International school day of non violence an peace: DENIP

The "School Day of Non-violence and Peace" (DENIP), founded in 1964 and also known as World or International Day of Non-violence and Peace, is a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education, which is now practised in schools all over the world and in which centres of education, teachers and students of all levels and from all countries are invited to take part.

It advocates a permanent education in and for harmony, tolerance, solidarity, respect for human rights, non-violence and peace.

It is observed on January 30th or thereabouts every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi.  The first Peace day was celebrated in our schools in 1964, although it was recognize by our Ministry of Education in 1976 The pioneer of this idea was Llorenç Vidal, a Spanish poet, educator and peace activist. Peace day is currently celebrated in schools worldwide. Llorenç Vidal was proclaimed Ambassador of Peace in Geneva (Switzerland) in 2010.

Its basic message is: "UNIVERSAL LOVE, NON VIOLENCE AND PEACE.  UNIVERSAL LOVE IS BETTER THAN EGOISM,  NON VIOLENCE IS BETTER THAN VIOLENCE  AND PEACE IS BETTER THAN WAR".