GENEVA – ROME
15th June 2005
An initiative of some young Eritreans in cooperation with
ASPER and other associations concerned in the defense of
the human rights
A march of about 1200 km from Geneva - Switzerland
(UN offices Square) to Vatican c/o the Holy See.
The aim is to draw the international attention on the violation
of the human rights which is taking palce in Eritrea, collecting
signatures to be delivered to the Holy Father, the UN representatives
as well as the European Parliament and the African Union
representatives.
SING
YOU TOO!!
MAIN STOPS
(1)Geneve – Morge (50 km)
Morge –Vevey (45 km)
Vevey – (2)Martigny (25 Km)
Martigny - Grand Sant.Bernard (35 Km)
S. Bernard - (3)Aosta (34 km)
Aosta – (4)Torino (115 km with intermediate
stop)
Torino – (5) Novara (95 km with intermediate
stop)
Novara – (6)Monza (60 km)
Monza – (7)Bergamo (40 Km)
Bergamo – (8)Brescia (50 Km)
Brescia – (9)Castelnuovo del Garda (44 km)
Castelnuovo del Garda – (10)Verona (35 Km)
Verona – (11)Mantova (42 km)
Mantova – (12)Modena (70 km with intermediate
stop)
Modena – (13)Bologna (40 km)
Bologna – (14) Firenze (100 km with intermediate
stop)
Firenze – (15)Arezzo (82 km with intermediate
stop)
Arezzo – (16)Orvieto (108 km with intermediate
stop)
Orvieto – (17)Viterbo (40km)
Viterbo – Roma (120 km with some intermediate stops)
THE PROGRAMME
Departure: Geneva - 15/06/2005
Meeting the official Vatican and UN representatives
(UNHRHC)
Crossing the frontier Switzerland – Italy
(Grand St. Bernard)
First Italian stop :Aosta.
In march toward Turin and visit to the Museum of the Italian
Restistance, Deportation, War, Rights and Freedom.
The March crosses
Novara, Monza, Bergamo and Brescia where there will
be meetings with some representatives of different religions
(Catholic, Protestant,
Islamic, Orthodox, Buddhist....) and visit to the
tumbs of the Popes Pio XI,
Giovanni XXIII and Paolo VI on the route from
Desio - under the Concesio Mountain. Stop in Castelnuovo
del Garda and then on to Verona,
the town of Romeo and Juliette, the symbol of Love.
Then the march will go towards Mantova, Modena and will
stop in Bologna, the town which is the symbol of the Eritrean
Indipendence. The cultural meetings and any other peaceful
manifestations will continue in Florence, Arezzo, Orvieto
and Viterbo. The first meeting point in Rome will be the
Unknown Warrior oto honour the Ascari (the eritrean soldiers
who died fighting with Italy).
Arrival : the march will end in
Piazza S. Pietro - Vatican.
The signature collected during the march and the resolutions
approved during the meeting organised by ASPER (Milan -
8th June 2005) will be delivered to the Pope Benedetto
XVI with the prayer to help the Eritrean People by awakening
the public opinion and the internationa organisations concerned
in order to keep their Universal Rights repstected.
The dayly says will be 50 km long for about 25 days. The
organisers of the marh are two young Eritreans living in
Germany and volountarily collaborating with some associations
involved in the defense of the human rights. Only the two
of them will do the entire distance, but they will be joined
in small legs by whoever may desire to share their message,
that can be translated into the one by Monteswieu – the
injustice cause to one, is a threat for all.
The entire marh will be followed by the “roulotte
Iwet” given by the ASPER associates in order
to give logistical support for collecting the signatures.
Those who do not want to walk may meet these very special
athlets c/o the “roulotte
Iwet” in order to know the better and to exchange
a message of real peace and brotherhood.
HOW
TO SUPPORT US
Anyone could help to stop this injustice:
* talking within yout own family, friends, local institutions,
journalists, or any other available media.
* Signing the petition proposed by the pacific march from Geneva to Rome
* Helping us to collect the signatures and making them reach the collecting
points.
* Sending messages or evidences to the Eritreans involved in the defenses of
the human rights through ASPER and other associations concerned
* Writing to the Eritrean President :
His Excellency Issayas Afeworki
President of the State of Eritrea
Office of the President
PO box 257
Asmara- Eritrea
Telegrams: President Isayas Afeworki, Asmara, Eritrea
