Date: 18 September 2012
Contact:
Emmanuel Ndlovu
Programmes
and Advocacy Manager
Bulawayo
Progressive Residents Association (BPRA)
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) will
on Saturday 22 September 2012 hold a concert at the Large City Hall from 2pm to 5pm to commemorate the International
Day of Peace, a day which is observed worldwide on 21 September each year. The
theme for this year’s commemorations is ‘Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable
Future.’ The concert will feature the play “1983: The Years Before and
After” by Jahunda Community Arts, and music and dance from artistes including
Siyaya Arts, Umdumo WeSizwe, Black Umfolosi, Jays Marabini, Willie Watafi,
Simon Banda and Family Voices.
BPRA is holding the concert as part of its Residents
Building Peaceful Communities Project that aims at instilling a culture of
peaceful coexistence among residents in Bulawayo regardless of differences in
political persuasion, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity. As part of the
project, the association has held various community dialogue meetings and
leadership fora that have brought together residents’ leaders, political party
representatives and church leaders to discuss issues to do with peace building
and reconciliation in Bulawayo.
The concert to be held on the International Day of
Peace will seek to promote peace and tranquility through music, theatre and
dance. The concert will seek to unite Bulawayo residents on the common values
of peace and harmony, realizing that a sustainable future for not only
Bulawayo, but Zimbabwe at large is only possible if there is peace in the
country.
The International Day of Peace was initiated by the
United Nations (UN) in September 1981. The occasion has since been declared by
the General Assembly of the UN as “a day devoted to strengthening the ideal of
peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.”
Regards
................................................
Mr Emmanuel Ndlovu
Programmes and Advocacy Manager
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