`Ceasefire Now Day' campaign

Families, schools and workplaces are being encouraged to observe a minute's silence today, declared "Ceasefire Now Day" by the…

Families, schools and workplaces are being encouraged to observe a minute's silence today, declared "Ceasefire Now Day" by the Solidarity to Organise Peace campaign (STOP). People are being asked to wear a white ribbon or organise a local event to send a message to the paramilitaries that there must be an immediate end to all violence.

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