Uniting for Peace: Share the Light

"Uniting for Peace: Share the Light" is an inspiring campaign designed to shape a more positive narrative around culture and politics in India, especially as we approach the significant 2024 election. 

The campaign is premised on the idea that the vast majority of people choose peace and social cohesion and the divisive forces are a small minority, albeit a loud one. We hope to counter the hate, othering and loudness with an equally robust clarion call for peace, drawing on popular culture, nostalgia, the arts and creativity, and have as many people and organisations join us as possible. 

This initiative leverages a series of themed activities - ranging from poetry and art to dance and personal pledges - to highlight and reinforce visions of peace, unity, and understanding at both micro and macro levels.

(Details below under campaign phases and activities.)

Join Us in Sharing the Light

Want to stay in the loop and keep sharing the light?

Become a Partner

Partnership Details

We welcome partner organisations and individuals from the diaspora and beyond to join us in the campaign and strengthen the voice of peace. 

 

Ways to Partner

  • Share the campaign posts from Hindus for Human Rights using the appropriate hashtags. 

  • Additionally, you can use the themed frames made available on social media each week to create personalised and creative iterations on the theme, which of course we would share too! 

  • Record and share video messages from your organisation’s leadership and members in support of the campaign which we will share across our socials and newsletter as well. 

  • Where possible, bring in well-known personalities and influencers to support the campaign through their personalised messages or participation to add some star power to the cause.

  • Participants are encouraged to include a candle emojis 🕯️ in their posts to visually represent the act of sharing the light.

  • Bring other organisations in your networks into the campaign- numbers matter! 


Visibility for partners

The campaign will have a home on the Hindus for Human Rights website as a separate page – and all partner logos will be included. We will also issue a media release at the start of the campaign and include all partner organisations. We can also include quotes and messages from partners in the media release, newsletter and across our socials.


Leave Us Your Message for Peace Here

We wish for a more peaceful, joyous world where humans can come together and unite.

How do you envision peace? How do you choose peace? What does peace mean to you?

Partake in sharing the light and drop us a line, we’d love to know.


Campaign Activities

Poems for Peace

Write and share a poem about peace or a thought about the role of poetry in building peace.

Connect with us using the hashtags #UnitingForPeace24 and #PoemsForPeace.

Filmi Flashbacks & Filmi Friendships

Share film clips that emphasize the long history of songs around communal harmony and the vision of communities that get along and respect each other. Alternatively, share a thought about nostalgic memories about films that stand for communal harmony.

Connect with us using the hashtags #UnitingForPeace24 and #FilmiFlashbacks.

Art for Peace

Share or create artwork symbolizing peace or a thought on the role of art in fostering peace.

Connect with us using the hashtags #UnitingForPeace24 and #ArtForPeace.

Give Peace a Dance

Perform or share a dance, a dance gesture, a mudra, a yoga pose symbolizing peace - or a thought about dance and movement creating peace.

Connect with us using the hashtags #UnitingForPeace24, #GivePeaceADance, and #YogaForPeace.

The Peace Pledge

“I choose peace by…”

Complete the thought of write your own peace pledge!

Connect with us using the hashtags #UnitingForPeace24 and #ThePeacePledge.

In conclusion…

We see this collaboration as more than just a campaign; it's a movement towards fostering a harmonious society, underpinned by mutual respect and tolerance. As we navigate through these pivotal times, your participation in "Uniting for Peace: Share the Light" is not just about sharing a message; it's about being a beacon of hope and change. 

Join us in this endeavour to influence the national discourse positively and create a ripple effect of peace that resonates throughout the Indian diaspora and beyond.