On November 19th, 2024, at 12:15 pm, Vitor Rosão, President of Rotary Club Estoi Palace International, (RCEPI) together with Rui Castelo President of Rotary Club Faro and Paula Messias President of Rotary Club Coimbra Saúde inaugurated the first Peace Pole in the Algarve.
It is located in front of the secondary school in Estoi – Escola Básica Poeta Emiliano da Costa.
One of the cornerstones of Rotary International´s areas of focus is Conflict Resolution and Peace. 1960 District Governor Paulo Taveira de Sousa congratulated the Clubs on their initiative at a time when there is such a great threat to world peace. Paulo Santos, Vice President of Faro Camara expressed the same sentiments.
The Peace Post Project is an international project which first started in Japan in 1955. It is estimated that now there are currently more than 250,000 Peace Posts around the world. (https://worldpeace.org/peacepoleproject/)
In mainland Portugal, there are only 3 Peace Poles deployed, all of them in Coimbra. The Peace Poles are today recognized as one of the most important symbols and international monuments to Peace.
The message that appears in 8 languages on each of the 4 sides of the pole is, "MAY PEACE PREVAIL IN THE WORLD".
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