From Saturday 13 June 2026, 100 Days of Peace will launch – a national daily collective silent meditation up until the UN International Day of Peace on Monday 21 September 2026.
Each evening at 9.00pm AEST – leaders in the community from Australia and around the world will share a 3-minute reflection on peace, followed by 10 minutes of collective silent meditation. Simple, free and open to all. No registration required.
Join us online daily or whenever you can - and contribute to the collective in creating an atmosphere of peace – and help it spread to all in need in our beautiful, precious world.
Contributions by Sector
Among our contributing voices:
- Faith & Spiritual Archbishop of Cape Town: Thabo Makgoba; Father Lawrence Freeman OSB; Archbishop of Melbourne: Ric Thorpe; Sister Jayanti & Sister Shivani (Brahma Kumaris); Satguru Uday Singh Ji (Head: Namdhari Sikhs); Rev Sandy Boyce (Faith Communities Council of Victoria); Rabbi Ralph Genende; Bishop Philip Huggins, Bhakta Dasa
- Academic & Research Professor Craig Hassed (Monash); Professor Mark Williams (Oxford); Professor Sara Lazar (Harvard); A/Professor Nicholas van Dam (Melbourne); A/Professor Tilman Ruff AO (Melbourne)
- Civic, Business & Community Simon McKeon AO; the Honourable Bob Carr; Commissioner Vivienne Nguyen AM; Sister Brigid Arthur AO; Hugh Mackay AO, Masoom Stanekzai; George Savvides AM; Martin Hosking; Victor Perton; Dr Hyppolite Ntigurirwa
- Meditation, Health & Wellbeing Dr Ian Gawler OAM; Pauline McKinnon OAM; Professor George Jelinek; Dr Tami Roos; Asher Packman, Carmen Warrington
- Sport Justin Langer AM; Paul Roos; Dr Hannah MacDougall; Cody Weightman
- Arts & Culture Simon Tedeschi; Professor Kim Cunio; Caroline Sharpen OAM; David Jones
And many more across faith, arts, civic and community life... Full details will be available from 13 June 2026 on the website.
"I commend your commitment to the 100 Days of Peace, bringing together interfaith, intergenerational and cross-cultural groups in silent meditation. Now more than ever, we must focus on peace." – Clover Moore AO, Lord Mayor of Sydney
Help Spread the Ripple of Peace
Support the 100 Days of Peace through the following means:
- Share the flyer (A4) - on emails, newsletters, LinkedIn etc in pdf form.
- Follow us on Instragram (@calm_inthecity) and share our posts.
- Share a picture of the flyer on social media forums and on WhatsApp.
Closing Thoughts
The problems of our world seem huge. But when we come together in prayer and meditation, holding a collective pure intention, ancient wisdom and science remind us that something does shift — in us and in the world around us. Peace is therefore both a gift and a task.
In peace,
The 100 Days of Peace team
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Calm in the City (CitC)
Melbourne: Meditation Centre, Bookshop and Quiet Room, 256 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy Vic
Melbourne: Meditation Centre, Bookshop and Quiet Room, 256 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy Vic
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