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This event has been created with the belief that people want peace. This is a grassroots effort to organize a peaceful world march for peace & unity on the international day of peace September 21, 2013. This is a family event. ALL ARE WELCOME. 🙂 Our mission – To clearly demonstrate to the leaders of this world and the world itself, that in this new age of information any attempts to divide us with fear, religious, and national boundaries can no longer hide the fact that despite our differences, we all still share a universal common ground. We now fully understand that we are more than capable of coexisting on this planet without any need for war in resolving perceived issues across artificial ‘man-made’ boundaries. This movement has emerged out of a sense of responsibility we all share to try to leave a better world for our children. We are not attempting to end war, poverty, or oppression in one day. We are not trying to dismantle any corporation, government, or regime. We are simply exposing this common ground to the world. We are aiming to inspire all of humanity to join together for one day to clearly and publicly illustrate that we can, we must, and we will set aside our differences and stand together, united in peace, to provide a voice for our children and all oppressed life that live on this planet. Current Partners for Peace: Canadian Voice of Women for Peace Circle de Paix – Circle of Peace Pathways to Peace International Day of Peace Culture of Peace Initiative CITIES Peace Team, A Subcommittee of the International Day of Peace NGO Committee at the United Nations Footprints Around the World for Peace Truth Movement Canada We NEED VOLUNTEERS and Organizational Endorsements/Sponsors. If interested, please join the volunteer group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/185812658240117/members/ Please message GMPU or email us at: gmpu_can@riseup.net Interested in joining the steering committee? message us! Current Volunteer Jobs: Event Planning Team Member Translators (all languages) Promotions/Marketing/Social Media Musicians Fundraisers Logistics Audio Visual Medical Team Member (Nurse, Doctor) March Marshalls Speakers/Circle Facilitators (Motivational and Empowerment speakers, Peace and Social Change activists, scholars, professors, spoken word poets, community leaders) Event Time Schedule: 12:00pm – Meet and Greet 2pm- March After March – Face painting, music and dance, gratitude open mic, philosophers circle, empowerment circle, mediation in the park and other activities Park Location – TBA March Route – TBA Date: September 21, 2013 Start Time: 12:00pm Hope to see you there! 🙂 Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead Here is what we have accomplished so far. We have reached out and established Facebook pages in over 45 countries. Each page is administered by activists in those countries which have experience hosting protests. Each page then called out to other activists in their country to help organize events in the cities which they live. Each page is now creating Facebook events for cities in their country. Each city will have at least 2-3 City Contacts that will post vital information received from headquarters (via Facebook Group) to the wall of their citys event, keeping their community up to date with the latest news. For people living in cities who do not have experience in holding such an event, this event page will provide all the necessary information to do so, such as how to obtain permits for several types of events. ***************************************** In the rest of this description we will try to answer all questions and provide all the necessary information for you to take part in this event at any level. It is a constant work in progress that will be updated frequently. If you feel this needs to be edited in any way or you would like to submit helpful information, please send a message to the page. (Host of this event) 1. How to best use this page as a tool of communication. This event page is the best place for you to meet, communicate and organize with the people in your community who are going to this event. Feel free to discuss exact locations, what permits need to be obtained, what local organizations, NGOs, NPOs or public figures might be interested in participating, etc, simply by posting to the wall. If your community grows very large, we would recommend and encourage the people most involved with organizing the event to create a Facebook group. If you feel the description of this event needs to be edited in any way such as including the exact location, please either send us a message or leave a comment on the wall of your countrys page. (host of this event) ***************************************** 2. Here are some good ways to help spread the word in your community. The first thing you can do is either click the join, or maybe button located under the cover photo of this event. This will then give you the option to invite your friends directly. Simply click the invite friends button and individually click on the friends in your community that you want to invite. This is your link. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-March-for-Peace-Unity-Canada/316489188471540 ^^^This^^^ is your most important tool for spreading the word in your community. Make sure to copy and save it in your notes on both your computer and your mobile device. There are several things you can do with this link. 1. Copy and paste it to emails, text messages, Twitter, Reddit, Youtube comments, just about anywhere you can think of. 2. You can also copy and paste the link to the walls of FB pages located in your city (universities, occupy movements, environmental causes, anonymous groups, equal rights causes, veterans for peace pages, local news stations, etc..) It is also best to leave a little personal message along with the link, like, Isnt this something we can all stand behind? 3. You can also take it a step further and send personal messages to friends, public figures, and even pages if you would like to establish a more personal connection. This tactic has worked very well for us. We will periodically update this event page with good examples of outreach messages that you can use to send a to local organizations in your community. 4. If you know people that live in other cities, you can go to that event, click maybe and then it will let you invite people you know in that area. For good information, do a google search for (your town/city) Special Events Handbook usually provided by your local Leisure Services Department. One thing that may help you win the support of your local city hall is to find out if they are a member of the NGO “Mayors for Peace”… Check to see if your city is part of the “Mayors for Peace”:http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/ click on “member cities”:http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/english/membercity/map.html If your city is a member, then you can point out that Mayors for Peace is behind the “International Day of Peace” and the Mayor should be Behind this movement… Rotary Clubs also support the cause. *********************************** The time has come – let’s rally for peace and unity!!!! If you would like to help organize – please message us. “Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. If you have been invited to this event but it is not in your city or country, please go here https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=415093221916903&set=a.393517980741094.91928.392835064142719&type=1&theater
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