Sahayini Social Development Society, the Social Wing of the Salesian – Auxilium Sisters in Mumbai joined hands with the International Women’s Group for Peace ( IWGP) from based at South Korea to mobilize women and students promote Peace and make their voices heard through a signature campaign that we do not want the world countries to talk of War but Peace.
The following centres carried out the Signatures for Peace campaign:
Wadala, Bableshwar in Maharashtra Dakor, Pansora in Gujarat and
Nandgad in Karnataka.
About one thousand signatures were mobilized.
The following was done to sensitize the groups to help them have a better understanding of this campaign:
The groups met singing a community song for Unity and Peace. A speech by the animator expressing the problems taking place around the world , the reasons why wars begin were given with examples. A discussion followed to deepen the understanding and effects of wars so as to concretize their decision for Peace in the world and also in their family and neighbourhood. The session concluded again with a song of Peace followed by the sign-up. The women groups were enthusiastic about this program.