Make a Giant Peace Dove Puppet. Get crafty while promoting peace. Younger children can make individual Small Peace Doves or Peace Dove Ornaments out of recyled materials.
	Plan a project that promotes peace. Act as a messenger of peace in your community. View a list of peace project ideas.
	Organize a Day of Peace community or school event. Download our Five Easy Steps to Celebrating Roots & Shoots Day of Peace. Get the word out to your local press using our sample press release.
	Submit stories and photos from Day of Peace activities. We use your amazing anecdotes and images in our annual Day of Peace Book and in our online photo gallery. Follow the instructions in the Day of Peace Submission Checklist.

Roots & Shoots Day of Peace was created in 2004 to honor the United Nations International Day of Peace. Learn more about this day and the International Day of Peace Vigil.

Check out the 11 Days of Unity Calendar, hosted by We, the World to find out about other peace related events. Explore more peace projects.

Mark Your Calendar

Future Roots & Shoots Days of Peace:

• September 20, 2009
• September 19, 2010