September 21 is designated as the International Day of Peace. With the conflicts throughout the world, can we really make a difference to peace in the world? Rotary sponsors and installs Peace Poles throughout the world. They remind everyone who sees them that a peaceful world starts with you. Each one of us can make peace with each other. Each reconciliation, each forgiveness, each de-escalation of a conflict is one step towards a peaceful world.
Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of our peace centers.
A Peace Pole is a monument that displays the message May Peace Prevail On Earth in the language of the country where it is placed. It usually displays 3 to 7 additional languages meaningful to the host site. The message is referred to as an affirmation of peace and its placement furthers Rotary's goal of building a culture of peace throughout the world.
The message May Peace Prevail On Earth was authored by the late Masahisa Goi of Japan after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
It is now an international message of peace with over 250,000 Peace Poles in every country in the world, dedicated as monuments to peace.
Check out the map of peace poles throughout the world. https://fortress.maptive.com/ver4/3117aa0af9c8e17a9c8446f989fb2596
Merilyn and Dini at Morphett Vale East Primary School with Peace pole no 69.