Remembering War by Working for Peace: An
ANZAC Day Peace Ceremony
We encourage you to join
us in a ceremony to ‘never forget’ the full cost of war
and ‘never again’ engage in violence to settle our
differences.
The ceremony will begin with a brief
introduction followed by music, readings and a moment of
silence. Those who attend will then get the opportunity to
make a pledge towards peace and tie a white ribbon to the
Peace Pole to show this.
“The event has been organised
by members of the Dunedin community to give people an
opportunity to remember all the casualties of war –
civilian and military on all sides of past and current
conflicts .” says Joe Llewellyn, co-organiser, student at
the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. “We
hope to peacefully challenge the beliefs, values and
institutions that make war inevitable by providing a space
for people to gather on ANZAC day and make a commitment
towards peace.”
All are
welcome.
When: ANZAC Day (Monday the 25th
of April) at 12pm.
Where: The Peace Pole,
out the front of the Otago Museum,
Dunedin.
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