The Aseema Trust will conduct a “Youth For Peace” festival on January 28, 29 and 30. The festival will consist of:
A peace procession starting at 4 p.m. on January 30 2011 (Sarvodaya Day) from Gandhi Statue on the Marina through the service lane upto Tilakar Tidal with traditional ways of connecting with nature with Mulappari ( clay pots with sprouts of nine grains traditionally carried on the heads of women) with songs on peace.
An artistic installation at Presidency College the Saris painted on in our “Sari Link for Peace” project. (Click for pictures)
Prayers of peace for today written by the young (after listening to Sahanavavathu sloka which talks about living together and not hating one another) to be hung on strings around and between trees.
Photographs on the theme taken by children will be part of the installation.
Oath taking on peace.
Cultural event on Gandhi and peace songs.
Images projected on the screen of Gandhi original film clippings and selected prayers etc.
The event will conclude by 6.00 p.m. Workshops on the theme are on in different schools, NGO centres working on different socio economic challenges and for special children in Kanchipuram, Chingleput and Chennai in preparation for this. Students from different schools and colleges are getting together for a process of understanding Peace from 1.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. at Besant Theosophical School from 18th January.
On 29th January we will have a Peace Mela 10 am to 3 pm at Besant Theosophical School grounds in Kalakshetra.
Pralayan and Sangeeta Isvaran are artistic directors of the cultural event while V.R.Devika is the conceptualiser and mentor of the project.
Contact Vasantha Parthasharathy of The Aseema Trust (9841009927) if you would like to volunteer. Highlights
Jan 29: Peace Mela 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. at Besant Theosophical School grounds in Kalakshetra.
Jan 30: A peace procession starting at 4.00 p.m. (Sarvodaya Day) from Gandhi Statue on the Marina through the service lane upto Tilakar Tidal with traditional ways of connecting with nature with Mulappari ( clay pots with sprouts of nine grains traditionally carried on the heads of women) with songs on peace.
