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The International Day of Peace, observed each year on 21 September, is a global call for ceasefire and non-violence. It is a time to reflect on the horror and cost of war and the benefits of peacefully resolving our disputes. This year, I will use this important day to ask Governments and citizens of the world to focus on the important issues of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

The project to shoot a feature film about the life of the leader of the non-violent movement for the struggle for civil rights is an old dream of the director.

Montreal, May 28, 2009 – In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Yoko Ono and John Lennon’s Bed-In, the organizing committee of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence has organized the launch of Bed-In activities throughout the world at the Montreal Fine Arts Museum.

With such words, Queen Rania Al Abdullah, from Jordan, endorses the World March for Peace and Non-Violence.

More than 2000 representatives of indigenous villages and communities from around the world are attending the Forum for Indigenous Affairs held at the U.N. headquarters in New York City.

After several years work by Nobel Peace Laureates and organizations, the “First Draft of the Charter for a World without Violence” was approved. The final version of it was approved recently at the 8th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

It has just been announced that “Silo: Sage of the Andes” was awarded a Special Jury Award at the Houston, Texas based, 42nd International WorldFest Film Festival.

Colombia’s main news station will periodically report news regarding the first planetary march that seeks to raise awareness on nuclear disarmament and an end to all wars.

Imagine: The Peace Ballad of John & Yoko

‘In this age of the atom bomb, unadulterated nonviolence is the only force that can confound all the tricks of violence put together.’