The San Francisco Parade for World Peace will take place on Saturday, October 27th, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The parade will give focus to the need for peace in our world, our country, and our local communities. This special event is produced by Unity Foundation, a California non-profit organization.The foundation has been promoting world peace, cooperation and unity for more than three decades. (www.unityfoundation.org.)

The event will begin at 1:00 PM, with the parade participants gathering at UN
Plaza (Market and 7th Streets) in San Francisco, for a United Nations Day
Celebration.

The program will include addresses by Kim Weichel, President of the United
Nations Association of San Francisco and Astrid Stromberg, President of the
United Nations Association/Northern California Division. The program will have an Interfaith Ceremony for World Peace. In keeping with this year's United
Nations Day theme, Dr. Mervyn Silverman, past President and current Trustee of AMFAR American Foundation for AIDS Research) will give an address on the state of AIDS/HIV research in the United States and around the world. The UN Day program will also feature multicultural music and dance performances.

At 2:00 PM the parade contingents will lineup in UN Plaza (in the area
between Market Street and Larkin Street). At 2:20 PM, the parade will begin, with the parade contingents traveling through UN Plaza and turning right on Larkin Street. The parade will then continue to Golden Gate Avenue, where it will turn left and travel to the US Federal Building (450 Golden Gate Avenue) for a peace Rally with speakers, and music including a marching band.

At 3:15 PM the parade will continue to Polk Street, where it will turn left
and travel to Civic Center Plaza for a Celebration of Community Peace. The
celebration will include speeches from community leaders and music, dance an poetry performances.

The finale of the event will be the creation of a Human Peace Sign on the
lawn in front of Civic Center Plaza. Everyone will be encouraged to participate
in creating this powerful visual image for peace. The Human Peace Sign will be photographed and sent to media outlets around the world.