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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.
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