Vredesmanifestatie voor: Een Wereld Waarin Alle Kinderen Kunnen Spelen
LET OP: Locatie is gewijzigd
Op zaterdag 21 september 2024 is het de Internationale Dag van de Vrede. Daarom komen we van 14.00 tot 15.00 bij elkaar in stilte voor het monument op de Dam in Amsterdam. Om de slachtoffers van de oorlogen in Oekraïne, Gaza en andere conflicten wereldwijd te herdenken, maar ook, om op te roepen tot vrede.
We maken ons zorgen om het feit dat er 500.000 soldaten Oekraïense en Russische soldaten zijn gedood of gewond geraakt, 10.500 burgers waarvan 587 kinderen en de voortschrijdende escalatie. Zo mogen Nederlandse F16’s door Oekraïne ingezet worden boven Russisch grondgebied. De NAVO zet meer kernwapens op stand-by. En het is al reeds 90 seconden voor middennacht op de Doemdagklok, waarbij middennacht symbool staat voor het einde van het leven op aarde als gevolg van menselijk handelen.
De afschuwelijke en schokkende beelden van kinderen die slachtoffer zijn van de oorlog in Gaza, hulpverleners die omkomen laten ons ook niet los. Evenals het feit dat er al in Gaza al meer dan 40.000 doden zijn gevallen, waarvan een groot deel vrouwen en kinderen zijn. De hele bevolking in Gaza wordt uitgehongerd, ziekenhuizen zijn gebombardeerd en er is geen schoon water. Echter, ook de beelden van 7 oktober zijn verschrikkelijk.
Laten we het leven koesteren en zorgen voor elkaar: Een Wereld Waarin Alle Kinderen Kunnen Spelen.
Wij pleiten voor:
- Een wereldwijd permanent staakt-het-vuren
- Humanitaire hulp voor mensen in nood
- Kernwapens de wereld uit.
Kom zaterdag 21 september van 14.00 tot 15.00 ook naar het Monument op de Dam om deel te nemen aan onze stiltelkring. Neem een vredesteken mee. Nationale vlaggen kunnen thuisblijven.
Deze vredesmanifestatie wordt ondersteund door:
Deel de duif
Gandhi Centre Italy
International Peace Bureau (Berlin)
Kerk en Vrede
MasterPeace
NVMP-Artsen voor vrede
Peace SOS
Platform Vrouwen voor Duurzame Vrede
Quakers
Religies voor Vrede
The Hague Peace Projects
Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, Oekraïne
Universal Peace Federation
Vredesbeweging Pais
Vredeswijzer VZW, België
Women’s Federation for World Peace Nederland
World Beyond War International
PS Tegelijkertijd met de vredesmanifestatie van Peace SOS vindt de vredesdemonstratie van George van Houts, Jona Walk en Martijntje Smits en anderen plaats. Zij roepen op iets wits te dragen.
PS2 met dank aan o.a. Camiel Verberne
Peace Demonstration for: A World Where All Children Can Play
NOTE: Location has changed
Saturday 21 September 2024 is the International Day of Peace. Therefore, we will gather in silence before the monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam from 2pm to 3pm. To remember the victims of the wars in Ukraine, Gaza and other conflicts worldwide, but also, to call for peace.
We are concerned about the fact that 500,000 Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded, 10,500 civilians including 587 children and the continuing escalation. For instance, Dutch F16s may be deployed by Ukraine over Russian territory. NATO is putting more nuclear weapons on standby. And it is already 90 seconds before midnight on the Doomsday Clock, with midnight symbolising the end of life on earth as a result of human actions.
The horrific and shocking images of children being victims of the war in Gaza, aid workers being killed do not leave us either. As does the fact that more than 40,000 people have already died in Gaza, many of them women and children. The entire population in Gaza is starving, hospitals have been bombed and there is no clean water. However, the images of 7 October are also appalling.
Let us cherish life and care for each other: A World Where All Children Can Play.
We call for:
– A global permanent ceasefire
– Humanitarian aid for people in need
– Nuclear weapons out of the world.
Also come to the monument on Dam Square on Saturday 21 September from 2pm to 3pm to join our silent counting circle. Bring a peace sign. National flags can stay at home.
This peace event is supported by:
Deel de duif
Gandhi Centre Italy
International Peace Bureau (Berlin)
Kerk en Vrede (Church and Peace)
MasterPeace
NVMP Doctors for Peace
Peace SOS
Platform Women for Sustainable Peace
Quakers
Religions for Peace
The Hague Peace Projects
Ukrainian Pacifist Movement, Ukraine
Universal Peace Federation
Peace Movement Pais
Vredeswijzer VZW, Belgium
Women’s Federation for World Peace Nederland
World Beyond War
PS The peace demonstration by George van Houts, Jona Walk and Martijntje Smits and others will take place at the same time as the Peace SOS peace event. They call for wearing something white.
PS2 With thanks to Camiel Verberne
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