United Nations Day will be celebrated at Stratford City Hall with presentations by local students and organizations as well as a speech by the granddaughter of a Canadian prime minister who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957.
Anne Pearson, granddaughter of Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will address the United Nations Day gathering on Oct. 24.
United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on Oct. 24, 1945.
The day is “devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for its work,” organizers of Stratford’s event said in a news release.
Anne Pearson, the Ontario director of the United Nations Association of Canada, will be the keynote speaker, addressing the citizens of Stratford in the auditorium of city hall at 7 p.m.
Her talk, titled “The UN 78 Years Later: Do We Need It?” will focus on what the UN's many agencies have accomplished, including advancing international law, focusing the world's attention on critical issues like the climate crisis, and what we can do at the local level to support it goals.
Christin Dennis, Anishinaabe knowledge keeper, Climate Momentum, the Multicultural Association of Perth-Huron, the Junior Youth Empowerment Program, and area high schools will also be making short presentations on their social action in the community.
Organizers said all are welcome and there is no admission charge. The event is hosted by the Baha’i Community of Stratford.
