Preview of the 2015 Peace Day Global Broadcast, Goes Live on June 13th

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Please take the opportunity to watch the Preview of the Peace Day Global Broadcast and spread the word to your contacts.



 

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   

For more information contact:

Bill McCarthy (760) 464-0334

 

 

 

 

LEADING PEACE ADVOCATES AND ARTISTS

FEATURED IN PREVIEW OF 2015 GLOBAL PEACE DAY BROADCAST

JUNE 13TH, 12 NOON PACIFIC, UNITYFOUNDATION.ORG

 

The 2015 Peace Day Global Broadcast, featuring some of the world’s leading peace advocates and artists,
premieres June 13th at
www.unityfoundation.org
, helping to kick off the 100 day countdown to the United Nations International Day of Peace.  The preview broadcast features messages from UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Nobel Laureate Malala,
Ambassador of Peace Prem Rawat and Canadian environmentalist and tribal leader Marilyn Baptiste.  Featured performing artists include Katy Perry, Usher, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J., Melissa Ethridge, and Rae Garvey.  The global preview also includes appearances
by Leonardo DiCaprio, official UN Messenger of Peace,  Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, Liam Neeson, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and Forest Whitaker, Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation of UNESCO on Children and
Armed Conflict. The street musicians of the not-for-profit Playing for Change
blend their artistry in videos shot around the world and blended into seamless streaming productions.

 

The preview launches on June 13 at 12 noon Pacific time. The 2015 Peace Day Global Broadcast will stream
live from United Nations headquarters in New York, beginning September 19th to the 21st. The broadcast will stream on more than 2,000 websites and Facebook pages.

 

The Peace Day Global Broadcast is produced by Unity Foundation, an organization with a 40-year history of
promoting peace, cooperation and unity throughout the world.  “Most days, the news broadcasts all the problems of the world – war, violence, disease, hunger, corruption – but it seldom offers solutions,” says Unity Foundation founder Bill McCarthy.  “The Peace
Day Global Broadcast is different.  We look squarely at the problems and offer peaceful solutions.”

 

“We spotlight the vital work of the United Nations, its humanitarian agencies, and organizations throughout
the world working for peace, the environment, human rights, and social and economic justice,” McCarthy continues. “The broadcasts highlight the UN Millennium Development Goals and the new Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals agreed to by all the member
countries of the United Nations.  We look at stories of how these goals touch individuals in many troubled parts of the globe.”

 

The International Mayors for Peace, with 6,706 member cities in 160 countries and regions, endorses
the UN International Day of Peace and will participate with events throughout the world. Unity Foundation’s annual Peace Day Global Broadcast is the central media vehicle for promoting the celebrations for the UN International Day of Peace, live streaming
Peace Day events from around the world.

 

“Every year on the International Day of Peace, the United Nations calls on the people of the world to reaffirm their commitment to living in harmony as members of a
single human family.” UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon declares in his 100 day countdown message urging the world to prepare for Peace Day celebrations. “This year’s commemoration, ‘Partnerships for Peace — Dignity for All’, highlights the importance of cooperation
in silencing the guns and advancing the cause … Together, as ‘partners for peace’, we can achieve a world of peace, prosperity and dignity for all.”

 

Background

                    

Unity Foundation President Bill McCarthy and Vice-President Laurien Towers are the founders and producers of the annual Peace Day
Global Broadcasts. They also serve as the Co-Chairs for the Global Broadcast Team of the NGO Committee at the UN for the International Day of Peace.

 

Tim Powell, three-time Emmy Award winning director and director of the Television, Film and New Media Program at San Diego State University directs
the Peace Day Global Broadcasts.   

 

David Weinberg and Darlene Shelton are the producers of the Preview of the 2015 Peace Day Global Preview. Darlene Shelton is the editor. 

 

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