Organized By Global March for Peace & Unity on September 21, 2013
532 S. Olive,Los Angeles (34.048603, -118.252829)
This event has been created with the belief that people do not want war.
This is a grassroots effort to organize a nonviolent world march for peace & unity on the international day of peace September 21, 2013.
Here is what we have accomplished so far.
We have reached out and established Facebook pages in over 35 countries. Each page is administered by activists in those countries which have experience hosting protests. Each page then called out to other activists in their country to help organize events in the cities which they live. Each page is now creating Facebook events for cities in their country. Each city will have at least 2-3 “City Contacts” that will post vital information received from headquarters (via Facebook Group) to the wall of their city’s event, keeping their community up to date with the latest news. For people living in cities who do not have experience in holding such an event, this event page will provide all the necessary information to do so, such as how to obtain permits for several types of events.
If “City Contacts” have any questions such as, "What permits do I need to get in my region?", they can post the question to the wall of their country's page, so that all cities in that area can see the message and help. If a question can not be solved locally, then the global administrators can easily post the question worldwide. This network provides an environment that allows anybody with access to Facebook to ask a question, and that question is only one message away from receiving global support. Since these questions will be posted publicly on our pages where everyone can see them, it allows anyone following these pages to respond with advice.
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In the rest of this description we will try to answer all questions and provide all the necessary information for you to take part in this event at any level. It is a constant work in progress that will be updated frequently. If you feel this needs to be edited in any way or you would like to submit helpful information, please send a message to the page. (Host of this event)
1. How to best use this page as a tool of communication.
This event page is the best place for you to meet, communicate and organize with the people in your community who are going to this event. Feel free to discuss exact locations, what permits need to be obtained, what local organizations, NGO’s, NPO’s or public figures might be interested in participating, etc, simply by posting to the wall. If your community grows very large, we would recommend and encourage the people most involved with organizing the event to create a Facebook group. If you feel the description of this event needs to be edited in any way such as including the exact location, please either send us a message or leave a comment on the wall of your country’s page. (host of this event)
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2. Here are some good ways to help spread the word in your community.
The first thing you can do is either click the “join”, or “maybe” button located under the cover photo of this event. This will then give you the option to invite your friends directly. Simply click the “invite friends” button and individually click on the friends in your community that you want to invite.
This is your link.
https://www.facebook.com/events/168734106614899/
^^^This^^^ is your most important tool for spreading the word in your community. Make sure to copy and save it in your notes on both your computer and your mobile device.
There are several things you can do with this link.
1. Copy and paste it to emails, text messages, Twitter, Reddit, Youtube comments, just about anywhere you can think of.
2. You can also copy and paste the link to the walls of FB pages located in your city (universities, occupy movements, environmental causes, anonymous groups, equal rights causes, veterans for peace pages, local news stations, etc..) It is also best to leave a little personal message along with the link, like, “Isn’t this something we can all stand behind?”
3. You can also take it a step further and send personal messages to friends, public figures, and
even pages if you would like to establish a more personal connection. This tactic has worked very well for us. We will periodically update this event page with good examples of outreach messages that you can use to send a to local organizations in your community.
4. If you know people that live in other cities, you can go to that event, click “maybe” and then it will let you invite people you know in that area.
Before you start posting please see this link;
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=382120781880786&set=a.296186167140915.66875.190938717665661&type=1&theater
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3. Becoming a “City Contact / Event Host”
Becoming a City Contact is as simple as sending your country’s page (the host of this event) a message saying what city you live in and that you would like to be a City Contact.. After a quick review, you will be added to the “Facebook GMPU City Contact Group”. There you will receive vital information, news, messages, inspirational material and tools needed for your community to host an event. Your only task will be to simply copy the messages from the “Facebook City Contact Group” and post it here on the wall, where the whole community can see and discuss how to implement these strategies. You can also elect to become an “Event Host” where you can update the page description directly, pin important posts and even maintain a checklist of completed objectives.
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4. Here are some examples of different types of events to organize.
September 21st is known as The International Day of Peace, also called Peace Day. Anyone, anywhere can celebrate Peace Day. Millions of people in all countries do. It can be as simple as lighting a candle at noon, or just sitting in silent meditation. Or it can involve getting your friends, family, organization, community, or government engaged in a large event. The impact of millions of people in all parts of the world coming together for one day of peace is immense.
Our goal is to help lay out the plans for and provide all the information needed to host 3 different types of events.
Level 1. A small gathering - simply inviting all who want to light a candle, hold a sign, or sing a song at their local town or city hall. If your event grows to over 200 people, we would recommend to at least contact your local mayor’s office.
Level 2. A large gathering sanctioned by the city to include closing of streets if necessary, allowance of a P.A. system, etc.. Specific information as to what offices will need to be contacted will be updated below.