School Day of Non-violence and Peace

The School Day of Non-violence and Peace (or DENIP, acronym from catalan-majorcan: Dia Escolar de la No-violència i la Pau), is an observance founded by the Spanish poet Llorenç Vidal Vidal in Majorca in 1964.^[1] It is observed on January 30 or thereabouts every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, in schools all over the world . Its basic and permanent message is: "Universal love, non-violence and peace. Universal love is better than egoism, non-violence is better than violence, and peace is better than war".^[2] In countries with a Southern Hemisphere school calendar, it can be observed on March 30 or thereabouts. In Navarra the slogan for the 2009 was "above all, we are friends" (Spanish:"Por encima de todo, somos amigos").^[3] DENIP and World Association of Early Childhood Educators (AMEI-WAECE) ^[4]

References

1. ^ "Día Escolar por la Noviolencia y la Paz: ¿De qué va eso?". nodo50.org. http://www.nodo50.org/tortuga/Dia-Escolar-por-la-Noviolencia-y. Retrieved 2009-01-17. 
2. ^ (Spanish) El Tren de la Paz recorrerá la localidad en el Día Escolar de la no Violencia. Sur.es. Retrieved on 2009-01-17
3. ^ (Spanish) Amigos en la plaza de Navarra. Diario de Navarra. Retrieved on 2009-01-17
4. ^ DENIP and World Association of Early Childhood Educators (AMEI-WAECE)

External links

• DENIP School Day of Non-violence and Peace
• Fundamentos teóricos del "Día Escolar de la No-violencia y la Paz", Educación XXI, revista de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, núm. 6 In Spanish
• Vers une pédagogie de la non-violence et de la paix. UNESCO In French
• DENIP and World Association of Early Childhood Educators (AMEI-WAECE)