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World March 5 Proposals Video
Welcome by M. Ban Ki Moon Countries and territories on
the World Peace March route Oceania and East Asia Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines. Continental Asia Bangladesh, China, India, Israel, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russian Federation, South Korea, Palestine, Turkey. Europe Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom. Africa Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, CÙte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Togo. America Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela. Antarctica The World Peace March
is supported by
Abolition 2000
Abolition 2000 is a network of over 2000 organizations in more than 90 countries world wide working for a global treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons. www.abolition2000.org |
Walk for Peace and Reconciliation
Starting with a festival in Whanganui/Wanganui (see ‘What’s in a Name’ below) on September 20 and 21 (United Nations Day for Peace) the Walk for Peace and Reconciliation will continue down the beautiful west coast of the lower north island arriving in Wellington in time to join the start of the World Peace March. The festival and walk will focus on reconciling past conflicts and moving into a future of inclusion, understanding, tolerance and justice between different peoples, cultures, religions, ethnicities and nationalities. It will be a walk to celebrate the rich tapestry woven by different peoples in a multi-cultural society. Everyone is invited to join in the festival and walk – whether it be for a couple of hours, a couple of days or for the entire walk. UN International Day of Peace Festival Hosted by Operation Peace through Unity and the United Nations Association of NZ-Wanganui Branch, with support from the Wanganui District Council and community groups and individuals. Panel discussion: Reconciliation, Truth and Bridge-building
Walk for Peace and Reconciliation Starts Monday 21 September at 12 Noon.
Following an unveiling of new hands, the walk to Wellington will commence. Preliminary route:
Contact: Gita Brooke Route *What’s in a name? Wanganui or Whanganui! The spelling of place names is a typical source of conflict and Aotearoa-New Zealand is no exception. With European settlement, many Maori names were replaced with European (mostly English) names. In 1946 the New Zealand Geographic Board was established as the authority for naming places in New Zealand. Legislation in 1998 required the Board to recognise the Treaty of Waitangi and thus help facilitate the use of the original (Maori) names for places as appropriate. In some cases this has led to dual-naming with the Maori name first followed by the English name, e.g. Aotearoa/New Zealand, Mt Taranaki/Egmont, meaning either name can be used (See NZ Geographic Board Protocol for Maori place names) There are also cases where Maori names were adopted by the colonisers, but were spelt incorrectly. This is the case for Wanganui – which is an incorrect spelling of the name Whanganui meaning ‘great harbour’ or ‘expanse of water’. The 1998 legislation stipulates that in general the correct original spelling should be used, but gives the Board some discretion to retain the incorrect spelling if local usage over time has firmly established this as custom. The original spelling of Whanganui River has been restored and is now being used universally. However, the spelling of the name of the city which lies on the mouth of the Whanganui River is unresolved. The city council still retains the spelling Wanganui as do a majority of the residents of the city. Maori communities and those residents supportive of the Treaty of Waitangi mostly use Whanganui. Official uses vary, with some government departments using Whanganui and Wanganui interchangeably. On March 30, 2009 the NZ Geographic Board commenced consultations on a submission to restore the original spelling Whanganui to the city. Until this issue has been resolved it is likely that both spellings will continue to be used. |
Nuclear Free Nation
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Massive Final Act of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence After traveling 200 thousand kilometers, the international team of the World March arrived today, January 2, at the Park of Study and Reflection Punta de Vacas in Argentina. Close to 20,000 people heard the representatives of the World March from Chile, Argentina, India, Italy, the Philippines, Spain and England that circled the globe calling for nuclear disarmament. Did You Know?
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