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History. In 1999, Jeremy Gilley desired there should be one single day when all countries vowed not to wage war: a worldwide ceasefire and day of non-violence. He established Peace One Day.
Nov 3, 2018 · In 1999 he created the non-profit organisation Peace One Day and made a documentary about his effort to establish a fixed annual day for ceasefire and non-violence. In September 2001, building on Jeremy’s momentum, the UN unanimously adopted a General Assembly Resolution to establish 21 September as a universal day of peace.
Jeremy reveals how childhood curiosity and bewilderment at the problems in the world, lead him to create what is now a UN mandated ‘Peace Day.’ Four percent of the world’s population are now ...
Nov 8, 2022 · After a successful career acting in film and television, Jeremy Gilley began making films in 1995 and in 1999 founded the non-profit organisation Peace One Day to document his efforts to...
- Yitzi Weiner
Jeremy Gilley, founder of Peace One Day, talks about his journey to create a day of global ceasefire and non-violence on a fixed calendar date, Peace Day, 21 September.
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Sep 1, 2007 · But the joyful remodelling of the UN International Day of Peace in New York was about to be brutally overshadowed. Just four days later, the twin towers were destroyed and more than 3,000 people murdered, and in response the world’s most powerful nations again unite.
This is the site for the International Day of Peace, 21 September 2013
