Today, September 21, has been set aside as the International Day of Peace. Two organizations, Peace One Day and Kids for Peace are teaming up with the Good News Network to launch a worldwide quest: to perform one billion acts of peace in ten days. One billion.
Under the hashtag #DoItForPeace, 1000 'ignitors' hope to shift global consciousness toward kindness, generosity, and peace. They shared their act of peace, then invited five friends to do the same. If those five friends invite five more, well, you get the idea. In ten days, over one billion people, 10% of the world's population, will have deliberately taken action to recognize and promote peace in their own lives. What an amazing transformation that would be! Some planned activities include:
Kids forming peace signs in the USA, UK, Kenya, Pakistan, India, and Australia;
Skydivers performing the first-ever skydiving peace sign formation;
Professional surfers creating a peace sign on the waves.
We don't need to form peace signs to promote peace. We can start with a simple kindness to a neighbor or a stranger.
All participants are encouraged to post photos and videos of their acts of peace under the hashtag #DoItForPeace. Whatever you do, do it for peace. Let's make this grand experiment a success!
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