Turn off your lights for two hours from 8 to 10 p.m.
on the evening of June 21.

Do something special . . .
Read a book with your child by candlelight.
Enjoy a quiet dinner with a special person.
This night can mean many things for many people.
A time to save energy, to think about peace,
to think about people in distant lands
who share our planet.

Pulling the plug open the window to a new world.
Awakens as to human freedom and diversity.
It is a process of discovery about our potential.
However you spend them, for just tow hours, join us.
Turning off the lights, and help us spread
a gentle wave of candlelight around the earth.

"Candle Night" started in Japan in 2003. The Voluntary Blackout movement in Canada was the inspiration. This movement, launched in 2001, was started to show opposition to the Bush administration's energy policy. We started Candle Night to show we believe the true sense of "peaceful life" can be realized in everyday life. Instead of constantly crying out against nuclear power, we want everyone to feel the importance of quality time. We choose the summer and winter solstices because they are the Earth's time, not days chosen for our convenience. Since 2003, several million people joined in Japan, and the movement is spreading to the world.

If you agree with this movement, please write your message on our globe-based message board, "Candlescape," and light candles for a week starting on the summer solstice, June 21.

Even though each effort is a small piece, when put together like a jigsaw puzzle, they will lead to the power of change. Since 2003, Candle Night has gained momentum beyond our expectations by word of mouth and by e-mails. We created "Candlescape" to monitor the invisible shared feelings among people and the sense of connectedness on a real-time global basis.

In 2008, the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit will be held in Japan right after the summer solstice in June. We believe the year 2008 will have a significant impact on the Earth's future. Please tell us your thoughts about the Earth, in accordance with this occasion. We are extending the Candle Night week to June 7. Please turn off your lights, take it slow, and send your message.