Plan a Peace Day Event – Petitions/Government

Peace Proclamations are a powerful tool to help spread awareness about the International Day of Peace and the Global Ceasefire. In past years, Heads of State, Governors and Mayors have declared Proclamations of Peace for the International Day of Peace, urging their citizens to observe and celebrate Peace Day. City Councils and State Legislatures have declared Peace Day Resolutions, too.

In many cases, past Peace Day Proclamations and Resolutions were obtained by individuals, families, classes of students, and local organizations, simply by asking their leaders to issue them.

They may be simple to obtain, but proclamations are a powerful tool to use to help raise awareness about the International Day of Peace and the Global Ceasefire in your community. When a Mayor or Governor issues a proclamation it presents an opportunity to have an event at which the proclamation can be presented to the community. It provides a way to get local and regional media interested and involved in the Peace Day campaign.

Examples of Peace Day events:

• Write letters to your local officials, asking them to support International Day of Peace: Find samples of Peace Day Proclamations here
• Visit councils, embassies and other agencies, and deliver petitions (and gifts), urging them to support International Day of Peace
• Sign the petition to create a Department of Peace (www.thepeacealliance.org)  
• If you are a local official, endorse International Day of Peace in your community
• Support the request for a 24 hour long ceasefire
• Encourage a minute of silence at noon at official agencies
• Ring the bell at City Hall at noon
• Join the Mayors for Peace movement (www.mayorsforpeace.org)