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/* Written 2:31 pm Oct 3, 1989 by peacenet in cdp:announcements */ /* ---------- "SEVEN MINUTES OF WORLD PEACE" ---------- */ Source: baltiresource ===================== SEVEN MINUTES OF WORLD PEACE Tuesday, October 24, 1989, United Nation's Day, 1:00 to 1:07 pm EDT Headquarters Address: P.O. Box 22327, Baltimore, MD 21203, U.S.A. 1989 ANNOUNCEMENT A SIMULTANEOUS GLOBAL OBSERVANCE On United Nations Day, Tuesday, October 24, 1989, individuals, groups and organizations around the world simultaneously will join in seven minutes of silence, silent prayer or meditation, as appropriate, to share the spirit of peace on earth. This initiative, now in it's sixth year, is called SEVEN MINUTES OF WORLD PEACE. Around the globe, the observance corresponds to 1:00 to 1:07 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time at United Nations Headquarters in New York (18:00 to 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time). HOW TO PARTICIPATE As home is where the heart is, so, individuals, wherever they are, can join SEVEN MINUTES OF WORLD PEACE by silently dedicating themselves to peace during the time set forth above on Tuesday, October 24, 1989. Groups are invited to create and organize their own observances during the appropriate period for their time zone. After your observance of the event, you are invited to document your participation by writing a letter and/or send photos, copies of your poster, program or news articles. Please tell us how you or your organization observed the Seven Minutes. Mail your documentation to Ms. Chandini Bachman, U.S.A. Coordinator, Seven Minutes of World Peace, P.O. Box 22327, Baltimore, MD 21203, U.S.A. Your stories will provide the basis of an inspiring and interesting brochure to spread the word about the seventh annual observance of Seven Minutes of World Peace in 1990. ITS PURPOSE SEVEN MINUTES OF WORLD PEACE seeks to focus the world's attention on the urgent need for peace in the inter-religious spirit of U Thant, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dag Hammarskjold and the United Nations itself. The observance offers people in every country an opportunity to transcend their individual and national identities and join all humanity, even if for just a short time, in the spirit of peace as part of the human family. Seven Minutes of World Peace has no political affiliations or purpose other than to work toward and strengthen the universal human aspiration for harmony, peace and oneness among nations and peoples. If peace can reign on earth for seven minutes, it is hoped that some day it can and will endure for seven hours, seven days, seven years, seven decades, seven centuries and more. THE SPONSOR SEVEN MINUTES OF WORLD PEACE was initiated by Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at The United Nations in cooperation with United Nations Associations and a wide range of educational, religious, spiritual and peace organizations around the world. The Peace Meditation at the United Nations is an association of the United Nations delegates, staff, NGO representatives and accredited press correspondents who believe that inner peace will serve as the foundation for outer peace, and who actively work to pursue these goals through the United Nations. Toward this end, the Peace Meditation has been holding twice-weekly meditations and other programs at the United Nations under the leadership of Sri Chinmoy since 1970. PAST OBSERVANCES SEVEN MINUTES OF WORLD PEACE was inaugurated in 1984 with the participation of groups in some 40 countries. The initiative has continued to spread, and the observance can now be said "to have a life of its own." In 1985, '86, '87, and '88, ceremonies and observances were held around the world, and messages of support were received from several heads of state, as well as mayors, governors and Members of Congress in the United States. The country with the most enthusiastic participation in the Seven Minutes observance is undoubtedly Sri Lanka. Through the efforts of the United Nations Association of Sri Lanka, over 70,000 people joined in 1986, and millions in 1987. In the U.S.A., Congressional staff, public schools, public libraries, Montessori Schools, local chapters of Peace Links and Church Women United, as well as Unitarian and Catholic Churches have documented their participation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Call Ms. Chandini Bachman at (301) 24-PEACE 6:45-7:30 am or 9:00- 9:45 pm weekdays. --- Patt Haring | United Nations | FAX: 212-787-1726 patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu | Information | BBS: 201-795-0733 patth@ccnysci.BITNET | Transfer Exchange | (3/12/24/9600 Baud) -=- Every child smiles in the same language. -=-