In 1999 filmmaker Jeremy Gilley launched Peace One Day to document his efforts to establish an annual Peace Day.
In 2001, UN member states unanimously adopted the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace, fixed as 21 September – Peace Day.
The Peace Day resolution (UN GA 55/282) calls on governments, the UN system, NGOs and most importantly individuals – you – to commemorate 21 September.
On 21 September 2006 there were activities in 200 countries, directly involving 27.6 million people. There were life-saving activities by humanitarian organizations such as aid drops and immunization programs. In the UK, 2.2 million young people sang ‘No Wars Will Stop Us Singing.’ People marched, partied, danced and debated. Or they simply said sorry.
If we are to move from a culture of war to a culture of peace then we will have to unite around the most fundamental issue that humanity faces – the protection of each other and our environment. 21 September is the starting point. Individuals can make a difference. By working together there will be Peace One Day.
Now here is a real gem. Battle of the Batmans if a video, produced by Black20, that is made up of scenes cut from all the modern Batman movies. (Sorry Adam West and Burt Ward, your 1960’s version of Batman didn’t make the cut.) At first I wasn’t expecting too much from it, but by the end I was very surprised of the over all quality of the video and scene editing. Worth the watch.
This is awesome. Tim McGraw pulls some guys out of the audience and personally kicks him out of the concert when he sees him hit a women. Watch the video about and here is the official PR release:
While Tim was performing at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn, Washington last night, he watched a man rush to the front of the stage. This overly aggressive fan attacked a female fan and Tim witnessed this incident. Tim called for security, but when they could not respond quick enough Tim and several crew members removed the fan from the audience where he was then turned over to the local authorities.
So I got around to watching the new NBC TV show, “Baby Borrowers” last night. As the name implies, the show is about young couples who “borrow” babies for 3 days from other couples to see how they will handle the responsibilities of… well, I don’t want to say raising a baby… an extended babysitting session is a more appropriate a phrase.
I wasn’t so much impressed with the show, but what did leave an impression on me was the attitude of younger couples. These kids wouldn’t take responsibility, were arrogant, and one even through a fit (and started crying!) after the mother of baby she was watching told her she was going things wrong and offered advice. She wanted the complete respect of the mother before she had done a single thing to earn it.
