In 2007, URI-Africa and Interfaith Peace-building Initiative (IPI) declared April 5 “Golden Rule Day” and called upon the citizens of the world to join in celebrating the day and living everyday to make this world a better and more peaceful for all. Now, 11 years later, organizations around the world are teaming up to remind us all that the Golden Rule still matters! Of the hundreds of versions of the Golden Rule, this one was chosen:Treat others and the planet as you would like to be treated.

On Thursday, April 5, the world is invited to participate in a 24-hour global webcast devoted to the Golden Rule. All programming will be streamed through Facebook Live and our website: www.GoldenRuleDay.org. The programming, live and pre-recorded, will focus on peace, compassion, kindness, caring for our Earth, and the power of the Golden Rule to change each of us, and the world. Everything will start at 10:00 pm Pacific Time on April 4 –  which is the evening of April 5 in Japan and Australia — and end at 10:00 pm on April 5.

The webcast will move around the world, starting in Japan and stopping in no less than 8 time zones! A few of the international offerings include starting out with World Peace Prayers offered by the Goi Peace Foundation (Japan), an interview with Australia mega-star Lior and the playing of the Compassion Symphony, a discussion on kindness led by Indian pop singer Nimo Patel, students from Pakistan and India sharing thoughts on kindness, stories of interfaith collaboration from South Africa, an interview on the importance of the Golden Rule to care for the Earth from the UK, an 8,000-year-old Hindu song sung by a Catholic Choir in NYC, and MUCH MORE!

Please join us on this journey by

• Checking out our website www.GoldenRuleDay.org to register for this free webcast of speakers, videos, and musical offerings.
• “Like” the Golden Rule Day on Facebook and follow @GoldenRuleDay on Twitter.
• Take a moment to read and sign the Charter for Compassion to affirm that compassion is the best way to live together.

This is an exciting global opportunity to remember the Golden Rule. Please invite your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to join us on April 5 as we all celebrate the universal principle of the Golden Rule!