Past events

13. Jan 10 - 13. Jan 10 Film und Gespräch "Bilder des Unsagbaren"

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Im Rahmen der Filmreihe „Trauma und Trauer“ findet am Mittwoch, den 13. Januar 2010 eine Sonderveranstaltung statt. Um 18.00 Uhr wird im Mal Seh’n Kino eV (Adlerflychtstr. 6, Frankfurt-Nordend) zunächst der Film ERDE UND ASCHE von Atiq Rahimi (Afghanistan /Frankreich 2004) gezeigt. Um 20.00 Uhr schließt sich im Gemeindehaus der Getsemanegemeinde (Eckenheimer Landstraße 90) ein Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Ilka Quindeau zum Umgang mit traumatischen Erfahrungen an.

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10. Dec 09 - 21. Dec 09 International Seminar on Peace Building and Conflict Resolution

Galillee College Study Centre, Kibbutz Mizra, Israel

Peace and conflict studies is an "academic field which identifies and analyses violent and non-violent behaviour as well as the structural mechanisms attending social conflicts with a view towards understanding those processes which lead to a more desirable human condition."

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10. Dec 09 - 10. Dec 09 Buchvorstellung: "Facing Global Environmental Change: Environmental, Human, Energy, Food, Health and Water Security Concepts"

Bern, Switzerland

Klimawandel, fortschreitende Wüstenbildung, Druck auf Wasserressourcen, Bevölkerungswachstum und Urbanisierung sind besorgniserregende Entwicklungen, die zu Migration, Krisen und Konflikten führen können. Das Sicherheitshandbuch „Facing Global Environmental Change“ analysiert diese neuen Sicherheitsbedrohungen im 21. Jahrhundert auf policy-fokussierte, globale und interdisziplinäre Weise.

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3. Dec 09 - 7. Dec 09 Nuclear Weapons, North East Asia and Beyond: Re-vitalizing the Ecumenical Movement

Hwacheon, South Korea

Nuclear weapons with their related technologies, production, deployment and use, are incompatible with the life of living beings. Yet they were developed, deployed and used by the United States in1945 to kill the people and destroy the life of living beings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan. It was truly a fatal moment in the history of the earth.

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26. Nov 09 - 29. Nov 09 Peaceful living for children and young people

Geneva, Switzerland

This is a training workshop that is co-organised by the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Interreligious Council on Ethics Education for Children.

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20. Nov 09 - 22. Nov 09 Frieden bestreiten?

Karlsruhe-Thomashof, Germany

Das Deutsche Mennonitische Friedenskomitee (DMFK) und das Mennonitische Friedenszentrum Berlin (MFB) laden herzlich ein, gemeinsam zu beraten, wie wir eine Kultur des Friedens in unseren Gemeinden entwickeln können.

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19. Nov 09 - 19. Nov 09 World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse

Worldwide

Launched in 2000, the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse on 19 November each year, is intended to create a global culture towards the worldwide prevention of child abuse. The World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse is an initiative of the Women’s World Summit Foundation, a coalition of close to 1000 member organizations in 135 countries.

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13. Nov 09 - 15. Nov 09 International Peace Bureau Annual Conference

Washington D.C., United States

The International Peace Bureau Annual Conference will be held from 13 to 15 November 2009, in Washington D.C. The provisional title for the conference is “Rolling back militarism: a task for the global movement”.

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3. Nov 09 - 11. Nov 09 From Two Narratives to a Culture of Peace

Greater Jerusalem and the Galilee

This seminar is part of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ) project on the impact the Middle East conflict has on interreligious dialogue. ICCJ wants to bring as many people as possible to the region to let them experience the complexity of the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

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3. Nov 09 - 3. Nov 09 Rebels with a Cause?

Bern, Switzerland

Understanding and dealing with non-state armed groups during and after violent conflicts. swisspeace - Annual Conference 2009. Bringing together academics and practitioners with recognized expertise on non-state armed groups, the conference will offer analytical insights and discuss practical experiences.

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2. Nov 09 - 6. Nov 09 Linking poverty, wealth and ecology: Asian-Pacific perspectives

Chiang Mai, Thailand

The consultation is part of a WCC study project on Poverty, wealth and ecological debt. It continues a process which was started at the WCC 8th Assembly in Harare in 1998 and became known as Alternative Globalization Addressing People and Earth (AGAPE) since the 9th Assembly in Porto Alegre. Today, the issue of socio-economic justice is no less pressing.

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27. Oct 09 - 27. Oct 09 Wie erkenne ich Anzeichen häuslicher Gewalt?

Friedberg, Germany

Gewalt im häuslichen Bereich und familiären Umfeld ist leider keine Ausnahmeerscheinung. Da vieles hinter verschlossenen Türen geschieht, ist es für Außenstehende oft nur schwer zu erkennen, wenn physisch und /oder psychisch Gewalt ausgeübt wird. Der Studientag soll vor allem Seelsorgerinnen und Seelsorger dabei unterstützen, die Wahrnehmung für Anzeichen häuslicher Gewalt zu schärfen und Interventionsmöglichkeiten kennenzulernen.

 

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17. Oct 09 - 21. Oct 09 Media for a Culture of Peace - Children’s Rights, Tomorrow’s Promise

Chiang Mai, Thailand

The theme of the next World Congress of SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, to be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, 17-21 October 2009, will be 'Media for a Culture of Peace – Children’s Rights, Tomorrow’s Promise'.

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17. Oct 09 - 26. Oct 09 Olive Picking Program 2009

Palestine

For the sixth continuous year, the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the East Jerusalem YMCA and YWCA of Palestine (JAI) and the Alternative Tourism Group (ATG) are organizing the sixth Olive Picking Program 2009 in Palestine from 17 to 26 October 2009. This agricultural event is of special significance to the Palestinian economy when all energies and efforts are mobilized.

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8. Oct 09 - 8. Oct 09 "Bis ins 3. und 4. Glied..."

Friedberg, Germany

Jugend und Verführbarkeit - Wann sind Jugendliche verführbar für radikale Ideen? Ziel des Studientages ist es, die Dynamik von jugendlicher Ideologiebildung genauer zu analysieren, ihre Relevanz für die Beratungs- und Seelsorgearbeit zu reflektieren und dabei Anregungen für das eigene Handeln zu gewinnen.

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