The School Day of Non-Violence and Peace is celebrated every 30th January in Spanish schools. The creation of said Day was initiated by the poet, educator and pacifist from Majorca Llorenç Vidal, in 1964, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi.
Peace and Cooperation joined the celebration of this event in 1986, declared the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Since this date the Foundation has celebrated this Day in various Spanish schools.
Last editions were celebrated in a school in Majadahonda. Ambassadors and diplomats from countries around the world such as Serbia, India, Moldova, Cyprus, Ghana, South Africa and Poland participated, among others. They laid out the situation of education in their own countries and the importance of education for peace and reconciliation as a solution to conflicts.
