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“Light an oil lamp for peace’ – CCC, Sarvodaya
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) is joining the Sarvodaya initiative of lighting an oil lamp this week as a symbol of solidarity to peace to mark the fourth anniversary of the ceasefire agreement and the resumption of peace talks.

The CCC has told its members and affiliated associations to light an oil lamp in front of their business establishments on the eve of the peace talks, Tuesday, 21 February, from 7.00 to 10.00 p.m. The Employers Federation of Ceylon (EFC), the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL), the Business for Peace Alliance and the Sri Lanka First Group are associated with this peace promotion campaign of the CCC.

Sarvodaya Executive Director Dr Vinya Ariyaratne in an appeal said all Sri Lankans could express their support to the ceasefire agreement by lighting an oil lamp on February 22 at six in the morning and keeping it alight till six that evening.

“You may do this at your home, work place, school or at a place of religious worship. By dedicating yourself to regularly refill the lamp and keep up a continuous flame of hope for 12 hours, you will show your solidarity to this important agreement and your individual pledge to peace in this nation,” he said in a statement.

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