“Peace for me is breaking the wall between You and I, Them and Us.
We need to celebrate our diversity rather than creating new divides.”
– Olakh volunteer
On 30th November 2015, in solidarity with women’s groups across South Asia, 20 young activists came together at the Olakh office to share their vision of a peaceful and just society and their perception of what everyone of us can do to create such a world. Together we pledged for peace since – using Mahatma Gandhi’s words – you have to “be the change that you wish to see in the world”.
“I promise – Never to abuse, hit, isolate, insult or trivialize any wo_man and girl.Never to remain silent when violence is inflicted on me or others. To intervene wherever and whenever I see or hear about violence being committed.”
To pay a tribute to South Asian women feminists we ended the day with the symbolic lighting of candles, put up in a peace sign.
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