Diapositiva 1

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January 2, 2010 October 2, 2009
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WHERE AND WHEN?

• January 2, 2010
• PUNTA DE VACAS (ACONCAGUA-ARGENTINA)

October 2, 2009 NEW ZEALAND
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NUMBERS

• 6 continents
• 98 countries
• 99,440 miles (160,000 km)
• 93 days
• 40 train trips
• 100 road trips (by bus, by car, by motorcycle,
  by bicycle)?
• 14 flights
• 25 sea trips (by ship, by boat, on canoes)?

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NUMBERS

• 160 border crossing
• 25 spiritual centers
• 50 members (on staff)?
• 1 million participants
• 10 million virtual visitors
• 500 co-organizing institutions
• 3000 collaborations and sing-ups
• 100 meetings with government and political
  representatives

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IT IS THE FIRST MARCH THAT WILL CROSS THE WHOLE
PLANET ASKING FOR
THE END OF WARS, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND ANY FORM OF
VIOLENCE
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WHY?

• The hunger problem can be solved using 10 of
  what is spent on armaments
• What would happen if 50 was spent to improve
  peoples lives?

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WHY?

• There was never before a project that merged all
  the initiatives in favor of peace and
  non-violence that up until now were dispersed
• In this ambitious project we are joined by the
  voices of thousands of generations before us that
  had to undergo the consequences of war

A global problem requires a global response.
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WHO IS PARTICIPATING?
The March is an initiative launched by the
international organization World without Wars
The project is open to all individuals,
organizations, groups, political parties,
companies, etc... who share the same ideals.
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WHAT CAN BE DONE?

• Forum
• Meetings
• Conferences

• Festivals
• Events (sport, cultural, social, musical,
  educational)?
• and other initiatives

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SOME INTERNATIONAL NGOs THAT HAVE ALREADY JOINED
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Chile, Uruguay and Mexico
EMERGENCY Italy
GREENPEACE Czech Republic and Hungary
ABUELAS DE PLAZA DE MAYO Argentina
RED CROSS Argentina and Chile
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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Nobel Prize Winners
Dalai Lama Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Nobel Prize Winners
Desmond Tutu, South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize
Winner
Josè Saramago, Portugual, Nobel Literature Prize
Winner
Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Argentina, Nobel Peace
Prize Winner
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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Michelle Bachelet Michelle Bachelet, the first
woman president in Chilean history, is also the
first president to officially endorse the World
March for Peace and Nonviolence. Picture with
Tomas Hirsch, Latin American spokesperson for
World March
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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE

• Noam Chomsky, USA, linguist
• Eduardo Galeano, Uruguay, writer
• Ian Gibson, UK, writer
• Ariel Dorfman, Chile, playwright
• Richard Stallman, USA, creator of free software
• Arun Gandhi, USA, President of the Gandhi
  Worldwide Education Institute

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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Philip Glass - USA
He is considered one of the most influential
composers of the end of the 20th century
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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Viggo Mortensen - USA
Actor
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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Pete Seeger - USA
Singer and song writer One of the best-known
folk singers of the USA
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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Show Business Personalities

• Juanes, Colombia, singer
• Noa, Israel, singer
• Alfonso Cuaron, Mexico, director
• Alejandro Jodorowski, Chile, filmmaker
• Carolyn Carson, USA, dancer
• Bob Wilson, USA, playwright

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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Show Business Personalities

• Zubin Metha, India, conductor
• Maximiliano Guerra, Argentina, dancer
• Maher al Sabbagh, Siria, independent filmmaker
• Ottavia Piccolo, Italy, actress

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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Sport

• Gianluca Pessotto, Italy, team manager of the
  football team Juventus
• Pedro Delgado, Spain,
• Abraham Olano, Spain. World champion Ci

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WHO JOINED IN WORLDWIDE
Politicians and Associations Members

• Dennis Kucinich, USA, Deputy
• Tony Benn, UK, former member of Parliament and
  activist
• Daniel Berrigan, USA, Peace activist
• Ashin Sopaka, Burma, Buddhist monk
• Lindis Percy, UK, Peace activist
• Nurit Peled, Israel, Peace activist

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MEMBERS OF VARIOUS ITALIAN ASSOCIATIONS

• Alex Zanotelli,Comboni missionary, inspirer and
  founder of several Italian peace movements
• Giovanni Impastato, brother of Peppino Impastato,
  representing several associations committed
  against mafia Pina Grassi, wife of Libero Grassi,
  representative of one of the most committed
  associations against mafia
• Manuela Dviri, writer and journalist, she has
  been committed for several years for the Peace in
  the Middle East.
• Mao Valpiana, Secretary of the Nonviolent
  Movement

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CONTACTmaria.delpozo_at_mundosinguerras.org
International promotor team relationship
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