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The closing ceremony of the Ecopeace Summit was held on February 28, 2022, at 7
pm IST. Music heals the minds of humans. Our celebration of unity come to an end
with music. Rhythms energize us and encourage us to contribute more actions for
peace and harmony. We offered a prayer for people suffering due to the war in
Ukraine.
Tiyamike Mkanthama is a doctoral candidate at the University for Peace. His research
focus is on how social action, as a tool of empowerment, can facilitate autonomous
sustainable development for local/indigenous peoples. Specifically, he is researching a
social action program aimed at empowering the Bribri Indigenous community of
Talamanca to pursue their self-determined development efforts. As an aspiring
environmental sustainability academic and practitioner, he is keen on exploring the
middle ground where indigenous/local knowledge and scientific knowledge can
converge. He is also a part-time professor in undergraduate courses at the Faculty of
International Relations at the Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología
(ULACIT). His past time includes dancing, playing music, painting, and stage
acting—and he has been exploring how best to use these talents as tools for
community building.
Tiyamike sang songs connected to his roots and homeland, Malawi. He also reflected
on the role of religion in spreading harmony and making human life more meaningful.
He believes that interfaith harmony brings unity and connectedness among humans. In
the end, he offered a prayer for Ukraine and world peace through his song.