VERBANIA, Lago Maggiore, 16-17-18 Maggio 2003, CONVEGNO-   Education for Peace:The Best Investment for Future Generations (International Association of Educators for World Peace).

   

International Association of Educators for World Peace

United Nations NGO (ECOSOC-UNDPI–UNESCO–UNICEF-UNCED)

In collaboration with
The Ministry of Education and Culture of Verbania 
have the pleasure to invite you to the forthcoming

World Congress 2003
Education for Peace:

 

The Best Investment for Future Generations

Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

Article 26 (2) Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 

16-17-18 May 2003
Grand Hotel Majestic

Verbania – Pallanza, Lake Maggiore, Italy

United Nations International Year of Fresh WaterUnited Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All

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PROGRAMME DRAFT

Friday 16th of May    Inauguration and Cocktail

 

17:00                      Welcome opening with local Authorities

17:45                      Keynote address:

Prof Charles Mercieca, President IAEWP

                               Lama Gangchen, National Chancellor, IAEWP, Italy

                               Introducing dignitaries

20:00 – 21:30      Cocktail – musical performance by the “United Peace Voices”

Saturday 17th of May  Education: Hope for Future Generations

Chairperson        Silvia Magistrini: local Minister for Education and Culture, Verbania

9:00                        Prof. Brunetto Salvarani, local Minister for Culture, Carpi

                                               Prof. Bruno Segre, President and Founder of Shalom Peace Village, Israel

                               Prof Bruno Ficili: Association for Peace Education, Italy

                               Dr Nina Meyerhof, Children of the Earth, United Nations NGO, USA

Parallel                 Presentation of the activities of different national charters of IAEWP (Switzerland, Great Britain, Nepal, Germany, France, Japan, Egypt, Cuba, Philippines, Brazil, Panama, Mozambique, Australia, Korea, Russia, Italy, Canada, etc.)

10:30                     Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:00     Education: Towards a Culture of Peace       

Chairperson        Marco Columbro, International Peace Educator        

Prof Charles Mercieca, President IAEWP, USA

                               Chan Young Siek, Chancellor Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

                               Prof. Surya Nath Prasad, Vice-President IAEWP, India

                            JoséMaria Arocena, NgalSo Peace Educator

Unesco Representative

13:00                     Lunch

14:30 - 17:00    Culture and Spirituality: Round Table 

Chairperson      Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, Representative World Bank & World Trade Organisation,

                           United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

                           Prof Dalil Boubakeur, Paris, France 
                           Silvia Magistrini, Local Minister for Education and Culture, Italy
                           Marco Columbro, International Peace Educator, Italy
                            Dammakaya Foundation, Thailand
                           Maximilian Mizzi, CEFID for Interreligious Dialogue, Assisi, Italy
                           Archbishop John Bereslavski, Russia             
                           Dr Nina Meyerhof: Children of the Earth, USA

                           Lama Gangchen, National Chancellor IAEWP-Italy

17:00                  Coffee Break

 

17:30 – 19:30  From Spiritual Education to Environmental Education and Care

Chairperson       Prof Luigi Zanzi, University of Pavia, Italy          

Prof P.R. Trivedi: Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment

                            Claudia Sobrevila, Environmentalist at World Bank, Washington, USA

                            Rahul, Indian Institute for Human Rights, New Delhi, India

                            Bernard Gesh, Director of Natural Justice at  Oxford University, Great Britain

                            Dr Clara Serina, President, Centro Ricerche Evolutive dell’Essere, Italy

19:30                   end of day

Sunday 18th of May   Bio-Ethics and Mental Health: a bridge to the future

Chairpersons      Carlo Alberto Bartoletti, International President - Union International Medicine Estetique, National President - Società Italiana di Medicina Estetica

Giuseppe Spinetti, International President - WPA Section “Ecology, Psychiatry & Mental Health”

                                               National President - Società Italiana di Ecologia, Psichiatria e Salute Mentale

 

9:00                 Michele Schiavone, Prof. in Bio-ethics, University of Genova; Member of the Consulta Nazionale di Bioetica; National Board Member - Società Italiana di Ecologia, Psichiatria e Salute Mentale

Rosella Ciliberti, Secretary of  Sezione Liguria Società Italiana di Ecologia, Psichiatria e Salute Mentale

                               Simona Laura, Coordinator for Accademia di Medicina Estetica - Liguria

GianLuca Lisa, National board Member - Società Italiana di Ecologia, Psichiatria e Salute Mentale; President of the Sezione  Liguria SIEPSM;

Giuseppe Buscaglia, President IAEWP Sezione Ligure; Director of the Accademia di Belle Arti "I. Duncan",  Sanremo

Parallel                 Conclusions by National Chapters to continue and improve the worldwide activities of IAEWP in support of United Nations programmes

10:30                     Coffee Break

11:00   Conclusion: Manifesto for Peace Education

                               Lama Gangchen, Charles Mercieca, Alfredo Sfeir Younis, Silvia Magistrini, Marco Columbro, Luigi Zanzi, Giuseppe Spinetti

12:30                     Closing Lunch

14:30                      Post Conference discussions: future activities

17:30                     Closing

                                                                                                                                  BOOKING FORM                                                                                   .A.E.W.P. - Italy

                                                                                                                

International Association of Educators for World Peace             World Congress 2003   

 

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IAEWP – Congresso Mondiale 2003
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