| Conference Program |
The overriding theme of the conference will be an integrative approach to peace education and its application to all levels of human society and interaction. Sessions at this inaugural conference will focus on:
Tuesday: 13 November 2007 15:00-18:00 Arrival and Registration Wednesday: 14 November 2007 The State of Peace Education ... we live in an age characterized by the absence of peace... Albert Schweitzer
08:00-08:30 Registration for new participants 08:30-O9:30 Opening Session Chair: Sara Clarke-Habibi (EFP-International) Music: Kiu Haghighi & Caroline Mackay 1- Inaugural Address: Education for Peace: The Pedagogy of Civilization Danesh, H.B. (International Education for Peace Institute) 09:30-11:00 Plenary Session New Developments in Peace Education - I Chair: H.B. Danesh (EFP-International) 2- Challenging Questions Facing Peace Education in Regions of Conflict Salomon. Gavriel (U. of Haifa, Israel) 3- Ut Sint Unum: Multiculturalism and Peace Education in Divided Societies McGlynn, Claire (Queen's University, Belfast, U.K.) 4- Multicultural Education across the Curriculum to overcome Arab-Israeli Cross-Cultural Tension Elkhateeb-Musharraf, Hebatalla (Princeton University, U.S.A.) 5- Peace Education Teacher Training: Experiences and Perspectives Wintersteiner, Werner (Klagenfurt U., Austria) 11:00-11:30 Break 11:30-12:30 Plenary Session New Developments in Peace Education - II Chair: Pierre Yves Mocquais (U. of Calgary) 6- Conceptual Foundations of Education for Peace Danesh, H.B. (EFP-International) 7- Education for Peace Curriculum and Methodology Clarke-Habibi, Sara (EFP-International) 8- EFP Research: Reconciliation Contact & Worldview Transformation: An Examination of Intergroup Reconciliation among Youth in Bosnia & Herzegovina Lowe, Krister (Columbia U., NY) 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 Parallel Sessions (Papers and Workshops) Session I: Peace Education in Action in Israel Chair: Naghmeh Sobhani (EFP-Balkans) 9- Building Bridges for Peace: Imparting Leadership Skills to Israeli & Palestinian Teens Feldman, Melodye & Breeze, Erin (SCG, Colorado) 10- Twenty Years of Nonviolence, Twenty Years of Grace Abu-Khalaf, Enass ( Library on Wheels for Nonviolence & Peace, Palestine) 11- Youth and Civic Engagement in Palestine Qishawi, Thuqan K. (AFSC, Palestine) 12- Promoting peace education through cooperation in common soccer clubs between Jewish and Arab youth players in Israel Zoubi, Baha (Faculty of Education, University of Haifa) Session II: Peace Education and the Arts (Workshops) Chair: Sanna Heikkinen (EFP-Balkans) 13- Music-based civil society peace-building Cohen, Adar (Trinity College, Dublin) 14- Ethical Decision Making through Interactive Theater (Workshop) Fattakhov, Shamil & Barthel, Trip (ACME) 15- Pacisci Project Beta: cTunes of Pre- Service Teachers' Perceptions of Peace Pedagogy (W) Wilson. Melodie (PhD in Music & Ed) Session III: Peace Education, Bullying, and Social Justice Chair: Scott Benwell (Fraser-Cascade School District) 16- The Intersection of Restorative Discipline Students and Bullying in Creating Peaceful Schools Yoder, Luke (PhD Candidate, Denver U.) & Gardenswartz, Rena (MA student Denver U.) 17- Spinning our wheels: Addressing our failure to reduce bullying in schools Walton, Gerald (Faculty of ED, Simon Fraser U.) 18- Creating Peaceful Schools: Restorative Action at work (Workshop) Squires, Colette (Mediation) 19- "teachingforpeace.org" - All We Are Saying Is Give Peace A Link! Parker, Scott (Burnaby Teachers' Assoc., Social Justice Committee) Session IV: Quest for Peace: Perspectives from Africa Chair: Stacey Makortoff (EFP-International) 20- Cultism in Nigerian Universities: The Need for Education for Peace Life Njoku, Ndu & Oparaoha, Eric (Imo State U., Nigeria) 21- The Role of Media in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide Proust, Iragira (Student, Rwanda) 22- Good Governance and Peace Education as a tool for Reconciliation in Africa Kagoro, Jude (MA, Makerere U.) 23- Towards a Pan-African Conceptualization of Peace and Justice: Teacher Education Curriculum Sharra, Steve (Michigan State U.) 