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Peace One Day, in association with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, announces this year's Anti-Racism Live on 21st March 2022
Discussions will take place with leading members of the anti-racism and human rights movements, including Dr. Bernice A. King , CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change; Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, Lawyer, Political and Women's Rights Activist; Nada Al-Nashif , Deputy High Commissioner at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; Dr Agnés Callamard, Secretary-General, Amnesty International; and Nadhim Zahawi , UK Secretary of State for Education.
These urgent conversations will take place alongside the event's broad agenda of interviews and debates, which draw together views from anti-racism activists, leaders, and artists from around the world. Through these dialogues, Anti-Racism Live aims to make a compelling case for a coordinated and global movement against discrimination, setting out action points to help individuals and organisations support change at all levels.
After attracting over 300,000 viewers for its inaugural broadcast in 2021, the second Anti-Racism Live will seek to unite millions around the world for a day that will provide hope, inspiration, and determination for peace.
If we can harness people's energy all around the world in a concentrated period of time, we can raise our level of awareness to the point that maybe people will become lifelong advocates. That's one of the most important reasons that we need to set aside a day 21 March, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination."
"Our continued partnership with Peace One Day underscores UN Human Rights' efforts to amplify the voices of those seeking racial justice and equality. As this year's theme for the international day, is inspired by the High Commissioner's report on racial justice, our event is important to help ensure that people of African descent and those who stand up against racism are protected and heard and their concerns acted on."
"I am proud to be an ambassador for Peace One Day and to support them in raising awareness of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by using my voice to bring to life the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as part of Anti-Racism Live on 21 March. I applaud Peace One Day for being responsive to the current crisis in Ukraine and hope that Anti-Racism Live will encourage constructive debate about discrimination in response to this war and all wars."
"Pepsi-Lipton is delighted to continue sponsoring Peace One Day for a third year to put a narrative into the world that informs, inspires and engages people. The Pepsi-Lipton JV team and its parent companies, Unilever and PepsiCo, work hard to maintain and promote a culture of anti-racism, inclusion, and diversity, both as an organisation and throughout our supply chain. Therefore, highlighting the importance of justice and equality on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is very important to us, and this is exactly what the Anti-Racism Live event on the 21 of March is all about. We are humbled to be supporting these values."
"I am honoured and humbled to be producing and directing Anti-Racism Live on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, once again in association with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. I'm thrilled to be working with so many incredible artists and other contributors, from High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet to Dia Mirza, from Dr Bernice King to Jessie J. We're looking forward to an incredible show. I am also grateful for the opportunity to provide a space, as part of Anti-Racism Live, for participants to address reports of discriminatory treatment of refugees and discriminatory news reporting of the crisis."
Anti-Racism Live 2022 is sponsored by Lipton.
Peace One Day partners include: Kofi Annan Foundation; The Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Societies; SDG Global Action Campaign; Peace Innovation Lab at Stanford University ; and the Canadian Permanent Mission in Geneva . For more information on our sponsors and partners visit:
https://peaceoneday.org/Main/Events?p=Anti-RacismLive2022
Jeremy Gilley , founder of non-profit organisation Peace One Day made a keynote address at SXSW on Wednesday 16 March, talking about the Peace One Day journey and how he's using narrative and storytelling to inform, inspire and engage people around the world on the issues of justice, equality, diversity, inclusion, climate action, peace, sustainability, and the mobilisation of youth.
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Filmmaker Jeremy Gilley founded Peace One Day in 1999 to establish an annual Peace Day with a fixed calendar date and document the process. In 2001 Peace One Day's efforts were rewarded when the member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace, fixed in the calendar as 21 September – Peace Day. Peace One Day's overarching objective is to ensure that people are aware of the day and engage all sectors of society in the day's peaceful observance and celebration.
As well as leading a number of high-profile Peace Day campaigns in sport, education, the environment, and within the corporate sector, Peace One Day has produced 14 major broadcast celebrations, including performances by Sir Elton John , Akon, Annie Lennox , Lenny Kravitz, Youssou N'Dour, Yusuf Islam , Peter Gabriel , Patti Smith , Bryan Adams , John Legend, Dave Stewart , Jimmy Cliff and many others.
Peace One Day now marks four critical days in the global calendar, each with deep significance in relation to seasonal change:
These live digital events provide platforms for discussion and action around issues of global concern. Peace One Day works closely with Digitalis, Social 360 and Signal AI to gather extensive data on the reach of our online presence. The period of measurement is a week on either side of each show, for a total of eight weeks each year.
In 2021:
Through awareness initiatives and strategic partnerships, and thanks to all Peace One Day's trusted partners, sponsors, and broadcast contributors the number of people aware of Peace Day is moving ever closer to 2 billion.
Mission:
To become a content generator and a destination for global discussions around the issues of justice, equality, diversity, inclusion, climate action, peace, sustainability and the mobilisation of youth, leaving audiences INFORMED, INSPIRED and ENGAGED.
Objectives:
Confirmed participants include: the United Nations, High Commissioner for Human Rights ; , Global Thought Leader, Strategist, Solutionist, Orator, Peace Advocate and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change; , Singer and Songwriter; , Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at the United Nations; United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights; , Secretary-General of the Commonwealth; Actor, Producer, UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador & United Nations Secretary-General Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals, Global Ambassador IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare); , Secretary-General at Amnesty International; Ukrainian Singer; , Actor and Activist; , Actress; , Singer, Actor and Humanitarian; , CEO & Executive Director, the United Nations Global Compact; Founder and Executive Director of African Youth Initiative Network, The NewNow; , CEO & Founder, Safe Hands for Girls; Women's Rights Activist & Anti-FGM Campaigner, The NewNow; , Executive Director of the Government of Canada's Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat; , Actor; , Award-Winning Social Entrepreneur, Leader, Academic, Commentator, Artist, Activist, Polymath; , Co-Founder at Blackbird; , Anchor & Journalist MSNBC/ NBC News, Author of 'Enough About Me'; , Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter Fund , UK Secretary of State for Education; , Singer, Lyricist, Composer and Pianist; , United Nations Spokesman and Communication Director (Retired); , Lawyer, Political and Women's Rights Activist; , Entrepreneur & Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Citizen Fund, The NewNow; , Member of the Swedish Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ; , Extremely Together Young Leader, Kofi Annan Foundation; , Global Communications Manager, The HEINEKEN Company; Football Diplomat & Co-Founder of Football for Peace; Neuroscientist and CCO at the Contentment Foundation , Editor, UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (20 Anniversary Edition); , FIFA Council Member, CAF Executive Committee Member, Former Sierra Leone Football Association President; , President & CEO of Prosperity Now; Activist, Childnet's Youth Advisory Board for Project deShame; , Spoken Word Poet & Author; , United Nations Volunteer, UNMISS – Department of Peace Operations; , Founder, the Tolerance Academy, Extremely Together Young Leader, Kofi Annan Foundation; and , Programmes Director, Sonke Gender Justice; amongst other extraordinary individuals.
Contact Details:
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