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Peace Pals Mission Statement
Peace Pals is a program designed to encourage young people ages 5-15 to become peacemakers dedicated to living in the spirit of the words May Peace Prevail on Earth.
The Peace Pals Program fosters understanding and respect for the diversity and oneness of the human family and the natural world through the arts, education, communication and friendship. By nurturing inner peace and global awareness in the leaders of tomorrow, Peace Pals will help create a future where peace and harmony become a way of life.
Peace Pals is a program of the World Peace Prayer Society, which promotes the non-sectarian prayer May Peace Prevail on Earth as a simple, universal expression to unite the hearts of all people in our common desire and hope for peace on Earth.
Peace Pals Activities
Peace Pals teaches children all over the world to think about peace in their everyday lives, and to put those thoughts into action by doing simple and small, yet powerful, things such as: saying a kind word to someone, helping a person in need, caring for animals, and respecting the environment. And on a global level, Peace Pals gives children the opportunity to become more aware of the richness of diversity through friendships with children worldwide.
Through the Peace Pals Program, and under the guidance of Peace Pal Coordinators, groups of children are encouraged to embrace the peace message in a sensorial way—through drawing and painting their visions of peace, writing Peace Messages and poems about peace, performing plays and dances about peace, and sharing their thoughts about peace in correspondence with children in other countries.
Groups of children plant Peace Poles at their schools, community centers, churches, and even in their own backyards to help to keep the message alive. They also participate in World Peace Flag Ceremonies, customized for use in schools, in which everyone gathers to present the flags of all nations in a collective intention for peace throughout the world.
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