Photo by Camiel Verberne
On 21 September, the International Day for Peace, we held a peace demonstration at the monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Over a hundred people from various peace organisation, including Doctors for Peace, Pais, Peace SOS Women’s Federation for World Peace, Universal Peace Foundation. Our peace event was joined by the flashmob of the group of George van Houts, Jona Walk and Martijntje Smits.
We stood together in silence for:
– A global ceasefire
– Humanitarian aid for people in need
– A nuclear weapons ban
For world peace. A World Where All Children Can Play.đď¸â¤ď¸đđ˝
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Projects
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Books
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