Peace Tree Day Introduction
Peace Tree Day is an annual festival for children and families of every culture and faith to celebrate peace, diversity and fusion through the arts!
Children around the world are creating Peace Trees that highlight symbols from all our cultures and faiths on one tree to reflect the beauty of 'diversity in unity'.
Peace Tree Day, which takes place on June 1st every year, is celebrated in cities, organizations, classrooms, homes and through school boards. The festival inspires children to take pride in their heritage and to share it with others, while also discovering the vibrant cultures, traditions and festivals arounds the world. It is also a time to encourage young people to share their talents and develop compassion for others. Students from diverse backgrounds will work together by combining elements from different cultures, to create new forms of art, which will help raise funds to assist underprivileged children around the globe. Peace Tree Day will inspire young people to contribute to society while they explore and celebrate the beauty of every culture and faith to create peace in our world.
It's
officially Peace Tree Day today and children and youth in schools in
many cities in Canada and around the world are celebrating and sending
their prayers for peace for the children and families in Syria. This
year schools in Russia organized their first Peace Tree Day celebrations
and created their first Peace Tree that highlights the symbols of all
our cultures and faiths TOGETHER.
We read
about the little boy in Syria who saw his entire family being killed in
front of him while he pretended to be dead. I cannot even imagine what
this little boy had to go through and how he is surviving today. It
makes us all realize why it is so important for each of us to do
whatever we can to ensure our children grow in peace; to help them
understand peace, embrace peace and find new ways to create peace, so
they can one day live in peace...
As Jimi Hendrix once said so beautifully...
'When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.'
And as Mahatma Gandhi said so wisely...
'If we are to create peace in our world, we must begin with our children.'
I hope this little boy's call for help will inspire children and families
around the world to see how we can work together to stop the violence
and unite in peace...
www.globalnews.ca
11-year-old Syrian boy saw entire family killed, survived massacre by playing dead
Visit www.soundslikepeace.org for the countdown to Peace Tree Day on June 1, 2012!
Join children and youth in
Russia, India, Australia, USA and Canada as they celebrate Peace Tree Day on June
1st. Please visit http://www.peacetreeday.com/celebrateptd.htm to
discover the many ways you can celebrate Peace Tree Day in your school,
community, organization and at home.
Simple ways for children and youth to celebrate Peace Tree Day on June 1, 2012 (if it`s a holiday in your city, then pick the closest day you can to the festival)
1.
Create a Peace Tree in your school, community, organization or at home
and write your messages of peace on the symbols for children around the
world and especially for those in Syria this year. Organize a gathering
on Peace Tree Day to send your prayers for peace for the families in
Syria. Take a photo of your Peace Tree and send it to info@peacetreeday.com, so we can post it at peacetreeday.com and make sure to label the name of your city.
Instructions to create a Peace Tree: http://www.peacetreeday.com/peacetreedaykit.htm
Symbols to create your Peace Tree: http://www.peacetreeday.com/peacetreedaykit.htm
2.
Videotape your message of peace and post it on Youtube on Peace Tree
Day, June 1st...Label the video Happy Peace Tree Day from the city you
are from eg. Happy Peace Tree Day from New York.
3.
Post a video on youtube of a dance that reflects diversity, peace and
fusion and post it on youtube on Peace Tree Day, June 1 and call it
Peace Tree Fusion 2012 from (the name of your city)
4.
Send your poems and artwork for peace to info@peacetreeday.com that
reflects celebrating peace and diversity together! The most creative,
artistic, colourful and inclusive drawings will be highlighted at
peacetreeday.com. Please include your name and age. We will require your
parent's permission to post the drawing or poetry on our website.
5.
Videotape your class or choir or a group of children between 4 and 12
wearing clothes from their culture, standing in front of a landmark,
singing the song 'Imagine' by John Lennon to the same key as the
following video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q0Eyw3l3XM
Then send us the mov file to info@peacetreeday.com and
peacetreeinternational@yahoo.com with the name of your country. As soon
as we get 15 different countries, we can compile them into one video and
post it on youtube and on our site. (please shoot using a tripod or
make sure the shot is very steady and shot against a background that
reflects your culture)
6.
If your school or community would really like to celebrate Peace Tree
in a big way, visit http://www.peacetreeday.com/celebrateptd.htm and let
us know if you are celebrating, so we can share the information through
our blogsite.
Hope you have a very inspiring Peace Tree Day on June 1, 2012 and let's celebrate diversity and create peace TOGETHER!
Peace Tree Day will be celebrated in schools this year. Peace Tree Ambassadors around the world will join hands in solidarity to pray for peace for the children in Syria and to send their messages of peace and hope. More details will be available soon at www.peacetreeday.com, so please check back.
