PlantingCeremony

2015

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University La Sapienza of Roma
Rome, RM, Italy

30 MarSan Cono Primary School

01 AprPublic Park of Ficulle

San Cono, CT, Italy

Ficulle, TR, Italy

11 Apr

The Hilltop Park of Brescia (Military Powder Magazine Site)
Cellatica, BS, Italy

12 AprBarraks Lane Community Garden
Oxford, UK

11 MayS.Michele de Ganzaria Primary School
S.Michele de Ganzaria, CT, Italy

21 MayRomberg Park Botanical Garden
Dortmund, Germany

24 OctGalli Park
Milano, MI, Italy

Rita Levi Montalcini San Martino Kindergarten
Desenzano del Garda, BS, Italy

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University La Sapienza of Roma
Italy
Rome, RM
20 Mar 2015

In cooperation with the Council and theRespiro Verde (Green Breath) Legalberi
Cultural Association, which has been working
tirelessly for many years to protect trees
and their significance for respecting nature,especially in the city, the R Society has
involved the City Hall, the Council and theUniversity of La Sapienza in the creation ofthe kaki Tree. The project has been realized.
The university garden is an area open to thepublic, and for about three years now, theRespiro Verde Legalberi Society has been
taking care of the Indian Bodhi tree, which isof great importance to Hinduism, Buddhism
and Jainism, and has been performing a'ritual' called 'Salute to the King of Trees'
here. The kaki tree has been planted in thegarden of the university's Oriental Languages
Department and the Respiro Verde Legalberi
Association is working with students to takecare of the tree.

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1San Cono Primary SchoolItaly
San Cono, CT
30 Mar 2015

A kaki tree was planted at a primary school in San Cono.

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Public park of Ficulle
ItalyFiculle, TR1 Apr 2015

The Planting Ceremony at a park in Ficulle was held on 25April, which is the anniversary of the end of the war in Italy.
Children in Kindergarten participated in the ceremony. They
made flags with their wishes for peace, and decorated themaround the Kaki tree. Children wore orange T-shirts, and madeorange flags, and the whole village was covered in Orange.
One of the applicant, Paola (an ceramic artist) created thebeatiful “Peace-path”, and people in the village were able tomake their own “Peace-seeds” with clay for the path.

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The Hilltop Park of Brescia(Military Powder Magazine Site)
Italy
Cellatica, BS
11 Apr 2015

The "ONLUS GNARI DÈ MOMPIÀ" association

just outside

and the "BOBO ARCHETTI FONDAZIONE"

the "nella Valle

have joined forces to work on environmental

di Mompiano"

protection and peace education. It is an(Shelter oforganization that has. Their activities are based

the Valley ofon a large area within the "Parco delle Colline

Mompiano).

Bresciane" (Brescia Hill Park), where 4.475.332"The "ONLUS

m² out of a total area of 43.087.838 m²GNARI DÈ MOMPIÀ" association has

belongs to the area under the jurisdiction ofbeen working with Brescia schools fromthe Brescia City Council. This takes place inkindergarten to high school since 2002, andthe Montpiano Valley. Where the Montpiano

over the past 12 years, thousands of children

Valley begins, there is a former army powder

have visited the valley to carry out activities

magazine, now owned by the city council.

related to the environment, nature, art andAmerican and British fighter planes bombed thispeace We have used this shelter as a basepowder magazine on January 31, 1945, killingfor. A tree planting ceremony was held on

22 people, all civilians, most of whom wereApril 11, in cooperation with the schools that

residents of Mompiano, a northern suburb ofhave visited here in the past. The planting

Brescia. Today, this former powder magazinesite is a vacant plot of land on which theis not open to the public. That's because theshelter stands, about 300 meters above sea

asbestos used in many of the buildings has tolevel, in the woods of Mount Madelina, on thebe recovered. After the recovery, the plan is togrounds of the "Parco delle Colline Bresciane"transform it into a place of peace for the public.

(Brescia Hill Park). Since June 2014, the two
associations have been organizing a project"ONLUS GNARI DÈ MOMPIÀ" and "BOBO

called "Artevale" - how to bring art into

ARCHETTI FONDAZIONE" will be built atnature and project a place of peace", andthe end of athe shelter has been. The idea is to send apath throughmessage of peace through wooden artworks

the valley

installed around the pathway that runs along

and will be

the side of the powder magazine. The planthe "Rifugio

is to bring more attention to the kaki tree

A kaki treeby making it a more artistic and educational

was planted

project related to the tree.

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Barrak’s Lane
Community Garden
U.K.
Oxford12 Apr 2015

The sapling of the bombed Kaki Tree was planted in “Barrak’sLane Community Garden” in Oxford, UK.Many Local peopleand their children participated to the ceremony, for 2015 isthe seventieth anniversary of the end of World War II. There
were also members of the COFEPOW(a charity to perpetuate
the memories of the Far East prisoners of war) too.
There were Koto performance, reading of poems and a chorus
group sang ‘An Irish Blessing’ on the first half of the ceremony.
The later half was the Reiki Blessing(spiritual practice) leadby Ama from Oxford Reiki group. Everyone placed a pebble
around the tree with they’re wishes for peace.

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5S.Michele de Ganzaria
Primary SchoolItaly
S.Michele de Ganzaria, CT
11 May 2015

The city of San Michele di Gantzalia is located in the interiorof the island of Sicily and is scattered on the slopes of thehills. The climate is extremely mild. The school is located at
the highest point of the village and is surrounded by a sloping
courtyard. The care of the kaki tree is carried out by several
teachers who directly supervise the children's work andthrough classroom activities related to this theme. In addition,
local farmers, who are also the children's parents, will use theexperience gained from their practice to teach the children
how to successfully grow their persimmon trees after planting.

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6Romberg Park
Botanical Garden
Germany
Dortmund
21 May 2015

In 2000, Dortmund city has founded the Place of Hiroshima,and planted a Ginkgo tree that has survived the bombing.
Also, they are supporting a campaign to finance holidays forchildren of Fukushima.
The Planting took place at Romberg Park Botanical Garden in
Dortmund. Founded in 1820, this botanical garden is one of
the largest gardens in Europe, with rare trees, and numerous
kinds of flowers.
The bombed Kaki Tree Jr. was planted at a special place inthis beautiful park on 21st of May. Margret, who applied forthe planting organized the ceremony with peace activists.

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Galli Park
Italy
Milano, MI
24 Oct 2015

Kaki tree project here was made possible by the Milan
City Council, the Milan District 4 Council and several localorganizations, including the Diarogging Association, Caritas
Forlanini and the Nostra Comunita Association. Children fromlocal primary and middle schools also participated in theapproach of unity in the name of peace and biodiversity, which
will be developed at Expo 2015, an international exhibition
that will be held in Milan from May to October 2015. In March
2017, Pope Francis opened the Galli Park to Visited.

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Rita Levi Montalcini San
Martino Kindergarten
ItalyBrescia
2015

Ms. Visconti Serena Maya, who wastransferred to a new kindergarten after the
10th anniversary of the tree planting took
place at the kindergarten where she works,
applied for Kaki Tree Project in order toconduct a similar educational program at
the new kindergarten. The teachers at thekindergarten believed that the meaning ofpeace was very important and that Kaki Tree
Project would be a great opportunity to teachthe children that peace can be developed intheir daily activities. The second-generation
Bombed Kaki Tree was planted in a very goodspot in the kindergarten garden. Kaki tree
will continue to be a big part of this school's
education in the future.

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