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-17:30 Parallel Sessions (Papers and Workshops) Session I: Peace, Governance, and Leadership Chair: Sara Clarke-Habibi (EFP-International) 24- Women in Leadership Stallworth-Clark, Rosemarie. (U. of Southern Georgia) 25- Thinking Outside the Nation State Box - Transformative Learning For Responsible World Citizenship Blanchard, Rosemarie (California State U. Sacramento) 26- Establishing a Civilian Peace Service Canada (CPSC) Breedyk, Gordon (Consultant) 27- Session II: Peace Education and Spiritual Perspectives Chair: Catherine Nash (EFP-Canada) 28- Leading for Change, Peacefully: An Eastern Perspective Carson, Susan (Grand valley State U., Michigan) 29- Biosophy: From Civilization to Soulization, Pathways to a Civilization of Peace Ensel, Lou & Baili, Patti (Biosophical Institute) 30- Gandhi's Ahimsa: India and Cultural Pluralism Jabeen, Maha (Lawyer, Human Rights Activist) 31- A Greenprint For LIFE West, Geoffrey (MA Graduate, UN University for Peace, Costa Rica) Session III: Teacher-Training, Peace Education , and Peace Studies Chair: Pam Ford (Bolder Prep.) 32- Preparing Teachers as Prevention Agents Mitchell, James (Cal State U.) and Dantonio, Marylou (Walden U.) 33- Changes in Peace Studies Programs Within Higher Education 2000-2006 Hansvick, Christine (Pacific Lutheran U.) & Harris, Ian (Int. Peace Research Assn.) 34- Misconception and Right Concept of Peace Education: Theory and Praxis Prasad, Surya Nath (IAEWP) 35- Creating Cooperative Space for Transformative Learning Whilst Educating for Peace McManus, Martha (PhD Candidate) Session IV: Converging Pathways to Peace Chair: Andrew Haring (EFP-America) 36- Medicine and Social Justice: Creating Community-Responsive Physicians Anderson, Jeffrey (St. John's U. and the College of St. Benedict, MN) 37- Preserving Heritage in a Technological Society Aphek, Edna (David Yellin College of Education, Jerusalem) 38- Silent Victims No Longer: The HEAL Network as A Region-Wide Collaborative (workshop) Punambolam, Melissa (HEAL Network) 39- Cultivating a Culture of Peace with Acts of Transformation: From War Toys to Peace Art Fillipoff, Sam (Retired Teacher), Ruzic, Susan (Teacher), Turner, Jane (BCTF)
Thursday: 15 November 2007 Who is Responsible for Peace Education? Investing in Peace
Peace is our gift to each other. 08:15-08:45 Registration for new participants 08:45-09:00 Musical Presentation: Kiu Haghighi and Caroline Mackay 09:00-10:30 Plenary Sessions New Developments in Peace Education - III Chair: H.B. Danesh (EFP-International) 40- Some retrospection and introspection on integrated peace education efforts in Israel Bekerman, Zvi (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) 41- Has Peace Education Missed the Point? Smith Alan (UNESCO Chair, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland) 42- Youth-at-Risk: Profiles and Prospects Rosemarie Stallworth-Clark & Dan Rea (U. Southern Georgia) 43- Reconciliation and rehumanization: Narrating a culture of peace for Israel and Palestine Saul, Melissa (U. of Idaho) & Hayes. Michael (Washington State U.) 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:30 Plenary Session New Developments in Peace Education - IV Education for Peace in Action: 8 years, 100+Schools, 5,000 educators, 80,000+students, 120,000 parents Chair: Diba Majzub (EFP-Canada) 44- Musical presentation BiH Student at Harvard 45- Panel Presentation: Education for Peace in BiH 2000-2007 Sobhani, Naghmeh (EFP-Balkans), Nada Medić (EFP-Balkans), Clarke-Habibi, S. (EFP-International) Radmila Jakoveljević (EFP-Balkans) 46- Paper Presentation: EFP within the "comprehensive security" concept of the OSCE: Lessons Learnt in the Post - War Context of Bosnia and Herzegovina Kieffer, Claude (Director of the OSCE Mission to BiH, Education Department) 12:30-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 Parallel Sessions (Papers and Workshops) Session I: Creating a Culture of Peace Chair: Andre Adeli (Bolder Prep.) 47- Peaceful Learning Community Rea, Dan (U. Southern Georgia) 48- Creating a culture of peace: Teaching Peace through Classroom Management Landau, Barbara (U. Hawaii) 49- Peace-building through Music Caballero, Rodrigo (MA Student, UBC) 50- Educating the Détente Diplomat for a Sustainable Culture of Peace Rippon, Tom (Royal Roads U.) . Session II: Peace Education and the Arts (Workshops) Chair: Arijana Balić (EFP-Balkans) 51- Emotional Impact of Peace Learning through Song and Performance Art Voigt, Evelyn & Childs, Geri (Musicians) 52- Calling Forth the Voices of Youth: Poetry, Creative