.org.

Peace and Blessings,

The Shalom Center