[IMC Bombay] One Sky One World: Kites for Peace

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 From Arunabh Bhattacharjee, Setu Films <setufilm@vsnl.net>

ONE SKY ONE WORLD
Kites for Peace

Saturday 12 October 2002 - Priyadarshini Park - 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm

In today's fragmented world peace and harmony among the peoples of 
the World is the first casualty. The sky is the only space that seems 
devoid of borders that keep people apart. Romantics, idealists and 
visionaries have looked up into the heavens for inspiration and the 
kite is one of the most powerful symbols of man's desire to break 
free of the shackles of the earth.

All over the world, in countries as diverse as USA to China and 
Sweden to Korea, people get together to fly kites for peace on the 
2nd weekend in October. The theme is One Sky One World -- there are 
no political affiliations or agendas; it's ordinary people all over 
the globe getting together on the same day to celebrate freedom and 
the desire for peace and harmony among all religions and ethnic 
groups. Similar events will be held in almost 30 countries across the 
world on 12th and 13th Oct 2003.

On Sat 12 Oct we plan to fly Kites for Peace in Mumbai in association 
with ActionAid India.

The plan is to involve some schoolchildren, some street children and 
some celebrities to come together to fly Kites for Peace. We shall 
conduct kite making workshops in various schools to generate 
enthusiasm among the children before the event. Banners promoting 
communal harmony and peaceful coexistence will be displayed at the 
venue.

People who wish to participate in this event are welcome to bring 
their kites and fly with us. Kites will also be made available to the 
general public at very reasonable prices to enable them to 
participate. We also have an exotic collection of kites from all over 
the world and some of these will be flown during the event to add 
greater visual excitement.

We are offering 50 attractive flag banners to sponsors wishing to 
support the event. These 5 foot tall flag banners will carry the 
message "Kites for Peace" and will have a space for the sponsors' 
branding. The banners are being offered @ Rs 5000/- apiece. Anyone 
sponsoring 5 or more banners gets a custom made 4 foot kite with 
their logo to be flown during the event.

We look forward to your support, and your presence, at Kites for Peace.

Sincerely,

Ajay Prakash
Trustee
Nomad Heritage Trust

C/o Nomad Travels
Sharda, A Road,
Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020
India
Tel : + 91 22 202 1503, 202 1549
Fax : + 91 22 204 5396
E Mail : nomadtravels@vsnl.com
Web : www.nomad-travels.com
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