Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Jeremy Gilley of Peace One Day Is Helping To Change Our World

As a leader, don’t worry when it gets dark. Don’t worry what a human might try to do to you. Don’t. Just stay calm and breathe, preparing yourself for the climb out of whatever pit you’re in with whatever challenges you’re facing. As a leader, you’re going to be so much stronger as a consequence of the dark times that you’ve had. That’s where the wisdom and passion come from.

As part of my series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeremy Gilley.

After a successful career acting in film and television, Jeremy Gilley began making films in 1995 and in 1999 founded the non-profit organisation Peace One Day to document his efforts to establish the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed date. In September 2001, as a result of Jeremy’s efforts, a General Assembly resolution was unanimously adopted by UN member states, establishing 21 September as an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN…