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On December 29, the members of the World March Base Team arrived at the Punta de de Vacas Park, at the foot of Mount Aconcagua, in their last stage in Argentina after passing through Iguazu, Buenos Aires, Lomas de Zamora, Parque la Reja , Tucumán, Córdoba and Mendoza.
The expedition made up just over a hundred people from different countries of America, Europe and a broad participation of the Community of La Heras with its beautiful Choir that at the end of the event interpreted the Hymn of Joy.
The Potrerillos Silver Community had made a ceramic mural, under the direction of the artist Sebastián Marín, representing the World March and the Tribute to Silo.
This mural was placed hours before on the route between Mendoza and the border with Chile, at the height of the entrance to the Park.
It began with some explanations about the Park, then performing an Office and the Welfare Ceremony that gave participants a high emotional charge.
Rafael de la Rubia continued with these words
He continued Rafael de la Rubia, coordinator of the World March (MM), with these words:
«Ten years ago in this same place, the Punta de Vacas Park, culminated the 1ª World March which started in Wellington and after touring 97 countries for 93 days promoting the peace and nonviolence As an action methodology.
Today we are here for after these ten years to pay tribute to the figure of Silo who was inspiring of that 1st World March.
He supported an open and inclusive march that accommodated all the sensibilities of peace and nonviolence.
On that occasion the first objective of the World March was nuclear disarmament. Today we have to celebrate that we are closer to achieving it. It is almost certain that in the coming months we will be able to celebrate the "beginning of the end of nuclear weapons."
From here we call on all citizens to promote this action because it affects us all.
Especially convincing the unbelievers, undecided and discouraged to support this just cause in favor of the human species: the end of nuclear weapons.
Silo pointed them out as the greatest threat humanity has.
At the moment there are important mobilizations in several countries of the world, and especially in Latin America.
Some result in social convulsions with tragic balances of violence.
It is necessary to remember the message that Silo gave
Now it is necessary to remember the message that Silo gave from this place proposing the "overcoming of pain and suffering".
Overcoming pain - he said - has to do with improving the living conditions of citizens without any exclusion. This is a great task pending.
He also spoke of overcoming suffering. This had to do with having coherence and making sense in life.
To do this he had to converge what was thought, with those who felt and finally did.
I also indicate the importance of dealing with others. He said it was necessary to learn to treat others as one would like to be treated.
He pointed to nonviolence as the only way to advance socially and personally. Inside she pointed to the active nonviolence as the most effective tool to open the future.
In that same place Silo recalled other great souls, prophets of nonviolence, which we will also remember when passing through their countries.
Make visible the methodology and proposals of Nonviolence
We hope that this World March will make visible the methodology and proposals of nonviolence.
May your echo travel through all corners and towns of this America.
That it touches its women and its men, but especially it is destined to its young people, to together design an America of the future and that it is the common house for all its inhabitants.
Thank you Silo for your teaching and for your example of life!»
The event culminated with a shared lunch where the Municipal Choir accompanied delighting with beautiful songs.
The presentation of the Documentary The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons had been made the previous day, at the Micro Cinema of the Municipality of Capital of Mendoza.
Drafting: Rafaél de la Rubia
Photographs: Various authors
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