September 21, 2013 10:30-4:30 U.S. Capitol West Lawn, Washington, DC - "Peace on Earth: The Shift into Oneness" Global Meditation Celebration & UN International Day of Peace
Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 20, 2013 -- On September 21, Peace on Earth: The Shift Into Oneness – a Global Meditation Celebration honoring the United Nations International Day of Peace will take place on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol beginning at 10:30 a.m. With diplomatic efforts underway to bring about peace in Syria, attendants will be gathering at the U.S. Capitol to honor our oneness as a human family. Washington, DC participants will be joining with larger global meditation initiatives being organized by Unify, Be the Peace, Pathways to Peace, the Culture of Peace Initiative, and Oneness University. For more details, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HnbeI-oH2KY.
The Capitol event will feature talks, meditations, blessings, dancing and music, emphasizing humanity’s global connectedness as Peace. U.S. Ambassador (ret.) John W. McDonald, the originating founder of the U.N. International Day of Peace, will offer the opening remarks at the celebration. Barbara Marx Hubbard, Founder, Foundation for Conscious Evolution will deliver the keynote address “Share Your Vision to Fulfill the Dream” via webcast exclusively to attendants on the Capitol’s West Lawn. The event is co-produced by Casa de Metta, GlobeShift/Global Om 108 and Oneness Mid-Atlantic.
Established in 1981 by an official Act of the United Nations, the International Day of Peace is celebrated around the world by multitudes of people and organizations. McKinsey & Company estimated that in 2012, 280 million people honored the day, and that by 2016, about 3 billion people will participate in its celebration. “At a time when there are numerous conflicts around the world, intra-state violence and killings, and new violence being contemplated,” says Ron Mohl, event Chairman and Founder of Casa de Metta, “focusing on Peace every day is increasingly important.
“We are living in times of tremendous change, uncertainty, and global turbulence. However, there is an even greater force at work as hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are spiritually awakening to realize their Oneness with each other and their Divine. It is this mass global transformation which is and will continue to yield positive change in our world,” states Co-Producer Elizabeth Pan of Oneness Mid-Atlantic.
U.N. International Day of Peace to be Celebrated at the Footsteps of the U.S. Capitol Building: Peace on Earth: The Shift into Oneness which will honor the 2013 United Nations International Day of Peace with the theme that spiritual awakening is the root of true peace. The event will be held at the U.S. Capitol on the West Lawn on September 21, 2013, commencing at 10:30 a.m. U.S. Ambassador (ret.) John W. McDonald, originating founder of the U.N. International Day of Peace will open the day’s ceremonies. Barbara Marx Hubbard, the Founder of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution, will give an exclusive keynote address via webcast to those attending the West Lawn event. Complete details can be found at: http://www.intldayofpeace.org.
Comprehensive event details can be found at: http://intldayofpeace.org, including a detailed press kit under the media tab.
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