| The
Vigil for International Peace in Central Park’s
Bandshell has been the vision of a few people with the
same intent: Create an event to celebrate, transform
and inspire all peoples to share a Peaceful
Planet. The Vigil has no political affiliations,
no sponsors and no religious orientation.
In the early days of spring 2000, Susana Bastarrica
met the international clairvoyant-visionary Martin
Zoller for coffee and the rest is history. Martin
advised Susana that he was seeing her in a large-open
space - full of trees - a beautiful sunny day in a
very large popular area surrounded by people, chanting,
dancing and kneeling on the floor. Susana would be
on a large stage praying with her eyes closed surrounded
by instruments, friends and people... lots of people
doing what appeared to be a ‘ritual’.
At the time Susana was unaware of the events to follow.
Susana met several friends at the United Nations
and with their help started looking at the various
resolutions presented by the UN for a cease-fire and
non violent communication based on two resolutions
presented in 1981 and subsequently in September 2001.
The first Vigil for International Peace (VIP) was
held on the 21st of September 2002 to coincide with
the United Nations designated International Day of
Peace on September 21st each year. The Vigil For International
Peace is held in the Bandshell in New York’s
Central Park on the closest Sunday to September 21st. |
