The Rotary Club of Whitecourt is excited to be promoting peace by erecting a Peace Pole in our community. Attached is the official invitation for the Rotary Club of Whitecourt's Peace Pole unveiling.
The ceremony will take place on the International Day of Peace, Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 1:00 PM. We will be gathering at the south end of Festival Park in Whitecourt, near the Senior's Circle.
The Peace Pole Project was started in Japan by Masahisa Goi (1916-1980), who dedicated his life to spreading the message, May Peace Prevail On Earth. Mr. Goi was greatly affected by the destruction caused by World War II and the atomic bombs which fell on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The power of the message, May Peace Prevail On Earth, unifies people of various cultures, faiths, traditions and ideologies together as one united global heart and mind. May Peace Prevail On Earth, allows us to sincerely focus on our mutual desire to serve, create and manifest true peace on earth while transcending our differences and celebrating our common humanity.
The Rotary Club of Whitecourt chose the message of "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in the following languages: English, French, Cree, Stony and Japanese. The reasons for our choices are that English and French are the official languages of Canada, Cree is the predominant indigenous language on the lands of Treaty 6 in which we reside, Stony for the closest band of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and Japanese as a tribute to the Peace Pole Project origin and the fact that Whitecourt is twinned with the Japanese town of Kamiyubetsu.
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