Hague Appeal for Peace
The Hague Appeal for Peace (HAP) was an international conference convened to bring global attention to the immediate need for peace throughout the world. WFM served as the main secretariat for the Hague Appeal for Peace and one of four coordinating committee organizations. More than 70 organizations participated in the committee organizing the conference. The Hague was picked as a location for the appeal due to its standing as the center for international law.

“Time to Abolish War. Peace is a Human Right.”

The actual conference took place from 11-15 May 1999. With their slogan of "Time to Abolish War. Peace is a Human Right", nearly 10,000 non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives, activists, students, artists, journalists, Nobel Prize laureates, government representatives, and world leaders joined us at the Netherlands Conference Centre for five days of non-stop meetings, demonstrations, concerts, art exhibits, dance performances, and prayer vigils. It was the largest gathering on peace in history.

Participants hoped to:

strengthen international humanitarian and human rights laws and institutions

advance the prevention, peaceful resolution and transformation of violent conflict

to develop and link disarmament efforts, including nuclear abolition

identify the root causes of war, and develop a culture of peace

Today the Hague Appeal for Peace is an independent NGO that remains dedicated to abolishing war through advocacy and peace education.

Our Planet in Every Classroom
Our Planet in Every Classroom began in Canada in 1988 and spread to over 40 countries around the world. WFM served as one of several centers distributing free posters of the earth made from pictures taken by NASA space voyages.

“Seen from space, our planet has no borders.”

Seen from space, our planet has no borders. This picture of the earth is a powerful reminder of the beauty, fragility and unity of the world. Used in classrooms alongside national symbols, such posters help students become aware of their own national uniqueness and their global identity.

The program distributed over 170,000 posters worldwide as well as countless buttons and postcards. In addition, the Our Planet in Every Classroom project developed resource guides for teachers and students to use.