"There is no way to peace, PEACE is the WAY." -A.J. Muste "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction... The chain reaction of evil -- hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars -- must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the darkness of annihilation." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children."
NGO ART STUDIO will represent locally this great global event from Macedonia using the art work and invidual participations of the students from art studio to express and share the idea of the PEACE ONE DAY for the first time in Macedonia. Art is a powerefull tool for peace! and we can prove that individual really can make a difference.
As you may be aware, in September 2001 the member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution to establish the UN International Day of Peace, a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, 21 September annually. The Peace One Day film project inspired and documented the creation of the Day and since has been committed to informing the global community of its existence, with a view to manifesting an annual moment of global unity, as Peace Day is envisioned to become. As part of this effort, this year, with your support, we hope to instigate Peace Day activities in all 191 member states of the United Nations in accordance with the resolution.
On my journey to establish the Day, I wanted to find out what young people would think of a day of peace. Since 1999 I have spoken to over 30,000 young people in every continent, recording 417 hours of their thoughts, and it was clear that young people wanted to act on 21 September.
We need to raise awareness of Peace Day across the world.parties or a group discussion. Simply saying sorry to a friend or relative can count. Our website www.peaceoneday.org clearly lists the countries in which commitments have been made, and those in which there are none as yet. By getting involved and making a commitment in your country, or encouraging others to do so, the NGO Art Studio could make a major contribution to the furtherance of our goal to unite the world on Peace Day.
UN GA Resolution 55/282 was so important. I realised early on that a call simply for 'ceasefire' on 21 September was one that could easily be dismissed as relevant only to those living in 'conflict zones'. The inclusion of the term 'non-violence', coupled with an invitation to 'individuals' to observe the Day, means that 21 September becomes relevant to us all, since every one of us has had some experience with one form of violence or another, whether in our home, school or university or local community.
Thank you again for your support and best of luck with your Peace Day activity.
In peace
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macedonia through Art Studio part in the peace one day
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