War is closer than you think and it's time we stood up as one to put an end
to all strife. To this end journalist Ethel Da Costa is putting together a
free concert called the `Daniel Pearl Peace Concert' in remembrance of
Daniel Pearl, South Asia Bureau Chief of Wall Street Journal, who was
kidnapped and murdered by militants in Pakistan, while sourcing a story.
The open air peace concert is scheduled for 10 October, 2003 at the Panjim
Municipal Garden from 6 pm until midnight.
This will be the second annual Daniel Pearl Music day on 10 October, which
would have been Pearl's 40th birthday, will be celebrated across the world
in musical events that call for `Harmony for Humanity.' Goa joins the rest
of the world on this day in this free concert to bring a global community
for peace together. The one condition the Daniel Pearl Foundation
stipulates is that the event be a non-profit one. To this end Ethel Da
Costa has brought in musicians and bands from within and outside Goa, who
will perform free of charge to make music for all ages. She has also
selected five women artists from Goa who will exhibit their paintings at
the venue.
Taking the non-profit and harmony theme one step further people are
encouraged to bring their own food and drink and share it at the venue with
groups around them. While chairs will be provided for the infirm and
elderly, those attending are requested to bring mats or sheets to sit on so
that the event turns into one huge picnic. No alcoholic beverages or
mind-altering substances are allowed at the venue in Panjim. The event is
meant to bring the community together in harmony for an evening of great
music and togetherness.
As part of its `Together For Panjim' campaign, the Corporation of the City
of Panjim (CCP) supports the event and has given the use of the garden and
provided infrastructural support, free of charge. Well-wishers have
contributed a thousand balloons and schoolchildren from local schools will
write messages of peace and harmony and brotherhood of mankind which will
be fixed to the balloons and sent up into the evening sky.
Pearl the journalist, was also a violinist, fiddler and mandolin player. He
joined a band, orchestra or chamber group in every town in which he lived
and formed connections through his passion for music and friendship.
Shortly after his death, Daniel's family, friends and supporters formed the
Daniel Pearl Foundation to further the ideals that inspired his life and
work, and to spotlight his love of music to build bridges and create
friendships.
"We are thrilled that leading artists from many musical styles and
traditions are joining with us in a clarion call for asserting the oneness
of humanity. Danny's determination to spread truth, music, and friendship
around the world strengthens our conviction that humanity will triumph and
harmony will prevail," says Professor Judea Pearl, father of Daniel Pearl
and president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation. "This year in particular,
music can help us bridge divisions between cultures. We would like to issue
a special invitation to the Arab and Muslim world to join us in harmony for
humanity," said Professor Pearl. Goa has answered that call. Everyone is
invited.
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