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CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
THROUGH
CULTURE and LITERATURE
6th IFLAC International
Mediterranean Peace Conference
INVITATION
By Prof. Ada
Aharoni - Iflac Founder President
and Mr. Arie
Vangerko - General Manager
Sunday, 17th September – to Thursday 21st
Sept. 2006
Haifa - the
Meridian Beach Hotel
Dear Friends,
After the great success of
the 5th Iflac Conference in Los Angeles, it is with great pleasure that we invite
you to participate in the 6th IFLAC PAVE PEACE Congress.
This historic Mediterranean
Congress will embrace a range of discourses and topics combining scholarly
work with testimonial accounts, workshops, roundtables and discussion groups.
It will also include a Poetry Festival, and a Poetry Competition, as well as
creative peace literature and stories, and musical and artistic
presentations.
The Congress will address the cultural root causes
of conflict, violence, terror and war, and will examine the ways and means to
promote conflict resolution through cultural bridges, and build a creative
Culture and Literature of Peace.
What we read and watch on TV,
movies and media, and the basic set of values, attitudes and norms, we
acquire through them, affect us and motivate us all our lives.
All wars and conflicts have at their roots
cultural causes, as in the case of the Israeli - Arab/ Palestinian
Conflict. We will examine them and
suggest ways to build conflict resolution methods and bridges of understanding,
for promoting the culture of peace, and a world beyond war, violence and
terror. We will also examine and offer
alternative cultural paths toward a more peaceful and desirable present and
future. We will work together to produce useful proposals for research and
programs required to "un-violence" national cultures, and to
contribute to the enhancement of a peaceful Middle East, and a harmonious world.
Proposals for papers and/or creative work
are invited. Half page Summaries of papers focusing on various aspects of
Conflict Resolution should be sent to: ada.tx.technion.ac.il
before December 1, 2005.
I am looking forward to welcoming you at
the 6th IFLAC Congress
Best Regards,
Ada Aharoni
*Information concerning the “Gather The Women Congress”
preceding the IFLAC Congress, as well as information on the chosen Travel
Agent and the Registration Fee, will be provided soon. The Registration fee
will cover: Participation in Lectures, Roundtables, Artistic Presentations,
Marathons of Poetry and Story Telling, as well as refreshments, and a Tour of
Haifa and its surroundings. There will also be optional Pre-and/or Post
Congress Tours organized.
ABOUT IFLAC PAVE PEACE AND THE 6th IFLAC CONFERENCE
IFLAC PAVE PEACE, The
International Forum for the Culture and Literature of Peace, is a network of
researchers, writers, poets, media, and women leaders, working together to
foster joint cooperation and understanding in our global village.
The
IFLAC Haifa conference will bring together academics, writers, poets, peace
researchers, media, and women leaders, from a broad range of fields, to
discuss the impact of the social dimensions of Conflict Resolution through
cultural bridges, and its key roles in the development, definition and
construction of a world Beyond War.
The themes
to be examined and discussed at this conference by participants, will
include: Cultural Identity in an Era of Globalization, Women and Peace, The
Communications Revolution and Social Change, and the Importance of the
Creation of a Peace Culture and Media.
Some of the research papers that will be
presented, and topics that will be discussed in the various Panels,
Roundtables and Workshops are: How can
a permanent peace be established between conflicted partners? How can Culture
and Literature develop confidence-building measures and initiatives? Is a World Beyond War Possible? How can IFLAC PAVE PEACE and other NGO's,
help to create a world beyond war? Can the global unification of women help
to ban war? Should world governments and global institutions do more to
promote lasting peace in our global village?
In what ways?
Cultural peace research is useful in order
for tensions to be eased and for peace to be established in conflicted areas
such as the Middle East, and it is useful for
understanding the deepest elements and roots of conflict and war, and for
suggesting methods on how to solve conflicts and create a better world.
Please check the
IFLAC websites for forthcoming further details, and kindly post this
Preliminary Invitation above to all your lists, friends and colleagues. Thank You.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IFLAC
www.iflac.com www.iflac.com/ada
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