Designing Interventions to Address Human Rights, Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Peace
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Monday, August 18, 2008 - Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:00 AM-6:00 PM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | Elders, College, High School | |
| Location: Find Local Food & Accommodations |
United Nations Church Center 6th Floor Conference Room 777 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017-3521 |
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| Cost: | $495 plus $25 materials fee; $300 plus $25 for students; RSVP to 508-753-4172 ext. 3 | |
| Sponsored by: | Center for Global Community and World Law | |
| Description: | Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Connecting Climate Change, Peace, Human Rights and Universal Values Instructor: Virginia Swain, Co-Founder, Center Global Community and World Law,UN Representative, Association of World Citizens, Director, Institute for Global Leadership Key Presenters Dr. Michael Britton, Center for Global Community and World Law and Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, Columbia University Dr. Peter Gray, Founder, Wastewatchers: A Support Group for the Planet Anne Kelly, Environmental Lawyer trained by Al Gore, Director of Governance, Ceres Mr. Mbaidjol Ngonlardje, Director, New York Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Invited) Dr. Sarah Sayeed, Center for Global Community and World Law, Women in Islam and the New York Interfaith Center Dr. Monica Sharma, Director, Leadership and Capacity Development, Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) Mr. James Sniffen, Information Office, United Nations Environment Programme (Invited) 777 United Nations Plaza, New York City, NY and the United Nations. Tuition: $495 with $25 materials fee. Students: $300 with $25 materials RSVP 508-753-4172 All major credit cards at "Get Involved", www.centerglobalcommunitylaw.org, scroll down and click on"Donate". Checks should be payable to the Center for Global Community and World Law, 210 Park Avenue, #299, Worcester, MA 01609. 508-753-4172. ext. 3. www.centerglobalcommunitylaw.rog This course is for people who are searching for a new way to address human rights and a sustainable peace through the doorway of the climate change crisis. We believe, along with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, that climate change has implications for peace and security. How can we address ecological balance while keeping peace, human rights, gender parity, global ethics and universal values in mind? How do we begin to build trust between peoples to address the needs of the earth? What You Will Learn: Competencies for the practice of global citizenship as one of three levels of citizenship; How to use Dr. Elise Boulding's Imaging Process to motivate present behavior to address climate change for a sustainable peace; How to build a learning community with a conflict transformation mechanism to reconcile differences without alienating one another; Empowering tools to affirm your intent and mobilize your unique experience and gifts to address the climate change crisis as a doorway to sustainable peace; Practical tools for reducing your carbon footprint; Participants will also have the opportunity to discover for themselves the United Nations most unique space for reflection, the Dag Hammarskjold Meditation Room. |
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| More Information: |
Website: http://www.centerglobalcommunitylaw.org E-mail: vswain@centerglobalcommunitylaw.org Phone: 508-753-4172x3 Entered by: Virginia M Swain (vswain@global-leader.org) |
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