The World March for Peace and Nonviolence is an initiative of World without Wars, an international organization which has worked for peace and nonviolence since 1995 and was created by the Humanist Movement.[1]
The project of the World March was launched in 2008.[citation needed]
The March started October 2 (Gandhi's birthday), 2009 in Wellington, New Zealand and finished on January 2, 2010 in Punta de Vacas, Mendoza, Argentina. The March was intended to rise worldwide awareness for nonviolence. Concrete demands of the March are: abolition of nuclear weapons; withdrawal of invading troops from occupied territories; the progressive and proportional reduction of conventional weapons; the signing of non-aggression treaties among nations and the renunciation by governments of war as a way to resolve conflicts.[2]
The World March for Peace and Nonviolence includes millions of individuals, on six continents in 90 countries, traveling some 160,000 kilometers.[3][4]
A second March was held on October 2, 2019 in Madrid and circles back to the same location and finished on March 8, 2020. [5][6]
Demands put forward by world march edit
- Nuclear disarmament at a global level.[7]
- The immediate withdrawal of invading troops from occupied territories.[citation needed]
- The progressive and proportional reduction of conventional weapons.[citation needed]
- The signing of non-aggression treaties between countries.[citation needed]
- The renunciation by governments of the use of war as a means to resolve conflicts.[citation needed]
Notable endorsers edit
One of the key strategies to promote the March is to receive endorsements from personalities and organizations in a variety of fields.[citation needed]
- Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile[8]
References edit
- ^ "The World March for Peace and Nonviolence" (PDF). World Without Wars and Without Violence. 2020.
- ^ "Support the World March for Peace and Nonviolence". National Catholic Reporter. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Pennino, Debbie. "World March for Peace and Nonviolence – Library News". Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ Staff (2009-10-02). "Global peace march kicks off". Vita (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Join the Second World March for Peace and Non-Violence! – WILPF". Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "World March for Peace and Nonviolence". Energia per i Diritti Umani onlus. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament Records (DG 147), Swarthmore College Peace Collection". www.swarthmore.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
- ^ "LATIN AMERICA: Nuclear Disarmament Back on the Agenda - IPS ipsnews.net". ipsnews.net. 2012-03-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-12.