International Day of Peace
There is a great opportunity coming up to build the peace movement by supporting or creating anew a powerful local event on the International Day of Peace. We’ve got all the resources you could want below — and if something is missing, let us know!
September 21 is the International Day of Peace, first celebrated in 1982 and recognized annually by many nations and organizations, including day-long pauses in wars that reveal how easy it would be to have year-long or forever-long pauses in wars.
This could not be more critical than at this moment of escalating genocide in Gaza, the ongoing devastation of the war in Ukraine, horrific militarized violence in Sudan and the Congo, and military spending skyrocketing across much of the globe.
This is a good day on which to work for permanent peace and to remember the victims of war. Below are events you can join, and resources you can use to support those events or to organize new ones.
It’s also a good idea to ask your local government to pass a resolution honoring the International Day of Peace.
You can also take the occasion to promote the upcoming Global Day of Education to #CloseBases.
Social Media
Text you can copy
Images you can use:
Events
Click here to add your event to the calendar.
Build the movement by bringing a clipboard and sign-up sheets to an event.
Flyers, fact-sheets, films, music, and presentations are here.
Click for Events You Can Join
You can also carry a banner and wear a message:
Peace Gear
Spread the word many ways.
Sky Blue Scarves
We all live under the same blue sky.
Shirts
Get compliments, educate, make friends.
Or print and bring some signs:
More event ideas:
Coalitions:
Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice
Campaign Nonviolence Action Days
48-Hour Concert & Broadcast:
Connect For Peace
Articles to Inspire You
Block the Bombs to Israel - Days of Action
U.S. residents can email Congress to encourage blocking weapons shipments to Israel by clicking here. To phone, see the instructions below.
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