Process and Social Justice Teaching Hecht, Merna Ann & Zale, Sarah (Poets and Educators) 53- Happy Demiology and Conflict Management: Laughter Therapy in Elementary School System Sternick, Alex (Community worker) 54- Creating Peaceful Purposes Through the Art of Crossing Cultures Haber, Martin (Teacher) Session III: Creating a Culture of Healing Chair: Sara-Clarke-Habibi (EFP-International) 55- Prevention and Healing of Dehumanization Netzer, Olek (Holocaust survivor) 56- Recovery from Katrina: Stewards of Relationship-Theory and Practice Venison, Melba (Southern U.) & Donatonio, Marylou (Walden U.) 57- Creating a Culture of Healing in Post-conflict BiH School Communities: Lessons from BiH Radmila, Nada, Naghmeh (EFP-International) 58- Forever Family: Creating a Peaceful Divorce Claassen, Ashllie (Trudeau Centre) & Green, Rick (Actor/writer) Session IV: Financial Aspects of Peace Education Chair: Paul Reynolds (EFP-International) 59- Mainstreaming peace education in development and philanthropy as a strategy for building a Civilization of Peace Tanyi, Christian and Mbacham, Bridget Bih (LUKMEF, Cameroon) 60- Title: To be announced Ensel, Louis (Biosophical Foundation) 61- Trading Fair and Building Peace in North Of Ireland (Workshop) Mallon, Catherine (Lobbyist) 62- Total Participation to Peace Education: A Panacea to reaching Millennium Development Goal's Tochukwu, Pat T.Okafor (Society for the Promotion of Education and Development) 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-17:30 Parallel Session Session I- Education for Peace in North America Chair: H.B. Danesh (EFP-International) 63- Journey of one school in Colorado toward implementation of EFP Adeli, Andre & Ford, Pam (Bolder Prep School) 64- Education for Peace in British Columbia Panel: Makortoff, Stacey (EFP-International), Dr. Scott Benwell, (District Principal, Fraser Cascade, B.C.) Others (title) 65- Lessons learned in Bosnia and their relevance to North America Panel: Sara, Claude, Andre, Pam, Scott, Stacey Session II - Peace Education in Early Childhood Chair: Julian Mitton (EFP-America) 66- Living peacefully in the early childhood classroom: Recapturing kinship with children Leafgren, Sheri (Kent U.) 67- Peace Workshop for Kids: From International to Interpersonal Smith, Holly (Georgetown U.) & Maassarani, Tarek (Georgetown U.) 68- Bridging Classrooms and Communities Dougherty, Jennifer (Swarthmore C.) 69- Developing PEACEABILITIES in Children Ballif-Spanvill, Bonnie, Clayton, Claudia, Scoresby, Carrie (Women's Research Institute, Brigham Young University) Session III - Peace Education and Cultural Diversity Chair: to be announced 70- Cultural diversity as an ontological principle: Its implications for an education to facilitate peace Schellhammer, Erich (Royal Roads U.) 71- Children's Positive Attitudes Toward Diversity: An Avenue Toward Peace Wubie, Bizunesh (Marshall University Graduate College) 72- A Pax Visio (Peace Vision) Kortenkamp, Tim (PhD) 73- Peace Education in Multi-Ethnic School Settings: NESNIM as a Possible Model Kallarackal, Babu J (Rev. / PhD) Session IV: Converging Pathways to Peace Chair: Yaron Prywes (EFP-America) 74- A Triadic Approach, Matias, Shyrl Topp 75- Peace Education Praxis- Pathways to Peace with trust as a bridge Cromwel, Michelle 76- Reconciling Peace Education Ideology with the Demands of Implementation in Post Ethnic-Conflict Environments (PECEs), Kearney, James (Edinburgh University) 77- Who hears the regrets of the thieving automobile? Peace, Education and Environment Banack, Hartley (Simon Fraser University) 78- WholeChild Parenting: Peace Education for Divorced Parents McWilliams, Joan (Lawyer, Author) 79- Gala Event To be announced Friday: 16 November 2007 Assuming Leadership for Peace Education Why? Who? How? If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with children. Mahatma Gandhi 08:15-08:45 Registration for new participants 08:45-09:00 Musical Presentations: Kiu Haghighi 09:00-10:00 80- Keynote Presentation (Chair: Roshan Danesh) Role of Universities in Peace Education Professor Stephen Toope President, University of British Columbia 10:00-11:00 81- Peace Education Dialogue Status of Peace Education in our Schools An open discourse between researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and conference participants Chair: Wes Neumeier (President, Fraser-Cascade School District) (To be confirmed)
