peace run welcome to the peace run you re invited to join in a global relay run and help light the way why the peace run there s a new spirit in the nineties a spirit of oneness a growing belief in the possibility of true global peace the goal of the sri chinmoy oneness home peace run is simple to bring this spirit forward in a concrete way to transform it into a reality in their own lives every other year thousands of men women and children from more than nations passing a flaming peace torch from hand to hand join together in a relay run that virtually circles the globe transcending political and cultural boundaries they go from nation to nation across mountains jungles and deserts carrying the message of brotherhood to all humankind each person who holds or runs with the peace torch lights a path for those who follow each time the peace torch changes hands the flame of oneness burns a little brighter until one day it will shine in the hearts and minds of every individual on earth making history the three peace runs since have achieved some historic break throughs in the middle east a landmark run crossed the egyptian israeli border in europe a precedent setting run linked eastern and western europe with russia in the united states mexico and canada entire cities were dedicated to the cause of world peace and in poland the peace torch was blessed by pope john paul ii speaking as one world leaders celebrities and you the peace run has won the support of leaders the world over presidents prime ministers religious leaders sports figures and entertainment personalities its message has spread to a half billion people though newspaper reports magazine articles and radio and tv broadcasts including specials on pbs mtv and nbc s today show i am happy to support your peace run for justice peace and reconciliation the world must know that god wants us to live amicably as brothers and sisters members of one family the human family god s family archbishop desmond tutu nobel peace prize winner how it all works peace run started with a five borrough relay in new york city on saturday april converging at various points to lead up to the opening ceremony outside the united nations dag hammarskjold building there runners from around the world were gathered for the fourth lighting of the peace torch from there peace torches are now being transported to over seventy countries for a series of concurrent international or cross country relay runs including the united states canada japan australia russia and eastern and western europe smaller runs will take place in the philippines mexico israel south america egypt and elsewhere in africa distance to be covered miles the peace run wil do much to inspire the hearts and stimulate the minds of those who support participate in witness or hear about the event carl lewis six time olympic gold medalist who s behind it the peace run is sponsored by the sri chinmoy marathon team an international running organization that believes sports can be a powerful instrument for promoting world peace each year the team puts on hundreds of athletic events including several world class ultramarathons marathons and triathlons in dozens of countries the peace run itself is inspired by the global peace ambassador sri chinmoy who has written and lectured extensively on peace offered hundreds of free peace concerts and met with countless world figures to advance the cause of international harmony the run is managed by peace runs international a non profit organization based in the united states take a step for peace the peace runs in and attracted nearly half a million participants we re expecting even more people to join peace run you can also join the run carrying the peace torch a few steps a few blocks or a few miles or you can come out and cheer the runners as they carry the torch through your community you can also join local celebrities and government officials in one of the thousands of welcoming ceremonies scheduled along the nation route your inner support is important too if you re a runner each time you go out you can dedicate your run to the cause of world peace the next step is yours make it one for peace for information contact peace runs international normal road jamaica ny usa tel fax peace run canada agricola street halifax nova scotia b k c tel fax or for the phone number or address of a peace run office in your town or country reply to this message by e mail
