I DECLARE WORLD PEACE

The Project

Welcome to the global, power-of-intention, I Declare World Peace art project.

We started the I Declare World Peace project in 2010, to install the phrase “I Declare World Peace” into human consciousness, intending to contribute to an increase in #GlobalPeaceConsciousness.

Participation in the I Declare World Peace project is simple, free and at will. It requires no registration or “membership”. We do not accept donations, and we do not create or sell mailing lists. We fund the project from our own pockets and from the sale of originally designed, self-promotional items, featured on the Products 1 and Products 2 pages of this site.

In furtherance of our efforts, we have entered, and will continue to enter, into cross-promotional relationships with other initiatives and businesses that promote equality, justice, education, kindness, compassion and related endeavors. Some of these relationships are reported in the press releases displayed on the “Press & Media” page of this site. We morally support and encourage the efforts and goals of every other well-intentioned peace promoting endeavor on the planet. Wherever and however you can think to share the phrase "I Declare World Peace", as well as our hashtag #IDWP, please do so. We explain the value of this exercise below.

We agree with John F. Kennedy and other enlightened thinkers that world peace is possible. We heed John Lennon’s comment that if you want peace, just declare it.

We believe that, thanks to the power of the internet, world peace can be achieved in our lifetime. To help nurture pro-peace thinking and to raise global peace consciousness, as well as to lubricate the process of achieving peace, please circulate the phrase "I Declare World Peace" wherever you can on social media and in real life, and consider wearing an I Declare World Peace T-shirt when you are away from your computer. Peace, after all, is up to each of us.

Thank you.

The Art Inspiration

In 2005, the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude brought "The Gates" to Central Park in New York City. A giant art installation of 7,500 orange fabric flags, or “Gates”, 16 feet high (4.87 m) of varying widths, lined 23 miles (36.8 km) of footpaths in the park. While each individual Gate was beautiful in itself, the effect of the entire array was dramatically more powerful and engaging. The installation created a compelling dynamic involving the observer, the thing being observed and the process of observation.

The Gates installation was the realization of a thought, an idea, hatched by the artists back in 1979. In 2010, five years after we saw The Gates, and having been quite inspired by it, we too hatched a thought, an idea. Our idea was for an installation art project unlike anything that ever existed, a project only made possible for the first time in history by the existence and exponential growth of Internet-based social media and electronic communication.

Our thought, our idea, was to create the largest art installation ever, to be installed not in some physical location, or even in cyberspace but rather within the consciousness of every person on the planet, a sort of "Gates of the Mind". Each person would hold a "flag" in their mind, with the idea of increasing the “peace consciousness” of humankind, and which, in turn, would change the world. The mental "flag" or “Gate” is the phrase I Declare World Peace, expressed in the language of the thinker.

As we have since we started in 2010, we will regularly encourage people to type, recite, sing or otherwise publish "I Declare World Peace" on the "walls" of their various and favorite social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and any other popular platforms that exist or may come into existence.

We also recommend that everyone add the international peace hashtag - #IDWP – to their social media profiles. We especially encourage people to make short I Declare World Peace videos, as explained on the Videos page of this site.

The SCIENCE

We are not scientists, but we are aware of an intriguing premise of quantum theory, which seems to blend physics with metaphysics. Apparently, according to this premise, by the very act of watching, the observer, through the process of observation, affects the object being observed. In a study reported in Nature (Vol. 391, pp. 871-874), researchers demonstrated how a beam of electrons is affected by the act of being observed. The experiment showed that the more "watching," the greater the observer's influence on what happens.

The reported study can be interpreted to suggest that consciousness, or the conscious mind, can affect phenomenal reality. In other words, our thoughts can affect the physical world. What we think, how we think, can affect the world. Now, we realize we may be oversimplifying, but philosophers, mystics and wise folks, around the globe and through the centuries, have similarly noted that our thoughts have a real-world impact.

SO HERE'S THE STORY

In general, all our goals are achieved by us taking steps to achieve them, by acting. And all our actions proceed from our thoughts. The completion of a skyscraper results from the action of construction, which in turn results from the thoughts of the architects and builders.

In the same way, the ability to achieve peace in our lifetime is simply a direct function of how and what people think. Just as a war is commenced by a declaration based on the thinking of people, peace also requires a declaration based on the thinking of people. All group thinking is based on the thinking of the individuals in the group.

There are approximately 200 countries in the world. We hope to motivate and inspire people in every country to embrace the affirmation “I Declare World Peace”, in sufficient numbers to increase what we call #GlobalPeaceConsciousness” to the necessary level for the political and military leaders – including those of dissident groups – to be influenced in that direction.

We need all of you and hope you will take some joy in participating in this initiative.

HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE

The goal is peace, and we hope to increase the likelihood of achieving peace by circulating the phrase "I Declare World Peace" internationally.

We rely on YOUR creativity to come up with ways to do that. Some of our ideas are: (i) periodically post “I Declare World Peace” along with the hashtag #IDWP, on social media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and so on; on Twitter retweet if you see others posting it; (ii) print out our display logo (shown above) on a piece of any size photo paper, take a selfie holding it, and send it to us on our Facebook page or tweet it or post it on Instagram; (iii) place a print-out of our display logo on the rear deck of your car, visible through the rear window; (iv) make an I Declare World Peace video (our favorite method); (v) include the phrase and hashtag #IDWP in the footer of your emails; (vi) take a selfie wearing one of our beautifully designed t-shirts or drinking from one of our very cool looking mugs (vii) include the phrase I Declare World Peace in a song or book or article you write – even a glancing mention will help; (viii) write our url –www.ideclareworldpeace.org – on the credit card receipts at restaurants; (ix) tell your friends, and (x) any other creative means that comes to your mind.

As for making an I Declare World Peace video, here are some examples to guide you: IDWP videos. As of 2023 we have received over 600 such videos from people in 91 countries. We understand it takes some courage to make a video, but we implore you to add your meaningful voice to this beautiful chorus. You will feel glad you did, and it is a great legacy to leave.

Please visit www.facebook.com/declarepeace and "Like" the page. We are happy to promote your initiative, business, project, song, book, or any lawful business (no pornography, no weapons) by providing a free link to your web site or blog (no social media sites) on the “Wall of Support” page on this site. We do not require reciprocity. Just message us at our Facebook page and provide your URL; we will do the rest.

In addition, if you do make an I Declare World Peace video, we will add your logo and website link to our “Peace Allies” page.

Let’s all join to create the largest art installation in the history of the world, installed, for the first time ever, in the consciousness of humanity. Help demonstrate the power of collective intention. As of 2023 the project had approximately 260,000 Twitter followers, plus many thousands more on Facebook, Instagram, and other sites. Together we can harness the power of social media to raise global peace consciousness. We thank you in advance from our hearts.

Above, our trademarked logo for non-commercial, display purposes only, to download: IDWP Display Logo.