Amid the scene of violence that haunts Guayaquil, The Art for Peace-Ecuador collective wants to manifest a safer, kinder and happier future for the Pearl of the Pacific and the country. It therefore calls on those who wish to immortalize their written wishes for peace, together with their handprints in the colors of the tricolor flag, to visit the meeting room of La Rotonda (Malecón and Av. 9 de Octubre).
As you pass the illuminated Guayaquil sign, On the corner overlooking the river you will find a fabric canvas (approximately 20 meters long) and a stand of the activity Manos Unidas por la Paz where they will provide you with the materials to leave his mark and his message in favor of peace.
The day of hope and art started early with the presence of students from various educational institutions in the city. “We are very happy to see children and young people between the ages of 8 and 13, but we want to expand this call to include adults, adults who today play an important role in this change in mentality. Mahatma Ghandi said: ‘There is no path to peace, but peace is the path“, he expressed Cidinha by Weber. Marketing and communications manager of Fundación Malecón 2000.
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“And if from our position we do not smile and cherish peace, we will not see results. That’s why I invite everyone, in addition to making a mark on this white curtain, to also make a mark on their community with their actions. We are called to sow peace”.
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Paul Coronel, director of the Art for Peace-Ecuador Collective, believes that this activity is a necessary message of art in light of the situation in which Ecuador finds itself. “We want peace, Ecuador is a country of peace and that is what it is about: creating awareness and expressing the positive changes they want for our country.””.
“The truth is that listening to the messages of children, of those pure minds and hearts, is moving and satisfying. We feel like we are sowing that seed in their minds because when they grow up they will be adults and parents and they already have this experience that has emphasized the importance of this universal right, which is peace.because it is a right that we all have.”
Source: Eluniverso
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