To date, 28 September, the Word March
for Peace and Non-Violence has the following registrations on its webpage:
Personal supporters:
657
From the following countries:
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany,
Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Holland, Honduras, India, Israel,
Italy, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal,
Russia, Spain, Sweden, Uruguay, USA and Venezuela
Some supporters from different countries:
• Ana Belén
Spanish singer and actress
• Eduardo Galeano
Uruguayan writer and journalist. One of the most outstanding representatives
of Spanish-American literature.
• Ian Gibson
Internationally recognized Irish author and Hispanic scholar. After the
publication of his biography of Ruben Dario he was elected correspondent in
the Nicaraguan Academy of the Spanish Language.
• Mario Luis Rodríguez
Cobos - Silo
Writer, thinker, founder of Universalist Humanism. Doctor “honoris causa,” Russian Academy of Sciences.
• Desmond Tutu
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and member of the Honors Committee of the
International Coordinating Committee for the Decade of Non-violence and
Peace, the Reverend is a South African cleric who opposed apartheid.
• Zubin
Mehta
Well-known orchestra conductor. Doctor Honoris
Causa with numerous other nominations and awards,
including the Kennedy Center Honors.
• Maximiliano
Guerra
Dancer, Creator, Choreographer and Director. UNESCO Messenger of Peace since
2001.
• Patricia May
Anthropologist, columnist and professor at the University of Chile,
she has been recognized by the Chilean Government as an outstanding female
social scientist for her contribution to social sciences and to social
development.
• Isidora
Aguirre
Outstanding Chilean playwright. A
large part of her production can be classified as “epic theater.”
• Nuria
Peled-Elhanan
Israeli peace activist, professor at the Hebrew University,
and one of the founders of Bereaved Families for Peace.
• Ana Esther Ceceña
Economist, National Researcher, affiliated with the Institute of Economic
Research of the National Independent University
of Mexico.
• Alejandro Jodorowsky
Multifaceted Chilean artist of Ukrainian Jewish origins.
• Ariel Dorfman
Chilean writer and human rights activist.
• Federico Mayor Zaragoza
Director-General
of UNESCO for 12 years. Current President of the Foundation for a Culture of
Peace.
• Bruce Gagnon
Secretary/Coordinator of Global
Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
• Sonia Margarita Santiago Spokesperson
of Mothers against War, Puerto Rico
Supporting organizations:
50
From the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Congo Democratic
Republic, Costa Rica, France, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, USA and Venezuela
Mayors and Cities:
4 of the Municipalities of Amilcar Rivera de Mixto (Guatemala), City of Peñalolen
in Santiago, Chile, City of Paucarpata in Arequipa (Peru) and State Municipality of
Trujillo (Peru).
Mariano Gálvez University,
Quetzaltenango (Guatemala)

We also count on over 80 countries already working in the
co-organization of the World March.
Continents: 6
Countries: 90
Distance:
99,419 miles (160,000 kilometers)
Duration: 90
days
Transportation:
40 train trips (including the Trans Siberian)
100 trips by land (four-wheel-drive, bus, car,
motorcycle, bicycle, etc.), including the segments from Paris
to Dakar and from North to South America
through the Andes
Mountains
14 trips by air
25 trips by sea (ship, barge, canoe, etc.)
Climates:
the March will pass through all
climates, from mild and temperate – crossing through Mediterranean,
continental, tropical, and desert zones – to polar. From the Siberian
Steppes, through the Sahara desert and the Atacama Desert (the driest in the
world), to Antarctica.
Seasons:
in 90 days the March will pass twice through all 4
seasons of the year
Altitude:
during the journey the March will climb to altitudes of
more than 16,400 feet (5,000 meters)
Permanent
team: 50 members
Border
crossings: 160
Co-organizing
institutions: 500
Collaborating
and supporting institutions: 3,000
Visits
with governments and political representatives: 100
Spiritual centers: 25
Participants in the tour: 1 million
Virtual participants: 10 million
Americas:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, United States, Venezuela.
