LONDON-Thursday 24 September 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]
1 Million+ Global Participants Expected to Join
Sunday, September 27, 2020 (0230 and 1600 CET)
Global leaders come together for peace based on ideals of interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values
(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) is announcing that a
second global Rally of Hope will be held this weekend, featuring world
leaders who see new opportunities for peacebuilding in all sectors of
society.
Dr.
Hak Ja Han Moon, co-Founder of the Universal Peace Federation, will be
the keynote speaker. Other luminaries include Sao Tome and Principe
President Evaristo Carvalho; U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle (1989-1993);
former European Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso (2004-2014);
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan (2010-2015); Evangelical Lutheran
Church Bishop (Emeritus) Munib Younan; and Roman Catholic Archbishop
(Emeritus) of Castries Kelvin Edward Cardinal Felix, and many others.
These
messages and entertainment, including uplifting performances by the
Little Angels Folk Ballet of Korea, will be broadcast live using
augmented reality technology in a 90-minute program from Cheongshim
Peace World Center in Korea.
Dedicated links for broadcast media will be available at https://www.peacelink.live/bc from Friday, September 25, 2020.
European coverage will be provided at www.rallyofhope.eu on Sunday, 27 September at 0230 and 1600 CET.
The
Rally of Hope series are aimed at building a “unified world of lasting
peace” around the core ideas of interdependence, mutual prosperity and
universal values, said UPF Chairman Dr. Thomas G. Walsh. The first Rally
of Hope, held in August, drew several million online viewers from
around the world.
The speakers at the August rally featured many
heads of state, who addressed a range of issues, including the COVID-19
pandemic, environmental degradation, poverty and race relations, Mr.
Walsh said. “But in their own ways and in their own words, they all
expressed hope that humankind, as one family under God, has the full
potential to resolve all of these issues by working together.”
This
weekend’s Rally features seasoned parliamentary leaders discussing the
road to a world that embraces the values of freedom, peace, unity and
happiness.
“This effort is timely and needed,” says Dr. Michael
Balcomb, who leads the Rally of Hope’s European activities. “Many
nations are desperately appealing to their own citizens to unite
together and work unselfishly to fight against the spread of COVID-19.
But at the same time, borders between nations have been closed or
restricted, and here in Europe there is a real danger that if we
continue to always put our own interests first, European unity could
collapse altogether.
“Mother Moon has managed to bring together a
line-up of very different speakers, including some who in other times
might have openly fought each other. That is a sign of real progress.”
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Contacts
Peter Zoehrer
Media Relations, UPF Europe & Middle East
media@europe.upf.org
Websites: UPF.ORG & EUME.UPF.ORG
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