2021 UN International Day of Peace (Archived)

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Visit 2022 UN International Day of Peace event page.

Saturday, September 18,  2021 (Archived)
10:00 am to 1:30 pm
Lake Chabot Regional Park
17600 Lake Chabot Road, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Download: 2021 Event Flyer [PDF]

At the September 21, 2021 Board Meeting, Board Director Dennis Waespi presented highlights from the event. Watch his presentation here (2:08:03). View photos. View EVENT video.

Event Details

This event is our fourth year celebrating the UN International Day of Peace at the Park District. There will be a host of activities: sharing of messages by youth, prayers from faith leaders, songs, and reflections 0n 2021 theme Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world. Our active collaboration and empathy is needed in these difficult times to build a world of peace, understanding, respect, equity, and safety for all peoples.

There will be  an unveiling of the PEACE POLE  – a symbol of the hopes and dreams of the global family for Peace on Earth. The Peace Pole is 12' tall, showcasing 31 languages, including Chochenyo, Nahuatl, American Sign language, and Braille.  Learn more about the Lake Chabot Peace Pole.  View EVENT video.

Activities: Peace messages, singing, drumming, arts and crafts, light lunch, 30-minute walk alongside lake.

Wear and Bring

• Your favorite multicultural outfit (dress, shirt, vest, a scarf, shawl, hat, accessories)
• Light jacket as temperatures may vary through the day
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Face mask
• Sunscreen
• Plenty of water (Bring your own bottle!)

Sponsors: Regional Parks Foundation and East Bay Regional Park District
Community Partners: Eden Area Interfaith Council, Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, UNA East Bay Chapter, Samuel Merritt University – Ethnic Health Institute 
 

Our Community's Pledge for Peace

• We pledge to build a just, loving, compassionate, and inclusive world that embraces diversity, including age, race, gender, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientation, religions, and political leanings.
• We pledge to see and respect each other as sisters and brothers. We welcome and value diverse cultures, faith traditions, and perspectives.
• We pledge to do more listening to better understand our children, sisters and brothers, parents, colleagues, neighbors, and community members.
• We pledge to reject violence including bullying and racism; and we stand in support of anyone or community being targeted.
• We pledge to protect and heal our life-giving lands, forests, rivers, oceans, wildlife, and habitats.
• We commit, every day, to do our best to be active peace builders in our schools, workplaces, communities, parks, cities, and our world. 

» 2020 UN International Day of Peace

Global Citizen Award

On October 24, 2021, we received the Global Citizen Award from the United Nations Association USA, East Bay and Silicon Valley Chapters at the virtual 76th UN Day celebration. See Award Presentation (full version)

The Global Citizen Award recognizes the Park District's contributions to the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the essential services we provided throughout the  COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 UN International Day of Peace (Archived)
Saturday, September 18
10:00 am to 1:30 pm