PEACE DAY (II)

"Non-violence is a weapon of the strong". 

Mahatma Ghandi

What is peace? 

Peace is when you care for others,
Peace is when there is no violence in the world,
Peace is much more powerful then evil,
Peace is easily found when you give others what you desire,
Peace is the answer to all the wars in the world,
Peace is when there is unity among all the people,
Peace is when your soul can rest,
Peace is when there is hope of good above,
Peace is when there is love for others,
Peace is when there is acceptance in the world,
Peace is bringing joy to the world,
Peace is in helping others

This is what Peace is,
This and much more!

                                                       by Uzma Nadeem

                                                                            (http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-is-peace-4)

                                                                                                              

SCHOOL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE AND PEACE

DÍA ESCOLAR DE LA PAZ Y LA NO VIOLENCIA

The School Day of Non-violence and Peace is a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education, which is now practised in schools all over the world and in which centres of education, teachers and students of all levels and from all countries are invited to take part.

It is celebrated on January 30 every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi. 

It advocates a permanent education in and for harmony, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights, non-violence and peace.

Its basic message is:

“Universal Love, Non-violence and Peace.Universal Love is better than egoism, Non-violence is better than violence, and Peace is better than war”.

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Why don't we celebrate the School Peace Day with one of the live concerts with "Pavarotti & Friends" ?

We refer to the Classic "We are the World", performed by Pavarotti and a group of famous singers, like Laura Pausini, Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, Lionel Richie, Gloria Estefan, Joe Cocker, ...

ACTIVITIES

* LISTENING ACTIVITY:   JUMBLED LINES

1.- Listen to "We are the World", by Pavarotti & Friends, and...
*Put the 8 lines of the Chorus into the correct order:

Chorus:

..... Just you and me
..... It's true we'll make a better day
..... We're saving our own lives
..... There is a choice we're making
..... So let's start giving
..... We are the ones who make a brighter day
..... We are the children
..... We are the world

SELF-CORRECTION.- 

You can check you answers here .

* MUSICAL STYLES:

DID YOU KNOW THAT...?

In music, like in life itself, 

different voices and different musical styles 

can be together in perfect harmony.

The previous video is a clear example of that;

don't you think so? 

;-)

* Watch the video again and pay attention to the following artists when they sing "solo" 

and put them in chronological order (order of appearance in the video):

1st:......Lionel Richie......            4th:...........................

 2nd:.............................                5th:...........................

  3rd:.................................               6th:..........................

Gloria Estefan  -  Lionel Richie  -  Laura Pausini  -  Ricky Martin  -  Joe Cocker  -  Boyzone   

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Just to finish,

Let's remember Gandhi's words:

"Love is better than egoism,

Non-violence is better than violence, 

Peace is better than war".

For Further Information.-

You can read and learn about Peace Heroes 

all over the world, like Mahatma Ghandi .

PS. (1): Answers to the previous activity about MUSICAL STYLES: 1st:Lionel Richie / 2nd: Gloria Estefan / 3rd: Joe Cocker  / 4th: Ricky Martin / 5th: Boyzone / 6th: Laura Pausini . 
PS. (2): You can also have a look at the post "PEACE DAY" published on this "English@Edrissis" on January 30, 2011