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Attention! And thank you for enlisting. Soldiers For Peace is an ambitious and daring mission to turn ordinary citizens into lean, mean, peace-making machines. We begin by disarming toy soldiers; we aim to spread the Soldiers For Peace message all over the world. Read on to find out how you can make a difference.
September 21 is Peace Day. In 2001, the United Nations unanimously agreed to set aside a day of global ceasefire and non-violence. This was the culmination of efforts led by non-profit organisation Peace One Day, which seeks to institutionalise the day and make it self-sustaining like Mother’s Day and Earth Day.
This day of peace has created a window of opportunity for aid organisations to bring their life-saving efforts to areas that were otherwise unreachable because of conflict. Since 2007, Peace Day in Afghanistan has allowed 4.5 million children to receive polio vaccinations.
The problem is that not enough people know about Peace Day. Some are cynical, while others think it’s hippie talk.
You may not be living in an area of conflict, but remember that peace is not a given and join us in our fight for peace. And you don’t even need to be able to do a one arm pull up to do your bit.
Collect all five
The Negotiator
The Negotiator likes to let his fingers do the talking. Whether he’s signalling victory, peace or simply smoking a cigarette, he’s making the V-sign 24-7. After all, his job is to keep peace in the face of conflicts and what better way is there than to make like teenaged Asian girls posing in front of their camera phones?
The Serenader
You may say he’s a dreamer, but he’s not the only one. Known as the singing soldier, the Serenader has travelled the world armed with his humble guitar and some soulful tunes. His claim to fame is singing John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ for 21 days straight in September. The enemy surrendered shortly after.
The Footballer
In Team Peace, the Footballer plays the role of the defender and his nifty footwork has earned him many Man of the Match mentions. Although he’s played over 2109 matches, he could still do with more die-hard peace-loving supporters. On 21 September, he’s going to play his toughest match ever to ensure that Peace secures a 1-0 victory over Violence.
The Messenger
Forget pigeons- the Messenger has relied on his trusty and loyal dove to send negotiations between conflicting sides for years. His most recent round-the-world-trip (starting and ending in Luxembourg) saw him travelling exactly 2109km- as for his dove, it didn’t stay on his arm all the time; it flew that distance too.
The Balloonist
The Balloonist is sure no party-pooper when it comes to spreading peace. He has wowed people engaged in conflicts across the world with his ability to model (nearly) every single possible animal. The first animal he perfected? The dove of course. He enjoys walking into no-man’s-land and sculpting huge giraffes just for kicks.
You have five limited edition disarmed and suitably white soldiers to choose from! We’ve designed and made these as our peace ambassadors, and by owning one, you’re telling the world that you too are a Soldier For Peace. All proceeds will go to Mercy Relief. Get them at our Peace Campsite.
All geared up to start? Get your white face paint ready and help spread the Peace through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Join our Facebook page and share the Soldiers For Peace project on your wall.
Tweet what peace means to you using the #soldiersforpeace hashtag.
Instagram what peace means to you using the #soldiersforpeace hashtag
We’re setting up a checkpoint at SMU, The Concourse at B1 on 20 & 21 Sep, 2012 from 0900 hours onwards and we’d love you to drop by to show us your support.
Be your own toy soldier
Every hero needs a mini-me. Come down and we’ll make a model figurine of you on the spot. We have limited slots available so come early!
Pledge a soldier for charity
You can get a cool Soldier For Peace for pledges of S$10 or more. All proceeds will go towards Mercy Relief.
Wear white for Peace
Come down to SMU dressed in white or you can purchase a Soldiers For Peace t-shirt for the cause.
Find out more about Peace Day.
Find out more about World Peace Day. We’ll have lots of information for you.
Anyone can be a General. You can spread the word in your house, the field, your neighbourhood, school canteen, classroom, office or even in the park. It doesn’t have to be loud or public - even if you’re just organising a small peace themed poetry-reading session in a cafe, every bit counts. As long as one more person knows about World Peace Day, you’ve accomplished your mission.
Wear your best white outfit, photograph what peace means to you or get your hands on one of our Peace Soldiers and shoot him in action. Instagram your photo with the #soldiersforpeace hashtag and it’ll appear here instantly.
Special thanks to the following heroes who have joined the Soldiers For Peace movement.
We welcome all contributions, suggestions or enquiries via email.
Find out more about Peace One Day by visiting www.peaceoneday.org.
Last year David co-founded the Ultimate Peace organization whose mission is to bring youth in war torn areas around the globe together through Ultimate, and for their first project is working with the Peres Center for Peace in Israel. They are traveling to the area in April 2009 and will lead a youth Ultimate training and leadership program with hundreds of disadvantaged Israeli and Palestinian kids who would likely otherwise see the other only as an enemy. The American coaches will convene a clinic and tournament with all the kids and their respective coaches in Tel Aviv, then travel to the various communities and continue the work locally. The goal is let these young people play Ultimate with each other and learn they can all get along.
For Peace Day, Chef Pang has created a special white Peace dessert - Angelique, made up of white chocolate mousse perfumed with violette, strawberry blackcurrant jelly, blackcurrant marshmallow and classic sponge with strawberry coulis. The dessert will be sold at all Antoinette outlets and 50% of all proceeds from the sale of Angelique will go to charity.
In a few short years, Chef Pang has distinguished himself as one of the most prolific and well-regarded pâtissiers in Singapore and the region. He has been named Pastry Chef of the Year thrice and has led the Singapore National Pastry Team as Captain and Manager at the World Pastry Cup in France since 2005.
Adrian can turn seemingly impossible ideas into reality. He specialises in making animal props, and can make just about anything that you can throw at him. Heard of the Coca Cola vending machine that dispenses Coke cans upon being hugged? Yup, his team did that.
For this special operation, Adrian helped us produce hundreds of little Soldiers For Peace. General Adrian Chua share our belief that these soldiers will go a long way in spreading the message of Peace, because holding a little white soldier in the palm of your hand is a metaphor of how peace is within our grasp — if we try hard enough. Kudos to them for doing all this in the name of Peace.
If there’s one thing dancing can do, it is that it can release inner peace and happiness. This is what fuels Linna, director and principal instructor of Bobbi’s Pole Studio Singapore, and her belief that Peace Day doesn’t just exist on 21 September, but every day.
Linna firmly believes that strife in the world happens because we let our egos get the better of us. On Peace Day, students of Bobbi’s Pole Studio Singapore will become ‘Peace Polers’. They will take pictures of themselves doing a ‘pole for peace’ trick while dressed in white. Who says people can’t mix peace with pleasure?
Michael was trained in the boiling cauldron of collaboration and innovation that defines America’s cocktail community. He’s now racking up awards as a leader in the new guard of Asia’s food & beverage scene, including earning 28 HongKong Street a spot on the forthcoming 2012 World's 50 Best Bars list.
For Peace Day, Michael put together "The Short-Timer", a cocktail that pays homage to the tiki generation of drinks popularized by the soldiers returning from the pacific campaign after WWII. The drink is strong but remarkably lighthearted and easy to drink, it helped the soldiers to forget the horrors of war.