Antarctica
Europe:
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Byelorussia,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar,
Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal,
Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,
United Kingdom.
Africa:
Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana,
Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco,
Mozambique, Senegal, Togo, Western Sahara.
Continental
Asia:
Bangladesh, China, India,
Israel, Mongolia, Nepal,
North Korea, Pakistan, Russian
Federation, South Korea,
Turkey.
Oceania
and East Asia:
www.marchamundial.org
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25 September 2008
Video
clips for Non-violence
Laura Rodriguez Foundation Competition (Chile)
The Laura Rodriguez Foundation has decided to join the World March
and in its task of spreading Active Non Violence is organizing a Video clip
competition that shows how Non-Violence is the only possible way to build up
a society with justice, peace and humanity.
The
micro-videos can be directed to different types of violence (declared as a
sickness by the OMS in 2007): physical, economic, racial, cultural,
religious, moral or psychological.
Videos
will be received from October 2nd and will be presented on
December 2nd at the First Festival for a World Without Wars and
Without Violence.
25 September 2008.
Bruce Gagnon Interview in Copenhagen.
Juka Uski
(International Humanist in Finland)
interviewed in Copenhagen
the Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in
Space.
Web:http://space4peace.org
Interview:
http://it.youtube.com/watch/?v=ZN8OGoQwMHY
24 September 2008
September 27th & 28th 2008
Forum in Malaga
for a Nuclear Free Mediterranean region.
The interest of the Nuclear Free Mediterranean Forum is to increase
awareness of the danger of nuclear weapons for civil society and the possible
consequences in all fields of human activities. The Mediterranean,
rich in cultural contributions for all humanity, can be a pioneer in the
development of a ‘’Peace Culture’’ that promotes the creation of a new social
consciousness, that gives priority to values such as equality, tolerance and
social justice. The coast, a link for so many historical encounters for
different civilizations, can be the frame for Nuclear Disarmament where
dozens of countries, hundreds of towns and millions of human beings live
together in peaceful co-existence – the destiny of this Region. The Forum
will have Thematic Tables, Speeches, Reports, Encounters, Artistic
Expressions and will close with a Festival.
Info: http://mundosinguerras.blogspot.com
22 September 2008
Tuscany has joined the World March.
This Italian Region already has a World March Web Page: http://marciamondialetoscana.org
21 September, 2008
Launching of the World March
in San Jose, Costa Rica
AT THE CELEBRATIONS FOR
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR NON-VIOLENCE
The Square of Cultures was the place selected for the Friends for
Peace Center, World Without Wars and The Community for the Human Development
to have a joyful cultural encounter where amongst music, tale histories and
exhibitions the World March was presented. The reception in the heart of the
capital was big, there were a lot of signatures obtained from among the many
foreign visitors and locals..
20 September 2008
The Canary Islands are already
in March
The promoting teams from Gran Canaria and
Tenerife had a meeting on Saturday 20th to start the organization the branch
of the March starting in the Canary Islands
20 September 2008
News of activities from La Paz
The team promoting the World March in Bolivia named in its meeting
of September 10th, two spokespersons for La Paz and another for Concha and included in the promotion team Adesproc-Libertad and the Collective GLBT. The meeting
coordinated videotape recordings of endorsements by Father Obermayer, the Defender of the People, Waldo Albarracin and the indigenous film director Demetrio Nica. It also gave form to several initiatives in the
World March such as the installation of a stand in the Sunday fair of El
Prado, with mime performances and a rally of the Campaign for Non violence
and Tolerance with music, dance and a presentation by the Defender of the
People. Bolivia
is also preparing its celebration of the day of non violence on October 2nd
and the launch of the World March on December 6th.
