Friday October 23, over 30 different organizations and political parties marched together united by the World March proposal of building a world based on Peace and Nonviolence, launching a new moment in the history of Esmirna.
The promoters and main actors devoted to bring the message of the march to public consciousness, met the morning of Friday 23 to launch the project they had been together working in solidarity for. They had been working together for more than a month promoting teamwork and mutual support for the diverse actions of each group among the 30+ representatives from Human Rights, Greens, Communists, and Kurdish organizations.
At 17:30 the march began with more than 2000 people joining their strength and joy together on the 2 kilometer trek filled with song and slogans chanted for peace and nonviolence throughout the world.
The march culminated with speeches delivered by representatives from a human rights organization with members of the World March team in Turkey, followed by artistic performances of live music and theater. |