International Salon for Peace Initiatives
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The International Salon for Peace Initiatives is organized in the framework of the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001–2010) declared by the United Nations in 1998.
Organized by the French Coalition for the Decade, it has been taken place in Paris every two years since 2004.
This Salon hosts the International Conference on the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence, organized by the French Coalition for the Decade in collaboration with the International Coalition for the Decade
. This Conference create a space for thinking and meeting for all those involved in this field, in France, Europe and all over the world.
(Paris).
The second international Salon for Peace Initiatives was held under the auspices of the UNESCO
the French Foreign Office and the City of Paris, in parternship with the Secours catholique – Caritas
France, the CCFD
, Non-violence XXI, Partage, Le Monde
, La Vie
, Télérama
, RFI
and TV5
and with the support of Pax Christi
France.
This Salon has help a wide public get familiar with the culture of peace and non-violence. 168 French and international exhibitors were presenting their peace and non-violence initiatives on 116 booths. They has proposed 40 interactive workshops and other activities. 13 000 participants attended it.
Seven round tables and sixty workshops helped the participants to discover the different aspects of the culture of peace and non-violence. Among the speakers were:
Hundreds organizations came from all over the world to participate to this conference.
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It will help a wide public to get familiar with the culture of peace and non-violence. Around 200 French and international exhibitors will present their peace and non-violence intitiatives and several activities will be proposed, included 40 interactive workshops, films and exhibitions.
The third international Salon for Peace Initiatives will be held under the auspices of the UN, the UNESCO
, the UNRIC
, the French Commission for UNESCO, the French Foreign Office, the Regional council of Ile-de-France
and the City of Paris, in parternship with the Secours catholique- Réseau mondial Caritas
, Non-violence XXI, Partage, Le Monde
, La Vie
and RFI
, and also with the support of Pax Christi
France and the Secours islamique.
Several organizations will be partners of this Salon in order to enrich the culture of peace and non-violence and to highlight its numerous dimensions: justice
, non-violent resolution of conflicts, mediation
, human rights defense, environmental respect and development, disarmament
, gender equality
, international solidarity etc.
. This Conference will create a space for thinking and meeting for all those involved in this field, in France and all over the world.
Six round tables and sixty workshops will allow for the encounter and the debate among several scientific disciplines (sociology, psychology and pedagogy) and several citizen practices (associative, political) from the whole world. They will take into account the death anniversary of two major figures of non-violence: M. K. Gandhi (1948) and Martin Luther King (1968).
Speakers of this International Conference will be:
Organized by the French Coalition for the Decade, it has been taken place in Paris every two years since 2004.
This Salon hosts the International Conference on the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence, organized by the French Coalition for the Decade in collaboration with the International Coalition for the Decade
International Coalition for the Decade
On 10 November 1998, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.Since 2001, some national...
. This Conference create a space for thinking and meeting for all those involved in this field, in France, Europe and all over the world.
2nd International Salon for Peace Initiatives – 2006
The 2d International Salon for Peace Initiatives has taken place in Paris on 2–4 June 2006, in the Centre des Congrès de la Villette, in the Cité des Sciences et de l'IndustrieCité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe. Located in Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, it is at the heart of the Cultural Center of Science, Technology and Industry , a center promoting science and science culture.About five million people visit the Cité...
(Paris).
The second international Salon for Peace Initiatives was held under the auspices of the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
the French Foreign Office and the City of Paris, in parternship with the Secours catholique – Caritas
Caritas (charity)
Caritas Internationalis is a confederate of 164 Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide....
France, the CCFD
Comité catholique contre la faim et pour le développement
The Comité catholique contre la faim et pour le développement [Catholic committee against hunger and for development) is a Catholic humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation.-External links:More information*...
, Non-violence XXI, Partage, Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
, La Vie
La Vie
La Vie is a weekly French Christian magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.-History:Founded in 1924 by Francisque Gay as La Vie catholique , the magazine was renamed La vie in 1977...
, Télérama
Télérama
Télérama is a weekly French magazine owned by Le Monde S.A. Its primary contents are television and radio listings, though the magazine also prints film, theatre, music and book reviews, as well as cover stories and feature articles of cultural interest. The name is a contraction of its earlier...
, RFI
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
and TV5
TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE is a global television network, broadcasting several channels of French language programming. It is an approved participant member of the European Broadcasting Union.-History:...
and with the support of Pax Christi
Pax Christi
-History:Pax Christi was established in France in 1945 as a reconciliation work between the French and the Germans after the Second World War. In 2007, it existed in more than 60 countries...
