Global Orgasm was an action originally scheduled for 22 December 2006 by the author and activist couple of Donna Sheehan and Paul Reffell to coincide with the end of

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. The idea was for participants throughout the world to have an

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during this one day while thinking about

peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

."Make love; end monogamy war"
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'', 22 December 2006 Based on ideas such as that of the

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and the work of the

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at Princeton, it was thought that such an event would have a "widespread positive effect on human well-being." The "Second Annual Synchronized Global Orgasm for Peace" was scheduled for 6:08 (UTC) on 22 December 2007, the moment of the solstice. The activity group is registered with the

(GCP), a project based at

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, which records the output of numerous,

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s placed throughout the globe. The events in 2006 were inspired by many groups and practices going back thousands of years relating to Tantra and other activities. Global Orgasm Day has been operational in one form or another since 2000 over 21 and 22 December in private groups, and since 2012 have been more public, and operating in locations around the world.

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