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  • Who does the International Day of Non-Violence commemorate?
    Mahatma Gandhi
  • What do countries participating in the International Day of Peace do?
    24 hours of nonviolence and ceasefire
  • What did Mahatma Gandhi call his campaigns and protests?
    Satyagraha (truth and firmness)
  • What was the theme for the International Day of Peace in 2020?
    Shaping peace together
  • What two countries came out of Mahatma Gandhi's liberation movement?
    India and Pakistan
  • What day is the International Day of Peace celebrated?
    September 21
  • What are ways to celebrate Peace Day?
    Interfaith peace ceremonies, Toast for peace, Peace choir, Lighting candles, Planting trees, Art exhibitions, Peace walks, vigils
  • What did Mahatma Gandhi do?
    Lead the nationalist movement of India, Advocated for the civil rights of Indians in South Africa
  • True of False: Some people observe a minute of silence at noon in every time zone across the world to celebrate peace day
    True
  • True or False: Non-violence is often called "the politics of ordinary people"
    True
  • The International Day of Non-Violence aim to spread non-violence through
    Education and public awareness
  • What other world leaders were inspired by Mahatma Gandhi?
    Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela
  • How was the International Day of Peace inaugurated?
    Ringing the Peace Bell
  • What is the international symbol of peace?
    the dove
  • What is the International Day of Peace specifically about?
    The absence of war and violence
  • True or false: Non-Violence is an attempt to avoid or ignore conflict
    False
  • What day is the International Day of Non-Violence observed?
    October 2