PEACE DAY 2021 - Intergenerational Assembly

On Peace Day 2020 young changemakers from almost 100 cities worldwide came together in a Global Youth Assembly.

The Global Youth As­sembly will re­con­vene on Peace day 2021 in re­sponse to the UN 75 De­clar­a­tion
and seek to en­gage with the UN and the World Lead­ers to en­sure that Youth’s voice is heard.

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peaceful collaboration, both within and among all nations and peoples.

On Peace Day 2020 young changemakers from almost 100 cities worldwide came together in a Global Youth Assembly to discuss imminent and impending global issues.
They voiced their concerns, their hopes for the future, and their desire and commitment to work with global leaders to create a world that works for all within the limits of the planet.

The epi­cen­ter of the event was YOUTH IS­LAND – a former sea fort­ress loc­ated a short sail­ing trip from the UN-City in Copen­ha­gen. After har­vest­ing the views and con­clu­sions that emerged dur­ing dis­cus­sions that took place on six dif­fer­ent con­tin­ents, The as­sembly iden­ti­fied a num­ber of im­min­ent and ur­gent is­sues that must be ad­dressed by the World Lead­ers.

On Peace day, Septem­ber 21, a del­eg­a­tion of youth rep­res­ent­at­ives sailed from Youth Is­land to the UN City in Copen­ha­gen on a Vik­ing Ship, to hand over the con­clu­sions to UNDP Dir­ector Ca­m­illa Brück­ner, who prom­ised to for­ward the con­clu­sions to the Gen­eral As­sembly.

Click here to view the Peace day 2020 Global Youth Assembly Declaration (PDF)

The Globe is On/e

Pop-up-events

This year we take it one step further towards Positive ImpACT!

In the week leading up to Peace Day, 1200 young change-makers and artists will come together in 120 ‘Pop-up’ Peace Rooms all over the world, again creating a unique global momentum.

The Peace Rooms are locally organized and very diverse, but each of them comes up with at least one actionable idea and commits to implementing it. These ‘Actionable Commitments‘ are local and personal, showing that big words (like the SDGs) can be translated into local actions.

The holistic approach of the ‘Doughnut Economics’ model, that aims to meet the needs of all within our planetary limits, serves as a framework for these commitments.

The Peace Rooms are all linked together by a central ‘node’ and 24/7 media hub situated in Youth Island in Denmark, blurring the line between the physical and virtual.

Regional meet-ups will bring together representatives and insights from the different pop-up peace rooms, culminating in a 2-hours Multilateral Intergenerational Assembly with youth leaders, elders and UN representatives on Peace Day.

 

Examples of Peace Popups:

  • Exhibitions
  • Intergenerational dialogues
  • Street conversations
  • Hackathons
  • Urban Hacking

 

  • Peace walks
  • Performances
  • Mural painting
  • Improv theater
  • Ideas flea market
What is a PeacePop-up

The ‘Artist is Present’: Artists Create Together

One of the principles for organizing a peace room, is to give an extra dimension to the meeting. We will harness the power of the Arts to amplify the voice of the youth and catalyse change towards a world that works for all.

Art is an integral part of the whole program. Artists, musicians and writers will join and organize Peace Rooms, and create works and exhibitions inspired by the insights that come up. The creations will be exhibited to keep the momentum going and to bring the conversations into different senses.

Context

 

Out of the Global Youth Assembly 2020 came a declaration, signed by all the participants. The first point of the declaration was ‘youth engagement’. This is echoed in the UN’s promise to ‘listen to and work with youth’.

So this is also our focus for this year: ‘how can youth be empowered to become co-creators of a world that meets the needs of all people within the means of the living planet?’


Quote from UN75:
We will listen to and work with youth. Youth is the missing piece for peace and development. As we benefited from the foresight of the founders of the United Nations, young people

Declaration of ‘Actionable Commitment’

In the weekend before Peace Day, representatives from different Peace Rooms (as well as others who want to join) come together in regional meet-ups.
Here they share what they have been doing, as well as key insights and challenges, to see how they can work together, form alliances, and learn from each other.

As a relay race, the teams will work on making an ‘Actionable Commitment’ Declaration to put forward to UN representatives and other relevant stakeholders to show the commitment of the members to ‘walk their talk’ and invite stakeholders to follow suit.

During the 2-hours Intergenerational Assembly, the regional representatives will bring some of these curated harvests to the table as fuel for the on-going discussions.

Invitation to Get Involved

Be a Partner! We encourage partners to mobilize youth in their networks to lead a Pop-up Peace room in their city!

Be part of the movement of the future! – Join 120 + Peace rooms in 100+ countries

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  • Provide a global platform for your young changemakers to showcase their work
  • Connect with local and global networks of changemakers
  • Hold the UN and world leaders accountable to future generations
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