17 September 2008
Guinea Bissau
joins the March
New
web-blog recently opened will gather information about the WM in Guinea
Bissau. The route around the country is being set up. Web: http://guinebissaumarchamundial.blogspot.com
17 September
2008

Women unite to defend the planet
For a future without
military bases or Star shields
The European Parliament's headquarters in Brussels welcomed women’s movements against
military bases. Organized by the Vice-president of the EP, Luisa Morgantini, there was a presentation by Dana Feminova of the campaign "No to the Star Shield”,
Anna Polo from Europe for Peace as well as representatives of “No Dal Molin” - fighting against
the installation of the biggest US military base in Europe in Vicenza-Italy
-, Donne in Nero, Citizens of USA for peace and justice and several European
parliamentarians.
All the
interventions confirmed the clear intention of militarising
Europe with absurd bilateral agreements between USA and governments of different
countries, ignoring the opposition of the citizens, as well as the continuous
smear campaigns that peace activists are made subject of.
The
next meeting, on November 1st in Prague, will
continue to advance the need for a clear and firm position in matters that
affect the whole of Europe and not only in
the countries that seek to install military bases.
Web: http://www.nenasili.cz/es/1841_mujeres-juntas-para-defender-el-planeta
18 September 2008

Concert for World Peace
OCTOBER 11th IN MANANTIALES PARK, CHILE
Organised by Pangea
Foundation and promoted by World Without Wars..
16 September 2008
Meeting of the promoting team
in Catalonia
The first meeting to stimulate the promoting team of the World March
took place in Catalonia.
Web: http://marxamundial.info
8 September 2008
Forum for a Nuclear Free Mediterranean
IN MARSEILLES
NOVEMBER 22nd AND 23rd
The promoting team of the Forum for a nuclear free Mediterranean has
been constituted and a meeting will take place in Marseilles on 22nd and 23rd November.
Info: http://fordesarmed.online.fr
6 September 2008
Inauguration of Caucaia
Park
On Saturday September 6th Caucaia Park
was inaugurated in São Paulo,
Brazil. After
the opening ceremony in the Meditation Hall, an announcement was made about
the World March. The special celebrations continued on Sunday 7th with a day
of interchange with the participation of about 80 friends from Brazil, Chile,
Argentina, Spain, Italy,
France and Paraguay.
Web: www.parquecaucaia.org
21 August 2008
News of the World March from La Paz
Members of the promotion team of the WM in Bolivia are
organizing a series of public events and interviews for the media to raise
awareness about the World March. During the week they have participated in
various programs: Tuesday 19, in “Al calor de la noche" of channel 18. Wednesday 20, in Radio Lasser, FM 98, a station which
supports the WM; in direct transmission, the editor of the national newspaper
“El Diario” expressed support to WM and “El Diario” joined as a supporting media of the WM. Friday,
in the news of TV Bolivision and in the program
"Pura Vida", of channel 11 of TV Red Uno.
Saturday, interview in the program "Viva Bolivia", Channel 4 RTP.
Monday 25, newsflash of channel PAT and participation in "Buenos días Bolivia",
channel 7. Also various presentations and meetings in search of initiatives:
in the main lecture hall of the Faculty of Justice of the UMSA, in auditorium
4, UC Boliviana and in Hotel Torino. The week was
closed in this same hotel with the meeting of the promotion team of the WM on
Monday 25.
19 August 2008
The Municipality
of La Florida in Chile integrates the World March in its
educational programmes
In support of the World March, the Mayor of
the municipality of La Florida
has made available the psychosocial team that acts in municipal schools. In
this way the World March becomes an object of study for the students of this
community. The March, conceived as a historical, cultural and geographical
event, is to be analyzed through different areas:
1. Understanding of the society: Through how many countries does the peace
caravan pass? What kind of an economy, money and culture do
each of the countries have? How have these countries influenced our culture?
... etc.
2. Mathematics: How many kilometers does the peace caravan travel and in how
many days? How long distance is travelled in 5 days in Europe?
How much does it cost to feed a person who joins the caravan in Asia and
reaches all the way to South America?... etc.
3. Understanding of nature: which minerals are available in each region, what
kind of animals are common in each region through which the peace caravan
travels, etc.
4. Language: analyzing the text which explains the travel of the peace
caravan, creating a group presentation which expresses the values that the
peace caravan transmits, etc.
