International Day of Peace - September 21
IPJC Peace Day Resources
Prayer Service for the International Day of Peace 
Prière pour la paix -
Journée internationale de la paix
Plegaria por la Paz para el Día Internacional de la Paz
International Day of Peace Gathering for Families
(from Parenting for Peace & Justice program)
Resources for 10th Anniversary of 9/11 and War in Afghanistan
About the International Day of Peace
2011 marks the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Peace. Observed each year on September 21, the International Day of Peace is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace. First established by a U.N. resolutio, "Peace Day" has grown to include millions of people around the world who participate in all kinds of events, large and small. Read more on the International Day of Peace website
2011 Theme - "Make Your Voice Heard"
The United Nations has chosen the theme "Make Your Voice Heard" for the 2011 observance of the International Day of Peace, highlighting recent events and nonviolent movements for peace:
“Young women and men everywhere are demonstrating the power of connection by reaching out to each other, and rallying together, in the common cause of the dignity and human rights to which their people aspire. It is in tribute to them, and the spirit they represent, that we have chosen … the theme of ‘Make your voice heard.” ~UN Message on the 100-Day Countdown to 2011 Day of Peace
IPJC Prayer for Peace focused on the 2011 theme
We are Called to be People of Peace
30th Anniversary International Day of Peace Event - September 18, 2011
Sponsored by Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
Peace & Spirituality Center, Bellevue, Washington
Download Event Flyer
Other Peace Day Resources
10th Anniversary of 9/11 & Afghanistan Resources
Augustinians of the Midwest Peace Day Resources
Do One Thing for Peace Day
Holy Cross Office of Justice Peace Day Prayer Service
International Day of Peace Vigil
Pax Christi USA
Presbyterian Peacemaking Program
UN Peace Day Message 2011
UN Youth Peace Poem
Weekly Peace Prayer from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
World Council of Churches Peace Day Resources
World Peace Prayer Society
Quotes on Peace
Peace is God’s gift to us, given in Christ, a gift we experience and enjoy now, though not in its completeness. We believe that peace points beyond itself in hope to the fullness of time.
—The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace
If we have not peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Peace begins
with a smile.
—Mother Teresa
Peace isn’t passive. It isn’t merely the absence of violence, the absence of war. Peace is an active, viable, hopeful way of living. Especially peace is hopeful.
—Author Marion Dane Bauer
Everyday we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life…our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive.
—Thich Nhat Hanh