On August 11th, 2010, on the eve of 19th Anniversary of Independence Day of Uzbekistan. Nahohisa Takayama,a member of The Goi Peace Foundation and The World Peace Prayer Society visited his long time friend Mr. Anatoli Iosonev at Samarkand State Museum in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. This is where Mr. Takayama present the World Peace Prayer and Flag Ceremony and planted a Peace Pole with Mr. Muhamad Boboroev, Chief director of the Museum and local students.

There were a Newspaper reporter and three TV channeland covered the whole event.

http://www.ut.uz/eng/tourism_and_travel/symbol_of_peace_arrives_in_the_ancient_city.mgr

The chief director, said “Peace begins within heart of each one of us. Wars of the other countries are not the matter of others, but it has deep connection to us. Not only to pray for peace of our country but also for other countries will lead our own peace in our country. Thank you for bringing the Peace Pole from Japan which is very far from Samark.”

May Peace Prevail on Earth

Naohisa Takayama

The Peace Crane project was part of the preparation for Hiroshima Day in San Ginesio, Italy.

The Peace Crane Making Team worked diligently for days to make the 2500 peace cranes, working late into the night, right up to the night before the Peace Festival.

They gathering was held in the Wabi Sabi Culture Association Center. The Mayor of the City graciously accepted a peace crane from a representative of Peace Crane Making Team and he also attended the Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony held in that evening.

The World Peace Flag Ceremony followed late that night around midnight.

Infinite JOY!!

CHE LA PACE REGNI SULLA TERRA!
MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!

Sonoko Tanaka,
WPPS, Peace Representative in Italy

May Peace Prevail on Earth! My name is Patricia Ann Talley Tucker. My mission, as the Latin American Coordinator for the Detroit West District Peace Center in Southfield, Michigan, is to spread the word of peace and unity throughout the Hispanic world, starting with my own community of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico –the only tourist destination in Mexico with a Peace Pole Monument poclaiming this prayer. Our Peace Pole Monument, which was construted this past March, is made of special salmon-colored stone, has the Peace Prayer engraved on its four sides in Nauthal (native Indian lanuage), Spanish, French and English representing the diversity and unity of our community.

Now, we are continuing our peace-building efforts by hosting an International Community Peace Summit and United Nations International Day of Peace Celebration on September 20-23, 2010. Details about our town and the event can be found on-line on our local English-language magazine at:
www.imagine-mexico.com

KUAJLI TIMOWKAZKIAN IPAN TLALTIKPANTLI
LA PAZ PREVALEZCA EN LA TIERRA
PUISSE LA PAIX RÉGNER DANS LE MONDE
MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH

City of Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow, India is the largest school in terms of pupils, which had a record enrollment of 32, 114 pupils on February 5th, 2008 for the 2007-2008 academic year.

CMS was awarded with the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education in 2002, the first school in the world to be so honored in recognition of its efforts” to promote the universal values of education for peace and tolerance at a time when these values are increasingly being challenged.

CMS conducts a World Peace Flag Ceremony every few months as part of their many ongoing programs.
May Peace Prevail In India!
May Peace Prevail On Earth!
Mr. Gandhi is a WPPS Peace Representative and President of the City Montessori School, Lucknow, India

Members of the Goi Peace Foundation in Hadano City in Kanagawa participating in annual Hadano City Peace Walk event with banners bearing messages of peace, “UN International Day of Peace, September 21″, Think about Peace” and “May Peace Prevail on Earth.” The group name was Hadano Peace Messengers and the Peace Walk was held on hot August 24, 2010. The group leader was Hideko Kurihara and Nobuko Yamaguchi. They were singing a Japanese Peace song together and called out “May Peace Prevail on Earth, May Peace be in Kanagawa, May Peace be in Hadano City” intermittenly. The Peace Walk started at Hadano City office and ended at Hadano Cultural Hall. When they reached their destination, the group handed out paper bookmark Peace Dolls inscripted w/ peace message, May Peace Prevail on Earth. Hadano city is a member of “Mayors For Peace” among 100 cities and they Celebrate the Peace Walk every year in August.

