Youth Peace Festival is a time when people come together and have a party to celebrate peace! Anything fun that holds up the worth of persons, friendship, and harmony is appropriate at a Youth Peace Festival. Some of the things planned for this year's initiative are;. A Peace Parade
. Carnival games & Quiz Contests
. Make and take crafts
. Multi-cultural performances
. Peace Talks & Peace Stalls
. Face Painting & Photography contests
. Film Shows & Music to UNITE
. Discussions on Environmental issues
. Cricket for Peace
. HIV/AIDS kite fly
. Art for Peace
. Peace Trainers Training Programme
. Youth SAARC Summit on Water
. Photo & Video contests
. A Blood Donation Camp
- Street plays & Theatre
OBJECTIVE; To promote peace, equality and living in harmony with nature.
The Plans; More than 1000 young people from 20 different countries and various states of India are expected to participate in the event and there will be another 20,000 volunteers during a Peace Parade on October 2, 2010 and over 1,00,000 students in around 100 prominent Schools of Chandigarh to support them.
Peace Festival will provide a platform for increased cross-fertilization of ideas through greater interaction amongst the participating youngsters. The young people coming from outside will be staying with a local youth of their age and sex for greater understanding, sharing of ideas and dreams. Youth Host-Youth Guest. Through out the day they all together will be involved in lots of activities, games, cultural programmes and educational excursions.
The Outcome; The benefits of Youth Peace Festivals are many. They are well-covered media events which focus the community's attention on non-violence issues. They are a catalyst for people to get involved in their community and make a difference. They energize those who are already engaged in good causes because the people recognize they are not alone in their endeavor. They bring families together. They promote positive life skills.
About Didi Nirmala Despande: October 17, 1929-May 1, 2008; A whole generation in Asia, particularly in Pakistan and India witnessed Didi Nirmala Deshpandes' relentless struggle for peace among people of this region. Her commitment to all sections of the society for national integration and communal harmony remained paramount throughout her life. In reality she was a crusader and a great peace icon who believed in building stronger and durable relations among Asian countries.
She was the last of the dedicated Gandhians and her loss is mourned by India as a great blow to peace initiatives. Although she is no more but her energy is guiding us. Like Gandhi ji and Vinobha ji, she was a woman of action. Her recent favourite phrase was “Lage Raho” meaning just keep going! Our best tribute would be to keep her legacy alive by adhering to her vision of positivity and action.
ABOUT PEACE-CITY CHANDIGARH:
It's very difficult to imagine any major city in India being more ideal for sight-seeing than Chandigarh, which is truly a model of outstanding modern urban planning. Chandigarh's beautiful gardens, bike paths, architecture, culture all contribute to a quality of life that is unbeatable anywhere else. Come and see Chandigarh - a Utopia!
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DETAILED PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
September 27, 2010
World Tourism Day
International & national participants to arrive
In peace-city Chandigarh
5.30 p.m.-7.30 .m.: Music to UNITE
A Welcome cultural evening
At Terrace Garden, Sector 33 B, Chandigarh.
September 28, 2010
At GGD SD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh
9.00 a.m.-10.00 a.m. : Tree Plantation at Peace Garden
10.00 a.m.-11.00 a.m.: Ice-breaking & Introduction
11.00 a.m.-11.30 a.m.: Fresh 'n' up
11.30 a.m. - 01.00 p.m.: 'Inauguration'
01.00 p.m.-02.00 p.m.: Lunch break
02.00 p.m.-05.00 p.m.: Group Sessions on
a Building Indo-China Relations
a Visa Free India-Pakistan
a 'Feminism as a Path Toward Peace'
September 29, 2010
8.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.: Local School visits
Group 2: 09.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.: A Seminar on “Barrier free India-Pakistan” at Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Group 3: 09.00 a.m. to 12.30 a.m.:- HIV/AIDS Quiz, face-painting & Kite flying
12.30 a.m. onwards: Break for shopping & sight-seeing at religious places & places of tourist interest.
Group 4: 'Peace & Conflict resolution training' at Commonwealth Youth Asia Centre, PEC, Sector 12, Chandigarh.
September 30, 2010 (WATER CONSERVATION DAY)
At GGD SD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh
09.00 a.m.-11.00 a.m.: Documentary Films & Water Exhibition
Water Talks
11.00 a.m.-11.30 a.m.: Fresh 'n' up
11.30 a.m.-01.00 p.m.: Lectures by noted environmentalists
01.00 p.m.-02.00 p.m.: Lunch
02.00 p.m.-05.00 p.m.: Water Crafts & Graffiti
Youth SAARC Water Summit
October 1, 2010
From 8 a.m. tp 9 a.m.: Peace Fest volunteers to administer a Pledge to uphold the values of nonviolence & tolerance to students in over 100 Schools of the city.
At GGD SD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh
10.00 a.m.-01.00 p.m. : Life Skills Training Programme
01.00 p.m.-02.00 p.m.: Lunch break
02.00 p.m.-05.00 p.m.: - CRICKET FOR PEACE
- Fun games; Tug of War, spoon race,
06.00 p.m. - 08.00 p.m.: Multi-Cultural evening
08.00 p.m.-09.00 p.m. : Dinner
October 2, 2010
8.30 a.m.-12 noon : Blood Donation Camp at Students Centre,
Panjab University, Chandigarh.
9.30 a.m.-11 a.m. : Peace Parade
11.30 a.m.-2 p.m. : Valedictory function
Peace Fest-2010 concludes….
Organizers:
YUVSATTA, OXFAM-India, GGD SD College,
Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh,
Panjab University, Chandigarh, State Cell-NSS,
Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India,
Gandhi Smriti & Darshan Samiti, New Delhi,
Paragon School-Mohali, Chandigarh, Gungroo Musical Club,
Sri Tarlok Chand & Smt. Sarla Gautam Memorial Sarv Kalyan Samiti,
The Gurukul Schools: Chandigarh-Panchkula-Mohali &
Friends of China Society, Chandigarh.
Friends of China Society, Chandigarh.
Co-Organizers:
LIC Cricket Club, COVA, Andhra Pradesh, Harijan Sewak Sangh-Tamilnadu Branch,
ARUSHI-Bhopal, BIRDS-Karnatka, Dev Samaj College of Education-Chandigarh,
Divya Shiksha Gurukul College of Education, Derrabssi, Punjab
Sawera Sansthan-Rajasthan, Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal-Maharastra,
Global Citizens for Sustainable Development- Bangalore, DAV Public School-Amritsar,
Dev Samaj High School-Ferozpur, Rabbani School-Gwalior &
Nehru Yuvak Kendra, Chandigarh.
International Partners:
Association for Communal Harmony, USA,
Institute for Peace and Secular studies, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan,
Hindu Vidyapeeth, Kathmandu, Nepal
Deptt. of Peace & Conflict Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Commonwealth Youth Asia Centre, Chandigarh, SUNFO, Sri Lanka &
Chinese People's Association of Friendship with Foreign Countries.
For any other query;
“There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.” -MK Gandhi
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