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By Udumbara Udugama
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE fell on October 2
“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.”
Mahatma Gandhi
The first International Day of Non-Violence was commemorated on October 2, 2007, October 2 being the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in its publication, ‘Discussing the Mahatma’ states that the idea to designate October 2, as the International Day of Non-Violence had originated from the declaration adopted at the International Conference on “Peace, Non-violence and Empowerment – Gandhian philosophy in the 21st century” convened in New Delhi in January 2006, to commemorate the centenary of the Satyagraha Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa.
On October 2, this year, the Pakkiyam National College, in Matale celebrated this day. The school was chosen as it was Mahatma Gandhi himself who had laid the foundation stone for it in November 1927. The Kandasamy family, owners of the Wiltshire Estate at that time had donated a plot of land in the heart of the city to build a school and invited Gandhiji to lay the foundation
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In 2018, the U.S. Bishops released a pastoral letter on racism, Open Wide Our Hearts.
ATLANTA—With the civil rights movement anthem “We Shall Overcome,” the Archdiocese of Atlanta celebrated its annual Mass honoring native son, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The holiday weekend was dedicated to honoring the civil rights icon, including a youth program at St. John the Evangelist School. As a tribute to Dr. King’s work, students of Catholic schools gathered Sunday, Jan. 15 under the theme: “Joyful in Hope, Patient in Affliction, Faithful in Prayer.”
A statue of St. Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists, is photographed on the grounds of his namesake parish in Atlanta. The parish hosted this year’s MLK Mass. Photo by Johnathon Kelso
The calls to action by the youngsters were written in essays and created on posters displayed at the Hapeville school assembly. A jury of staff and others at the archdiocesan pastoral center selected the student winners.
On Saturday, Jan. 14, a large crowd attended the Mass at the Passionist-run St. Paul of the Cross parish. Atlanta’s west side was home to a growing Black population when the church was founded in 1957.
Dotting the pews were women representing the Knigh