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Conference Announcement "Engaging the Other: The Power of Compassion" 3rd International Conference Common Bond Institute San Mateo, CA (USA) 4-7 September 2008 __________________________________________________ Keynote Speakers Include: Huston Smith, Marianne Williamson E-Conference Addresses: US Congressman Dennis Kucinich Costa Rican President Oscar Arias An international, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary conference examining concepts of "The OTHER" from a universal, cross-cultural perspective to promote wider public dialogue about concepts of "Us and Them." Sponsored by: Common Bond Institute (www.cbiworld.org) Co-Sponsored by: International Humanistic Psychology Association, Institute of Imaginal Studies and Institute of Noetic Sciences Supported by a growing international list of over 90 organizations and universities. Registration is Open To Professionals and the General Public (Continuing Education Units Available) Conference Program: http://www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO_ProgSessions08.htm Registration: http://www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO_Fees.htm We invite you to an extraordinary conference to address the roots of fear based belief systems and stereotypes, prejudice, polarization, enemy images, and artificial barriers of misunderstanding and distrust that divide us. Join an international list of over 60 presenters and visionaries, and hundreds of concerned individuals, to engage in 3-1/2 days of workshops, roundtables, and focused, facilitated dialogue bridging the divide and cultivating our capacity for reconciliation, appreciation of diversity, and peace. Purpose of the conference: - Raise the level, depth, and breadth of public dialogue and awareness on core issues. Explore dimensions and dynamics of "The OTHER" on both individual and group levels, and consider how enemy identity is formed, perpetuated, and manipulated, including fear-based belief systems, negative stereotypes, projection, prejudice, and scapegoating. - Identify and compile fundamental questions, dilemmas, and implications for further deep inquiry and examination. - Tap our shared wisdom and compassion as a community-from the local to the global-in developing practical applications. Format and content: A 3-1/2 day program of Keynote Speakers, Topical Plenary Roundtables, Concurrent Break-Out Sessions of Workshops and Roundtables to Engage Concepts and Explore Practical Applications, Conference-Wide Facilitated Dialogue Groups, Interactive All-Conference Experiences, Evolving Expressive Arts Interpretation of the Conference, Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala Ritual, Media/Art Exhibits and Events, Evening Performances, Cultural Programs, and Community Activities, Rich Networking and Action Planning, Intentional Multi-cultural Community Location: San Mateo Marriott Hotel, San Mateo, California, USA Contact: Steve Olweean, Director, Conference Coordinator Common Bond Institute 12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive Climax, MI 49034 USA Phone/Fax: +1-269-665-9393 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.cbiworld.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
