{"id":363,"date":"2023-03-23T23:59:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T10:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/taor-ncpacs\/?p=363"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T01:18:22","slug":"call-for-peace-this-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/taor-ncpacs\/call-for-peace-this-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Te Ao o Rongomaraeroa, the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is pleased to broadcast this timely call. We invite you to<strong> sign your name<\/strong> to the call on <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.avaaz.org\/community_petitions\/en\/frontline_soldiers_and_advocates_for_peace_call_for_peace_in_ukraine_this_easter\/?cdhZrtb&amp;utm_source=sharetools&amp;utm_medium=copy&amp;utm_campaign=petition-1673850-call_for_peace_in_ukraine_this_easter&amp;utm_term=cdhZrtb%2Ben\">the Avaaz petitions website.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more--><\/p>\r\n\t\t<style>\r\n\t#wps_accordion_pro_623{\r\n\t\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\t\tdisplay:block;\r\n\t\twidth:100%;\r\n\t\tmargin-bottom:30px;\r\n\t}\r\n\t#accordion_pro_623 .wpsm_panel-title {\r\n\t\tmargin-top: 0px !important;\r\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 0px !important;\r\n\t\tpadding-top: 0px !important;\r\n\t\tpadding-bottom: 0px !important;\r\n\t}\r\n\t\r\n\t#accordion_pro_623 .wpsm_panel-title > a{\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\tborder-bottom: 0px !important;\r\n\t\ttext-decoration:none !important;\r\n\t\toutline: none 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Let\u2019s support the Easter Peace with vigils and rallies around the world.<\/p>\r\n<p>This Easter, we call on all Russian and Ukrainian soldiers and all politicians, organisers and workers to lay down their arms and refrain from all war efforts.<\/p>\r\n<p>We call for a ceasefire from the Orthodox Good Friday, 14 April, to Easter Monday, 17 April 2023. We hope that the Easter Peace, which the front-line soldiers on both sides should celebrate together, will also mark the beginning of political peace negotiations. For all Christians and people of goodwill, Easter time is the celebration of the triumph of life over death and hope over despair.<\/p>\r\n<p>The world is on the brink of both nuclear war and a climate crisis of apocalyptic proportions that we can only solve together and in peace. Let\u2019s support the Easter Peace with vigils and rallies around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\r\n\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function(){\r\n\t  jQuery('.noresults_623').hide();\r\n\t  \r\n\t  jQuery(\"#search_623\").on(\"keyup\", function() {\r\n\r\n\t  \tvar postID = \"623\";\r\n\t  \t\r\n\t  \tconsole.log(postID);\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t    var value = jQuery(this).val().toLowerCase();\r\n\t    jQuery(\"#accordion_pro_\" + postID + \" .wpsm_panel-default\").filter(function() {\r\n\t      jQuery(this).toggle(jQuery(this).text().toLowerCase().indexOf(value) > -1)\r\n\t      jQuery('.noresults_' + postID).hide();\r\n\t      \r\n\t      var noResult = true;\r\n\t      jQuery(\"#accordion_pro_\" + postID + \" .wpsm_panel-default\").children('div').each(function () {\r\n\t      \tif (jQuery(this).children(':visible').length != 0) {\r\n\t        \tnoResult = false;\r\n\t        }\r\n\t      });   \r\n\t      if (noResult) {\r\n\t      \tjQuery('.noresults_' + postID).show();\r\n\t      }\r\n\t    });\r\n\t  });\r\n\t});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<p>The Call is endorsed by :<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>The international organisation, \u2018Religions for Peace,&#8217;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>The nationally affiliated \u2018Religions for Peace Aotearoa New Zealand\u2019,<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>\u2018Te Ao Rongomaraeroa, National Centre for Peace &amp; Conflict Studies\u2019, Otago University<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Hamilton-based \u2018Earth Diverse,- embracing diversity\u2019<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>The Religious Diversity Centre of Aotearoa New Zealand.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Te Ao o Rongomaraeroa, the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies is pleased to broadcast this timely call. 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