Cathedral City Councilmember Rita Lamb will highlight the 19th annual Peace Day Awards Ceremony. This will take place on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, at 6:00 PM. The awards ceremony will be held at Miracle Springs Resort’s Joshua Tree Room, located at 10625 Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. The event is free and open to the public. Light food and beverages will be served.
The ceremony includes some award winners. The event is co-sponsored by Jon Castro Veterans For Peace (VFP) Chapter and American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 66 of Palm Springs. The ceremony has taken place every year since 2006.
Councilmember Lamb is the featured keynote speaker at the awards ceremony. She is also a sponsor of the ceremony. Lamb received the “Friend of the Veteran Award” a few years ago.
In addition to speaking on the importance of world peace Council Member Lamb is presenting a city resolution for the 20th anniversary of the AMVETS Express.” This is a passenger van that provides veterans with free transportation from Cathedral City to the VA Hospital in Loma Linda, California. Over the years approximately 15,000 veterans have been served by volunteer drivers.
Bob McKechnie of the Cathedral City Peace Initiative is also speaking at the ceremony. Bob will share what his organization has accomplished this year. Bob received a “Peace Day Award” last year.
“In 1981, the United Nations General Assembly, by unanimous vote, adopted Resolution 36/67 establishing the International Day of Peace (IDP) which stated in part, “…to devote a specific time to concentrate the efforts of the United Nations and its Member States, as well as the whole of mankind, to promoting the ideals of peace and to giving positive evidence of their commitment to peace in all viable ways. “Peace Day” provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. Peace Day should be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.”
“Peace Day” is also a Day of Ceasefire – personal or political. Take this opportunity to make peace in your own relationships as well as impact the larger conflicts of our time. Imagine what a whole Day of Ceasefire would mean to humankind.”
2024 Global Peace Day Theme:
- Cultivating a Culture of Peace
- This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration and Program of Action on a Culture of Peace.
