1,00,000 Youth will participate in

International Non-Violence Day Events

UN declares 2nd Oct as ‘INTERNATIONAL NON-VIOLENCE DAY’

In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti) as an ‘International Day of Non-Violence’. It is a real tribute to the apostle of Peace. The day is meant to raise awareness of non-violence, tolerance, full respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, democracy, development, mutual understanding and respect of diversity through education and public awareness. Today, when electronic media like T.V., Cinema and video games are making a devious effect on students’ minds by turning them abnormally hostile, intolerant and violent; value education has become the need of the hour. Value Education strives to sustain morality and peaceful conflict resolution.

During this week-long national education initiative, various activities will demonstrate the positive role young people can have in making their schools and communities safer. Each day of the week will focus on a specific nonviolent strategy. These include promoting respect, tolerance, anger management, resolving conflicts peacefully, and uniting in action.

Some of the educational institutions & volunteer organizations have planned the following programmes in Mumbai:

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PCGT & BSM with other organizations have planned mega programme at the CCI Churchgate, where more than 25,000 students of NSS, NCC of SNDT & Mumbai University, scout & guide and school students in the city will participate. The hour long programme to launch the Youth for Non-violence-Peace Campaign would start with Gandhi’s bhajan at 9.00 am, followed by a speech by the invited such as Mr. Julio Ribeiro, ex-Commissioner of Police will read out the activities being planned for the week and the programme will end with a pledge of nonviolence which the entire gathering will take with our Governor at 10.00 am.
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Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan & Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal & other organizations have planned to hold various competitions among the affiliated colleges of Mumbai & SNDT University on political, social, economical & spiritual philosophy & relevance of Non-violence & Peace.
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Akhil Bhartiya Sane Guruji Katha Mala has planned a festival of Non-Violence of 60,000 students at Purandare Stadium, Naigaon, Mumbai and will take a pledge for national integration on 2nd October.
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Sarvodaya Mandal & Sarvodaya Parivar has planned to conduct Gandhi Peace Exam based on the books of Mahatma Gandhi among 35,000 students of 60 schools & colleges. Also planned to screen the film GANDHI & LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI in the schools & colleges.
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Yashwant Chavan Open University and Sarvodaya Mandal have planned to organize Youth camp of 200 students on Relevance of Gandhi at Nasik.
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Gandhi Study Centre, CHM College, Ulhasnagar-Kalyan have planned a Peace Rally of 5,000 students of colleges & schools of Municipal Corporation & Jilha Parishad of Thane District.
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Sadbhavana Sangh has planned many programmes with University of Mumbai from 28th September to 2nd October 2007. About 4000-5000 students are expected to participate in this programme.
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Citizens for Peace is planning a PEACE MELA – a four hour long evening programme dedicated  to creative expression of the striving for peace through song, poetry, drama, film and more, especially for youth. Students are invited to participate through reciting poems, singing original songs, creating and exhibiting their own posters/photographs, screening their own short films (all on the theme of peace) at Horniman Circle, Opp. Asiatic Library. The pragramme will conclude with Peace Pledge.