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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:36:05 -0000 From: Alyssa Macy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Request for proposals: PEACE EDUCATION FORUM Call for proposals for the upcoming Peace Education Forum in Vancouver BC. For more information contact The Peace Education Planning Committee c/o Jane Turner, Chairperson for more info. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proposals will be received until December 2, 2005. Request for proposals: PEACE EDUCATION FORUM http://www.bctf.ca/social/WorldPeace/RFP.html June 25-27, 2006 "Educating a Generation to Create a Culture of Peace" of the WORLD PEACE FORUM June 23-28, 2006 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada "Cities and Communities: Working Together to End War and Build a Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World" Request for Proposals The World Peace Forum 2006, a major international gathering on peace, will provide an umbrella for governments and organizations working on peace to come together, network, and demonstrate that there is a growing international commitment to peace, justice, and sustainability. The education component of the World Peace Forum seeks to bring together teachers, students, elders, and citizens with interests in pre-school to post-secondary education to: produce and disperse curricula of peace, including teaching programs, activities, and methodologies; model and provide organizational strategies that can be replicated to sustain efforts of peace organizations beyond the timeframe of the planning and conducting of the World Peace Forum; and transform society by seeking answers to the questions "what is the world we want?" and "how, through education, are we going to get there?" This call for proposals invites you and your organization to share your knowledge with 2000 expected participants from around the world who are committed to building peace, contesting global militarism, and making aggressive solutions intolerable. The program of the education component of the World Peace Forum will be established as much as possible by participating organizations. Beginning Sunday, June 25, through an opening plenary focussed on teaching peace in times of war, in times of oppression, and in times of reconciliation, the following two days will be devoted to activities and programs identified through this call. Proposals should focus on education for peace and should insofar as possible model cooperative, interactive and participatory methodologies, and formats. The planning committee wishes to develop a diverse and broad program and will attempt to connect groups with similar interests. Each proposal should include (see form): 1. a detailed description of the proposed event including objectives and activities 2. the target audience 3. an initial list of facility requirements 4. a proposed length of time required 5. Please use our online submission form to send proposals via e-mail to: The Peace Education Planning Committee c/o Jane Turner, Chairperson British Columbia Teachers' Federation 100-550 West 6th Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4P2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Proposals will be received until December 2, 2005. "A culture of peace: 'a set of values, attitudes, modes of behaviour and ways of life that reject violence and prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups and nations' " UN resolution A/RES/52/13 The World Peace Forum is endorsed by a broad variety of national and international groups and individuals including the following: City of Vancouver; British Columbia Teachers' Federation; Vancouver School Board; Vancouver Parks Board; BC Teachers for Peace and Global Education; Canadian Teachers' Federation; British Columbia Federation of Labour; Federation of Post Secondary Educators of British Columbia; Stephen Lewis, Canadian Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa; Dr. David Suzuki, Geneticist; Libby Davies, Member of Parliament; Thulas Nxesi, President, Education International. Clare Stark Coordinator for the Culture of Peace Coordinatrice pour la Culture de la Paix UNESCO BSP/Office of the Director 7, place de Fontenoy F-75352 Paris 07 SP phone: +33 1 45 68 19 86 fax: +33 1 45 68 55 57 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.unesco.org/cp http://www.unesco.org/manifesto2000 =========+========= FEEDBACK? http://nativenewsonline.org/Guestbook/guestbook.cgi GIVE FOOD: THE HUNGERSITE http://www.thehungersite.com/ Reprinted under Fair Use http://nativenewsonline.org/fairuse.htm =========+========= Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Native News Online a Service of Barefoot Connection Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nat-International/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
