Peace Calendar 2018 Conscientious objector Bob Luitweiler, 1948, planted the Seeds of Servas www.servas.org/en/history A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. Tim Cahill
JANUARY 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MARCH 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 APRIL 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JUNE 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JULY 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DECEMBER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SERVAS International Peace Calendar Team: Danielle Serres (SERVAS International Peace Secretary), Alvany Santiago (SERVAS Brazil) and Alan Stone (Servas Greece). For more information on Servas, please visit our website at www.servas.org Cover photo by Anna Cristina Siragusa
Servas Spain, Trekking in the Pyrenees 2017. Photo by Luis Miguel Avendaño. JANUARY 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 1 New Year s Day / Global Family Day / One Day In Peace Why do you travel? -To meet the people who still know how to live in peace. Ella Maillart to C. Jung
Servas France, Tous des sang mêlés ( All Mixed-blood ) exhibition, September 2017. FEBRUARY 2018 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 20 World Day of Social Justice 21 International Mother Language Day I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color. Malcolm X
Servas International panel on Migration, Geneva, September 2017. MARCH 2018 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 8 International Women s Day 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 22 World Water Day No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. Nelson Mandela
Servas Italy, Slow and sustainable travelling from Bergamo to Milano along the Adda River. APRIL 2018 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 World Health Day 22 International Mother Earth Day Travel peacefully and walk lightly on the earth. Native American proverb
Dancing the debka: Servas Israel Peace gathering celebrating cultural diversity in Iksal Arab village, October 2017. MAY 2018 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 15 International Conscientious Objectors Day 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 29 International Day of UN Peacekeepers Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. Albert Einstein
Servas Brazil, Celebrating World Environment Day at Santiago Eco Living. Photo by Mailen Monticelli. JUNE 2018 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 5 World Environment Day 8 World Oceans Day 12 World Day Against Child Labour Better than planting trees is planting and contemplating them with friends. A. Santiago
Servas Rwanda, August meeting celebrating International Day of Friendship. JULY 2018 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 11 World Population Day 30 International Day of Friendship / World Day against Trafficking in Persons Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. Buddha
International Youth Day and Servas Youth Camp in Spain. AUGUST 2018 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 9 International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples 12 International Youth Day You may say I m a dreamer, but I m not the only one. I hope someday you ll join us. And the world will live as one. John Lennon
Servas Thailand, Celebrating International Day of Peace with a 24 hour Zero Complaint Commitment! SEPTEMBER 2018 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 International Day of Peace Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Martin Luther King Jr
Servas International Representatives at the UN supporting Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty. Vienna, Austria. OCTOBER 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 2 International Day of Non-Violence / Gandhi s birthday 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Now more than ever we need a world without nuclear weapons. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Servas Peace School in Turkey. Photo by Hazal Orhon. NOVEMBER 2018 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 20 Universal Children s Day 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women There is no path to peace, peace is the path. Gandhi
Servas Guatemala, Supporting vulnerable children education at Educational Center in Guatemala City. DECEMBER 2018 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development 10 Human Rights Day We must work together and make all efforts to achieve what we have set out: to leave no-one behind. Marie Chatardová, President of ECOSOC
Servas International is a non-profit, non-governmental federation of national Servas groups, encompassing a world-wide network of hosts and travelers. In 1973 Servas International was granted consultative status at ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) at the United Nations. The purpose of the Servas network is to help build world peace, goodwill and understanding by providing opportunities for personal contacts among people of different cultures, backgrounds and nationalities. www.servas.org