France.
This Salon has help a wide public get familiar with the culture of peace and non-violence. 168 French and international exhibitors were presenting their peace and non-violence initiatives on 116 booths. They has proposed 40 interactive workshops and other activities. 13 000 participants attended it.
International Conference – Actors for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence – 2006
This Salon has hosted the International Conference « Actors for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence ».Seven round tables and sixty workshops helped the participants to discover the different aspects of the culture of peace and non-violence. Among the speakers were:
- Adolfo Pérez EsquivelAdolfo Pérez EsquivelAdolfo Pérez Esquivel is an Argentine sculptor, architect and pacifist. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize.-Biography:Pérez Esquivel was born in Buenos Aires to a Spanish fisherman who emigrated to Argentina...
, Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
laureate, president of Serpaj-AL (Argentina) - David Adams, Fundación Cultura de Paz (United States)
- Sister Marie-Bernard Alima Mbalula, Executive secretary of the Justice and PeacePontifical Council for Justice and PeaceThe Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace is a part of the Roman Curia dedicated to "action-oriented studies" for the international promotion of justice, peace, and human rights from the perspective of the Roman Catholic Church...
Commission (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central Africa – Great Lakes) - Ibrahima FallIbrahima FallSheikh Ibrahima Fall was a disciple of Sheikh Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke, founder of the Mouride Brotherhood movement in West Africa. Well known in the Mouride Brotherhood, Ibrahima Fall established the influential Baye Fall movement....
, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Great Lakes Region (Senegal) - Hildegard Goss-MayrHildegard Goss-MayrHildegard Goss-Mayr is an Austrian nonviolent activist and Christian theologian.-Life and commitment:Daughter of Kaspar Mayr, founder of the Austrian branch of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, she studyed Philosophy in Vienna and New Haven.In 1958, she married Jean Goss , a French...
, Niwano Peace PrizeNiwano Peace PrizeNiwano Peace Prize is given to honor and encourage those who are devoting themselves to interreligious cooperation in the cause of peace,and to make their achievements known...
Laureate, IFORIFORThe Implementation Force was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina under a one-year mandate from 20 December 1995 to 20 December 1996 under the codename Operation Joint Endeavour. Its task was to implement the military Annexes of The General Framework Agreement for...
(Austria) - Sigrid Niedermayer, International Coordinator of the UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Associated Schools Project Network (Paris, France) - RajagopalRajagopalRajagopal or Raja Gopal is a common name in India. It may refer to*Rajagopal Lagadapati is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.*P. Rajagopal, businessman and founder of Hotel Saravana Bhavan*P. Rajagopal, Ambur MLA...
, Vice-president of the Gandhi Peace Foundation (India) - Cornelio SommarugaCornelio SommarugaCornelio Sommaruga is a prominent Swiss humanitarian, lawyer and diplomat who is best known for being President of the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1987 to 1999. Today, he chairs the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining in Geneva...
, International president of Initiatives of ChangeInitiatives of ChangeInitiatives of Change is a global organization dedicated to "building trust across the world's divides" of culture, nationality, belief, and background...
(Switzerland) - Jean VanierJean VanierJean Vanier, CC GOQ is a Canadian Catholic philosopher, humanitarian and the founder of L'Arche, an international organization which creates communities where people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them share life together...
, founder of the Arch Community (Canada / France)
Hundreds organizations came from all over the world to participate to this conference.
3rd International Salon for Peace Initiatives – May–June 2008
The 3rd International Salon for Peace Initiatives will take place in Paris on 30 May – 1 June 2008, in the Cité des Sciences et de l'IndustrieCité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe. Located in Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, it is at the heart of the Cultural Center of Science, Technology and Industry , a center promoting science and science culture.About five million people visit the Cité...
.
It will help a wide public to get familiar with the culture of peace and non-violence. Around 200 French and international exhibitors will present their peace and non-violence intitiatives and several activities will be proposed, included 40 interactive workshops, films and exhibitions.
The third international Salon for Peace Initiatives will be held under the auspices of the UN, the UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, the UNRIC
UNRIC
The main task of the United Nations Regional Information Centre is to spread the UN message, raise awareness and create understanding of issues relating to the United Nations' objectives. UNRIC serves the Western European Region by providing and disseminating UN information material, UN reports...
