11 Days 2011 Partner Highlights and Timeline
Organizations Worldwide Join the WE Campaign and Partners
to Participate in 11 Days of Global Unity - 11 Ways to Change the World
September 11 - 21
to Participate in 11 Days of Global Unity - 11 Ways to Change the World
September 11 - 21
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From Nigeria to San Francisco, hundreds of organizations around the world are stepping up to take part in the annual 11 Days of Global Unity, September 11 -21. This year, to mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11/01 and the 30th anniversary of the UN resolution establishing an International Day of Peace (on September 21st), individuals, groups and coalitions are signing up and taking action within one or more of 11 themes of social change proposed by the WE Campaign of We, The World, in cooperation with United Religions Initiative in North America, as well as ! Pathways To Peace and the World Peace Prayer Society.
The "11 Days - 11 Ways" Campaign is a platform for global collaboration and action that focuses on the following 11 themes: Unity, Interdependence, Environment, Economic Justice, Health, Children & Youth, Women, Human Rights, Freedom, Disarmament, and The International Day of Peace.
"The 11 Days of Global Unity aims at strengthening the ideals of unity and equality, diversity and oneness, harmony and compassion and, above all, at advancing the culture of peace," stated Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the UN. "I welcome this remarkable initiative."
"With 11 Days - 11 Ways to Change the World our partners together are creating a blueprint for a world that works for all," said We, The World Founder Rick Ulfik.
11 Days Partner Highlights and Timeline
11 Days of Global Unity offers a remarkable array of partners and their activities around the world. In alignment with the vision of the WE Campaign, 11 Days partners "Inspire, Inform and Involve" people in creating a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.
September 1
WBAI Pacifica Radio 99.5 FM in NYC aired a special 11 Days of Global Unity Radio Broadcast - click here to check out Benjamin Barber plus other guests and listen to the archive! It was broadcast and webcast globally on Sept. 1st at 2PM Eastern Time.
September 2-5, 2011
EVOLVEFEST Sept. 2--5, 2011 at Rickey Farm, Vernon New Jersey. The 5th annual EVOLVE Music and Yoga Festival (www.evolvefest.com) is a festive gathering for progressive, fun-loving and visionary people who wish to celebrate their creative potential and explore ways to make life on Earth more healthy, harmonious and sustainable!
September 10
The WE Campaign’s Youth Now and The Interdependence Movement Youth Summit will host a sneak preview of the award-winning Sundance film Connected which will be in theaters this fall. There will be Q & A with director and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain. The special screening will take place Sept. 10th at 6:30PM at 3-Legged Dog Art & Technology Center in NYC as part of Interdependence Day celebrations and the 11 Days of Global Unity.
September 11-21 - 11 Days of Global Unity
Danny Garcia of Global Walk International is planning a walk for children and peace in Costa Rica from Sept. 11 - 21 celebrating 11 Days of Global Unity and the 30th Anniversary of the International Day of Peace.
Central Ames, Iowa USA celebrates 11 Days of Global Unity with multiple events.
Pomona, California USA celebrates 11 Days of Global Unity with multiple events.
The Interdependence Movement led by CivWorld, a network of citizens without borders working to create a constructive interdependent consciousness that facilitates global cooperation and global governance, presents a symposium on interdependence Sept. 11th 1:00PM - 6:45PM at Lincoln Center’s Library for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. Featured speakers include Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Laura Flanders, Howard Dean, Benjamin Barber, Tiffany Shlain, Josh Fox, Olara Otunnu and others. Seating is limited. Please RSVP at sept11symposium@wetheworld.org
The Interdependence Movement will also hold an Interdependence Day Celebration all day on Sept. 12th at 3-Legged Dog Art & Technology Center in Manhattan with world cafe breakout sessions, arts, live music and a Declaration of Interdependence signing ceremony. Both Interdependence events are co-sponsored by the WE Campaign for 11 Days of Global Unity. The Interdependence Movement is also coordinating arts and civic events in locations on four continents.
Tiffany Shlain’s globally crowd-sourced short film, "A Declaration of Interdependence," featuring music by Moby and subtitles translated by dotSUB.com, will debut at the Interdependence Day Celebration produced by the Interdependence Movement at 3-Legged Dog Art & Technology Center on Sept. 12th. The Moxie Institute, Active Voice, and the WE Campaign will also hold a "Brain Trust" meeting to identify ways that both films can promote activist collaboration, cross-cultural media generation, and ongoing conscious interdependence.
dotSUB Presents a Challenge: 100 Languages for Interdependence
Help translate "A Declaration of Interdependence", the globally crowd-sourced film, by Webby Awards Founder & award-winning filmmaker. Tiffany Shlain, featuring music by Moby and translations enabled by dotSUB, www.dotSUB.com. Together with skilled volunteers from around the world, we will translate this new 5-minute film into 100 or more languages as a multi-cultural celebration of interdependence in action. Apply Now!
