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Holocaust survivor Eva Olsson returns to Kincardine for World Peace Day Sept. 13 |
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The compelling speaker captivated audiences five years ago when she spoke to students at the local schools and then adults, about her experiences as a prisoner during the Holocaust. For over a decade, Olsson has spoken to more than one million people in schools, service clubs, and churches, on Armed Forces bases, at police force conferences at Queen; Park and in the United Nations. Increasingly, the focus of her message is against bullying and the importance of not being a bystander to injustice. She uses her life experiences, primarily in the Holocaust, to illustrate the power of hate and the importance of standing up against forces of racism, bigotry and intolerance. Her message resonates with a wide variety of audiences. In partnership with the Kincardine and District Secondary School (KDSS) Home and School Association, Olsson will speak to older students from all local schools at KDSS. There will be two presentations: one for elementary students and one for high school students (times to be announced later). Emulating inclusion, Olsson will stand on a
podium on the floor of the gym with chairs placed around her. Following her presentation, she will answer questions from the students. At 7 p.m. that evening at KDSS, there
will be a free public presentation, open to the community, with Olsson as the guest speaker.
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Once again, the World Peace Day committee has invited more than 500 students from Grades 1- 5 to Victoria Park
over the lunch hour on Sept. 13. The theme this
year is "Peace Rocks". The committee has
collected 600 stones that the students will decorate with peace messages in
different languages. These rocks will be exchanged at the park with other
students. The students will also be marching around Victoria Park with
peace banners and will conclude the gathering by singing a peace
song.
It has been five years since the first World Peace Day took place in Kincardine. The event committee is proud of the fact that it has poignantly reached hundreds of members of the Kincardine community. In particular, the committee is thrilled to have taken an active role in all local schools, working with teachers and parents to broaden the cultural horizons and effectively increase understanding of people’s differences. What started five years ago as a one-day event, has transformed into a large multi-day event focused on inspirational speakers, workshops for students, entertainment for children, and public speaking events for the community of Kincardine. In fact, in October of 2007, author and committee member Albrecht Ebner’s work was recognized when he was awarded the YMCA’s Peace Medallion! Besides Ebner, the World Peace Day committee includes Fran Gannett, Lynda Harry, Gail Walden, Kevin Larson, Mary Senese, Watson Morris, Chandra Tripathi and Amy Snobelen.
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Holocaust survivor Eva Olsson will return to Kincardine Sept. 13 for the sixth annual World Peace Day.
