History
The Annual One Sky One World
International Kite Fly for Peace takes place in
hundreds of worldwide locations each year on the
second Sunday of October. October 8, 2017 will mark
the 32nd annual event held in Denver and around the
world.
- 1985: OSOW cover story of
Soviet Life Magazine
- 1986: International Press
Conference sponsored by Hotel Jerome in Aspen,
Colorado
- 1986: Dr. David Schramm, a
world leader in theoretical astrophysics from the
University of Chicago, a leading authority on the
Big-Bang model on the formation of the universe,
endorses OSOW
- 1989: OSOW receives Peace Award
from the City of Ferrara, Italy
- 1989: Pope John Paul blesses
OSOW and all World Kite-Fliers
- 1992: Kites fly in 1st peaceful
protest in Tienamen Square, Beijing, China
- 1996: NASA commemorates OSOW
10th anniversary, takes 1st kite into space on
Space Shuttle "Endeavor"
- 1997: Jane Parker-Ambrose first
woman admitted into "The Kiting Hall of Fame" at
the World Kite Museum along with Ben franklin,
Wright Brothers, Domina Jalbert (parafoil),
Alexander Graham Bell
- 2000: UNESCO votes to accept
OSOW into the DECADE OF NON-VIOLENCE activities
- 2001: The OSOW International
Reporting Site is established on the internet by
Tomas Jekel of Germany
- 2006: John McConnell, Founder
of Earth Day, speaks at One Sky One World in
Denver
- 2009: OSOW in Denver is linked
live to other OSOW locations around the world via
Skype and the internet. Earthday Founder, John
McConnell, at age 94 is linked to worldwide
locations.
- 2010: DreamWorks Animation, in
celebration of its feature adventure and peace
movie, "How to Train Your Dragon", honors the 25th
Anniversary of One Sky One World 2010.
- 2012: Founder of One Sky
One World, Mrs. Parker-Ambrose traveled to Paris,
France, and was the first person ever recorded to
fly a kite off the Eiffel Tower. She flew a kite made by Belgian
architect and kitemaker, Nest Lernout,
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One
Sky One World promotes annual activities in
concurrence with events in hundreds of locations
around the World on the Second Sunday of Every October
utilizing the multi-cultural symbol of the kite and
the ocean of air that we all share. People are made
aware of the kite's contribution to cultural history,
the arts and sciences through recognition and
enjoyment of the kite, it's many manifestations and
the activity of kite flying as expressed in many
nations and regions throughout recorded history. The
art and entertainment activities associated with the
One Sky One World event, leads to community enjoyment,
understanding, friendship between people,
environmental awareness and promoting world peace.
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