Help translate "A Declaration of Interdependence", the globally crowd-sourced film, by Webby Awards Founder & award-winning filmmaker. Tiffany Shlain, featuring music by Moby and translations enabled by dotSUB, www.dotSUB.com. Together with skilled volunteers from around the world, we will translate this new 5-minute film into 100 or more languages as a multi-cultural celebration of interdependence in action. Apply Now!
Please see this link: http://dotsub.com/id11
The WE Campaign, Coalition for One Voice and Sustainable NYC present "New York's Water and Environment at Risk - Fracking & the Gas Pipeline" Sept. 13 at 6PM - a Community Open House hosted by Sustainable NYC (139 Avenue A in Manhattan). Experts on fracking will attend including: Carl Arnold (Sierra Club), Eric Weltman (Food and Water Watch), Clare Donohue (Sane Energy Project) and Mitchell Rabin (A Better World). It will take place under the Environment Theme of 11 Days of Global Unity. Seating is limited. Please RSVP at
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Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots international youth organization, with groups in over 125 countries, will celebrate the UN International Day of Peace (IDP) with a variety of peace related activities including crafting Giant Peace Dove Puppets from reused materials and flying the Doves in their communities. UN Messengers of Peace Jane Goodall and Michael Douglas will be featured speakers at the annual UN Student Observance of the IDP on Sept. 15th. An acclaimed new film about Jane Goodall "Jane's Journey" will premiere in NYC on Sept. 16th and in LA on Sept. 23rd. On Sept. 27, Jane Goodall will appear one night only live in hundreds of select movie theaters throughout the country for an! interactive theater event with celebrity friends including a screening of the film.
Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, a Cooperation Circle of United Religions Initiative, presents "At the Moral Core of Nuclear Weapons", an international Teleconference on Sept. 20th at 3PM Eastern Time sponsored by URI, co-sponsored by the WE Campaign and FourYears.Go for 11 Days featuring President and Founder of URI, the Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, Nobel Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute and others. It will take place under the Disarmament Theme of 11 Days of Global Unity. Pre-registrat! ion is required. To register, please go to www.wetheworld.org/sept20call and you will be emailed the phone and pin number for the call. Questions and comments for the speakers can be made online before or during the call.
Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots international youth organization, with groups in over 125 countries, will celebrate the UN International Day of Peace (IDP) with a variety of peace related activities including crafting Giant Peace Dove Puppets from reused materials and flying the Doves in their communities. UN Messengers of Peace Jane Goodall and Michael Douglas will be featured speakers at the annual UN Student Observance of the IDP on Sept. 15th. An acclaimed new film about Jane Goodall "Jane's Journey" will premiere in NYC on Sept. 16th and in LA on Sept. 23rd. On Sept. 27, Jane Goodall will appear one night only live in hundreds of select movie theaters throughout the country for an! interactive theater event with celebrity friends including a screening of the film.
Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, a Cooperation Circle of United Religions Initiative, presents "At the Moral Core of Nuclear Weapons", an international Teleconference on Sept. 20th at 3PM Eastern Time sponsored by URI, co-sponsored by the WE Campaign and FourYears.Go for 11 Days featuring President and Founder of URI, the Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, Nobel Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute and others. It will take place under the Disarmament Theme of 11 Days of Global Unity. Pre-registrat! ion is required. To register, please go to www.wetheworld.org/sept20call and you will be emailed the phone and pin number for the call. Questions and comments for the speakers can be made online before or during the call.
Youth Now (a project of the WE Campaign) will launch on Sept. 16th for the 11 Days Theme 6 - Children and Youth. Youth Now is being developed by a network of youth activists and organizations to build the youth activist movement. Youth Now calls on youth around the world to find a cause and take action for sustainable policies, renewable energy development, green jobs and social justice to create a livable future.
Prepare New York is a coalition of New York based interfaith organizations who have joined together to help create a city-wide climate that promotes healing and reconciliation in anticipation of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Prepare NY partners will hold "CoffeeHour Conversations" - a city-wide "conversation" campaign, "Ribbons of Hope" and many other programs and events to promote inter-community understanding and religious tolerance in New York City during a time of heightened emotion and memory.
