Have you ever dreamed of a time when an Israeli would hands with a Palestinian, who would hold hands with an American from Chicago, who would hands with a Russian, who would hands with a Native American from Oregon who would hands with a Nigerian, who would hold hands with a young man from China, who would hands with a young woman from Cypress, who would hold hands with an African American from Los Angeles?  In that dream their voices would sing the song of peace that is in their youthful hearts. And as that song was sung, the walls in the room would disappear and the barriers and pain within hearts would melt.  As the pain melted into the earth, each soul would hear their own song and feel the interconnectedness and harmony to each hand being held across all time and in that magical moment, the world would know Peace. 

 

This moment is no longer a dream for me but a reality. It was a moment shared as 70 youths from 27 different countries sang the song "We Rise" at the International Conflict Resolution Conference held in Russia.  The song was written by Gemma, who is traveling around the world uniting a million voices singing from a million hearts, calling for one peace to create a wave of change in our world.  This was only one of many moments at the conference where peace grew so deeply in my heart that my own voice will forever sing the song of hope and magic I now know will be peace in our world one day. 

Michele Hofer,
Founder, Pathways to Peace

St Petersburg, Russia

The Million Voice Choir, a project of A Single Drop, is a grassroots International Peace Songfest that unites global communities through the power of song!  Launched in 2004, the Million Voice choir mobilizes every year on September 21 in celebration of the UN International Day of Peace and the Global Cease Fire Day!  This annual event creates an opportunity for  people from all walks of life and diverse groups to unite for one common cause:  To express a rousing call for Peace and Equality around the globe. This year ASD will rally the first country-wide Million Voice Youth Choir in the Philippines to launch a national water campaign!


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QUESTION: What do these people have in common?


 

Conflict Resolution Conference St Petersburg, Russia

Youth Celebration of Peace with Mrs Kofi Annan
United Nations, New York

Race Unity Day,  Madison, Wisconsin

ANSWER:  They’ve all joined the Million Voice Choir

 

  1. Bullet   A prison in Madison, Wisconsin

  2. Bullet   A Swedish deaf choir who "sang by signing"

  3. Bullet   An entire elementary school district in Michigan

  4. Bullet   Archbishop Desmund Tutu

  5. Bullet   City Government employees in the conflict region of Mindanao, Philippines

  6. Bullet   A youth group in Nazareth, Israel

  7. Bullet   Dr Jane Goodall

  8. Bullet   A cultural group in a refugee camp in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories

  9. Bullet   Mrs. Kofi Annan

  10. Bullet   Hurricane Katrina/Rita survivors in the Gulf Coast

  11. Bullet   A student body of 30,000 in Lucknow, India

  12. Bullet   Typhoon survivors in Albay, Philippines

  13. Bullet   Peter Seeger

  14. Bullet   And so many more....