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251 days to the start of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence
25.1.2009 - Pressenza - L´ufficio stampa dei diritti umani
The World March for Peace and Nonviolence will begin in New Zealand on October 2, 2009, the anniversary of Gandhi's birth, and conclude in Punta de Vacas, in the Andes Mountains, on January 2, 2010. During these 90 days, the march will cross 90 countries, over 100 cities and six continents, covering a total distance of over 160'000 km.
The goal of the march is to send a clear signal against the conventional and nuclear rearmament race, for the renunciation by governments of war as a way to resolve conflicts and to create a global awareness of the need to condemn all forms of violence. Many important personalities have already given their endorsement to the march, including the Peace Nobel Price Desmond Tutu, the orchestra conductor Zubin Mehta, the linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky, the Nobel Price writer Jose Saramago, the directors Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Jodorowsky, the singers Noa and Juanes, the writer Eduardo Galeano, the ballet dancer Carolyn Carson, the actors Ottavia Piccolo and Claudia Gerini, the team manager of Juventus Gianluca Pessotto and the vice president of the European Parliament Luisa Morgantini. Among the organizations, Amensty International in Chile, Mexico and Paraguay, as well as Greenpeace in the Czech Republic and in Hungary have given their support. To promote the World March committees are forming all over the world to organize events, concerts and conferences. Following a short collection of recent news from the world.
Philip Glass, one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, endorses the World March for Peace and Nonviolence. In his prolific career, he has written internationally acclaimed operas, symphonies, solo works, string quartets and film scores. Glass's most known operas include "Einstein on the Beach", "Akhenaton" and "Satyagraha", themed on the early life of Mahatma Gandhi.
Pete Seeger, American folk singer and political activist, supports the World March. In the 1960s he was a pioneer of protest music in support of international disarmament and against the Vietnam war. Recently he has partecipated with Bruce Springsteen, Bono and various other singers in the "We Are One" concert for the inauguration of the Obama presidency in Washington, D.C.
The Argentinian activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel endorses the World March. In 1980 he won the Nobel Peace prize for his longtime defence of human rights, in particular during the Argentinian military dictatorship, and for the promotion of nonviolent means of protest.
Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Spanish politician scientist, is actively supporting the World March for Peace and Nonviolence. Mayor Zaragoza has served for 12 years as director-general of UNESCO and published numerous scientific publications, as well as essays and books of poetry.
The actor Viggo Mortensen has endorsed the World March personally and with his indipendent publishing house Perceval Press. Mortensen is best known for his role as Aragorn in the fantasy trilogy "The Lord of the Rings", as well as for "Eastern Promises" and the recent "Appaloosa". His commitment for peace led him to participate in various demonstrations against the war in Iraq.
Argentinia. A biker participating in the famous Paris-Darak rally showed a banner of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence at the arrival at the obelisk in the main square of Buenos Aires.
India. The 3D India Club with Sand Sculpture Artist Ballabh Mahapatra from Orissa created a sand sculpture of World March for Peace & Nonviolence logo at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Chile. In the La Florida stadium in Santiago del Chile, a football match in favour of peace took place in front of thousands of people, with the partecipation of 22 of the best football players of Chile.
All the players wore a World March t-shirt and the whole event was broadcasted on the Megavisiòn TV channel.
http://www.pressenza.org/site/index.php/Internazionale/Comunicati-Stampa/251-days-to-the-start-of-the-World-March-for-Peace-and-Nonviolence.html
The goal of the march is to send a clear signal against the conventional and nuclear rearmament race, for the renunciation by governments of war as a way to resolve conflicts and to create a global awareness of the need to condemn all forms of violence. Many important personalities have already given their endorsement to the march, including the Peace Nobel Price Desmond Tutu, the orchestra conductor Zubin Mehta, the linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky, the Nobel Price writer Jose Saramago, the directors Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Jodorowsky, the singers Noa and Juanes, the writer Eduardo Galeano, the ballet dancer Carolyn Carson, the actors Ottavia Piccolo and Claudia Gerini, the team manager of Juventus Gianluca Pessotto and the vice president of the European Parliament Luisa Morgantini. Among the organizations, Amensty International in Chile, Mexico and Paraguay, as well as Greenpeace in the Czech Republic and in Hungary have given their support. To promote the World March committees are forming all over the world to organize events, concerts and conferences. Following a short collection of recent news from the world.
Philip Glass, one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century, endorses the World March for Peace and Nonviolence. In his prolific career, he has written internationally acclaimed operas, symphonies, solo works, string quartets and film scores. Glass's most known operas include "Einstein on the Beach", "Akhenaton" and "Satyagraha", themed on the early life of Mahatma Gandhi.
Pete Seeger, American folk singer and political activist, supports the World March. In the 1960s he was a pioneer of protest music in support of international disarmament and against the Vietnam war. Recently he has partecipated with Bruce Springsteen, Bono and various other singers in the "We Are One" concert for the inauguration of the Obama presidency in Washington, D.C.
The Argentinian activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel endorses the World March. In 1980 he won the Nobel Peace prize for his longtime defence of human rights, in particular during the Argentinian military dictatorship, and for the promotion of nonviolent means of protest.
Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Spanish politician scientist, is actively supporting the World March for Peace and Nonviolence. Mayor Zaragoza has served for 12 years as director-general of UNESCO and published numerous scientific publications, as well as essays and books of poetry.
The actor Viggo Mortensen has endorsed the World March personally and with his indipendent publishing house Perceval Press. Mortensen is best known for his role as Aragorn in the fantasy trilogy "The Lord of the Rings", as well as for "Eastern Promises" and the recent "Appaloosa". His commitment for peace led him to participate in various demonstrations against the war in Iraq.
Argentinia. A biker participating in the famous Paris-Darak rally showed a banner of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence at the arrival at the obelisk in the main square of Buenos Aires.
India. The 3D India Club with Sand Sculpture Artist Ballabh Mahapatra from Orissa created a sand sculpture of World March for Peace & Nonviolence logo at Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India.
Chile. In the La Florida stadium in Santiago del Chile, a football match in favour of peace took place in front of thousands of people, with the partecipation of 22 of the best football players of Chile.
All the players wore a World March t-shirt and the whole event was broadcasted on the Megavisiòn TV channel.
http://www.pressenza.org/site/index.php/Internazionale/Comunicati-Stampa/251-days-to-the-start-of-the-World-March-for-Peace-and-Nonviolence.html
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