Essays for Peace

This September 21st - UN International Peace Day, we invite everyone to be part of Essays for Peace. This global action will begin in several cities in New Zealand and will conclude in Honolulu, Hawaii, 36 hours later. On the night of September 20th, when the clock strikes midnight and it is already 21st, we invite everyone to replace for 5 minutes (or any possible time fraction) the content of all the screens in the world (public and private, large and small) with the image, in video, of a lit candle. No words. No logos. No political associations. Just a candle We want to evoke a universal symbol of unity. Each glowing flame projected represents a pilgrim soul seeking tranquility; each one rising like a prayer for the solidarity that can cure our fractured world. At noon local time in all time zones, we will join the Peace-Wave by changing the content of the screens to lit candles and meditating for a minute of silence for world peace. After that minute, at 12:01 we invite all the bell towers and chimes of the world to join the minute of sound, ringing the bells of every town and city in the world for as long as possible until 12 midnight. Llorenç Barber, renowned for his city concerts, composed a score for peace to accompany this action. Valencian Campaners , lead by Francesc Llop i Bayo are promoting the action in every bell player network. The project proposes to assemble a network of networks: Individuals, public and private organizations together looking for their inner peace, where hope and solace can emerge both spiritually and collectively in order to renew our commitment to peace.