January 30th -

January 30th - 

School Day of Peace and Non-Violence

Mahatma Gandhi

January 30^{th -} 
 School Day of Peace and Non-Violence

The School Day of Peace and Non-Violence was first celebrated in 1964. 
It emerged from Spanish professor Llorenc Vidal’s non-governmental, 
independent and volunteer pioneer initiative, 
Non-Violent and Peaceful Education.
 Its objective is to educate for and about tolerance, solidarity, 
agreement and respect for Human Rights, non-violence and peace.
 On this day, primary and secondary schools turn into instruments of peace and 
understanding among people of distinct occupations, races, cultures and religions.

The basic message of this day is: “Universal Love, Non-Violence and Peace.”

Furthermore, January 30^th commemorates the death of the national and 
spiritual leader of India, Mahatma Gandhi, 
who was shot and killed by a fanatical Hindu on January 30^th, 1948.

8 surprising facts about MLK

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is lionized each year at ceremonies on the federal holiday in his honor. Here’s what you may not know about him.

On Martin L. King's birthday anniversary-21st January and in the 50th annivesary of his speech at the Washington Mall, in August 1963.

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"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness have to be the real values for all the citizens".

Barack H. Obama, 44th President of the USA (21st January 2012)

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