The Weekly Shot: Dove Release for Peace

25 January 2016
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Hope in Life Foundation, a URI Multi-Region Cooperation Circle, in partnership with the American Women for International Understanding Los Angeles County Chapter, held a “Message of Peace Releasing Ceremony” on the International Day of Peace 2015.

Keynote speaker, Hollywood actor, and Academy and Emmy award winner Louis Gossett Jr. released a live dove for the ceremony (pictured above). Louis Gossett Jr. is also the founder of the non-profit Eracisim. A crowd of many faiths, including Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Jews, gathered in the historic Exposition Park Rose Garden in Los Angeles, California, USA, to witness the peace ceremony.

Learn more about the International Day of Peace 2015 here.