COMMUNITY
Each year, Peace Day Philly partners with City Councilmember Quetcy Lozada, Kensington area schools and Philadelphia Police to offer a “Footballs Not Firearms” March and Rally near Fairhill Square in Kennsington. Students march with police for greater peace on their streets and youth and police interact in positive ways. The Eagles donates footballs for over 100 students!
Mural Arts Porch Light program, a joint collaboration with the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, focuses on achieving universal health and wellness among Philadelphians, especially those dealing with mental health issues or trauma.
Learn more about the Work of the Welcoming Center
INTERFAITH
Learn about and become a Zone of Peace - Peace Day Philly is proud to be one!
WHAT CAN YOU DO - SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
Guided Loving Kindness Meditation
Plant a Peace Pole
A Peace Pole is a hand-crafted monument that displays the universal message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in different languages on each of its four or six sides. The Peace Pole Project originated in Japan in 1975. There are now tens of thousands of Peace Poles in over 180 countries all over the world dedicated as monuments to peace. Peace Poles also provide powerful gathering places for communities and organizations. They serve as constant reminders for us to visualize, pray for and or meditate on world peace.
When you plant a Peace Pole in your community, you are linking with people all over the world who have planted Peace Poles in the same spirit of peace.
LEARN MORE – DOWNLOAD BROCHURE – PEACE POLE 1 PAGER
The United Religions Initiative
ART AND WELL BEING PDF (U.S. Department of Arts and Culture)
The Healing Power of Art and Beauty – Lily Yeh
ENVIRONMENT
Secretary-General António Guterres calls for global action on climate change
Jane Goodall’s 2025 International Day of Peace Message
What Can You Do - Environment
Learn about Roots and Shoots and consider creating a Roots & Shoots group in your school, after school program or community - Go to www.rootsandshoots.org.
Consider Composting! See The Jane Goodall Institute’s Guide
DOWNLOAD: WHAT CAN YOU DO - ENVIRONMENT
VIDEO: "I will be a Hummingbird" - narrated by the late Wangari Maathai
OTHER IDEAS:
LESSON PLANS by grade level from the Dept. of Environmental Conservation.
Check out www.earthday.org's BILLION ACTS OF GREEN
Jane Goodall – Why not eating meat is good for the planet
United Nations Environment – @UNEP
Building Peace Through Environmental Conservation
HEALTH
"Just Breathe” - Mindful Schools
BREATHING ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS (Chicago Peace School)
TOOLS FOR MINDFULNESS (Peaceful City Sangha, Philadelphia)
ART AND WELL BEING (U.S. Department of Arts and Culture)
Meditation/Mindfulness for Peace
10 Minute Mindful Meditation for Gratitude and Positivity to Start Your Day
Mindfulness Meditation May Ease Anxiety, Mental Stress
Learning 2 Breathe - A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents
Meditation Health Benefits: What The Practice Does To Your Body
Meditation with Inner City Youth
"Room To Breathe" documentary about mindfulness program for health and behavioral results at a middle school: CLICK HERE
Thich Nhat Hanh Interview
On the power of meditation and mindfulness to produce a more peaceful world and self.
Mental Health in Schools: A Hidden Crisis Affecting Millions Of Students
Supporting Male Survivors of Abuse, Sexual Assault and Trauma
Transcendental Meditation: A cure for the stresses of youth violence?
Curbing Gun Violence: Lessons From Public Health Successes
SPORTS
A Game for Life: The Global Oneness Project 17-Minute Video and Lesson Plan
Soccer for Peace – Program for Israeli and Palestinian Children
Street Football World – Social Change through Football (Soccer)
Middle School “One Day One Goal” Event for Peace Day - 2010
“Play for Peace” – One Day One Goal Tournament (Peace Day Philly, 2012) with teams representing 3 countries in West Africa. For photos of this event, CLICK HERE.