President General Conference UNESCO message for World Harmony Run 25th Anniversary

Davidson Hepburn's encouraging message. "World Harmony Run 25th Anniversary: Toward 2022 and a Oneness-World". Illustrated video with example clips and images from around the world identifies a number of activities the World Harmony Run has undertaken or inspired. This global torch relay founded by Sri Chinmoy in 1987, and related initiatives for a culture of peace continue to grow and support important ideals of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and of the entire UN community. The President of UNESCO General Conference (2009-2011) highlights some he hopes can be further expanded and enriched in the coming decade (2012 to 2022) and bring us closer to a Oneness-World". Dr. Hepburn suggests:
1. Visit World Heritage Sites:
2. Perform Music
3. Create or Display Art and Poetry
4. Value Diversity
5. Support Interfaith Acceptance
6. Honour Role Models
7. Discover New Possibilities
8. Finally, Never Give Up!
(See more detail in full text link http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/25 + informal translations available)
SEE ALSO:
• Video sample of recent local event: http://youtu.be/w6qehMiIWuY "International Year of Youth - Zambia World Harmony Run" - where students dynamically an surprisingly invoke President Barack Obama and UN Secretary General. You hear the voice of Africa, of Zambia, of Youth. They are NOT looking to countries' presidents or other leaders to change the world. Their "hour has come" and they voice where peace begins. This video includes a short introduction from Davidson Hepburn: "By encouraging young people to express their aspirations for harmony today, the World Harmony Run is surely building the foundation for a culture of peace tomorrow". It is followed by four schools visited in Zambia late in 2010.
• 1979 Year of Child IYC : A precursor to the harmony and peace runs, see link to Historical report of the activities inspired by Sri Chinmoy around the world in support of UN Day, UN Children's Fund ( UNICEF ) and the International Year of the Child ( IYC ) for 1979 .
http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/un_initiatives/year_of_child
• Informal translation of the text of the video message for the 25th anniversary is already available in 9 languages. Check http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/25.
• Links to photos further illustrating Dr. Hepburns main points to be added -- Check http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/theme_photos
Note: The World Harmony Run (formerly the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run):
• founded in 1987, to show that world peace is a dynamic achievable goal;
• seeks to strengthen international friendship and understanding. As a symbol of harmony, runners carry a flaming torch, passing it from hand to hand traveling through over 100 nations around the globe; and
• It is the world's largest and longest relay run.
(see more at: worldharmonyrun.org)

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