Panelists: Z. Bekerman. H.B. Danesh, H. Elkhateeb-Musharraff, K. C. Mc Glynn, M. Hayes, C. Kieffer, G. Salomon, M. Saul, A. Smith, S. Toope, W. Wintersteiner,
11:00-11:30 Break 11:30-12:30 82- Investing in Peace Role of Business in Peace Education Chair: Frank Borowicz (Vancouver Board of Trade) Plenary Roundtable: Members to be identified in consultation with the Chair 12:30-14:00 83- Luncheon Address (Chair: Sara Clarke-Habibi) The Role of Government in Peace Education To be announced 14:00-15:30 Youth Leading the Way to Peace Chair: To be announced 84- Youth Peacebuilders Network Presentation Presenters: To be determined by YPN 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-17:00 We are all Peace Educators Conference Statement on Peace Education Chair: To be announced 85- Round Table: Representatives of the Main Education Stakeholders: The Family, School, Government, Business, Philanthropy, the Media, Religious Communities, 17:00-18:00 86- Conference Conclusion Creating a Civilization of Peace H.B. Danesh In Celebration of Peace A Concert Kiu Haghighi / Caroline Mackay
Saturday 17 November 2007 Peace Education Training Workshops "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." Albert Einstein
10:00-1700 Optional Simultaneous Introductory Training Workshops on: Education for Peace (EFP) The one-day training workshop on the Education for Peace (EFP) Program is designed to familiarize the participants with the conceptual foundations and application methodologies of this highly acclaimed approach for preventing conflicts and creating violence-free and peaceful environments in school communities. The workshop draws on the experience gained in the course of seven years of implementation of the EFP Program in primary and secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina and most recently in North America. The faculty will focus on the conceptual framework of Education for Peace and will briefly describe the strategies for its implementation in the classroom and school community as a whole. Participants: This one-day training workshop is specially designed for practitioners and students in the fields of education, community development, conflict resolution, and peace building. Faculty: Senior faculty of EFP-International (Canada and Europe) Conflict-Free Conflict Resolution (CFCR) CFCR is a tested model of a new conflict resolution process. It represents a distinctive attempt to infuse conflict resolution practices with a focus on unity as both a method and an outcome. CFCR began to emerge about a decade ago through implementation in Switzerland and other European countries since 1998 and is now being introduced into North America. The ideas and practices associated with CFCR have since been used on a small-scale in a number of contexts, including marriage and family conflicts and within corporations and schools (Micro Conflicts). It has also been incorporated in the Education for Peace program in over one hundred schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with some 80,000 students and 5,000 teachers and schools staff (Macro Conflict). CFCR encourages new thinking and exploration with respect to our understanding of conflict and the dynamics of conflict resolution. Participants: This course is designed for conflict resolution practitioners, trainers, and students; members of legal profession; law enforcement professionals; educators; policymakers; community development workers; and interested individuals. Faculty: Senior Faculty of EFP-International (Canada)Youth Peace-builder Network (YPN) This one-day training workshop is designed to familiarize the participants with YPN concepts and skills. YPN is an emerging network of youth mobilized in different communities to become informed of the principles of peace, empowered with skills of peacebuilding, and prepared to assume leadership in creating violence-free and peaceful schools and communities. Trained in cutting edge concepts of peacemaking, conflict transformation, and violence prevention, YPN participants lead their peers in exploring the fundamental ideas, worldviews, and actions which characterize a civilization of peace. Participants: Youth and young adults, primary and secondary school teachers and staff, and others. Faculty: Faculty of EFP-America
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