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Celebrating
solidarity and kindness amongst all and our planet
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Over 40+ musicians from 6 countries,
13 cities, including 5 Grammy® Award Winners
New Delhi, April 22, 2020: On Earth Day,
5 Grammy® Award-Winners led by UNESCO
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development
(MGIEP)’s, #KindnessMatters for Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)campaign ambassador, Ricky Kej, and an
ensemble of stellar musicians came together for a one-of-a-kind online #ConcertForAHealthyPlanet: Ricky Kej
LIVE at One Page Spotlight. The musicians collaborated to promote the message
of “solidarity”during the Covid-19 and
performed from their respective homes to encourage #StayHome and #StaySafe.
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day,
thousands of people from around the world joined the #ConcertForAHealthyPlanet
to support togetherness, solidarity and kindness for our planet. The Concert
was deferred-live to the world over the internet and the official music
video of the #KindnessMatters Anthem --- "Shine Your Light",
was launched by Ricky Kej with performances in 13 cities of 6 countries,
including- India, USA, Canada, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Switzerland.
The #KindnessAnthem is an energetic, upbeat song, filled with positivityand has
a central theme of “Kindness to Everyone”. The anthem is about showcasing
simple acts kindness in our everyday lives, and how these acts can help solve
our problems. The Anthem was developed for the #KindnessMatters Global Campaign,
which has thus far received over 7,300 stories from people in more than 140
countries.
Speaking about the #ConcertForAHealthyPlanet,Prof. Dr. Anantha Duraiappah, Director
UNESCO MGIEP said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the
global community closer and made us realise that collectively we can make a
difference for humanity and our planet. Thus, it is imperative for us to empower
youth, promote their actions to preserve the environment, thereby strengthening
a culture of tolerance and respect, supported by kindness. This concert is a
perfect example of our belief in#KindnessMatters.
UNESCO MGIEP is proud to be joined by dozens of
musicians in this concert to celebrate the power of kindness, togetherness and
most importantly physical distance with social connect.Remember, kindness is
contagious and does wonders for our flourishing and for the planet.”
Talking about the concert and its
relevance, UNESCO MGIEP’s #KindnessAmbassador and Grammy Winner, Ricky
Kejsaid, “Given the current situation, an online concert is the best
way for musicians to express ourselves. I am honored and humbled to collaborate
with such accomplished musicians from around the world, this is truly a global
musical experience. All the musicians have performed from their own homes to
encourage #StayHomeStaySafe. I am also excited to have released my new song
"Shine Your Light", the official anthem for UNESCO MGIEP's
#KindnessMatters Campaign.”
UNESCO
MGIEP joined forced withWorld Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), United Nations Convention to
Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Earth Day Network and One Page Spotlight to put
together a virtual #ConcertForHealthyPlanetin collaboration with accomplished
musicians from around the world
Link
to the official #KindnessMatters video is available here: #KindnessMatters
Anthem
The concert featured performances by some of
the biggest names in music such as Ricky Kej - Grammy® Winner and internationally renowned
Indian music composer (India), Lonnie Park - Grammy® nominee (USA), Wouter
Kellerman - Grammy® winning South African flutist (joined from Australia), IP
Singh - lead vocalist of the band ‘Fardikot’ (India), Mzansi Youth Choir -
globally recognised finest show choir (S. Africa) and Laura Dickinson - Grammy® Winner and popular voice actress in
Hollywood (USA) among others.
The UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of
Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is UNESCO’s Category
One Research Institute that focuses on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
Target 4.7 towards education for building peaceful and sustainable societies
across the world. In line with its vision of ‘Transforming Education for
Humanity’, the institute’s programmes are designed to mainstream Social and
Emotional Learning in education systems, innovate digital pedagogies and to put
youth as global citizens at the center of the 2030 agenda for Sustainable
Development. For more information, please visit the website.
The world today is home to 1.8 billion
young people - the largest generation of youth in history. Any discussion of
Agenda 2030 is futile if the youth is kept on the sidelines. In spite of their
sheer size and inspiring work on the ground, young men and women continue to be
marginalized. To inspire social change through the power of kindness, there is
a need to provide agency to the 1.8 billion people of the world - the youth.
UNESCO MGIEP’s #KindnessMatters Campaign aims to mobilize young people to carry
out transformative acts of kindness to tackle the SDGs and create a positive
culture of kindness. The purpose of this Campaign is to mobilise the world's
youth to achieve the 17 SDGs through transformative acts of Kindness.
To be a part of
the #KindnessMatters Global Campaign, submit your act of kindness here
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