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Culture of Peace Day in Santo Amaro (Brazil)
an article by Secretaria de Defesa Social (abridged)
The neighborhood of Santo Amaro, in the central
area of Recife, celebrated a special day with
citizen actions and culture of Peace. The
Secretariat of Social Defense - SDS - with the
Joint Prevention Management Community (GPAC)
sponsored the Culture of Peace Day in Santo
Amaroon last Friday afternoon, July 26.
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In partnership with the event "Live your Life in
Santo Amaro" conducted by the Peace Commission of
Pernambuco, cultural and social activities took
place in the community during the afternoon and
stretched into the night.
The kickoff event was held at Rua Barão de
Igarassu, parallel to Avenida Cruz Cabugá.
Children, youth, adults, students and residents
gathered at the site to march towards the Campo do
Onze with posters asking for more love, peace,
respect and more integration in the labor market.
Fabiola Paz, a student and resident of Santo Amaro,,
11 years old, attended the walk and knew what he was
asking. "I want our neighborhood to grow with parks
where I can play and be more calm."
At the end of the walk, on reaching the field all
held hands and prayed. After the religious
moment, a number of social and cultural activities
took place. There was information about the
Educational Program Drug Resistance (Proerd),
talks with the Firemen Friends of the School,
booths for the New Life Program and Consultório
Street, registration for the Bolsa Família and
enrollment for courses of the group Youth Force.
Community social groups also presented their work.
The GPAC Manager, John Evangelista walked among
the people excited about the will of the community
to fight for a better neighborhood. "The goal of
SDS is to promote social inclusion actions like
these, enabling a different future for the
community, including actions to prevent violence,
drug use and criminality. We want to develop a
culture of peace among our young people to become
healthy, happy and great citizens, "said John . .
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Also during the event, there were cultural
activities such as presentations of theater, "
afoxé" and " maracatu" , and shows by the band
Touch of Faith and theartists Viviane, Cannibal,
Pagodance, Group Teatração, Leke and Alusa. And
the day ended with the presentation of MCs and
bands of Santo Amaro.
The Peace Commission of Pernambuco was founded
by young people, students, sociologists and
activists, among others, to spread peace, increase
self-esteem and confidence of young people of
Santo Amaro. "For too long, the district recorded
the highest crime rates in the city. Today, the
situation is slightly better, but the community's
youth still suffer to enter the labor market. And
I believe that citizenship actions will further
change the reality of Santo Amaro, "said
the Coordinator of the Tacaruna Social Project,
Sylvia Vasconcelos.. . .
(Click here for a Portuguese version of this article)
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