Sep 23 - World Peace Day Marked In Gibraltar For The First Time
Gibraltar saw it’s first ever World Peace Day organised by the Integral Yoga Centre, featuring guest speakers and music performances.
The celebration was held was to spread the message of peace despite conflicts arising in many areas of life, including conflicts within yourself, or at home, locally in Gibraltar, or even the Middle East migrant crisis.
Although this was the first World Peace Day event held in Gibraltar, organiser and Chairwoman of the Integral Yoga Centre Gibraltar, Nalanie Chellaram said this was the first of many events and hopes to see it become bigger every year.
Speaking to more than 100 guests at the event held in Boyd’s on Monday evening, Mrs Chellaram said: “It’s by being here, by feeling it, we will talk about peace. We want peace, but how do we achieve it? We achieve it by feeling it.
“When you feel peace, you feel joy, and that’s what today is all about. It’s a reminder that we can all achieve peace.”
While J. Gusto took to the podium to rap about his spiritual journey, 10-member group One Light chanted mantras for peace and performed some of their original songs for guests..
Speakers on the day came from a cross-section of the community, including Minister Steven Linares, Haresh Budhrani, Dr Peter Borge, Henry Sacramento, Levy Attias, Amber Turner, Les Roberts, Dr Eric Shaw, and former Miss Gibraltar Shyanne Azzopardi, whose closing words were “one world, one love, one peace”.
Mrs Chellaram added: “I do not see a dire world in front of me, I see a world filled with hope and peace and I see it in all of us. I know that all of us can and will make a difference.”
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