The 1st Peace Carnival in Malaysia by HWPL and JPC

The 1st Peace Carnival in Malaysia by HWPL and JPC

 
650 citizens participate in 1st Peace Carnival in Malaysia

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OVER 650 citizens participated in a peace-themed festival held in the capital city of Johor State, Malaysia to raise awareness of cooperative peace building.

It is the first Johor Peace Carnival as the official name.

The event, which was co-hosted by Johor Bahru City Council,
Heavenly Culture, World Peace,Restoration of Light (HWPL) and Johor Peace Committee (JPC).


Peace Blossoms in Johor Bahru, Participants of the Peace Blossom in Johor forum with Aishah (standing eighth from right)

 

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The event is aimed at establishing a harmonious culture safeguarding ethnic and religious diversity. The Malaysian community including the local government and civil society has developed plans to reinforce a socially cohesive environment with the principle of peaceful coexistence in ethnicity, which led to the formation of peace in a cultural arena.

 

In his congratulatory speech, Tuan Haji A. Rahim said, 

 

“We must not be intolerant about other people’s religions and their cultures. We must reject extremism. The motto of today’s carnival is to raise awareness of its citizens to maintain peace and unity within the community which consists of different races, religions and ethnicities.” 

 

The festival presented performances to reflect diverse elements of Malaysian culture. The musical performance by a multi-ethnic band with traditional musical instruments from Chinese and Indian background represented uniqueness Malaysian identity as a result of harmonization of diversity.
 



JOHOR PEACE CARNIVAL Organising Committee had a meeting with The JOHOR Bahru City Councils Team to discuss the details for the Carnival.

Participants were also introduced a global campaign advocated by HWPL, an international NGO under the United Nations Department of Public Information (UN DPI) to promote peace building efforts by local citizens. 

3rd Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace : Legislate Peace campaign

 

Inspired by designation from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Charter of the United Nations, the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) drafted by HWPL addresses the need to establish a global cooperation for building a culture of peace, religious/ethnic freedom, and peaceful settlement of conflict. Participants wrote their signatures in support of the DPCW to be adopted as a legal foundation.



Legislate peace campaign with HWPL, IWPG and IPYG

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