INTERNATIONAL DAY OF NON-VIOLENCE – 2 OCTOBER 2021 – THE HAGUE – NL

DESCRIPTION
On behalf of Stichting Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi (‘Gandhi Memorial Foundation’), InTouch is asked to take full responsibility in organizing the celebration of international day of non-violence.

Stichting Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi’ was established in 1989.

The foundation established the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the center of Amsterdam which was unveiled by then Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Prof. Mr. Ruud Lubbers, on the second of October 1990. The foundation is involved in the promotion of Gandhian ideas and values in the Netherlands.

The target group for this event are, high profile individuals and representatives of institutions and organizations which have a link to peace & liberty for the society; for example: academic institutions, embassies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Municipality, Political Parties, OPCW, Europol, Red Cross etc.

Due to COVID-19 the whole program took place in an online environment. For that reason the Gandhi Memorial Foundation requested InTouch to design a website and produce the online program. For the technical part, a strong co-operation took place with KPM Global Technology.

To get an understanding of the program, please click: https://youtu.be/gfLYJC-eVsE

DATE
2 October 2021

EVENT TYPE
A yearly returning high level seminar

CLIENT
Stichting Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi

ROLE
Project Leader.

Fully responsible for: advice, project management, event production

COOPERATION
Stichting Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi receives for its program strong support of Municipality The Hague, the Embassy of India & the Carnegie Foundation.

QUANTITY OF GUEST
125 high profile individuals and representatives of institutions and organizations which have a link to peace & liberty for the society; for example: academic institutions, embassies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Municipality, Political Parties, OPCW, Europol, Red Cross etc. For this year over 400 people participated in the program. The program is screened over 5000 times.

SPEAKERS

  • Welcome to the Peace Palace by Mr. Eric de Baedts – Director Carnegie Foundation Peace Palace
  • Welcome & Opening Remarks by Mr. R.L. Lakhina – Chairman St. Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi
  • H.E. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Rawat – Ambassador of India – “Relevance and Effectiveness of Non-Violence in Resolving Social and Political Conflicts”
  • Keynote address by Mr. Drs. Bruno J. Bruins (Member Council of State (Raad van State), Former Minister for Medical Care) – “Relevance and Effectiveness of Non-Violence in Resolving Social and Political Conflicts”
  • Musical Recital by Chetna Sahni (Sitar) and Heiko Dijker (Tabla)
  • Closing Remarks by Mr. Eric Niehe (Former Ambassador of The Netherlands to India & Board Member of St. Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi)