7th Universal Peace March in India

Call for participants of UPM 2011

7^th Universal Peace March in India

27^th Jan  ? 6^th Feb 2011

YBS Youth Buddhist Society Vivek Vihar Colony District Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh ? India 205001 www.ybsindia.org

IWO International Workcamp Organization 504-29 Yonnam-Dong, 121-869 Seoul, Korea www.1.or.kr

               

India is the second biggest country in Asia. It has diverse religions, cultures, casts, and climates. There are many disputes due to religion and cast. As you know there also border conflicts between India and Pakistan. Due to the problem, people have been killing each other. You can see the same problem in Nepal and Bangladesh as well. Once a year, we hold the Peace March project to help people be aware of this situation.

YBS(Youth Buddhist Society) is trying to create mutual harmony and friendship in spite of their religion: Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim or Christian. When national and international governments cannot stop the violence and conflicts, it is time for youths in the world to take action and put an end to one of the longest running conflicts in history. This humanistic and peaceful march will give an opportunity to the participants from various countries to be involved directly or indirectly in global issues.

In addition, the each destination of the march is a holy site of Buddhism in history. However, the activities and the objectives are not just related with Buddhism but the peace.

What is the Universal Peace March? What is the purpose of this march?

Since 2005, under the cooperation between YBS (Youth Buddhist Society) and IWO(International Workcamp Organization), ?Universal Peace March (UPM)? has been held in different parts of India.
This year we are please announce that the ?7^th Universal Peace March(UPM) 2011? will be held from Jaipur to Udipur in Rajasthan, India with the name of ?PEACE IN YOUR FOOT?.
We promote peace by sharing our ideas about global issues with youths from all over the world.

During the 11 day march, we will stay in different locals and have meetings with various people no matter what their religions are or where they come from. We will share ideas about how to promote peace with each other, how there can be peace among young people, and how to be aware and recover a sense of mutual humanity. In 2010, foreign and Indian participants will march from Sravasti to Sankisa, India on foot. Local living condition will be inconvenient during the march in general. However, this will be a good opportunity to challenge yourself.

*Duration: 27 Jan. 2011 ? 6 Feb. 2011 (11days)

*Distance of march: About 430km,
[Main Route: Jaipur ~ Ajmer ? Chittorgar – Udaipur in Rajasthan , India]

*Organized by: International Workcamp Organization(IWO), Korea

Youth Buddhist Society(YBS), India

*Participants: -Those who are more than 18 years old

-Those who are interested in promoting world peace

-Those who are interested in India

*Language: English  

*MEETING POINT & TIME  

27, Jan 2011, 03:00pm at railway station Jaipur infront of Mahatma Gandi statue.

: Please make sure to book your train before 40 to 45 days in advance otherwise you can’t get sits. 

Indian Railway> http://www.irctc.co.in/

You can come directly from Delhi to jaipur or Agra to jaipur and Mumbai to jaipur via train or bus and flight..

*Participation Fee: Donation

*Accommodation: Participants will stay in local accommodation. Accommodation could be schools, village community centers, or temples (Hindu, Buddhist, Islam, Christian, Sikh, Jaina etc). Participants should not expect convenient facilities like those in their countries, with amenities such as hot water, good toilet, beds, etc. 

*Food: During the 11-day-peaceful journey, participants will have local vegetarian food for their meals. Participants can cook vegetarian food in their own style and share. Peace March is not a picnic or a race but instead a spiritual journey to foster a positive mentality in young people and a peaceful future. It will be a time to understand the diverse value of life. 

* Non-vegetable food and alcohol is not allowed during the march.

*Insurance: Insurance will not be provided. Participants should prepare overseas insurance from  

their countries 

*Special Remark* 

During the 11-days of journey, participants are asked to interaction with local people.
Therefore, people who take part in UPM are asked to have OPEN–MIND, TOLERANCE.
The success of UPM project depends on the volunteer being prepared to take responsibility for her/himself. The volunteer should not only be able to work independently but also be able to work well as a part of the group. To take part in a camp also means to organize the camp TOGETHER. 

*Daily distance to march: We will walk approximately 50 km a day. If necessary we take a public transportation sometimes for certain distance.

Application to: europe1@workcamp.org (Program Officer  –  Ms. Sojung, AHN) 

Deadline for applications : 15th, January 2010

[UPM  2011 ]

[PM 2005 -2010]

Morning Gathering

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7^th UPM -2011 Accommodation & program survey

Day	Date	Accommodation type & city	Day scheduled	Evening program	km
1	27/jan	Guest House, Jaipur (Rajasthan)	Welcome participants	Orientation, preparation for march, display of previous upm?s
2	28 jan	Agrwal Dharamshala , Fagi city	Conference  & Opening march from jaipur	Rajsthan culture program by local people	30
3	29 Jan	Dudu city,Jain dharamshala	Walk, information exchange, visit historical pond on the way	meeting participants, , lecture on Jainism by jain  scholar	37
4	30 Jan	Ajmer city, Hotel	Morning gathering with villagers ,walk	Get together  with Ajmer members , local culture program	34
5	31 Jan	Same as	free for local visit puskar, lakes etc	Food exchange, international culture evening	o
6th	01 Fab	Vijayngar city  Guest house	Morning gathering, march, sharing with local people	Free discussion with local members and scholar	76
7th	2nd Feb.	Bhilwara city, kisan bhawan	Morning gathering, March, village visit	Participants meeting , feed back	65
8	3 Fab	Chittorgar Guest house	Morning gathering, March, village visit	Culture program	55
9	4 Fab	Mangalbad Oswal watika	Walk , visit village , share information	Participants open sharing , feeling	68
10	5 Fab	Udaypur city Guest house	Walk ,Village visit	Camp fire , closing ceremony	65
11	6Fab	Same as	Conference , certificate sharing ? bye ?bye	Happy bye bye

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