September 11, 2006
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Afganistan to Zimbabwe:
Creative Responses to Conflict
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On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, Columbia’s Center
for International Conflict Resolution at the School for International
and Public Affairs will join forces with the Peace
Education Center at Teachers College
and September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows to
challenge the widely held assumption that violence can only be countered
with even greater violence. We have the unique opportunity to help break
that cycle by learning from the real world experiences of a group of international
guests who have experienced violence and developed their own creative,
non-violent responses.
Peaceful Tomorrows is an organization
of family members of 9/11 victims, who have united to turn their grief into
action for peace. This September, during the 5th anniversary, Peaceful
Tomorrows will host an international
gathering of individuals who have been directly affected by acts of
violence in Israel, Palestine, Japan, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Algeria,
England, Ireland, Spain, Rwanda, Sudan, South Africa, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala,
Russia, Italy and the U.S. These global guests have all consciously chosen
to reject further violence in response to personal tragedy. The objective of
their gathering is to create an international network that will share experiences
and initiatives, and create a plan of action for social change.
Please join us on September 11 th to hear their tragic and inspiring stories,
and to discuss alternative responses to violence.
12:00 NOON – 2:00 PM
Interactive Workshop
School of International and Public Affairs
15th
Floor
This panel will introduce Peaceful Tomorrows and their international
partners to the Columbia University community. Workshop participants will form
small groups and share their perspectives with the guest speakers. A facilitator
will be provided for each group by the Center for International Conflict Resolution. We
will discuss and identify the common themes of the presenters’ responses
to terrorism, violence, and war: What was it that made them react by trying
to break the cycle of violence? What were the common challenges they faced
in taking their stands? What were the common solutions they identified
for ending violence?
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Panel Discussion:
“From Tragedy to Transformation: Alternative Responses to Violence”
8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Living Memorial and Reception
Altschul Auditorium -
SIPA (School of International and Public Affairs)
420 West 118th
We invite you to attend this interactive
panel featuring a special group of international guests of the September
11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows who, as family members of victims
of violence will share with the audience their experiences, ideas, and ongoing
efforts and initiatives in promoting non-violent responses to tragedy. We
invite our guests to join us after the panel to participate and contribute
to a “Living Memorial” honoring the victims of 9-11, as well
as other violent tragedies, and to celebrate the creative non-violent alternative
visions that give us hope for a more peaceful tomorrow.
Panelists include: Raed Jarrar, Iraq; Father Michael Lapsley,
South Africa; Julia Duany, Sudan; Anne Mulderry, United States.
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