Because hunger in the world can be resolved with 10% of what is spent on armament. Because eliminating wars and violence means definitely leaving human prehistory and taking a giant step in the evolutionary path of our species. Because a “world without wars” is a proposal that opens the future and aspires to materialize in every corner of the planet where dialogue replaces violence. The time has come to make the voice of the voiceless heard. Millions of human beings are calling for the need to end wars and violence. We can achieve this by uniting all the forces of pacifism and active nonviolence in the world. ”
These are some of the reasons why the “World without Wars” initiative, an international organization promoted by the Humanist Movement, has created the World March for Peace and Nonviolence. The tour will begin on Friday, October 2 in Wellington, New Zealand, commemorating the birth of Mahatma Gandhi and will end at the foot of Mount Aconcagua, in the Andes mountain range, in Argentina, on January 2, 2010.
“The urgent thing is to create awareness for peace and disarmament. But it is also necessary to raise awareness of nonviolence that allows us to reject not only physical violence but also all forms of economic, racial, psychological, religious or sexual violence. This new sensibility can be installed and move the social structures, opening the way for the future Universal Human Nation, expresses the organization of the event.
For 90 days, the caravan will pass through more than 90 countries and 300 cities, on five continents. It will cover a distance of 160, 000 kilometers by land. Some sections will be crossed by sea and by air. It will pass through all climates and seasons, from summer in tropical areas and desert, to Siberian winter.
A permanent team of one hundred people of different nationalities will make the complete tour although the crossing is open to the participation of anyone who shares the sensitivity of the project.
When passing through the cities, all kinds of forums, conferences and sporting, cultural and social events will be held with the purpose of creating a global awareness of the need for true peace and total rejection. towards all kinds of violence .
Travelers will travel through Spain from November 13 to 15 and will visit Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo Park, Malaga, Algeciras, Valladolid, A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela.
Next, Positive News offers a summary of some of the activities that will take place in Spain on October 2, when the itinerary begins:
In Madrid, at the Casa Asia (Carrera de San Jer nimo, 15 1- A) the video of the official launch from Wellington will be watched, where the Base Team will be with Rafael de la Rubia, world spokesman for the March, and the details of the tour will be explained with the agenda of activities. A public event will also be held on Sanchez Bustillo Street, in front of the Reina Sofée Museum at 6 pm while at 8:30 pm, the concert “Imagine a World without wars and without violence ”in the Galileo-Galilei Hall.
In Salamanca, there will be an artistic act in the old Church of Pizarrales at 6:00 pm and a series of workshops for peace from 11:00 in the Plaza Mayor.
In Barcelona, there will be a play with performances at 6:00 pm, from the Angel Portal to the Sant Jaume Square.
In Vilanova i la Geltr, at 19:00, a stage will be set up in the Plaza de la Vila, in which people will be invited to recite poems and other writings for peace. There will be musical performances and the images of the departure of the march in Wellington will be issued.
In the Plaza de la Vila, in Sant Pere de Ribes, at 20:30 the manifesto prepared to announce the departure of the march will be read and a peace symbol will be made with the p Public assistant.
At 9:00 p.m., in the Prat de la Riba Plaça, a symbol of peace will be made in Mollet del Vall with people carrying torches.
In Lleida, in the Seu d ”Urgell, there will be a concert at Plaça del Carme at 7:00 p.m.
In Valencia, at 9:00, a group of children of the Infantile Schools and Ludotecas will march by the green path from Manises to the Park of Head of the capital of the Turia.
At 18:00, in the Plaza de Alfonso the Magnificent, a march will begin that will end in Manises Square, where a manifesto will be read.
In the City Council of Burjasot a meeting will be held from 9:00 pm, in which several musical groups will participate.
In A Coruña, in the Plaza de Pontevedra, at 20:30, there will be a release of pigeons, a concert of bagpipes and a circle for peace.
At the Youth House of Foz, in Lugo, at 20:00, there will be a gathering with agape and videos.
In Malaga, at 5:00 p.m., in the Plaza de la Constitución a stage will be set up where different artists and personalities will express phrases, texts and songs in favor of peace.
Also, the students of the schools and institute of Villanueva del Rosario and Villanueva del Trabuco will depart from each town at 9:30 to meet halfway and make a loose balloon for peace.
In Seville, a public event will be held at Plaza San Francisco at 6:00 p.m.
In the Plaza de la Paz, in Pamplona from 10:00 onwards, all people who want to make a human wheel are summoned.
In Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on the beach of Las Canteras, from 20:00 a Multicultural Festival for Peace and Nonviolence will be held, in the Plaza Saulo Torón.
Author: Drafting / Adriana Pérez Pesce
Photo: Courtesy of World without Wars
Spain prepares for the start of the World March for Peace
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