Project-Peace on Earth Global Interfaith Concert

Out of any group of people, musicians understand and appreciate the oneness of humanity. Not only are musicians the biggest music fans of all, but they also witness first hand the exact same reaction of divine love for music everywhere they perform all around the world. Everyday a different country, a different city, a different culture, a different religion and regardless of those differences, for one night everyone is connected. Especially in times of great conflict and despair, musicians have been known to unite nations and start movements for peace through song.

This love affair between music and peace has inspired yet another movement. A live six-hour worldwide interfaith concert for peace is scheduled to take place on September 25, 2010 in Bethlehem’s Manger Square following the United Nations International Day of Peace. Organized by Project-Peace on Earth (PPOE), the global concert event will bring together internationally renowned musicians as well as great minds in education, spirituality, personal empowerment and entertainment. Some of the featured celebrity guests include film director James Cameron (Avatar), Nobel prize-winning quantum physicist Dr. Brian Josephson, Mahatma Ghandhi’s grandson Arun Ghandi, and award-winning composer Mark Isham. The concert will be broadcasted live around the world via international media partners on-air and online to millions of people and will include simultaneous concerts in four other sacred sites soon to be announced.

"When musicians connect with the divine love that unites us all, then the true possibility of peace is born, a peace from within," said Steve Robertson, CEO & Founder of PPOE. "We urge the world's top musicians, the voices of gifted and enlightened minds, to join us and help heal the heart of humanity and bring peace to the world."

The event has gained the support of many influential religious, political, and entertainment figures. Most recently, Father Samuel Fahim, Parish Priest and head of the Franciscan Order at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, gave an inspiring call for action urging the world’s most inspired musicians to join in prayerful song at the interfaith concert.

In his letter, Father Samuel invited "Great Musicians of the World" to perform and "share [their deepest musical prayers of peace with the world] to help inspire humanity to live in peace and loving kindness toward one another."

Father Samuel added that music has "great power to touch and transform the hearts of the people of our world," and that "it has the power to inspire forgiveness and build loving bridges that can unite us all."

"Father Samuel's call for action through song could not be more timely and relevant. Music is the most powerful catalyst to touch the heart and help transform thoughts... thoughts that ultimately determine all of our actions," said Robertson.

To help produce this extraordinary and revolutionary interfaith concert, PPOE has assembled a first-class concert production team including Charlie Hernandez, Jr., tour manager for The Police, Sting and the Rolling Stones; Barry Dane, producer of the world's largest Tsunami Relief concert "Force of Nature"; Marc Scarpa, concert producer (Earth Day 2010, Tibetan Freedom Concerts, Woodstock 1999) and founding producer of CNET; Ralph Simon, producer of mobile phone content for Live 8, Al Gore's LIVE EARTH, and the TED Conference's Pangea Day; Mike Mitchell, producer of eight Olympics, plus LIVE AID (400 million viewers in 60 countries); and Hal Uplinger, producer of LIVE AID's 16-hour broadcast that raised approximately $283 million (USD).

Website: www.project-peaceonearth.org