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Toronto, Canada<\/strong> \u2013 At the initiative of Ambassadors for Peace Teresa and Ramon Torralba,<\/strong> Toronto Peace Road 2024 was held in partnership with the Philippine Legacy and Cultural Alliance (PLACA) on Saturday, June 22, at the Woodside Square shopping center. Peace Road became the centerpiece of PLACA\u2019s inaugural “All for One Multi-Cultural Festival,\u201d which filled one parking lot with food and other vendors, children\u2019s rides and booths promoting various businesses. Canada\u2019s Multiculturalism Day fell on June 27 this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The event started with excellent entertainment from different ethnic communities: Ukrainian, Sri Lankan, Colombian,\u00a0as well as UPF\u2019s own \u2018Top Gun\u2019 dance group. This was all organized by UPF\u2019s Mr. Ryan Abenir.<\/strong> It was wonderful preparation for the Peace Road walk. This included a Chinese marching band, whose playing attracted a lot of attention, and representatives of other groups, such as the Ontario Filipino nurses, wearing Peace Road t-shirts, marching around the shopping center parking lot, ending in front of the main stage. Between marchers and watchers the crowd was around 300. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Dr. Moonshik Kim<\/strong>, chairman\u00a0of\u00a0UPF-Canada, gave a speech explaining the project\u2019s genesis, purpose and motivation,\u00a0including quotations from UPF\u2019s co-founders, Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. \u00a0Ambassador for peace\u00a0certificates were given to three\u00a0local dignitaries: Mr. Raymond Cho,<\/strong> the 88-year-old Ontario minister of seniors and accessibility<\/a>;\u00a0local Toronto City Councilor Mr. Brad Bradford, <\/strong>who both spoke warmly of the Peace Road and referenced Dr. Kim\u2019s speech;\u00a0and Mr. Kwan Sik Moon<\/strong>, the leader of a large group of Korean seniors attending and performing in the program. Others speakers included Ms. Ya\u2019ara Saks,<\/strong> the federal minister of mental health and addictions,\u00a0and local MP Ms. Salma Zahid<\/strong>, both already ambassadors for peace.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The program ended with more wonderful entertainment: a Samulnori band of Korean elders, youthful Chinese dancers, and a very young troupe doing cartwheels, flips and more to the delight of the, sadly, few who weathered a strong downpour!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=”4.5.3″ _module_preset=”default” gallery_ids=”599,600,603,601,602″ fullwidth=”on” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.5.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″] Toronto, Canada \u2013 At the initiative of Ambassadors for Peace Teresa and Ramon Torralba, Toronto Peace Road 2024 was held in partnership with the Philippine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Toronto, Canada<\/strong> \u2013 At the initiative of Ambassadors for Peace Teresa and Ramon Torralba,<\/strong> Toronto Peace Road 2024 was held in partnership with the Philippine Legacy and Cultural Alliance (PLACA) on Saturday, June 22, at the Woodside Square shopping center. Peace Road became the centerpiece of PLACA\u2019s inaugural \"All for One Multi-Cultural Festival,\u201d which filled one parking lot with food and other vendors, children\u2019s rides and booths promoting various businesses. Canada\u2019s Multiculturalism Day fell on June 27 this year.\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n The event started with excellent entertainment from different ethnic communities: Ukrainian, Sri Lankan, Colombian,\u00a0as well as UPF\u2019s own \u2018Top Gun\u2019 dance group. This was all organized by UPF\u2019s Mr. Ryan Abenir.<\/strong> It was wonderful preparation for the Peace Road walk. This included a Chinese marching band, whose playing attracted a lot of attention, and representatives of other groups, such as the Ontario Filipino nurses, wearing Peace Road t-shirts, marching around the shopping center parking lot, ending in front of the main stage. Between marchers and watchers the crowd was around 300.\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n Dr. Moonshik Kim<\/strong>, chairman\u00a0of\u00a0UPF-Canada, gave a speech explaining the project\u2019s genesis, purpose and motivation,\u00a0including quotations from UPF\u2019s co-founders, Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon. \u00a0Ambassador for peace\u00a0certificates were given to three\u00a0local dignitaries: Mr. Raymond Cho,<\/strong> the 88-year-old Ontario minister of seniors and accessibility<\/a>;\u00a0local Toronto City Councilor Mr. Brad Bradford, <\/strong>who both spoke warmly of the Peace Road and referenced Dr. Kim\u2019s speech;\u00a0and Mr. Kwan Sik Moon<\/strong>, the leader of a large group of Korean seniors attending and performing in the program. 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