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International Day of Peace

With this invitation, written by citizen diplomat, Priscilla Fairbank, the first annual Women Against War International Day of Peace vigil, in solidarity with the people of Iran was launched:

Join us for a silent vigil on Sunday morning at 10:30 in front of the Women Against War office to honor Peace Day. The WAW office is located at 732 Madison Avenue, Albany, between South Lake and Quail. The vigil will conclude at 11 AM.

The Women Against War Iran Project group organized this vigil in solidarity with the Iranian peace movement. The Tehran Peace Museum and the Society for Chemical Weapons Victims Support are planning a candlelight vigil in Tehran at 19:00 local time (10:30am ET, 7:30am PT) on September 21st to commemorate the UN-designated International Day of Peace. The organized event is a historic first in Iran, where tensions with the United States are causing serious anxiety.

The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") calls on individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982. In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace.

You won't see Priscilla in any of the photos of the vigil because she was also taking the pictures, which she has since shared with the Iranian people through the international organization, Physicians for Social Responsibility. But you will see the beautiful sign that she created using a picture of the Tehran Peace Monument. If you would like to read the leaflet that was handed out during the vigil you can link to it here.