By Wallace Mawire.
Harare, Zimbabwe. (News of The South) – Kuimba Shiri, a dedicated Sri Chinmoy International Peace Park in conjuction with Rotary e-Club Ambassador in Zimbabwe will on April 30, 2016 hold a peace walk under the theme: Walking for peace for a better future, according to Gary Stafford, Director of Kuimba Shiri.
Stafford said that the peace walk will be held at Kuimba Shiri Bird park at Lake Chivero and a ceremony to release a pigeon for peace will be conducted around 12 pm at the park. It is expected that everyone attending will release a pigeon and the birds will be provided at the event. Also a bird show is expected to be conducted on the same day at the event.
“The new Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Surinder Kumar Datta will be the guest of honour at the event open and free to everyone. The plan is to start at 9:30 am at Kuimba shiri and people will be transferred to Lion Park car park.A walk, run or ride around the park will be held and thereafter the ceremony at 12 pm,” Stafford said.
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, better known as Sri Chinmoy who lived his life form 27 August 1931 to 11 October 2007 was an Indian spiritual master who taught mediation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964.
He is remembered as an ambassador of peace who dedicated his life to the pursuit of world harmony and to the fulfillment of the unlimited potential of the human spirit.
The Peace-blossom programme aims to dedicate countries , cities, towns, borders, man made structures and natural landmarks to the cause of world peace so as to remind people to contribute to the noble goal.
Sri Chinmoy promoted many activities for peace during his lifetime which included performing over 800 free peace concerts, creating over 16 million bird drawings dedicated to peace and founded the peace run.
It is reported that his many activities have drawn praise from close friends and humanitarians such as Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa and Desmond Tutu among others.
It is also added that there are now over 150 countries and over 800 significant states, cities and natural wonders dedicated to world friendship and peace as part of the Peace-Blossoms family.
Other significant Peace-Blossoms sites include 13 national capitals, more than 200 cities, the Taj Mahal and the Sydney Opera house, Niagara Falls, Victoria Falls, Mount Fuji, Mount Everest, the Matterhorn, Lake Baikal, the Great Barrier Reef Marine park and the World of Birds park in Cape Town.
A spokesperson of Kuimba Shiri also added that this will be the third peace walk at the site.
She added that the last one had over 100 people who attended and was officiated by the Mayor of Harare.
She said that they are looking for clubs to walk, run, horse ride, bicycle ride, motor bike rides, including vintage car rides. Also delegates are expected from South Africa with the peace torch and banners.
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