An unsustainable system, by definition, cannot sustain.  We must change course. Just as we are watching the destruction of so much of our planet (environmentally, socially, economically, etc), many things are also emerging that elicit great hope. All around the globe, a new way is emerging.  Some call this emergence a potential global Renaissance 2, a renaissance far greater than anything we've ever known.  It won't happen without us though.  Four Years. Go is calling for all of us to join together to shift humanity's trajectory to one of a thriving, just and sustainable future for all.  Barbara Marx Hubbard calls this the awakening of our Universal Humanity, and is even celebrating our collective birth on December 22nd, 2012 in a global event called Birth2012.  Below are just a few of the beautiful events and campaigns in 2012 that are celebrating peace.  We can do this!

More will be added throughout the twelve nights so check back and if you know of something that you'd like to see featured, please share it with us. 

The Shift Network is a deeply inspiring network that is creating some awesome ripples in the world.  Please view their "Vision 2012" below to get a better scope of their vision.  

Winter Feast for the Soul offers a deep inward practice of peace.  Join them in committing to 40 minutes of peace each day for 40 days.  www.winterfeastforthesoul.com

The goal of the Summer of Peace 2012 is to activate the largest global commitment to Peace in one season in the history of humankind and with your help, this is possible! Together, we will mobilize grassroots participation of people worldwide to accelerate humanity’s shift to a culture of Peace. www.summerofpeace.net

The dream of a peaceful world has been with us for millennia. Are we the generation that will make that dream a reality?  PeaceWeek 2011 is a full week of groundbreaking sessions designed to empower you to create peace in your own life and in the lives of those around you.  peaceweek.info

The International Day of Peace ("Peace Day") provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date.  Peaceday.tv broadcasts beautiful inspiring features all day long and people all over the planet join together to honor peace.

 Push4Peace is an international media, marketing and fundraising campaign whose mission is to help aggregate and accelerate the work of multiple existing peace initiatives into a coordinated movement to inspire people everywhere to take action towards creating a culture of peace. Push4Peace will communicate to the world that peace is possible, pragmatic, and profitable, and that realizing this vision will require unprecedented coordination, collaboration, and funding.  We are all invited to participate in this promising, refreshing, and exciting global movement. http://push4peace.org/

Peace 2012 - A Moment of Peace will take place on sinter solstice, December 2012.  It provides a simple, yet effective, template that invites people from all cultures to celebrate this singular moment in time. Events of any size and scale can be synchronized around the Peace 2012 'moment of peace'. peace2012.net

"What we can imagine, we can create."  Unify Earth is organizing an unprecedented moment of planetary synchronization with 2 billion plus people on December 21, 2012.  unifyearth.com

Brought forward by the tremendous vision of Barbara Marx Hubbard, Birth 2012 is celebrating the birth of a new era of life on earth.  On December 22nd, they aim to reach 100 million or more people to usher in this new era.  See the website for more information: birth2012.com