Happy Peace Day!
The International Day of Peace is celebrated each year on September 21st. The United Nations established "Peace Day" by unanimous resolution in 1981. It's a day for people around the world to focus on building a culture of peace together. Each year, the UN selects a theme for Peace Day. This year's big idea is... "The Right to Peace- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70." Have you ever read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? You can explore it here... United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights It's powerful and important reading. In the United States we take many of these human rights for granted. We hold these truths to be self-evident. On Peace Day this year, lets remember that Freedom of Belief, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Assembly are all considered basic human rights. When we come together in the Purple Living Room Project we are exercising all three of these rights. We are fortunate that we can do so freely. Let's #Standup4humanrights around the world. The UN has a Pledge you can take...
It's an important pledge for all of us. You can take the official pledge HERE. On Peace Day this year, let's sit down and talk together... Then let's take a stand together for human rights around the world... and be grateful we have the right to do so freely.
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