Need logos and other material for your Peace Day event? Now you can download the Peace Day logo, a Peace Day poster (PDF) and an updated brochure (PDF) on the site. Click on “Participate” and “Download Materials”. You can also get sample proclamations to send to your elected officials, asking them to declare September 21 as the International Day of Peace.

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September 14, 2008 will se the first in a series of Peace Intention Experiments testing the power of group intention to lower violence in areas around the world. This could be the largest scientific study in history, with hundreds of thousands of participants sending an intention of peace under highly controlled scientific conditions. Lynn McTaggart, author of The Intention Experiment, has assembled a scientific advisory body of leaders in consciousness research, to devise a strict protocol and measure violence levels before and after the intention is sent, to see if there is any effect. More information: www.theintentionexperiment.com/peace

B1nation TV is launching a Festival entitled: “B1 NATION at GENEVA WORLD PEACE” from September 11 to 21, 2008 online and from September 19 to 21, 2008 “on the ground” in Geneva at the “Place des Nations”, inviting the population during 3 days (from 10:00 to 19:30) to discover international and regional humanitarian organizations, the culture of people and discover the music and peace messages from 5 continents. The Geneva World Peace festival is based on 2 pillars: The Olympic Games Spirit and the United Nations Spirit. Artists will include Sananda Maitreya, Norma Ray, Francis Lalanne and Liel.

Artists, people (the civil society), Humanitarian Organizations, Intergovernmental Institutions and Specialized Agencies working for the UN , the public and media will be invited by the festival organizers to focus on individual peacemakers, philanthropists, humanists and United Nation’s efforts to bring solutions to the society, maintain peace, dialogue and continue to monitor international cooperation among nations. For more information: http://www.geneva-world-peace.org/

Thanks to the hard work of many people, the new International Day of Peace Web site is now live! Now you can post and find Peace Day events anywhere in the world. And watch this “News and Updates” space for information about new events, Peace Day news coverage, and more.