Igniting a 44-day journey toward Peace Through Unity. On August 8, 2026, people around the world will join the Global Peace Activation, brought forward by Nicole Gibson and a growing international community.
What would happen if humanity stopped killing for one day? Not as an aspiration or symbolic gesture, but as a measurable act of global cooperation: a 24-hour pause in violence on September 21, the International Day of Peace. Could one day save lives, open humanitarian corridors, reunite families and create space for dialogue? Could it show us what becomes possible when humanity chooses cooperation over destruction? Twenty-five years...
Four Days to Prove Peace Is Possible What would happen if humanity stopped killing for one day? Not someday. Not as an abstract ideal. Not after every conflict has been resolved. For one day—September 21, 2026.
Twenty-five years ago, the United Nations declared that the International Day of Peace should be observed each September 21 as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence.
A 44-day journey from the streets of Minneapolis to a Global Pause for Peace From the streets of Minneapolis to communities across the Earth, people understand something essential: From the streets of Minneapolis to communities across the Earth, people understand something essential: we are not powerless. Our voices may be scattered. Our efforts may seem small. But when we bring them together around a clear and achievable purpose, we can help shape what becomes possible. This is not...
How the Global Mayors Academy is reimagining leadership as a shared capacity to help cities learn, cooperate, and regenerate “We call it the Global Mayors Academy, but essentially, it is about seeing every person in that city as the mayor.” With those words, Ferial Puren, CEO of Global Mayors Academy offers a radically different vision of civic leadership. The mayor still has an essential role. So do municipal administrations, educators, civic organizations, businesses, neighborhood...
While much of the world's attention has focused on Minneapolis as a city seeking healing from deep division, another story has been quietly unfolding just a few hours north. This spring, Minnesota approved the return of 3,400 acres of forest. But this is not simply a land transfer. It is a commitment to work together. The Fond du Lac Band regains stewardship of ancestral forest, while the University of Minnesota continues in partnership,...
How neighbors are transforming grief, fear, and injustice into courage, connection, and compassionate action—and inviting the world to learn alongside them. “We’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” That is how Matthew Cobb describes the welcome awaiting those who come to Minneapolis this August. It is not an invitation to visit the city as a spectator. It is an invitation to arrive with humility—to walk through places marked by grief, witness the work of healing, listen to those who have...
When Ayman Soliman was taken into immigration detention, the people of Cincinnati refused to let him disappear. Their response shows how a community can become a system of care—and how compassion becomes visible, connected and consequential. On July 9, 2025, Ayman Soliman arrived at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Blue Ash, Ohio, for what he expected to be a routine appointment. Instead, he was taken into custody. Soliman, an Egyptian-born asylum seeker who...