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Marionnettes for Peace: An initiative for the International Day of Peace
un article par Michel Thouzeau
A group of twenty NGOs at UNESCO was formed to raise
awareness and give visibility to September 21,
International Day of Peace.
One of the videos: Sombras del Sur
click on photo to enlarge
Accordance with the wishes of the relevant
resolutions of the UN General Assembly the goal is
to multiply initiatives at all levels with a work of
reflection, creation and peace education.
The group contacted educators in all countries,
inviting them to create a marionnette performance of
up to 15 minutes and to film and send it by vimeo.
Fifty videos from five regions of the world have
been received, so many that it was not possible to
finalize the project on 21 September 2013 at
UNESCO. Instead, the liaison committee has
accepted the proposal to make a big event in
September 2014 headquarters in Paris.
On 21 September this year a dozen of the videos that
have been received will be screened in Charleville-
Mézières at the international puppet festival at the
invitation of UNIMA and the municipality.
This is a good springboard for 2014 and an original
approach among the multitude of efforts around the
world for a culture of peace.
The website of the project is marionnettesdelapaix.org including all those who have
contributed videos as well as the sponsoring NGO's
at UNESCO.
All the films are visible at http://vimeo.com/user16438782.
(Click here for a French version of this article)
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DISCUSSION
Question(s) liée(s) à cet article:
Do the arts create a basis for a culture of peace?, What is, or should be, their role in our movement?
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Commentaire le plus récent:
Yes, the arts do create a basis for a culture of peace.
The question I would raise is where are the visual artists who have produced a Guernica like painting of Felluja? Paintings last longer than photographs which are too often fleeting.
Do the poets against the war meet annually?
I caught a bit of an interesting tv show which featured world class artists such as Wole Soyinka speaking in Israel/Palestine about ways to further the peace movement there. Did anyone else see the entire show?
I hope a local Peace Day could emulate the UN opening ceremony .
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