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Utilize social media platforms to transmit educational content, inspiring quotes and infographics on a culture of peace. By promoting everyone¡¯s right to freedom of expression, opinion, and information, you are acting to promote a culture of peace. Digital connections between individuals transcend borders. With a click of a button, your positive content can highlight respect for life, human rights, each other, and fundamental freedoms. These messages can be shared across all types of social media platforms using the hashtag #PeaceDay. The more social media shares, the greater the reach of the International Day of Peace¡¯s messages.

Gather friends, family, and community members for a peaceful walk or run, promoting peace and raising awareness of the culture of peace. A culture of peace is a set of values, attitudes, traditions, behaviours, and ways of life based on respect for life, ending violence and promoting non-violence through education, dialogue, and cooperation. This is a great way to peacefully unite the community. Participants can wear t-shirts displaying the messages of this year¡¯s theme ¡°Cultivating a Culture of Peace¡± to inspire others.

Plan a day of sports activities that promote unity, inclusivity and peace. Include differently abled athletes and community members as well as traditional games like three-legged races, wheelbarrow races or blindfolded relays, where participants must work together and rely on each other¡¯s support to succeed. Recreational sports are also recommended, such as: football, volleyball, tennis, softball/baseball, basketball, etc. Sports are a phenomenal way for people to connect peacefully with a friendly, fair, and competitive atmosphere. Respect for others should be a constant theme throughout all the activities for the day. A ¡°Sports Day for Peace¡±, with family, friends and community members, can give participants the tools to promote harmony, including respect, integrity, and a positive attitude.

Arrange a film screening gathering with friends featuring movies or documentaries that promote peace. The themes of the movies can include the importance of education in efforts to cultivate a culture of peace and showcase freedom, justice, solidarity, cooperation, and respect, among other positive values. This is a fun way to gather friends, family and community members to enjoy a movie that promotes peace.

A great way to honour the International Day of Peace is by volunteering one's time at a peace-driven organization. Here you can reinforce cooperation and solidarity as key principles for cultivating a culture of peace. There are many organizations that promote 51³Ô¹Ï values. By contacting one of these local organizations and volunteering, you can make a tremendous impact in your community.

Select a communal garden as the venue for a gathering on the International Day of Peace, where you can cultivate unity and sustainability, and advocate for peaceful cohabitation. The planting done in a community garden symbolically relates to the seeds planted in our minds through tolerance and acceptance, which are needed when cultivating a culture of peace. Uniting as a community to appreciate nature results in a true sense of togetherness while establishing a positive and healthy communal environment.

Select a group of choristers and / or musicians and hold a concert in a community venue. Curate a set of readings and musical pieces that speak to peace in your community.

Curate a show of artwork in your institution or at a local art gallery. Select pieces of art by artists working to promote a culture of peace. Hold an opening for the art installation on or around the International Day of Peace.

Consider whether there are neglected areas that could benefit from a community clean up operation to beautify and contribute to peace in the environment. Send out flyers and invitations and take before and after photos to share on social media with the hashtag #PeaceDay.

Share your vision of a more peaceful world through poetry. Find inspiration from young people and children living in conflict zones using .

We are working on a platform to allow you to list your event on our website. Let¡¯s share our actions and inspire everyone to promote a culture of peace. Coming soon¡­