This way the students are encouraged to live this worldwide event through
their own experience, setting in motion actions such as a walk through the
municipality, a bicycle journey, a festival, a photography competition, a
drama competition, etc. And they feel in themselves that it is not
indifferent what they do, but on the contrary their contribution to this
universal humanist construction can be very special.
14 August 2008
WORLD WITHOUT WARS DECLARES IN
FRONT OF THE EMBASSIES OF RUSSIA AND GEORGIA IN MADRID:
War is bad business
On Wednesday 13 August a delegation of World Without Wars was
present in front of the embassies of Russia and Georgia in Madrid as a
denunciation of the situation of war between those countries. Once again
World Without Wars expressed their renouncement of the use of violence as a
way of conflict resolution, and handed a statement to the ambassadors of Russia and Georgia so that this could be
forwarded to the presidents of those countries.
6 August 2008

WWW Chile
held a memorial event of the bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6, the anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, and publicizing
the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, World without Wars Chile organised a memorial event in Providencia,
Santiago de Chile.
2 August 2008
Preparatory meeting of the
March in Chile
PROMOTING TEAM STARTED
On a beautiful, bright day the first meeting of the promoting team
of the World March was held in Manantiales Park,
with the participation of 80 persons. The meeting was very enthusiastic and
without hurry, the different aspects were viewed and it was seen who would
like to take charge of each function of the team. The sensation was that
“this will proceed with a lot of force, all the time there are
more people involved and nothing can stop this".
20 July 2008

First practice of the World March in Barcelona
Invited by the association "World without Wars", a hundred
persons from many countries of Europe, America and Africa gathered in
Barcelona last Sunday, 20 July, to practice what would be the World March for
Peace and Nonviolence.
The participants of the performance of Barcelona
walked, travelled by metro, buses, taxis and boats, to end up entering the Mediterranean Sea, symbolizing the path to the other
side of the sea. Thus they tested the great diversity of travels,
environments, cultures and contributions which could converge in the great
march of 2009 in which all this diversity unites in an intention of Peace and
Nonviolence through the entire course of the travel. All of the travels were
accompanied by entertaining and playful activities, converting Barcelona into the
pioneering city in support of the WM and its urban landscapes into an image
which invites the world to join.
Webs: www.marxamundial.blogspot.com www.mundosinguerras.org
19 July 2008
Week of Creativity for the World March
More
than 80 professionals gathered by World without Wars, coming mainly from
Europe, met in Barcelona
during the week of 14 to 20 of July 2008 to study proposals and to
design the campaign for the launching of the World March for Peace and
Nonviolence. Working together and connecting through internet with other
points of the globe it was possible to give form to the starting image of the
World March, and for the dissemination of initiatives and interchange that
can be continued in the blog of the creative team:
http://marchamundialcreative.blogspot.com
Web; http://marxamundial.blogspot.com
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· Since mid
August when it began, there have been around 30 initiatives received through
the web of the World March coming from different parts of the world.
· The most
numerous from Spain, Chile and Argentina.
· Many of
them refer to prior mobilizations to the March to qualify young or eager
people, to disseminate it and to achieve new initiatives.
· Proposals
linked to the artistic world are also plentiful - music, theater - and those
linked to education.
· An
interesting idea is the proposal of a Baton/Walking stick for the WM, with
inscriptions and an orange ribbon.
· Another,
very moving one, is a homage to the victims that
crossed the straits of Gibraltar trying to
escape economic violence.
· Coinciding
with the passing of the WM, small boats will carry out a voyage of about 100km,
stopping at eight ports; beginning in Málaga and
ending in Algeciras
or Tarifas.
· On
another level, we intend initiatives of contact with companies and with
municipalities looking for their support, economic as well as with
dissemination.
· These
initiatives do not include all those that have arisen in the different
contacts maintained by World without Wars with all the places through which
the March will go.
· We
expect, nevertheless that soon we shall be able to access from the web all
the initiatives so that they may inspire others.
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