Report by Ms. Loréna Schlicht, AFCDRP–Mayors for Peace France
Grigny celebrates the International Day of Peace every year on September 21, and this year, it launched a week-long program aiming at raising awareness of peace and non-violence, of living together, of the need to resolve conflicts peacefully and listen to and educate one another.
In partnership with the Comité des Fêtes (Festival Committee), the city of Grigny organized the Young Illustrator and Young Writer’s Prize around a theme that contributes to nourish a culture of peace in the minds of young Grignois and Grignoises. This year, everyone was able to create a visual or written project on the theme: Citizen of Peace.
On the occasion of the Lantern Evening on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 8:00 to 9:00 pm at the Canal Promenade, Philippe Rio—Mayor of Grigny and President of Mayors for Peace France (AFCDRP)— received Ambassador Abou-Hassira of Palestine in France.
President Rio said:
“Peace is much more than the silence of arms, it is the building of bridges between peoples so that a lasting harmony reigns. Let’s build peace at the local level so that it can spread throughout the world and fight for the progression of human rights!”
Find the program of the week of Peace in French (Mayors for Peace France–AFCDRP website):
https://afcdrp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/programme-semaine-paix-2022-Grigny.pdf
Photos: courtesy of the Mayors for Peace France–AFCDRP