September 21st is The United Nations International Day of Peace. What does that mean to you? For Jeannette Kravitz founder, director and CEO of Peace Journey and Juvenesse Spa, it means ?investing in how we can positively influence children?s choices in the food they eat.? Which is exactly what she has been doing for years with her foundation Peace Journey.
Peace Journey sponsors groups of students and teachers on trips to select foreign countries on a mission of cultural exploration. Students travel to each culture, opening doors to communication and lasting friendships online and offline. As youth learn and share knowledge with other cultures online, in video/documentaries, and work hands-on with land nurturers and stakeholders, a baseline of change is created. Youth build on ideas like commodity exchanges; micro-lending to help women farmers, all while building schools and gardens, engaging with stakeholders, peacemakers, foreign governments and building an international co-op of healthy lifestyles.
Peace Journey is celebrating its? 10 Year Anniversary this year. In honor of that Jeannette Kravitz is launching ECOChallenge2020, sponsored in part by PeaceSPA product line, to make a positive impact on youth and health care in America. ECOChallenge2020 creates a 2010 to 2020 year commitment to creating a culture of healthier kids who learn how to respect and be mindful of what they put in their bodies, as well as learn the best practices for eating and growing healthy foods, anywhere in the world.
The ECOChallenge2020 launch event will take place Today, September 21st, on The United Nations International Day of Peace at the Juvennes Spa, 520 West Erie, Suite 340, from 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
This celebration doubles as a School Garden fundraising event which will include organic wines by Mionetto USA, healthy treats by Carnivale, a silent auction, raffle, donations by Chic Gems Etc., music & more. Celebrity Chefs, Educators, SuperGreen Sponsors, Master Gardeners, Social Media Gurus and ECOChallenge2020 rooftop garden participant, Mark T. Skinner Classical School, will also be in attendance. Latin guitarist Fernandez will grace the event with his musical stylings. As well, a group of students from Skinner school are set to play instruments and perform “peace songs” at the evening event. Invited guests include Aldermen Fioretti, Burnett, Reilly, and Burke. Donations for the event are $20.00 at the door. Visit www.ecochallenge2020.org for further information, to make donations, or purchase tickets for the event.
Learn more about ECOChallenge2020 at their website or by following their progress on Twitter @PeaceJourneyECO.
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A little background from http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org :
The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) provides an opportunity for 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.
By creating the International Day of Peace, the UN devoted itself to worldwide peace and encouraged all of mankind to work in cooperation for this goal.
Since its inception, Peace Day has marked our personal and planetary progress toward peace. It has grown to include millions of people in all parts of the world, and each year events are organized to commemorate and celebrate this day. Events range in scale from private gatherings to public concerts and forums where hundreds of thousands of people participate.
Anyone, anywhere can celebrate Peace Day. It can be as simple as lighting a candle at noon, or just sitting in silent meditation. Or it can involve getting your co-workers, organization, community or government engaged in a large event. The impact if millions of people in all parts of the world, coming together for one day of peace, is immense.
International Day of Peace is also a Day of Ceasefire ? personal or political. Take this opportunity to make peace in your own relationships as well as impact the larger conflicts of our time. Imagine what a whole Day of Ceasefire would mean to humankind.
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