"Aut non."

To those who want to do nothing, you aren't very inspiring. When I saw the documentary, "Peace One Day" by the person who got the International Day of Peace of the ground - and how it all worked from start to finish - it was inspiring.

The film director was brought over from the U.K and many local people where I live (a very conservative area) gave him a huge round of applause.

Thank you to Foxy - for being the first to take something forward - as I know so many who know nothing about the International Day of Peace.

Politicians don't mind sending troops to war - as this means somebody else has to do the work - and politicians lives aren't put at risk - but what about moving towards a peaceful solution?

Will others show some brave leadership, like Foxy? A question I put to both of our Prime and Opposition leaders and others on this page.

Is there any point in preaching peace to those not fighting?
Surely if you want it so bad you'll be going off to war, any war, to persuade the fighters to stop?
Love-ins and Kumbayah will never achieve peace, they're nothing more than pointless feel-good exercises for the already (deserve to be) committed.
If you want an end to the atrocities, go talk to ISIS and their friends.
Hugging Fred Bloggs and Mrs McConneghy down at the grocers just won't cut it I'm afraid.

Men and women are born to struggle against the world, every day brings us into situations which have to be resolved, we get married and vow "It's you and me against the world my love", nobody has peace in their lives even in countries which are not at war.
What's missing is a an Anti War movement led by men and women with the backbone to hinder the war machine via mass civil disobedience,strikes and boycotts, we don't need sentimental Hippy dip nonsense like the day of peace.

Yep, we need the old Anti-Vietnam War troopers back out on the streets, but we've all got mortgages and grandkids these days.
These younger generations might come out, as long as you schedule any protests to slot between Neighbours and the Footy!
The powers that be have quite successfully shattered the social cohesion that permitted those gory glory days of yore.
Between multiculturalism and PC, and our mindless sensationalist media they've riven any sense of shared determination for change, plus with the dumbing down of education they've robbed our youth of any real sense of perspective, historical, social, or political.

Bruce,
They've really robbed our kids of a respect for those with a sense of higher purpose, it shouldn't matter if those elders see a higher purpose in religion or nation or art or whatever.
The day of peace, earth hour and such like are dedications to self image, "See how good I am" Tweeted into the ether then forgotten for another 364 days.