September Focus: A Culture of Peace

From commemorating the 9/11tragedy to celebrating the International Day of Peace on September 21, people and peace organizations from around the world are gathering to create a synergy toward living Beyond War—creating a culture of peace—a world that works for all. We have the power to shift our world from a culture of violence to a culture of peace. The question is: What will it take for us to choose that path?

Please let us know what activities your local groups have planned, so we can post them on our website for all to see. Also spread the word and join in the following global activities to add your power for peace:

The Peace Intention Experiment

On September 11, 2011 and for eight days thereafter the Intention Experiment will be hosting a special 9/11 Peace Intention Experiment which will run at the same time (1 pm Eastern DST) each day. Tens of thousands of people from the West and the East will join hands, jointly apologize for the 9/11 tragedy and its aftermath and together participate in an Intention Experiment to lower violence in a targeted area. The results will be monitored by a team of prestigious scientists and reported back to participants. Get more details and register to participate.

Peace Week 2011 – A Global Telesummit

 Join:
Arun Gandhi, Alice Walker, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson,
Jane Velez-Mitchell, Daniel Goleman, Kimmie Weeks,
many more...to celebrate peace. 

This extraordinary event, coming up September 15-21, is the largest virtual peace summit ever created – last year more than 20,000 people registered from 152 countries. This year's leaders will offer profound insights for you to create peace in your life, your family, your community and our world. You'll also gain access to the full library of recordings from last year's summit.  Get information and register.

EARTH CHARTER SEMINARS

The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all people a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the whole human family, the greater community of life, and future generations. It is a product of a decade-long, worldwide, cross cultural dialogue on common goals and shared values.

During September, the Earth Charter International Secretariat (ECI) will be offering four one and a half hour online seminars to introduce the Earth Charter. The seminars will take place once a week every week in September and will cover several Earth Charter basic topics. Get the schedule and log on (no need to register).

SIGN THE COMMITMENT TO CHANGE HUMANITY’S DIRECTION

Don’t forget to take a stand to change the course of history to create a world Beyond War:

 Stand for the new dream ~
A Thriving, Just and Sustainable Way of Life for All.

We in Beyond War are committed to working with other allied organizations to galvanize the collective will that makes this new dream the guiding principle of our time by the end of 2014. Please urge others to take the stand and shift humanity’s direction.