Each year, the United Nations invites communities, organizations, and leaders across the globe to observe the International Day of Peace on September 21st. International Day of Peace is a twenty-four-hour period dedicated to strengthening the ideals of peace through nonviolence and cease-fire. Sustainable peace cannot be accomplished within twenty-four hours of nonviolence alone, however. It requires the relentless pursuit of creative peacebuilding. This year’s theme is both succinct and provocative: “End Racism. Build Peace.” Our team recognizes these two goals as two sides of the same coin. As long as racism exists, our world will not be at peace. It may seem lofty and impossible, but each of us can make an impact toward realizing this monumental vision of access to peace, irrespective of race.
