On Saturday, April 25th, 2015 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and other surrounding areas, such as India, China, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. This devastating earthquake, as well as the aftershocks has so far caused the death of 9000 individuals and the number is rising. The situation is very severe.
A second major earthquake occurred on 12 May of 7.3 magnitude. More than 120 people met death and again thousands got injured. Many buildings, including homes, schools, government buildings, religious sites (many of them UNESCO world heritage sites), etc. have been destroyed. Health care for people is not easily accessible, as hospitals are turning people away as there are not enough resources. For a country that thrives on tourism, many historical monuments have been demolished. Being here, there is not much we can do. However, we can keep the victims and their families in our thoughts and prayers. Please join us for a candle light march ceremony for the people affected by this. Together, we can make a difference.
Let’s commemorate those who have died or are suffering in Nepal, Bangladesh, Tibet and Northern India from the recent earthquakes.
Event Schedule:
On 17th May at 5.00 P.M citizen of Ahmedabad are requested to gather at Vastrapur Lake to pray for the victims, to play music for their wounded souls, to hear their stories, to join the debate. From 6:00 P.M march will began to reach it's destination by 7:00 P.M holding candles chanting songs of peace and hoping well for Nepal.
Agenda:
• Songs for peace,
• Moment of silence,
• Candle light march and
• Awareness on Earthquake.
Songs for Peace:
This is a musical tribute for all the people that lost their lives due to earthquake in Nepal, Tibet and India. Students, singers, musicians and artists of different fraternity along with the common citizens will dedicate their songs and music as prayers for the people of Nepal who have suffered.
Debate:
Ahmedabad has seen its share of death, broken homes and shattered dreams. Still the earthquake resistant constructions are not made compulsory, still every day, thousands of buildings and flyovers are erected just to fall down one day. This is simply for us to come together and remember those who've lost their lives and those who struggle to rebuild.
Through this march we aim to create awareness about the non-compatible constructions in the seismic zones. Most of the buildings falling down with hundreds of lives due to earthquake or aftershock, are not designed to suit the geographical requirements. This is not a problem of Nepal. This is a worldwide phenomenon and thousands of people die because of cheap raw materials, shoddy construction techniques and deadly greed of Builders and Constructors.
We want to request the governments worldwide, to make sure that the earthquake resistant guidelines are brought in place, to reduce the death toll. We want to request all the universities to make the knowledge of earthquake resistant technology covered in their syllabus. We want to request all the builders in the world, to show some mercy, and construct sustainable cities in future.
Nature is not to be blamed, it’s us the humans, we create infrastructure that cannot endure natural forces. Earthquakes, Floods and Global Warming are some of the problems that need confrontation.
If you would like to be involved in any capacity, please fill out the following google form at your earliest convenience: https://docs.google.com/
Important Notes:
• Please bring your own music instruments for the special music jamming session. Please inform in advance if you are participating in jamming.
• Please feel free to bring your own candles/torch. If possible bring for others as well. We will also have candles available. We request you to wear cloths with ‘White’ color code, it is not mandatory.
• We are not accepting any relief material or cash to send to Nepal, just the prayers and songs will do.
• You can bring the plea cards, banners or posters with your message for Nepal and world.
• Please park vehicles responsibly.
• All are invited. There are no religious obligations.
for further queries Contact: +91 85 11 9191126, 9824642246 or Songsforpeace@jayrajsinhch
Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you all this Sunday.
