In January, the Winter Harvest Festival, called Bhogali Bihu in Assam, Pongal in South India and Lohri, in Punjab is celebrated annually with great joy - dancing, singing folk songs, feasting and offering thanks to Surya - the Sun God - throughout India. Makar Sankranti - January 14 -  observed a day after Lohri - January 13 -  marks the end of the winter solstice and beginning of the summer – warmer and longer days.   

In this time of festivities and prayers, let each one of us bring a welcome  change within ourselves,  by pledging to give the gift of love  - Gandhi’s synonym for nonviolence -  to future generations. We therefore request you, dear signatories, to follow our Call for Action petition #’s.

For instance, to follow No. 8 #SingForPeace – Please sing a Peace Song, such as, We Shall Overcome, in support of The Global Initiative (Satyagraha) #ChooseNonviolentDefence and email us the video recording on: cpcr@shantisahyog.org 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhnPVP23rzo
 
We have crossed 1385+ signatures on our petition. Please help us collect 50,000 signatures for our Petition:  #ChooseNonviolentDefence to present to the UN, in its 75th anniversary year. Please motivate your friends and family to sign the Petition – as you have done – so we can together strive towards a World Beyond War, violence and terrorism by learning more about nonviolence and implementing it in our daily lives.  Gandhi rightly affirms:
 
 “You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.”