Day of Peace in The Hague a great success

MARTIN LUTHER KING CENTER COMES TO THE HAGUE

The Martin Luther King Center establishes an office in The Hague. This announcement was made today by Isaac Newton Farris Jr., director of the King Center and cousin of Martin Luther King, Jr.,  during the yearly Peace message which he gave on The Plein in The Hague during the International Day of Peace. This year the Day of Peace was celebrated extensively in The Hague, International city of Peace and Justice.

Photography: Gerald van Daalen

In the morning more than 1200 children released white balloons near the replica of the Peace palace in Madurodam. Following this they crossed the city on a Peace walk to the Plein. Here they were addressed by among others Isaac Newton Farris Jr. and Mayor Van Aartsen. Together with The Hague War Child City-ambassadors Tim Akkerman, Dennis Weening en Soumiya Abalhaya, Ali B thanked all the children for their efforts. 

The municipality of The Hague is content with the announcement of Isaac Newton Farris Jr. Alderman Frits Huffnagel (International Affairs): 'This center fits perfectly in The Hague as international city of Peace and Justice. It is fantastic to bring this news on the international Day of Peace'.

The King Center is established in 1968 in the United States after the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr., to honor and disseminate the legacy and philosophy of the reverend. Isaac Newton Farris Jr. emphasized the big part that The Hague plays in the world in the area of Peace and Justice: 'The Hague is the ideal base from which to spread the message throughout Europe.'