United Nations Association of Greater Oklahoma City
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United Nations Association of the USA
Greater Oklahoma City Chapter
P.O. Box 60856
Oklahoma City, OK   73146-0856
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Created Sept. 12, 2010
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Pinwheels for Peace ...
Around the world, millions of pinwheels will be spinning for peace on
Sept. 21st.  For information on how you can participate, visit the
Pinwheels for Peace website.
From time to time, we stop to celebrate our successes --
to honor the pioneers who have gone before us, to
recognize the progress we have made.  

The International Day of Peace, Sept. 21st, is rapidly becoming one of
the annual time markers that we use to celebrate our emerging global
culture of peace.  This year, millions of people in thousands of places around the world will observe the
International Day of Peace.  It will be a day of parades, concerts, vigils, speeches, and programs of
various kinds.  The celebrations will be large and small, simple and sophisticated.  

As described on a website devoted to its promotion, the International Day of Peace was first established
by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly.  Beginning in
2002, the UN General Assembly set 21 September as the now permanent date for the International Day
of Peace.

In establishing the International Day of Peace, the United Nations General
Assembly decided that it would be appropriate:

"...to devote a specific time to concentrate the efforts of the United Nations
and its Member States, as well as of the whole of mankind, to promoting the
ideals of peace and to giving positive evidence of their commitment to peace
in all viable ways… (The International Day of Peace) should be devoted to
commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among
all nations and peoples."

In Oklahoma, the observance of the International Day of Peace has grown
naturally as a statement of personal and community values.  

This year, our chapter of the UN Association is proud to be a co-sponsor of
Oklahoma City's community-wide celebration of the International Day of Peace.  
We want to increase public awareness of the International Day of Peace until it
is easily recognized by all Oklahomans as an annual September event -- sort of
like the State Fair or the first Friday Night Football game or the first Open House
Night at your child's school.  

Across our state, we anticipate that the International Day of
Peace will be a time for pinwheels, peace cranes, and other
activities appropriate to the occasion.  
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Celebrating the emerging culture of peace in our schools, our communities and our world.  
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Peace Day is saving lives ...
Watch this 4-minute video to find out how.  
What will you do to make peace on 21 September?  
Find more information at ... www.peaceoneday.org
Find more "Peace Day" resources from the
Better World Calendar:
HERE.
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In the new world we are creating, we
enjoy a living treasure in the caring,
compassionate people who act in
natural ways to promote a peaceful,
sustainable planet.  
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Our newest resource page for parents,
teachers, and students.
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As proclaimed by
the General
Assembly of the
United Nations.
... and by many friends and volunteers.  
The International Day of Peace is always observed on the 21st of September.  
In the OKC Metro area, we typically have a community-wide kick-off event
which often precedes the 21st of September.  

Here's a history of our community-wide celebrations: