As the world marches to war, Dave Stewart has become the latest rocker to stick up for peace. He is teaming up with reggae legend Jimmy Cliff to write a song for global peace which they hope will be played on radio stations around the world on 21 Sep, a day the British film-maker Jeremy Gilley is trying to establish as a Global Day of Ceasefire. The track would be called ‘Peace For One Day’. Stewart told reporters: "The idea was to make a song that on 21 September we'll get as many stations around the world to play, and DJs to talk about what it's all about. Simultaneously in all these countries there'll be millions of people listening."
Film-maker Gilley has spent the past three years trying to motivate opinion-formers and world leaders into recognising the ceasefire day and the UN has passed a resolution acknowledging it. Events are planned in 44 countries to mark the date, including a concert at London's Brixton Academy featuring performances from Faithless, Zero 7 and Starsailor, an event which has had verbal support from, amongst others, Damon Albarn, Moby and the Sugababes.