Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

The theme of this year’s commemoration is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All” which aims to highlight the importance of all segments of society to work together to strive for peace. The work of the United Nations would not be possible without the initial partnerships that were active in its creation and the thousands of partnerships each year between governments, civil society, the private sector, faith-based groups and other non-governmental organizations that are needed to support the Organization in achieving its future goals.

The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by resolution 36/67PDF document of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session, which was held annually on the third Tuesday of September. The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982.

In 2001, the General Assembly by unanimous vote adopted resolution 55/282PDF document, which established 21 September as an annual day of non-violence and cease-fire.

The United Nations invites all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.

A Celebration of Women™ is the first and only global advocacy organization where Women Leaders are being ‘celebrated’ for spearheading positive philanthropic action collectively on one central stage, the world hub. A global transformation of the women’s movement has begun; and we are on track celebrating each step made closer to gender equality through our global central platform we affectionately have dubbed The World Hub for Women Leaders that Care.

Celebrating Positive Action created through the Three C’s of True Leadership
“Caring, Compassion & Courage”

Through the creation of our Alumni of WOMEN of ACTION™, our advocacy, recognition, and celebration of these positive changes in the lives on this planet created by our members, we have become the first central global platform for all women leaders in philanthropy and their followers.

Our WOMEN of ACTION™ are trailblazers in this millennium, with hundreds of women leaders on all continents. Pioneering the new woman’s movement, a new paradigm of thinking that only through female leadership and the achievement of “Equality of Women among Women” will our world ever see a sustainable socioeconomic equality for any woman.

Annually, we host our World Peace Summit and this year of 2015 was a wonderful success.

Founder of A Celebration of Women, Catherine Anne Clark​ greets audience as she takes role for the day as MC.

Welcome one and all <3

The following images will share some of the highlights of our event. The Dalai Lama said something that ricocheted around the globe.

He said that he is a feminist. And he opined that Western women will save the world.

It was our pleasure to host as one of the highlights of the day, supporting the influence our women leaders are having on this planet, a film named: FEMME Women Healing the World. This film was produced by Sharon Stone and directed by the globally active Emmanuel Itier.

Mr. Itier was kind enough to fly into Toronto, Canada taking time from his very busy schedule to assist in the screening of his film thanks to the collaboration and sponsorship of C-NOTE Productions owned and founded by Mr. Steve Falusi who generously accommodated this trip.

Emmanuel says: “PEACE IS HERE!!! C

Check out my interview about Peace, done this week-end in Toronto at a Peace Conference. Thanks to Catherine Anne Clark, founder of A Celebration of Women™ and Steve Falusi and to all my new Brothers and Sisters of Canada!

FEMME Women Healing the World and thanks is sent to Emmanuel Itier for his devoted work in film to humanity.

Thank you Mr. Emmanuel Itier!

Dr. Amira Ayad, our Keynote Speaker, on stage sharing her inspirational talk on techniques of inner healing, connecting heart to mind and more … at the World Peace Summit 2015 held at the Living Arts Centre on Sept 20, 2015.

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Dr. Amira says “I am Dr. Amira Ayad, Your trusted Health Consultant”

I am a published author who have been working in health education for more than 18 years. Since 2006, I worked with hundreds of women assisting them on their journey towards a healthier, happier and more successful lifestyle.

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Dr. Amira Ayad and Catherine Anne Clark at World Peace Summit 2015 hosted by A Celebration of Women and held at Living Arts Centre in Mississauga.

PHOTOS

Steve Falusi , Judy K. Martene and Monika Burwise celebrating at the World Peace Summit on September 20,2015 – hosted by A Celebration of Women at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga.

Judy K. Martene, one of our celebrated speakers sharing her wisdom as a spiritual intuitive showcasing techniques for humanity to achieve inner peace as the pathway to world peace.

Martene is an intuitive spiritual counselor; a heartful spiritual leader; known as the Belief IntegrationistTM, a creative visionary and a true and authentic facilitator for change.

Her passion is to inspire, to teach, to enable others to discover their purpose, to know who they are and why they came to this earth, to live their lives more freely, more fully and more fantastically. She is a catalyst in shifting consciousness and guiding those back to their authentic selves.

Judy is a graduate of the University of Life and currently working towards her Doctorate in Metaphysical Sciences and Counseling. She is empathetic, energetic, intuitive, expansive, passionate and a ’no bullshit facilitator. As others say, “if you want the truth, talk to Judy.”

Judy says “I spoke about Inner Peace, connecting to your Intuition in Celebration of World Peace.”

Captivated Audience for film FEMME Women Healing the World directed by Emmanuel Itier and celebrated at the World Peace Summit on Sept 20, 2015 hosted at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, ON, Canada.

Monika Burwise and Abby McDonald with friends to celebrate at the World Peace Day Summit 2015.

Abby MacDonald: great thought … liking World Peace.

Jenny Taylor joins the celebration at World Peace Summit 2015.

Smiles all around – a truly great day: World Peace Summit 2015.

Vanvield with Donna Savage…. Women of Impact celebrated at the World Peace Summit 2015. The symbol for Women of Impact is the Pheonix.

Like the Pheonix we rise from our ashes to embark on greatness.

We are a all uniquely remarkable in some respect and support each other into unleashing her inner Pheonix. We have realized that we have all been placed on this earth to fullfil our life’s purpose and are flexible and open to change. We understand the importance of self care and self love and how important they are in our journey to entrepreneurship.

Ladies of Impact with Micca Vanvield and Donna Savage celebrated at the World Peace Summit 2015 held at the Living Arts Centre on Sept 20, 2015.

Emmanuel Itier , Steve Falusi and their team are celebrating WORLD PEACE with A Celebration of Women at the World Peace Day Summit 2015. …. a great team!

Thank you for FEMME Women Healing the World.

FEMME is an inspirational voyage about women around the world who are actively transforming and healing global society of a daily basis. Starring Sharon Stone (Casino, Total Recall, Basic Instinct), Jean Houston, Marianne Williamson, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Riane Eisler, Nobel Peace Prize Laureats Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire, Rickie Lee Jones, Gloria Steinem, and more! Influential women discuss religion, science, history, politics and entertainment – and the solutions to the multiple crisis we face throughout the world. FEMME focuses on utilizing a feminine approach with nurturing energy to inspire a new hope for the future.

Barbara Mackenzie afternoon speaker, shares at the World Peace Day Summit 2015 both her heartfelt Spoken Word and inspirational details of The Virtues Project.

The Virtues Project™ is a global grassroots initiative to inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life, sparking a global revolution of kindness, justice, and integrity in more than 100 countries through Facilitators, Master Facilitators, Champions and Virtues Connections.

The Virtues Project empowers individuals to live more authentic meaningful lives, families to raise children of compassion and integrity, educators to create safe, caring, and high performing learning communities, and leaders to encourage excellence and ethics in the work place. It has inspired and mobilized people worldwide to commit acts of service and generosity, to heal violence with virtues.

Five Strategies™ awaken the gifts of character, through inspiring programs, books, and materials that help us to remember who we really are and to live by our highest values.

The Virtues Project was founded in Canada in 1991 by Linda Kavelin-Popov, Dr. Dan Popov and John Kavelin. It was honored by the United Nations during the International Year of the Family as a “model global program for families of all cultures”.

Sean Zirger of The S.A.F.E. INITIATIVE shares on the facts of Domestic Violence, and how by healing the Family Dynamic, PEACE can be achieved. Visit and Support here: www.mindbodysafe.com “The S.A.F.E Initiative embodies a human being’s intrinsic right to safety, protection, and empowerment. We are agents of a greater ideal that no individual, corporation, or government, can take away.“ – Daniel Dees, The S.A.F.E Initiative, President.

Daniel is the President of The S.A.F.E Initiative, and the owner and operator of Toronto Combatives, a self-defense program in the city of Toronto, focused on providing individuals with an intelligible working knowledge of empty-hand, weapons, and weapons retention. His knowledge and tactics are underlined by his experience as both a life-long martial artist and a private security contractor, having worked as a close protections officer, armed guard, bouncer, private investigator and a security agent for a variety of security agencies. He is both ASP and Use of Force certified. Daniel is also the founder of Karate For Change, a martial arts program dedicated to children and adults with special needs. Daniel brings an immense background in both Combatives and private security to The S.A.F.E Initiative, and is honoured to play an integral role.

For more information please click the link below to visit Toronto Combatives Website.

Emmanuel Itier , Steve Falusi and their team are celebrating WORLD PEACE with A Celebration of Women at the World Peace Day Summit 2015. …. a great team! Thank you for FEMME Women Healing the World.

Alicia Seifert rocked the room with her message of Light….yes, that to play it small is not an option. It is our human responsibility to Live our Dreams was her message of the day.

Quoting Marianne Williamson, Alicia shared: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ― Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”

A special thanks to a very special supporting sponsor, Christene Cronin. Christene is a Business coach utilizing Social and Emotional Intelligence, and she is the founder of Discovering You ~ The Resilient Leader With Heart. With a lengthy career in Information Technology (22 years), she is living proof that Emotional Intelligence is a major building block for success.

Christene works with high energy, ambitious, driven, and over-worked small – medium business owners, and leaders to help them cope with their business growth pains. With her background in management, Christene helps leaders improve their influencing and communication skills, conflict strategies, stress strategies, and increases their resilience to adversity – all aspects of what makes up today’s effective and successful leaders.

She helps her clients lead change, build a healthy, respectful and fulfilling workplace, improve their own abilities to coach and develop emerging leaders. She helps you work with difficult individuals, inspire employees to become more engaged and productive, and implement lasting improvements in your own performance and business results.

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