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Schedule for Peace Wave 2023

Part 01 (13:00 to 15:00 UTC):
Part 01.1: (13:00 to 14:00 UTC) UK, Ireland, Portugal (European)
Part 01.2: (14:00 to 15:00 UTC) Ghana, Liberia, Morocco, DR Congo, Cameroon, Angola

13:00-14:00 UTC UK & IRELAND — A discussion on nuclear disarmament in Britain and video from Stop the War Coalition on militarism in Britain. And discussion from Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) on the attack on Irish neutrality.

14:00-15:00 UTC AFRICA — The Peace Wave in Africa campaign is a one-hour Zoom event that will bring together a diverse group of speakers to discuss the importance of peace and security in Africa. The event will be divided into two parts: Part 1: Fostering Peace in Africa In this part, speakers will discuss the challenges to peace and security in Africa, as well as the strategies that can be used to foster peace. Speakers will be given 2 minutes each to talk about their topic. Part 2: Making Peace In this part, speakers will share ideas on how to make peace and engage with listeners. Speakers will be given 3 minutes each to talk about their topic.

Part 02 (15:00 to 17:00 UTC): South America / América del Sur – Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela

15:00-17:00 UTC América del Sur — Te invitamos para este sábado 8 de julio a este encuentro de la “Ola por la Paz”. Estarán con nosotras y nosotros, desde América del Sur, Inés Palomeque, de Mil Milenios de Paz (Argentina); Julieta Daza (Colombia/Venezuela); Paola Gallo de MOPASSOL (Argentina); Alicia Lira, presidenta de la Agrupación de Familiares de Ejecutados Políticos (Chile); Juan Pablo Lazo del Capítulo Chile de World Beyond War; Guillermo Burneo de COMISEDE (Perú); Carmen Diniz del Capítulo de Brasil del Comité Internacional por la Paz, la Justicia y la Dignidad de los Pueblos; Manuela Cordoba de World Beyond War (Colombia); Aura Rosa Hernández del Congreso de la Nueva Época (Venezuela); Paulo Kuhlmann de la Universidad Estadual de Paraíba (UEPB)(Brasil), profesor, payaso por una cultura de pazde UEPB (Brasil); y , desde Chile, el cantautor Rodrigo Sepúlveda “Silvito” en la música. ¡¡Participa, regístrate!!

15:00-17:00 UTC South America — We invite you to this Saturday, July 8, to this meeting of the “Wave for Peace”. We will be joined by Inés Palomeque from Mil Milenios de Paz (Argentina); Julieta Daza (Colombia/Venezuela); Paola Gallo from MOPASSOL (Argentina); Alicia Lira, president of the Agrupación de Familiares de Ejecutados Políticos (Chile); Juan Pablo Lazo from the Chilean Chapter of World Beyond War; Guillermo Burneo from COMISEDE (Peru); Carmen Diniz of the Brazil Chapter of the International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity of Peoples; Manuela Cordoba of World Beyond War (Colombia); Aura Rosa Hernández of Congreso de la Nueva Época (Venezuela); Paulo Kuhlmann from the State University of Paraíba (UEPB)(Brazil), professor, clown for a culture of peace); and, from Chile, singer-songwriter Rodrigo Sepúlveda “Silvito” on music. Participate, register!!!

Part 03 (17:00 to 19:00 UTC): USA and Canada (Eastern Time Zone)

1:00-1:30 pm EDT NEW YORK CITY — “Donate blood. Don’t shed blood!” — 11 a.m. until late afternoon on the south side of Union Square, New York City. Occupy the south side of Union Square starting with a Vigil for Yemen. View the daylong global broadcast at 24HourPeaceWave.org. Speak to and link the issues of supremacy, equity, militarism, and sustainability. Please bring signs, banners, flags, props, musical instruments, costumes, leaflets, newspapers, chalk & art supplies to make murals, music, theater – come for conversation, song & dance! We will participate in a blood drive with the New York Blood Center. Please come prepared to donate blood!

1:30-2:00 pm EDT MONTRÉAL — Peace Picnic in the Park featuring a presentation of Beehive Collective Banners. We will meet at the pond in Parc Lafontaine where the banner is to be displayed; this is the first thing you see when you walk towards the park from rue Cherrier. Bring a picnic lunch and a blanket to sit on.
Itinerary: Picnic from 12:30 to 1:30, and then Beehive presentation from 1:30-2:00 pm EDT.

2:00-2:15 EDT / 3:00 – 3:15 Atlantic Time HALIFAX — Come for Tea – Talk about Peace — 2:30 to 4pm Atlantic Time at Council House of Women — Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace members will share the “Peace Knot Bombs” banner that was created during Covid by women from across Turtle Island as a commemoration for the Yemeni schoolchildren killed by a Lockheed-Martin bomb. Bring your peace signs. Cookies welcome. Planned by Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace, ‘No Harbour for War, Raging Grannies, World BEYOND War.

2:15-2:35 EDT ILLINOIS – Join the planting of a peace pole in Joliet, Illinois.

