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21 septembre, Journée internationale de la Paix : activités des organisations membres
Coordination française pour la Décennie

Les initiatives pour la Journée Internationale de la Paix 2010

Retrouvez les activités de nos membres dans votre région !
Comme chaque année, des associations, des collectivités et des particuliers se sont mobilisés dans leur ville et leur département pour marquer le 21 septembre de leur empreinte.
Voici une liste non exhaustive des événements et manifestations organisés dans toute la France: here .

SYMPOSIUM
Conflict Prevention and Peace Building by Civil Actors
VREDESSCRIPTIEPRIJS ‘Visies op Vrede’

24 september 2010
Locatie: De Haagse Hogeschool, ovaal 337
Toegang gratis. Aanmelden: info@stichtingvredeswetenschappen.nl

Op welke wijze kunnen burgers en ngo’s een bijdrage leveren aan conflictpreventie en vredesopbouw in fragiele staten?

Het thema zal vanuit drie zijden worden belicht; vanuit de wetenschap, vanuit de praktijk van ngo’s en de diplomatieke praktijk. Aansluitend aan dit symposium zal de scriptieprijs ‘Visies op Vrede’ worden uitgereikt aan de beste scriptie op het gebied van vredesvraagstukken.

PROGRAMMA

Moderator: Caecilia J. van Peski

13.30     Ontvangst met koffie en thee
14.00     Welkom, Cobi Schoondergang-Horikx, voorzitter Stichting VredesWetenschappen
Opening, Caecilia J. van Peski
14.15     Kees Biekart, visie op het thema vanuit de wetenschap
14.30     Annemarie Sweeris, visie vanuit de praktijk van ngo’s
14.45      Jan Willem Bertens, visie vanuit de diplomatieke praktijk

15.00 Pauze

15.30 Discussie met het publiek

16.30 Pauze
Tijdens deze pauze presenteren de genomineerden voor de scriptieprijs hun scripties

17.00 Bekendmaking winnaar Scriptieprijsvraag ‘Visies op Vrede’
Bespiegeling door Jan Gruiters, directeur IKV Pax Christi
Dankwoord van de winnaar
17.30 Afsluiting en borre

www.stichtingvredeswetenschappen.nl

www.ikvpaxchristi.nl

Special Events!

IFOR Council 2010 (The Netherlands)
November 13 - 21, 2010

Attention Branches, Groups and Affiliates,
Greetings from the IFOR secretariat!

We have started preparation for Council 2010, which will take place in Baarlo near Venlo, The Netherlands, from the 13th to the 21st of November 2010. In order to assist you and to facilitate preparation and organizing of the Council, three main letters with important pieces of information were sent to you in March, in June, and in September. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, recommendations or requests, please contact the secretariat.

[Council Information]

Grassroots Civilian Diplomacy Delegations to Iran by FOR USA (Invitation)
Fellowship of Reconciliation USA

Following the success of the Fellowship of Reconciliation’s first friendship and solidarity delegations to Iran in December 2005, May 2006, March 2007, and May 2007, FOR launched a second phase of our Iran initiative, which seeks policy and grassroots alternatives to the ongoing political tensions between the United States and Iranian governments.

In June 2009, FOR suspended our delegations due to the political and social violence that occured around the national elections. FOR has publicly expressed deep concerns regarding the violence precipitated by state and non-state actors since that time, sought to support nonviolent means of addressing the conflicts in the country, and worked toward reconciliation between different parties. In the spring of 2010, FOR determined to recommence delegations to Iran, at the invitation and request of Iran’s Center for Interreligious Dialogue and partner groups in Iran and the United States.

Apply to join the 2010 - 2011 delegations to Iran

Important Dates

15 January - Martin Luther King's Birthday

8 March - International Women’s Day

15 May - International Conscientious Objectors Day

24 May - International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament

21 September - International Day of Peace/ Peace Vigil/ Prayer for Peace

2 October - International Day of Non-Violence

10 December - 2008 Human Rights Day