Prepare New York is a coalition of New York based interfaith organizations who have joined together to help create a city-wide climate that promotes healing and reconciliation in anticipation of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Prepare NY partners will hold "CoffeeHour Conversations" - a city-wide "conversation" campaign, "Ribbons of Hope" and many other programs and events to promote inter-community understanding and religious tolerance in New York City during a time of heightened emotion and memory.
Peace Day Global Broadcast produced by Unity Foundation and All Things Peace features the world's only 24/7 5 day Global Broadcast promoting Peace, Sustainability, Human Rights, Social and Economic Sept. 17- 21. Edward James Olmos, Ed Asner, Marianne Williamson as well as Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai and other UN Messengers of Peace will present their personal Peace Day messages. Starting on Sept. 11th, there will also be live streaming of selected 11 Days of Global Unity programs and special video presentations with a daily focus on each of the 11 Themes.
Link TV, a national broadcast network is a participating partner of 11 Days of Global Unity promoting awareness and action within 5 of the 11 Days Themes: Environment, Economic Justice, Children and Youth, Women and Human Rights.
Ecofest - Sept.18th 11AM - 6PM The largest environmental festival in New York City, this year at the Intrepid Museum pier. For more info: 212 496-2030
Colleen Kelly Alexander, NE Coordinator of Peace Jam will Cycle For Peace starting Sept. 18 for 8 days to raise awareness, and encourage standing for peace and working for change.
September 21, 2011 - The UN International Day of Peace (IDP)
The United Nations International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") on Sept. 21 provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a UN resolution in 1981 and serves as a day to announce and celebrate ceasefires in conflict areas around the world. Pathways To Peace, the Culture of Peace Initiative, the World Peace Prayer Society, United Religions Initiative, Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, We, The World, Peace Day TV, Peace One Day and many other global partners worldwide are coordinating more than 3,500 organizations' programs and actions involving millions of people for the International Day of Peace on September 21st.
Stephan Said, Iraqi-American singer songwriter activist and founder of difrent.org, will release his new album on the International Day of Peace Sept. 21st, and will also release a series of video interviews with musicians around the world working for social change.
PeaceWeek - Sept 14-21 - the world's largest virtual peace summit, a free global telesummit featuring more than 50 groundbreaking and inspiring peacebuilders. It is produced by The Shift Network with partners that include the WE Campaign.
Week of Global Interreligious Dialogue Sept 15-21 - a platform for people and organizations worldwide to share their religious, spiritual, and cultural values and traditions in celebration of the UN International Day of Peace. The Week of Global Interreligious Dialogue is a leading annual participant in 11 Days of Global Unity September 11-21 and a partner of the WE Campaign.
Association of Global New Thought - Season for Interfaith Intercultural Celebration - September – December. Join hundreds of task forces around the world in meaningful demonstrations of interfaith and intercultural understanding that are foundational to the global peace-building to which we are so deeply committed.
September 24, 2011
350.org is organizing a global event, Moving Planet, Sept. 24, when people are joining together for a worldwide rally for solutions to the climate crisis. 350.org will use this day to help move beyond fossil fuels, on bikes, on skateboards, and on foot.
Earthdance - Sept. 24th worldwide. Earthdance International has been coordinating the world's largest synchronized music & dance festival for peace since 1997 with as many as 300 locations in over 60 countries. In the spirit of "Think Global, Act Local," each Earthdance public event donates at least 50% of their profits to a local charity. To sign-up to host a your own Earthdance event, go to www.earthdance.org
September 25, 2011
Vigil for International Peace and Ecology - Central Park Bandshell 9AM - 5PM Sept. 25 in Manhattan. The Vigil for International Peace is a transformational effort dedicated to promulgate peace through art, song, dance, music, prayer and ecological awareness.
A Call to Peace - The World Peace Prayer Society - Sept. 25 Wassaic, New York in honor of the International Day of Peace.
November 11, 2011
Zen 11 11 Festival A harmonious, fun and educational ZEN Eco Village November 11-13 in Hot Springs North Carolina, USA.
Other major 11 Days Partners include: Oxfam America, Celebrities Against Poverty, African Services Committee, FourYears.Go. NYC Friends of Clearwater, The Nigeria Youth Climate Coalition, Energy Action Coalition, Global Oneness Project, San Francisco Interfaith Council, iMatter March, Sukyo Mahikari Centers for Spiritual ! Development, Zambia Scholarship fund and many others.
Registered partners can also list their events and promote their message through video, blog and social media. To sign up your organization please go to www.WE.net/11days/participate For more information, please visit www.WE.net/11days.
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