About sixty
people gathered in the São Paulo City Council Chamber Thursday 20th of
September evening to commemorate the “International Day of Peace” 2012.
Reverend
Christian Lepelletier, Brazil UPF Chapter Vice-president and MC opened the event
welcoming all the participants.
The
following leaders were called to sit at the head table:
Mrs Nelma
da Silva Sa, University of Peace (UNIPAZ) São Paulo Chapter President; Mrs
Ivete Belfort, Words of Peace Global (WOPG) President; Mr Gaetano Luigi, Peace
Monument Project Founder http://www.marcodapaz.org.br ; Mr João Bico de Souza, Sao Paulo North
District Commercial Association Director; Mr Samuel Luz, Brazil Association for
the Religious Liberty President; Dr Dulce Magalhães, International lecturer and
Peace activist from the UNIPAZ; Mrs Shellah Avellar, Sensorion Communication
President; Mrs Damaris Moura Kuo, Chairwoman of
the Religious Freedom Lawyers Committee; Mrs Rute Cardoso, Tardo Ling
Center Director and Therapist and Mr Manuel Dantas, UPF lecturer.
Following
the protocol everybody stood and listened to the national anthem.
Mrs Luciana
Feldman, representing Gilberto Natalini, City Councilor who helps to sponsor
the event gave welcoming remarks.
The MC gave
introductory remarks about the IDP and quoted from the General Secretary Ban Ki
Moon speech and theme of this year 2012.
The following
religious leaders were called in front to participate in the interfaith water
ceremony: Bishop Marcelo Rezende representing the Liberal Catholic Church;
Father Ney de Oliveira representing the Old Catholic Church; Mr Manuel Dantas
representing Unificationism; Father Kyrilos Carlos representing the Orthodox
Church; Sister Maria das Graças representing Candomble; Dr Dulce Magalhães
representing the Bahai Faith; Sister Patricia Cantalino representing the Brahma
Kumaris; Mrs Cida Medeiros representing Xamanism; Mrs Shellah Avellar
representing Universalism and Mrs Rute Cardoso representing Budhism.
Dr Dulce
Magalhães spoke about the importance of promoting the Culture of Peace, last
may she receives the Medal of Peace in Luxembourg Luxembourg Sao Paulo
Mrs Ivete
Belfort shared about the importance to spread the message of peace through TV
and media networks, she successfully opened programs in hundred cities in Brazil
Mrs Rute
Cardoso spoke of the need to understand the meaning of peace. We need to know
what it is to feel inner peace. Inner peace is our inner light and our best
company, the most important knowledge that we can acquire. We need to change
our attitudes and develop the basis of nonviolence. A very good method to do
this is to meditate the words of truth to create a new culture of peace to the
world.
Mr João
Bico de Souza, Ambassador for the Peace Monument Project presented a short
video of the history of the project initiated by Mr Gaetano Luigi, since his
childhood had the dream of peace. The first monument was built in Sao Paulo
Cristian
ABBA (vocals, harmonium), Alexandre Calori (Percussionist) and Denisse Iturra
(vocal) performed a few songs for inner peace and unconditional love.
"From heart to heart" and with "ONE VOICE", they led the
audience to feel love and inner peace.
The
Introductory UPF video was presented on the screen to introduce the worldwide
outreach of the Universal Peace Federation and its chapters in over 150
nations.
Mr Manoel
Dantas presented the power point lecture about the five Principles of Peace and
Core Values sharing the vision and explaining the mission for the Ambassadors
for Peace.
Mr Gaetano
Luigi, who was appointed an UPF Ambassador in Montevideo in 2008, was called to
the front to give the AfP Certificates for the following new Ambassadors for
Peace:
Mr Fabio
Antunes, holistic therapist, community advisor, specialist in dependencies,
volunteer to help individuals and families victims of drug addiction.
Professor
Samuel Luz, President of the Brazilian Association of religious freedom and
Citizenship, member of the Lawyers Committee of religious freedom, member of
the inter-religious Forum of the Department of Justice of the State of São
Paulo, writer, editor and Pastor of the seventh-day Adventist Church.
Mr João
Bico de Souza, Ambassador for the Peace Monument, awarded by the Brazilian
Association of International Peacekeeping Forces and Chief Executive Officer of
North District of São Paulo Commercial Association, business administrator and
Director of the Tecnolamp Company.
Dr Manoel
Jose Pereira Simao, clinical psychologist, member of the Portuguese Association
of Psychology (Alubrat), one of the Sao Paulo University of peace (Unipaz)
founder, member of the National Institute of research and Experiential Regressive
Therapy Parton (INPTVP), one of the coordinators of the NEPER-Center for
studies of Spiritual and religious Issues at the Institute of Psychiatry of the
Hospital das Clínicas.
Mrs
Nelma da Silva Sa, UPF Ambassador for
Peace since 2011, was called to the front to give the AfP certificates for the
following new Ambassadors for Peace:
Mrs Ivete
Belfort, President of Words of Peace Global (WOPG) in Brazil and the Society to
Support Peace, responsible for TV programs, words of peace, which airs in more
than 100 cities in Brazil, partner with the UNIPAZ which organized the 2012
Global Peace Festival in Sao Paulo. http://www.wopg.org/
Mrs Rute
Cardoso, Therapist and Executive Director of the Tardo Ling Center for Human,
Cultural and Philosophical Development, promotes the culture of peace with
Buddhist philosophy and spirituality, lectures, meditation retreats and self
healing.
Mrs Shellah
Avellar, Director of the company Sensorion, Architect, graduated in communication
processes, awarded internationally, develops communication strategies. Artist
and metaphysical painter with the help of spiritual teachers receives psychographied
messages. http://www.sensorion.com.br/
Mrs Cida
Medeiros, Psychotherapist, specializing in family constellations and Shamanism,
graduated from the School of the Dynamic Energy of the Psyche (DEP), Reiki
Master, Initiated in various healing therapy to help individuals, families and
groups, also a partner and volunteer at the UNIPAZ.
For the
closing of the event we had the surprise appearance of Malcom Forest who sung
the tribute to Pope John Paul II, the song PAPA DELLA PACE. The song had its
world premiere in the city of Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis, on the
occasion of the inauguration of the Peace Monument. It was also presented in
Rome, in a celebration where a peace monument replica was awarded to the actual
Pope.
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