UNIFY, a Nonprofit Organization, Presents Online and Streamed Events Including Educational Programs from Across the Globe in the Weeks Leading up to and on September 21, the International Day of Peace. #Unify4Peace #Wage Peace
San Francisco, California Sep 4, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - Globally Online - UNIFY presents inspiring content from organizations and communities around the world, taking place September 10-24 at watch.unify.org and through their social media communities on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Twitter. Celebrities include Leonardo DiCaprio, Dr. Jane Goodall, Ringo Starr, Miriah Carey, Shakira, Oprah Winfrey, and others. Collaborating partners include We the World, Good News Corporation, The United Nations, and others (below).
Background: UNIFY is a nonprofit organization and international movement that operates through peer-to-peer networks and social media to shed light on important global challenges with a solutions-oriented, spiritual, and community-based approach. UNIFY recognizes that the only true path to global peace is through inner peace and thus aims to amplify educational programs to foster community support and engagement.
Marking their 10th Anniversary, UNIFY hosted their first globally synchronized meditation flash mob for International Day of Peace in 2012. This grass-roots organization brings together individuals, organizations, and communities for globally synchronized events through its people-powered social networks. Similar to massive global productions like Live-Aid but unique in that they utilize interactive social media streaming technology combined with their enormous network of engaged individuals. Throughout the year they host initiatives, live streams, and globally synchronized events to highlight causes like International Women's Day, World Water Day, Earth Day, Yoga Day, and others. Events for The International Day of Peace begin on September 10th, Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day, and stretch through September 24th.
Broadcast Schedule of Events:
9/10- Global Suicide Prevention Day Broadcast Featuring Pledge for Life
9/11- Press Conference with Mayor of NY, Peace Leaders in Times Square
9/11 Begins 11 Days of Global Unity with We the World including special guests Desmond Tutu, Jane Goodall, Deepak Chopra, Immaculee Ilibagiza, Robert Thurman, Riane Eisler, Bill McKibben, and many others.
9/16- UN Peace Assembly Youth Observance and Flag Ceremony NYC
9/17- Begins Peace Week where we address the 7 core needs of humanity and weave a path forward together for our planet
9/21- 24 Hours of Meditation at 12 pm in every timezone begins in New Zealand
- Congress of World Peace Broadcast Day 1: 20 Spiritual Leaders each presenting a 20 min peace practice
- 11 am Peace Day Party Times Square, the world's largest Human Peace Sign
- 12pm Worldwide Moment of Silence for Peace hosted by Ringo Starr
9/22- Congress of World Peace Broadcast Day 2: 20 of the World's Largest Religions lead 20 practices for cultivating Inner Peace
9/24- 4 pm Global Citizen Concert in Central Park, NY with Mariah Carey, Metallica, Jonas Brothers, and others
All Events Stream Free on UNIFY at watch.unify.org
Additional Partners Include: Global Citizen, Jane Goodall Institute, Billion Acts for Peace, Peace One Day, Unity Earth, The SINE Network, Roots and Shoots, and Congress of World Peace
"Those who love peace must organize as effectively as those
who love war." -- Martin Luther King Jr.
Contact:
Miranda Clendening
Chief Ambassador
Partnerships and Engagement
Phone: 1 (303) 916-8639
Source :UNIFY
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