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May Peace Prevail On Earth International Introduces Wisdom Wednesday Series on Facebook.
At May Peace Prevail On Earth International, we believe peace is something we practice, share, embody, and return to again and again. Sometimes peace begins with a quiet breath, a beautiful image, or perhaps a few words of wisdom arriving at just the right moment. This is the heart of our new Wisdom Wednesdays series on Facebook.…
Read MoreCheyenne Levesque chosen for the Goi Youth Peace Ambassadors program, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Submitted: February, 21 2026 Nelson’s Cheyenne Levesque has been chosen for the Goi Youth Peace Ambassadors program. (Submitted) Cheyenne Levesque of Nelson has been accepted as one of 50 participants from a field of 1,500 applicants around the world to become a Goi Youth Peace Ambassador. After the five-month program, she could be selected to…
Read MoreTimes call for Unity “We” Plant Peace Poles, Jacksonville Beach Metropolitan, Florida, USA
Announcement, February 19, 2026 “May Peace Prevail On Earth.” Those are the words inscribed on several Peace Poles being dedicated in beach areas throughout Jacksonville this Saturday, Feb. 21. These Rotary “Peace Poles” will join more than 250,000 others around the world. The goal: to promote peace-building and conflict resolution over violence and arguing. “In…
Read MorePeace begins here: Peace Pole at Columbus Public Library, Columbus, Georgia, USA
February 19, 2026 The Rotary Club of Columbus hosted a Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at the Columbus Public Library in Columbus, Georgia. The Peace Pole is inscribed with messages of peace in four different languages. Today, the Rotary Club of Columbus, GA proudly conducted a dedication ceremony for our new…
Read MoreGoi Peace Award Recipient Jeremy Gilley Visits Japan
November 29, 2025. Posted, December 5, 2025 The 2025 Goi Peace Foundation award ceremony was held on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Nikkei Hall in Tokyo. Jeremy Gilley, recipient of the 2025 Goi Peace Award, visited Japan to attend the award ceremony and deliver a commemorative lecture at the Goi Peace Foundation Forum. Upon his…
Read MoreThe GWEN Luminary Award Ceremony, Los Angeles, California, USA
September 18, 2025 On September 18, 2025, the 10th Annual GWEN Luminary Awards honored extraordinary leaders who inspire change, empower communities, and create peace through storytelling, innovation, and compassion. We also made history on this day by planting the Peace Pole gifted by The Goi Peace Foundation on top of the Hollywood Hills at Yamashiro Restaurant, shining light…
Read MoreA second Peace Pole ceremony held at Recreation Park in Auburn, California, USA
August 28, 2025Submitted on September 17, 2025 A second Peace Pole ceremony was held Aug. 28 at Recreation Park in Auburn, California attended by several Rotarians as well as City Manager Sean Rabé, Mayor Sandy Amara and Councilwoman Alice Dowdin-Calvillo. Rotary Area Governor Bill Kenney also attended. The other Peace Pole, at School Preserve Park,…
Read MoreGlobal Weekend To Pause the World for Peace Worldwide, NYC, USA
BROADCAST ANNOUNCEMENT: AUGUST 29, 2025 UN International Day of Peace 2025, September 21, Expands to a Global Weekend To Pause the World for Peace Worldwide, Moment/Meditative Minute of Silence, Plant Peace Pole Virtually/Physical at Noon in 24 Regions (Time Zones). A World Cease Fire, Peace Acts, Unity, Music, & Climate Week Action. New York City…
Read MoreOsaka, Japan, Expo World Peace Flag Ceremony 2025
August 23, 2025 The first World Expo, at the time called the World’s Fair, took place in London in 1981. Since then the Expo has traveled every continent to over 100 cities worldwide. The first Expo in Asia was hosted in Osaka, Japan in 1970 followed by the Aichi Expo in 2005. Twenty years later,…
Read MoreSolar Powered Illuminating Peace Pole-Western Sculpture Park, St. Paul, Minnesota – USA
June 2023 The Peace Pole is an internationally recognized symbol and monument to Peace, launched in 1955 by Masahisa Goi of Japan. In a moment of great inspiration, Masahisa Goi awakened to the need to spread the message, “May Peace Prevail on Earth,” in the hearts of the global community, and eventually led to the…
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