, the French Commission for UNESCO, the French Foreign Office, the Regional council of Ile-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
and the City of Paris, in parternship with the Secours catholique- Réseau mondial Caritas
Caritas (charity)
Caritas Internationalis is a confederate of 164 Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide....
, Non-violence XXI, Partage, Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
, La Vie
La Vie
La Vie is a weekly French Christian magazine, edited by Malesherbes Publications, a member of the Groupe La Vie-Le Monde.-History:Founded in 1924 by Francisque Gay as La Vie catholique , the magazine was renamed La vie in 1977...
and RFI
Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
, and also with the support of Pax Christi
Pax Christi
-History:Pax Christi was established in France in 1945 as a reconciliation work between the French and the Germans after the Second World War. In 2007, it existed in more than 60 countries...
France and the Secours islamique.
Several organizations will be partners of this Salon in order to enrich the culture of peace and non-violence and to highlight its numerous dimensions: justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
, non-violent resolution of conflicts, mediation
Mediation
Mediation, as used in law, is a form of alternative dispute resolution , a way of resolving disputes between two or more parties. A third party, the mediator, assists the parties to negotiate their own settlement...
, human rights defense, environmental respect and development, disarmament
Disarmament
Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms...
, gender equality
Gender equality
Gender equality is the goal of the equality of the genders, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.- Concept :...
, international solidarity etc.
International Conference – Actor for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence – 2008
This Salon will host the International Conference "Actor for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence", organized by the French Coalition for the Decade in collaboration with the International Coalition for the DecadeInternational Coalition for the Decade
On 10 November 1998, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.Since 2001, some national...
. This Conference will create a space for thinking and meeting for all those involved in this field, in France and all over the world.
Six round tables and sixty workshops will allow for the encounter and the debate among several scientific disciplines (sociology, psychology and pedagogy) and several citizen practices (associative, political) from the whole world. They will take into account the death anniversary of two major figures of non-violence: M. K. Gandhi (1948) and Martin Luther King (1968).
Speakers of this International Conference will be:
- Federico MayorFederico MayorFederico Mayor Zaragoza is a Spanish scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat and poet. He served as Director-General of UNESCO from 1987 to 1999.He is currently the Chairman of the Foundation for a Culture of Peace and member of the Honorary Board of the International Decade for the Promotion of...
, president of the Fundación Cultura de Paz (MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
) and member of the Honorary Board of the International Coalition for the DecadeInternational Coalition for the DecadeOn 10 November 1998, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.Since 2001, some national...
- Marco Allenbach, High Educational School of Vaud (LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland) - Gabriella Battaini, Director general for Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport, Council of EuropeCouncil of EuropeThe Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
(StrasbourgStrasbourgStrasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, France) - María José Brioso Valcárcel, Centro de Investigación y Documentación Educativa (CIDE), Ministry for the Education and the Sciences, Spain
- Richard Deats, former editor of FORFellowship of ReconciliationThe Fellowship of Reconciliation is the name used by a number of religious nonviolent organizations, particularly in English-speaking countries...
's Fellowship, author of biographies of M. K. Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., trainer in non-violence in Burma in 2007 (United States) - Jean-Baptiste Eyraud, president of Droit au Logement (DAL)
- Chuck FagerChuck FagerCharles Eugene Fager , known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, an author, an editor, a publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends. He is known for his work in both the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and in the Peace movement...
, director of FayettevilleFayetteville, North CarolinaFayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....
's Quaker House (United States) - Jacques GénéreuxJacques GénéreuxJacques Généreux is a French economist and politician. He is a reader of economics at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris....
, economist, professor at the Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po), chronicler for France-Culture and Alternatives économiques, author of the Manifesto for a human economy (Paris, France) - Hildegard Goss-MayrHildegard Goss-MayrHildegard Goss-Mayr is an Austrian nonviolent activist and Christian theologian.-Life and commitment:Daughter of Kaspar Mayr, founder of the Austrian branch of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, she studyed Philosophy in Vienna and New Haven.In 1958, she married Jean Goss , a French...
, Niwano Peace Prize Laureate and Honorary Board of IFORIFORThe Implementation Force was a NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina under a one-year mandate from 20 December 1995 to 20 December 1996 under the codename Operation Joint Endeavour. Its task was to implement the military Annexes of The General Framework Agreement for...
