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- This day sprang from an idea that a man called Jeremy Gilley had in 1998. Jeremy, an actor and film-maker, had a vision to have one day of the year where people all around the world worked for peace and where people behaved more peacefully towards one another.
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Peace One Day is a non-profit organisation whose objective is to institutionalise the International Day of Peace. It was founded in 1999 by British documentary filmmaker and actor Jeremy Gilley.
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.
Throughout the years, millions of people have been active on Peace Day (21st September) in every country of the world. As a result of this annual day of cease-fire and non-violence, hundreds of...
Twenty years after it was launched here, Peace One Day will be returning to the Globe on Peace Day, Saturday 21 September 2019, for a day of celebrations which will culminate in a one-off concert on the Globe stage featuring internationally renowned musicians.
Peace One Day's mission is to expose people to the message of Peace Day, 21 September. Awareness of Peace Day manifests action and action reduces violence, as we change our behaviour towards each other and our environment on and around the 21st of September.
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...
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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