A Day of Peace at the Brandenburger Tor

HOPE FOR PEACE: Brandenburg Gate is the symbol of Berlin and was originally built as a sign of peace. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

A thousand organizations in Germany will gather together before Berlin’s legendary Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) on July 25 to defend human rights and voice their common aspirations for a better world.

The “Unite the Nation” festival will include various classical music performances, a choral group, a bicycle-race, and speeches.

“Unite the Nation” is a network of non-governmental organizations including charities, environmental groups, peace groups, and other innovative and humanitarian entities and persons.

They are drawn together by their common belief that society should be stable and reflect a respect for the equal rights of every citizen. Issues regarding freedom of belief, promotion of personal skills, and promotion of social intelligence will be highlighted.

The festival will also discuss hot human rights topics like the conflict in the Gaza strip and the disagreement about the Nazi camps in Poland. By reminding people of the wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi, they will work and talk together in the hopes of bringing a peaceful resolution to this disagreement.

The music program will include compositions by Bach, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff. Also performing is the Hebrew opera singer and composer Amadea Leonore. She is also the Music Director of the festival.

More than 100 musicians and singers will sing for peace at the event. Ms. Leonore will sing two of her new compositions in Hebrew and will be accompanied by the United Nation Chamber Orchestra.

Ms. Amadea Leonore shared her joy at being part of the festival in a special online interview for the Epoch Times.

Amadea Leonore

Amadea Leonore was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and studied at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

She felt very motivated to participate in the United Nation Festival as it strives to encourage peace between nations of the world.

“As a musician and composer, I hope that my way of doing things with the other musicians can also be harmonious and can help to promote an atmosphere of peace,” she told The Epoch Times.

Ms. Leonore thinks that, for everyone who participates, the festival offers a rare chance to contribute to harmony and tolerance in the world. She values her own involvement highly because she comes from Israel, a land where people have hoped for peace for more than 5,000 years.

“I feel very positive about this festival. And I hope to heal some deep wounds with the music that we will be performing on July 25 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.”

More information about the festival: http://www.unite-the-nation.org/