2023 UN International Day of Peace

Community Pledge | Program | Video

We celebrated the 2023 United Nations Day of Peace event on September 16 at Lake Chabot Regional Park. See news article by Tri-City Voice United Nations and East Bay Regional Parks Commemorate International Day of Peace (PDF).

If you joined us for the 2023 United Nations Day of Peace on September 16, or previous Day of Peace events, please fill out this quick 3-minute SURVEY to let us know what you would like to see/hear/experience MORE at future UN Day of Peace events. Thank you.

Each year the International Day of Peace (IDP) is observed around the world on 21 September. This year’s theme is Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals. It is a call to action that recognizes our individual and collective responsibility to foster peace. Fostering peace contributes to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and achieving the SDGs will create a culture of peace for all. Learn more on the United Nations website.

2023 6th UN International Day of Peace

Event Flyer (PDF) | Register for Free Event

Saturday, September 16, 2023
10 am to 1:30 pm
Lake Chabot Regional Park
17600 Lake Chabot Rd.
Castro Valley, CA 94546

This is our sixth year celebrating the UN International Day of Peace. At this free event, there will be a host of activities and reflections on the 2023 theme, Actions for Peace. Our active collaboration and empathy is needed in these times to build a world of peace, understanding, respect, equity, and safety for all peoples. After the delivery of the peace messages, there will be a gathering around the Peace Pole – a symbol of hope for Bay Area communities and peace on Earth for the global family. The 12-foot-tall Peace Pole showcases 31 languages, including Chochenyo, Nahuatl, American Sign language, and Braille.
View highlights from the 2021 event (archived): photos | video.
» 2022 UN International Day of Peace (archived)

Activities: Peace messages, singing, arts and crafts, an-hour Peace Walk alongside lake. Light lunch provided.

Wear and Bring

Your favorite multicultural outfit (dress, shirt, vest, a scarf, shawl, hat, accessories)
A pen or pencil to write down the Actions for Peace you can take, personally and collectively. We will supply the index cards.
Light jacket as temperatures may vary through the day
Comfortable walking shoes
Face mask
Sunscreen
Plenty of water (Bring your own bottle!)

Sponsors: Regional Parks Foundation and East Bay Regional Park District
Community Partners: Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, UNA East Bay Chapter, GirlTrek, Eden Area Interfaith Council, Samuel Merritt University – Ethnic Health Institute

Our Community's Pledge for Peace

We pledge to build a just, loving, compassionate, and inclusive world that embraces diversity, including age, race, gender, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientation, religions, and political leanings.
We pledge to see and respect each other. We welcome and value diverse cultures, faith traditions, and perspectives.
We pledge to do more listening to better understand one another - siblings, children, parents, colleagues, neighbors, and community members.
We pledge to reject violence including bullying and racism; and we stand in support of anyone or community being targeted.
We pledge to protect and heal our life-giving lands, forests, rivers, oceans, wildlife, and habitats.
We commit, every day, to do our best to be active peace builders in our schools, workplaces, communities, parks, cities, and our world.

2023 6th Annual UN International Day of Peace
Saturday, September 16
10:00 am to 1:30 pm

2023 Theme: Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals.