Award ceremony at the Convitto Nazionale School in Rome. Students winners of the contest "Peace, Well-being of Citizens and Solidarity" were awarded with prizes and diplomas by the Alumni Association and by Mr. Mogol, one of the most well-known song authors in Italy. The Contest included five sections:

1. “Drawing Peace”
2. “Writing about Peace”
3. “Peace Projects”
4. “Peace in music”
5. “Dancing Peace"


You can download a full report of the event here.

A few months ago, the City of Mazara del Vallo celebrated the signature of the Brussels Declaration “Pledge to Peace” with an official ceremony. On the occasion, the Pledge was also signed by 27 schools and associations.

In the effort of breathing life into their commitment towards a culture of peace, the City called upon its citizens to celebrate the role of peace in everyone’s life with a festival. The celebrations were organized in partnership with The Prem Rawat Foundation, Percorsi association and many local organizations.


For three days the city was animated by a lively succession of events and exhibitions on the topic of peace. The showings featured photos, paintings and graphics created by students and associations. 

Other events included inter-cultural conferences, sports events, video 
screenings and live music.

The concluding day attracted the whole city. It began with a street parade of more than two thousand citizens: students, teachers, families gathered in front of the stone engraved with one of Prem Rawat’s quotes on peace and marched through the historical city center.

The parade ended in the central Piazza della Repubblica, where students performed on stage reciting poems, dancing, singing and sharing thoughts on peace.

The beautiful cloister of the Jesuit college hosted an exhibition of students’ drawings. Some of their designs were directly inspired by Prem Rawat’s words.

Throughout the day, musical events and video screenings took place at the Rivoli Cinema. The showings included a documentary on the 2011 Peace Week with the Prem Rawat’s address, “Time Machine”, TPRF clips and videos produced ​​by students.

A second parade, this time in costumes and accompanied by a Dixieland band crossed the city as a “living artwork” symbolizing the longing for peace.

The City Council Hall hosted a conference organized by the Euro-Arab Institute.

The festival concluded with theatrical performances. The plays featured stories from some of Prem Rawat’s speeches.

At the end, Mayor Cristaldi awarded the most noteworthy and creative initiatives.

The mayor as well as many of the participants expressed their heartfelt wish to welcome Prem Rawat again in their city in the very near future.

30 aprile 2014 – Convitto Nazionale “Vittorio Emanuele II” in Rome - Meeting with 90 students in preparation of the contest ”Peace, well-being of citizens and solidarity", an initiative born from the school signing the Pledge to Peace.
The students will prepare projects, essays and art expressions on the topic of peace. The best works will be presented on May 26th.

These are the categories of the contest:

- Drawing peace
- Writing peace
- Peace projects
- Peace in music
- Dancing peace