I just had to share this.
I was sitting alongside the Arkansas River, which runs behind the property of the Peabody Hotel, where I was staying and to my surprise, amidst the overgrown foliage, was this Peace Pole.

Love, Jules Lamore

Dear Friends,
Escuela Lomas Altas is an International Baccalaureate primary school in Mexico City. The school curriculum is based on the Primary Years Program of the IB Program. At the end of the school year, the 6th grade students present a final exhibition of the PYP Program. The exhibition is based on a theme that the students choose regarding any subject that affects the world and humankind. They have to inquire, analyze and present it to the entire school community at the end of May. It is a big celebration.

This year’s 6th grade exhibition was based on “Humankind creates tools and strategies to make peaceful coexistence possible in a diverse society.” The 6th grade was divided in groups and the head teachers were responsible for guiding and planning the Exhibition. One of the 6th grade groups this year investigated on Organizations that Promote Peace Around the World, that had to do with the central idea. During their inquiry on this subject, the students found out about the Peace Poles Project which led them to make their own Peace Pole and present it on the day of the exhibition.

It was a great success!! All of the school community, parents, students and teachers, wrote phrases on it regarding Peace in the World.

We are sending the picture of the Escuela Lomas Altas Peace Pole.

Have a wonderful day,
Rosalinda Lopez
Special Spanish Teacher
6th. Grade Mentor for the PYP Exhibition
Escuela Lomas Altas
www.lomasaltas.com.mx

Mrs Haßkerl-Schilling organized a Peace Pole re-dedication ceremony in her hometown, Bad Langensalza.

You see her below with her guest of honor; a Jewish gentleman and concentration camp survivor. The message, May Peace Prevail On Earth was placed along side every personal peace wish and then sent off on balloons. The eldest attendee being 90 years old.

Walkers gathered in the parking lot near the center of town. The walk commenced, with the spectacular parade of colorful flags of all nations through the town, past the village green, and continuing along Route 212 to Comeau Drive, then on to Comeau Field, where the World Peace Prayer and Flag Ceremony took place, around the Peace Pole, followed by guest speakers, special musical guests, and other entertainments to include Native American blessing ceremony.

The Legendary Pete Seeger

The “Smile Car” arrived 11:00 a.m. with legendary folksinger and environmental activist Pete Seeger, Victorio Roland Mousaa, and Princess WOW!, founder of the Smile Revolution.

Our dream Team less Jim Dugan, Santuary Manager of WPPS, who was preparing up at the Ceremony field. L-R: Yuimi , WPPS Volunteer from Hawaii, Fumi Johns-Stewart, WPPS Executive Director, Sue Sgaggero, WPPS Volunteer and Rose Orton, WPPS Office Associate and WPPS Ann Marie Robustell, Executive Asst.

Preparing for the International Peace Walk in the parking lot. sleepy Woodstock assembling at 9:30 am!

The WALK begins through Woodstock

20 minute walk to Como Field - where the Ceremony will take place.

May Peace be in Woodstock
May Peace Prevail On Earth!!!!

The Legendary Pete Seeger (Where have all the flowers gone) joined us.

August 5th, 2010

A moment of silence was observed throughout Japan, as the Peace Bell rang at precisely 8:15 a.m. This was the time when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima.

The live broadcast also featured the World Peace Prayer and Flag Ceremony presented by WPPS members in the Hiroshima Peace Park. Dedicated members of WPPS have been organizing the World Peace and Flag Ceremony for the past 18 years in front of the Peace Dome, which is the only surviving structure after the bombing.

For the first time in its 65 year history, the United States Embassy representative in Tokyo and United Nations Secretary General attended the memorial service. Also in attendance were Japanese government officials, foreign diplomats and families of the survivors.

It is a historical year for the people of Hiroshima and the world at large.

The BBC online news agency featured photographs from the Hiroshima Day observance and to our great joy we discovered a man wearing a May Peace Prevail On Earth T-Shirt. Seen here in this photograph!