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Crown of Glory Lutheran Church Celebrates Peace Sunday in Chaska, Minnesota, USA.
Event: September 20, 2026Posted: October 3, 2026 On September 20, 2026, Crown of Glory Lutheran Church in Chaska, Minnesota, celebrated its annual Peace Sunday Service. The service began outdoors, where congregation members gathered around their Peace Pole, installed in 2018. As part of this meaningful tradition, a member of the congregation blessed the Peace Pole…
Read MorePeace Voices Connect Nearly 300 Young People Across 44 Countries.
September 21, 2026 We are delighted to celebrate the beautiful success of the 2026 Peace Voices initiative, created by the Goi Peace Foundation in the lead-up to the International Day of Peace. Nearly 300 young people from 45 countries shared their heartfelt answers to one meaningful question: What does peace mean to you? Their messages…
Read MoreTogether in Peace: International Day of Peace at Wayne State University, Detroit. Michigan, USA.
September 21, 2026 Together in Peace: International Day of Peace at Wayne State University On Monday, September 21, 2026, May Peace Prevail On Earth International joined peace partners, community leaders, students, and guests at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, for a United Nations International Day of Peace celebration and conference. The gathering, themed Together in…
Read MoreLiving Peace Philippines Brings Peace Education and World Peace Flag Ceremony to Cebu.
September 21, 2026 A Moment to Embrace Peace Across Borders On the occasion of the International Day of Peace 2026, Living Peace Philippines traveled to the city of Cebu in the southern Philippines to hold a special peace education activity. The gathering brought together educators, trainers, and young people, creating a space for sharing experiences,…
Read MorePeace Pole Installed at Līdumnieki War Museum in Latvia.
September 21, 2025 A new Peace Pole has been installed at the Līdumnieki War Museum in Latvia, a place where the history and human cost of war remain deeply remembered. Līdumnieki—formerly known as Aizpūre and, before that, Zabolotje—was a crossroads during the Second World War. Families in the area faced heartbreaking decisions about whether to…
Read MoreNigeria Celebrates the 2026 International Day of Peace: Investing in Peace for Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day.
September 21, 2026 REPORT OF 2026 UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE CELEBRATION IN NIGERIA BY MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH INTERNATIONAL AT THE CORPORATE RESIDENCE BY ENCHELON HOTEL, WILLIAM JUMBO STREET, OLD GRA, PORT HARCOURT, RIVER STATE, NIGERIA, ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2026. BY MOJIMA ETOKUDO, NIGERIA PEACE REPRESENTATIVE. It’s been a great journey…
Read MorePeace Pole Bad Kissingen, Federal State Bavaria, Germany.
September 21, 2026 There’s this beautiful Peace Pole that’s been planted and dedicated in the town of Bad Kissingen, Federal State Bavaria, Country Germany The Peace Pole was unveiled on Monday, September 21, to mark the International Day of Peace. It was a wonderful celebration with neighbors and friends from the village. The Peace Pole…
Read MoreWest Sacramento City Hall Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony for IDP, CA, USA.
September 21, 2026 On International Day of Peace on 9/21/26 we welcomed participants at our Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony for our newly installed Peace Pole at West Sacramento, California City Hall. We opened with a First People’s Land Acknowledgement of the Patwin Indians, an indigenous Native American group who inhabited the western banks of the…
Read MorePeace Voices: What does Peace Mean to you? Global
September 16, 2026 In 2025, the Goi Peace Foundation asked young people up to age 30, from many different backgrounds and countries, one simple question: “What does peace mean to you?” Their answers were not only about a world without war. Again and again, they spoke of the small, everyday things that make life meaningful:…
Read MoreRemembering International Day of Peace 2025 in Times Square, NY, USA.
September 11, 2026 In honor of September being Peace Month, the month in which we celebrate the International Day of Peace, we thought we’d share some memories with you from September 21, 2025. Last year, friends new and old gathered from around the world in the heart of New York City for the annual Peace…
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