Cleveland, Ohio USA designated as 73rd Peace City

The efforts and vision of Paramjit Singh led to a multi-cultural and multi-religious gathering at the headquarters of the Federation of India Community Associations(FICA) on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday (October 2) 2010. Those in attendance witnessed the unveiling of the Cyber Wall of Non-Violence which Paramjit Singh envisioned to make Cleveland a city of Peace and Non-Violence.

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These and other efforts have led to the prestigious designation of Cleveland, Ohio USA as the 73rd Peace City in the world by the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.

The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions was created to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its guiding institutions in order to achieve a just, peaceful and sustainable world.

The world's largest interreligious event, the Parliament of Religions got its start at the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893. Swami Vivekananda delivered a significant keynote address and the event was recognized as the first formal meeting of the religious East and West.

PeaceNext is the official social network for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.

At the annual Philanthropia event at Landerhaven in Cleveland on December 13, 2010, Paramjit Singh first told about Project Seva which is the community service end of the Federation of India Community Associations of NE Ohio, or FICA.

As you can watch in the video below, Paramjit then told how the October 2nd event and the Cyber Wall of Non-Violence has earned Cleveland the designation as the 73rd Peace City in the world.

Thank you for working to make Cleveland a more peaceful and prosperous city.