The School Day of Peace and Non-Violence, founded in 1964 , is a pioneering initiative of Non-violent and Pacifying Education, which is now practised in schools all over the world and in which centres of education, teachers and students of all levels and from all countries are invited to take part.
Its objective is to educate for and about tolerance, solidarity, agreement and respect for Human Rights, non-violence and peace. On this day, primary and secondary schools turn into instruments of peace and understanding among people of distinct occupations, races, cultures and religions.
30th January is the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi.
The students of 1º Bachillerato from IES Mediterráneo are celebrating this day with the reading of the book «Martin Luther King» and its summary on twitter #lutherking_med