Peace to you this Christmas season
Futbol for Peace – Peace Day 2008
Last year my students made a video for Peace Day 2007. I recently received an email discussing the events for Peace Day 2008 – which will be September 21, 2008 (A Sunday this year). This one day global event is organized by Jeremy Gilley. Peace One Day is a non-profit organization, impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion, corporation or religious creed.
Something new this year is the encouragement to hold a “football” match in your community.
Through the ‘One Day One Goal’ campaign, Peace One Day aims to see football matches played in all member states of the United Nations on Peace Day, 21 September. Each ‘One Day One Goal’ match will celebrate cooperation, unity and the power of football to bring people together on Peace Day, 21 September.
What is “One Day One Goal”:
- an opportunity for individuals, communities and nations to rise above violence, conflict and differences to celebrate a shared passion and a common goal
- football matches played all over the world, whether in major stadiums, local pitches, in the streets, on the beach, etc.
- every team is made up of a mix of players who normally may not find themselves playing on the same side – they might be from different cultures, communities, schools, neighborhoods, families, etc.
I think organizing a futbol match with your school and invite community members (parents, staff, neighbors, neighboring school, etc) is a great idea for encouraging unity. I am going to bring this idea to my school and see what we can plan.
What will your school to do make peace on September 21st?
2007 Peace Day
All of my computer classes will create projects for International Peace Day on September 21, 2007. What will you do to make peace?
Updated on 9/21/07 … Here is our video we made:
