The United Nations’ International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day, marked every year on September 21, is a Global Movement when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace. It is observed by many nations, political and military groups, and expressed as the absence of war by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. To inaugurate the day, the “Peace Bell” is rung at UN Headquarters.
Established by the UN resolution in 1981, Peace Day has grown to include millions of people around the world who participate in all kinds of events, large and small.
Award winning artist and activist, Geela Parish, delivers music with a powerful message: “Come together now before it’s too late!†She recently launched a campaign of hope and peace, called Operation Healing for the World & Giving with the Stars, featuring a charity CD song, For the Love of God.
The peace song was written by Geela Parish, and has been since recorded by various artists including Patti Labelle and Liel Kolet, and was to be performed at the peace summit in Rome for the Pope in 2008 where Parish was also invited.
Liel Kolet, an Israeli 17-year-old peace activist and singer who has sung with Bono, the Scorpions, Sir Elton John, and many more political activists and royalties throughout the world became famous when at the age of just 15 Liel performed the song “Imagine†written by John Lennon on Shimon Peres’ 80th birthday and invited President Bill Clinton to sing along.
“I truly believe that by leveraging the power of music, celebrities and media, it’s possible to accelerate the process by which we can affect change positively for the benefit of all humanity,†says Parish.
“As we approach The International Day of Peace it’s important to carry on the work of Gandhi and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and recognize that everyone and everything, including the environment, is impacted by the growing threat of nuclear war and the devastating consequences of senseless violence, regardless of financial status, religion or ethnicity. It’s crucial to advance the cause of peace and non-violence because our ability to co-exist is the one condition of survival in a nuclear age,†says Geela Parish, a longtime and very passionate peace advocate.
“Sadly, we’re all victims of centuries of brainwashing and manipulation by those who seek to divide and conquer for self-serving purposes. It’s ignorance that divides us. We fail to recognize the spirit that connects us all and to understand the unity in all living things, like strands in the same web of life. What I think God really needs is for people who are made in His image to also act in his image,†adds Geela, whose social consciousness has always been an integral part of her transformative music and all other endeavors, including her critically acclaimed book The American Dream and matching CD, The Veil of Life.
What makes her campaign unique is the fact that it’s the brainchild of an American woman who originally came from a region that has never known peace, the epicenter of mindless violence, the volatile Middle East. It was an experience that has sparked Geela’s life-long passion for bringing people together and putting an end to the insanity and futility of war if only for what all religions have in common: the love of God.
A significant portion of the proceeds from the sale of Geela’s song she says will be donated to victims of war-torn countries and natural disasters, including the rebuilding of Haiti.
Many people have contributed their talents and time to the success of this campaign such as complementary publicity by Atlantic Publicity and endorsements from various publishers, to mention just a few. Plans for the song include recording it in different genres and languages. All contributors to this cause hope this campaign will inspire celebrity personalities to come on board to create a tsunami of compassion to confront the many challenges facing all of us today, amongst them the most brutal self inflicted violence.
People can support the cause by purchasing the song digitally through online retailers such as iTunes, CDbaby.com and Amazon.com
Some of the consequences of war are well described in a new-release, anti-war movie, starring Colin Farrell and Paz Vega, Triage, in which a combat photojournalist played by Farrell witnesses the horrors of war first hand. The unalterable shock changes him forever and life is never the same even when back home safely in London, away from the dangers of the Middle East.
I believe that one can CHOOSE to go, do, be, and have, and in the end exclaim, shocked and bewildered, that because of all the “synchronicities†of one’s life, all the clicks and coincidences, and the many happy “accidents,” bounty and good fortune must have been one’s destiny.
Or, one might choose to wait for a miracle, a savior, or divine intervention, and in the end exclaim, shocked and bewildered, that because of all the “synchronicities†of one’s life, all the missed chances and disappointments, and the many unhappy accidents – poverty, misfortune, violence and cruelty must have been one’s destiny.
What we are missing is Mindfulness. The World needs to finally come to its senses in order to end the senselessness by changing the way we think. And “we†means all of us, not just some of us. Let’s accept responsibility for our actions, thoughts, happiness or the complete lack thereof due to simple ignorance. A barbarian approach will not help, but a mindful one will.
For more information or interview requests on this global humanitarian charity movement please contact its exclusive publicity company, Atlantic Publicity at 310.451.7403. www.AtlanticPublicity.com
