IRT started supporting Peace One Day last year when we were organising Barefoot Peace Walk. Through their Global Truce 2012 campaign they hope to bring about the largest reduction in global violence in recorded history, both domestically and internationally, and the largest ever gathering of individuals in the name of peace on Peace Day 21 September 2012.

Here are two events we though you should know about!

Monday 27 February

Jude Law, Liam Burns (National President of the National Union of Students UK) and Jeremy Gilley (founder of Peace One Day) will launch Peace One Day's Global Truce 2012 student activation campaign.  The launch will take place at 10.30am in the Upper Hall, Third Floor, at the University of London Union, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY.

For this event regional student union leaders from around the world are asked to make a public commitment to mobilise students on Peace Day 21 September 2012 in support of Peace One Day's Global Truce 2012 campaign.  Students worldwide are being asked to lead this process and come together as one on Peace Day 2012; the press launch on 27 February marks the beginning of the student campaign.

Thursday 16 February

Jeremy Gilley will be making a keynote speech at Social Media Week on Thursday 16 February at 3pm EST / 8pm GMT. You can watch the speech via the Social Media Week Channel on New Live Stream or you can also access the talk via Social Media Week.