The World March concludes in Madrid

The symbolic closure will take place on Sunday, March 8, at 12 noon at Puerta del Sol

The Second World March for Peace and Nonviolence concludes its tour in Madrid.

Departing on October 2, 2019 (International Nonviolence Day) from Madrid, the World March for Peace and Nonviolence will conclude its journey after its passage through the five continents for five months.

With the antecedent of the First World March 2009-2010, which during 93 days toured 97 countries and five continents, it was proposed to carry out this II World March for Peace and Nonviolence 2019-2020 this time leaving and returning to the same starting point for achieve varied objectives.

Report, make visible, give voice

In the first place, to denounce the dangerous world situation with increasing conflicts and the increase of the expenses in armaments at the same time that in vast areas of the planet many populations are postponed due to lack of food and water.

In a second term, to make visible the different and very varied positive actions that people, groups and peoples are developing in numerous places in favor of human rights, non-discrimination, collaboration, peaceful coexistence and non-aggression.

And finally, to give a voice to the new generations who want to take over, installing the culture of nonviolence in the collective imagination, in education, in politics, in society ... In the same way that in a few years it left installing ecological awareness.

Activities

To celebrate the end of this round the world, a series of activities will be carried out that will be attended by several of its protagonists.

On Saturday, March 7, at 12 noon, the 'Twinning Concert for Peace, Nonviolence and Earth' of the Small Footprints International Orchestra (Italy) will take place with the Grow with Music Project of Manuel Núñez de Arenas School (Vallecas Bridge) and the Cultural Ateneu (Manises-Valencia).

The activity will take place at the Cultural Center El Pozo (Avenida de las Glorietas 19-21, Puente de Vallecas) with free admission until capacity is reached.

Closing ceremony of the March

Already in the afternoon, at 18:30 p.m. the 'Closing ceremony of the March' will be held with projections of images of the route, interventions by protagonists from different continents, closing words and musical touch.

It will have as its setting the Arab house (Calle de Alcalá, 62) also with free access.

The next day, Sunday March 8, will take place at noon at the Puerta del Sol, at kilometer 0, the symbolic closure of the world tour of the Second World March that will end five months of travel from the same place Where this adventure began

At 12:30 pm, in front of the traditional Mallorcan bakery, human symbols of Peace and Nonviolence will be made with women from different cultures, a proposal open to the participation of anyone who wishes to join this movement.

To conclude, the activists will support the feminist mobilization that the Center of the capital will travel in the afternoon.


Drafting: Martine Sicard (World Without Wars and Violence)
More information:
https://theworldmarch.org/,
https://www.facebook.com/WorldMarch,
https://twitter.com/worldmarch
y https://www.instagram.com/world.march/.

Leave a comment

Basic information about data protection Read more

  • Responsible: World March for Peace and Nonviolence.
  • Purpose:  Moderate comments.
  • Legitimation:  By consent of the interested party.
  • Recipients and managers of treatment:  No data is transferred or communicated to third parties to provide this service. The Owner has contracted web hosting services from https://cloud.digitalocean.com, which acts as data processor.
  • Rights: Access, rectify and delete the data.
  • Additional Information: You can consult the detailed information in the Privacy Policy.

This website uses its own and third-party cookies for its correct functioning and for analytical purposes. It contains links to third-party websites with third-party privacy policies that you may or may not accept when you access them. By clicking the Accept button, you agree to the use of these technologies and the processing of your data for these purposes.    VIEW
Privacy