, Vienna (Austria) - Nancy Irving, general Secretary of the Friends World Consultative Committee (FWCC), (London, Great-Britain)
- Jean-Baptiste Libouban, member of the Ark of Lanza del Vasto and of Voluntary Ripers, France
- Elisabeth Maheu-Vaillant, IUFM of Rouen, trainer in conflict regulation, IFMAN (Rouen, France)
- Manuel Manonelles, director of the Barcelone Board of Fundación Cultura de Paz
- May Moufarrej, Mouvement Social Libanais, LibanLibanLiban may refer to:*Lebanon – many Lebanese institutions use the French word Liban, a legacy of the country's colonization by France*Lí Ban, a Celtic goddess*Li Ban, a Chinese prince*Liban in Irish folklore, a mermaid...
- Daniele Novara, director of the Centro Psicopedagogico per la Pace e la gestione dei conflitti (PiacenzaPiacenzaPiacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
), (Italy) - Alain RichardAlain RichardAlain Richard, born on 29 August 1945, in Paris, is a French politician. An alumnus of the Ecole nationale d'administration, he was mayor of Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône and member of the French parliament, elected in Val d'Oise. A member of the French socialist party and ally of Lionel Jospin, he was the...
, franciscan and vice-president of the International Coalition for the DecadeInternational Coalition for the DecadeOn 10 November 1998, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the first decade of the 21st century and the third millennium, the years 2001 to 2010, as the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.Since 2001, some national... - André Robertfroid, president of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and former Deputy General Director of the UNICEF, Amsterdam/Belgium
- Alessandro Rossi, European coordinator, Nonviolent PeaceforceNonviolent PeaceforceNonviolent Peaceforce is a nonpartisan unarmed peacekeeping organisation that works to protect civilians and reduce violence in areas affected by armed conflict...
(BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium) - Mohamed Sahnoun, Algerian diplomat, president of Initiatives of ChangeInitiatives of ChangeInitiatives of Change is a global organization dedicated to "building trust across the world's divides" of culture, nationality, belief, and background...
International, former special representative of the United Nations and the African Union for the Great Lakes region (Caux, Switzerland) - Ramesh Sharma, secretary of Ekta ParishadEkta ParishadEkta Parishad is an Indian activist movement founded in 1991 by Rajagopal P. V. Ekta Parishad is a federation of approximately 11,000 community based organizations and has thousands of individual members...
, organizer of the Janadesh March and member of the National Committee of the Land Reform(India) - Qian Tang, UNESCO Deputy Assistant Director-General for Education
- Jean VanierJean VanierJean Vanier, CC GOQ is a Canadian Catholic philosopher, humanitarian and the founder of L'Arche, an international organization which creates communities where people with developmental disabilities and those who assist them share life together...
, ArcheArcheArche is a Greek word with primary senses 'beginning', 'origin' or 'first cause' and 'power', 'sovereignty', 'domination' as extended meanings. This list is extended to 'ultimate underlying substance' and 'ultimate undemonstrable principle'...
(France / Canada) - Claudette WerleighClaudette WerleighClaudette Werleigh was Prime Minister of Haïti from November 7, 1995 to February 7, 1996. She was Haiti's first female Prime Minister.She had previously been Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Religion in 1993 and 1995...
, Secretary-general of Pax Christi International, former Prime Minister of Haiti and former director of the Conflict resolution programme at the Life and Peace Institute (BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium)
External links
- 1st International Salon for Peace Initiatives
- 2d International Salon for Peace Initiatives
- 3rd International Salon for Peace Initiatives
- On UNESCO website
- On Radio France Internationale website
TV Broadcasts online
- Peut-on éduquer à la paix ? documentary – 2006 – 26 mn (in French). France 2 presents the 2d Salon for Peace Initiatives (in French)
- The 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 on Dailymotion (in French)
- Speech of Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former UNESCO General Director, in the 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 on Dailymotion (in French)
Radio Broadcasts online
- Presentation of the 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 by Christian Renoux on Radio Ethic (in French)
- Présentation of the 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 on Beur FM (in French)
- Interview with Algerian médiators participating to the 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 on Radio Monte-Carlo Doualiya (in French)
Articles online
- « La paix, invitée de La Villette », Interview of Christian Renoux in L'Humanité about the 2d Salon for Peace Initiatives in 2006 (in French)
- Article in La Croix about the 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 (in French)
- Broadcast and article about the 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 on Radio-Vatican (in Portuguese)
- Broadcast and article about the 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 on Radio-Vatican (in Italian)
- Article about the 3d Salon for Peace Initiatives in May–June 2008 in Magyar Kurir (Budapest) (in Ungarian)