2:35-2:45 EDT PHILADELPHIA — Take part in musical event on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art at 2 p.m. (2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130-2302)

2:45-3:00 EDT MADISON WISC — Teach in at the Farmer’s Market.

Part 04 (19:00 to 21:00 UTC): Mexico and Central America

1:05 p.m-1:45 p.m CST MÉXICO (Ciudad de México): Jornada política, artística y cultural por la Paz, desde México diversas voces se suman a la Ola de la Paz con música, danza y poesía, este evento lo organiza el Observatorio de Derechos Humanos, el evento se realizará en la Casa de la Cultura Las Jarillas en Ciudad de México, te esperamos.

1:45 p.m-2:05 p.m. CST Costa Rica (San José): Se estará realizando jornada en defensa de los derechos sociales del pueblo costaricense (Locación por confirmar), este evento es promovido por el Centro de Amigos para la Paz .

2:05 p.m-2:25 p.m CST Costa Rica (San José): Caminata con el pedido de la Paz desde el parque reserva Rio Loro en Costa Rica, llmuerzo compartido y transmisiones desde 2 regiones de Costa Rica (Por confirmar). Evento que organiza Mundo Sin Guerras y sin Violencia.

2:25 p.m.-2:45 p.m CST El Salvador (San Salvador): Pronunciamiento y Conferencia de prensa de las organizaciones que integran la Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones para la defensa de los DDHH, el Desarrollo y la Paz, Locación (Por confirmar).

2:45 p.m-2:55 p.m. CST Panamá (Ciudad de Panamá): Palabras en nombre de del Dr. Samuel Prado a nombre de la organización CONADESOPAZ.

2:55 p.m. -3:00 CST Honduras (Tegucigalpa): Palabras de Joaquín Mejías en nombre del Equipo de Reflexión, Investigación y Comunicación en El Cruce de los siglos.

3:00 p.m-3:10 p.m CST Guatemala (Ciudad de Guatemala): Palabras del periodista Carlos Choc y la compañera Ana laura Rojas

Part 05 (21:00 to 23:00 UTC): USA and Canada (Pacific and Mountain Time Zone)

2:10-2:30 PDT CARBONDALE, IL — Public peace vigil in Carbondale (hosted live from 1 to 2 p.m. Central Time in front of Confluence Books, located at 705 West Main Street)

2:30-3:00 PDT DUNCAN, BC, Canada

3:00-3:30 PDT EAST SOUND, WA — Excerpts from “Peace for All Time” performance commemorating the 60th anniversary of JFK’s ‘peace speech’ at American University.

3:30-4:00 PDT ASHEVILLE, NC — Concert by local women’s choir, connected to the local campaign to shut down the Raytheon plant in Asheville, as part of the War Industrialists Resistance Network.

Part 06 (23:00 to 01:00 UTC): USA (Alaska and Hawaii) and Guam

Part 07 (01:00 to 03:00 UTC): Australia, New Zealand

A recorded documentary of the Quakers Aotearoa New Zealand: Peace Testimony. It began with a mihi by Niwa Short, followed by 12 Quakers poignantly reading our updated Peace Testimony and concluding with the waiata ‘Te Aroha. This evolving event was a special reminder of the peace work Friends have taken part in over the decades and a timely reminder of the importance of our peace advocacy, which is as important as ever as our country’s military spending climbs ever upwards.

Part 08 (03:00 to 05:00 UTC): Japan and South Korea

12:00PM – 1:00PM JST JAPAN (Tokyo) — The Gensuikyo and the Japan Peace Committee organized street action at Ginza, downtown Tokyo, and issued an appeal to mobilize participants to oppose Kishida joining NATO. The groups are opposing the Kishida government’s refusal to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), the massive military buildup, the strengthening of military blocs, and an increase in military spending. It will be a live protest on the street that will have speakers, a signature campaign, and banners and placards.

1:00PM – 1:20 PM SOUTH KOREA — A lecture video regarding the current situation in Northeast Asia.

1:20 PM – 1:30 PM SOUTH KOREA — A video from the Gangjeong peace movement related to the ongoing nonviolent struggle to stop the Jeju naval base construction project currently being forced upon Gangjeong Village, a tiny town located on the southern tip of Jeju, the Peace Island, in Korea.

1:30PM – 2:00PM SOUTH KOREA — A lecture video on “The Rise of First Strike Threats : Current Situation of the Korean Peninsula

Part 09 (05:00 to 07:00 UTC): Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar

Part 10 (07:00 to 09:00 UTC): Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

Part 11 (09:00 to 11:00 UTC):
Part 11.1: (09:00 to 09:45 UTC) Afghanistan, Iran, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan
Part 11.2: (09:45 to 10:30 UTC) Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Syria
Part 11.3: (10:30 to 11:00 UTC) East Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Kenya, S. Africa)

Part 12 (11:00 to 13:00 UTC):
Part 12.1: (11:00 to 12:00 UTC) Central Europe and Scandinavia
Part 12.2: (12:00 to 13:00 UTC) Ukraine, Russia and Baltic States

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