On December 31, 2008, Washington, D.C., families will distribute “Building Blocks for Peace and Sharing” addressed to the families of all the world’s heads of state to embassies throughout the city. Cooperating embassies will then send the “building blocks,” which were created by Washington D.C. school children as a symbolic representation of their support of Global Family Day, to their respective heads of state.

The blocks contain a number of items to help encourage heads of state to pledge to support Global Family Day and spread the word about this peace-seeking holiday, designed to bring the world’s people together in this time of trouble, including:

Children’s Letter to Heads of State
How to Celebrate Global Family Day
Sample Statements of Support for Global Family Day
U.S. Resolution 317
U.S. Resolution 582
UN Resolution 56:2
UN Resolution 54:29

Global Family Day, co-founded by Congressman John Conyers, Jr.and Linda Grover, was first adopted as a global day of peace and sharing by the United States Congress in 2000. It was adopted as an international holiday by the United Nations in 2001 and the United States Congress reaffirmed its commitment to Global Family Day in 2006. Celebrated on January 1 each year, the holiday is designated as a time to bring together the “global family” in an international day of peace and sharing.

For more information about Global Family Day or to schedule an interview, please contact:

Aaron Myers
National Director Designate
Global Family Day
Amyers@gfday.org
239-784-2319