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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->International Peace Festival in Mumbai
December 1 - 3 2006
Interactive Symposia
A Peaceful World Is Possible
The quest for Peace is an eternal pursuit of the humanity. Peace that is
just. Peace that is based on mutual respect and dignity. Peace that denotes
love. Peace that means compassion and solidarity.
The quest for Peace in its very essence is a cry for Justice. It's unquenched
thirst for Freedom. Freedom from discriminations and oppressions - overt and
covert. Freedom to self-expression. Freedom to bloom unhindered.
The extant world is, unfortunately, too cruel, too oppressive, too unfree,
too unjust.
The Global War on Terror, brutalisation of Iraq, bloodbath in Afghanistan,
carnage in Gujarat are just a few too obvious examples. The catalogue is
endless.
That's why the ode to Peace is also the struggle for Justice. Reinvigorated
explorations of means and ways to achieve Justice, Equity and Peace.
In a world riven with violence and war, oppression and inequity, it becomes
all the more urgent and necessary to intensify the struggles for peace, network
the diffused efforts and explore the myriad dimensions.
'International Peace Festival' proposes to do all these mainly through the
languages of creative 'cultural' expressions - to explore, to express, to build
bridges and break barriers, in a confluence of collective participation and
intermingling.
To strengthen our faiths, deepen our understandings, reinforce our
convictions and realise our dreams: A Peaceful World Is Possible.
The Interactive Symposia, 'A Peaceful World Is Possible', running side by
side with other 'cultural' events, will in its own way - in terms of more
conventional language, deliberate the live issues and explore the means and
goals through interactive sessions There will be six sessions in all - two each
on all the three days. The first one from 11 00 - 13 00 hrs, and the second one
from 14 30 - 16 30 hrs. Each session will have three initiators and a chair.
The chair will introduce the topic. Each initiator will speak for about 15
minutes. Then participation from the floor will be sought in terms of questions
and brief observations. There will be interventions and clarifications by the
initiators. The chair will sum up the discussions at the end.
The chair may, however, make necessary modifications of this broad format as
per the specific demands of the given occasion.
Detailed Programme:
Day 1 (Dec. 1)
Session I (11 00 - 13 00 Hrs.)
The opening session will be on 'Militaristic Globalisation and Struggles
for Peace' This session will focus on defining and exploring Globalisation and its
different dimensions, the criticality of use of brute force by the US Empire,
the current state of struggles and the strategies to combat.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Prof. Ninan Koshy (Thiruvananthapuram)
Other Speakers: Praful Bidwai (Delhi), Carmencita (Philippines), John Jones
(Sweden)</b>
Session II (14 30 - 16 30 Hrs.)
This session will deal with 'Religion and Culture: Source for Peace or
Oppression?'
Here the speakers with religious and secular backgrounds will explore the
role of religions and indigenous cultures as resources for building peace,
struggles against oppressions or source of violence, oppression and gender
injustice. This is expected to be a live-wire session.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Dr. (Fr.) Keith D'Souza (Mumbai)
Other Speakers: Dr. Zeenat Shaukat Ali (Mumbai), Ammu Abraham (Mumbai)</b>
Day 2 (Dec. 2)
Session I (11 00 - 13 00 Hrs.)
This session will focus on 'Cultural Homogenisation in a Multicultural
World'.
The speakers will dwell upon the cultural dimensions of Globalisation and
also the majoritarian drives, spearheaded by the Hindutva and other
'centralist'/'nationalist' forces, to obliterate the Little Traditions -
cultural identities of marginalized groups and communities. And the struggles
to combat such trends.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Dr. Sandeep Pendse (Mumbai)
Other Speakers: Prof. K. N. Panikkar (Thiruvananthapuram), Dr. Uma Rele
(Mumbai), Dr. Abdul Haq Ansari (Aligarh)</b>
Session II (14 30 - 16 30 Hrs.)
This session is: 'Wars against Women, Women against Wars'.
This will deal with women as targets of War - big and small, seen and unseen.
Women's body as the site of violence and battlefield for domination. But not
only that, it will also explore 'women' as active 'subjects' of History, agents
to reshape it, just not as passive 'objects'.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Dr. Veena Poonacha (Mumbai)
Other Speakers: Nandita Shah (Mumbai), Dr. Vibhuti Patel (Mumbai), Dr.
Oishik Sarkar (Kolkata)</b>
Day 3 (Dec. 3)
Session I (11 00 - 13 00 Hrs.)
This session is: 'Struggles for Peace and Democracy in South and Southeast
Asia'.
Speakers from a number of countries will report. And, as usual, discussions
will follow.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Fr. Cedric Prakash (Ahmedabad)
Other Speakers: Rafiqe Ullah Khan (Bangladesh), Anil Chaudhary (Delhi), Dr.
Rukaya (Nepal) and others</b>
Session II (14 30 - 16 30 Hrs.)
The last and final session will be: 'Visions of Peace'.
The different dimensions and visualisations of Peace from multiple
perspectives like in various religions, cultures, traditions and ideologies
will be presented and deliberated. An attempt will be made to connect these
multiple visions as a meaningful collage and also to work out a set of coherent
strategies for realisation.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Prof. Gopal Guru (Delhi)
Other Speakers: Dr Asghar Ali Engineer (Mumbai), Prof. Achin Vanaik (Delhi),
Urvashi Butalia (Delhi)</b>
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December 1 - 3 2006
Interactive Symposia
A Peaceful World Is Possible
The quest for Peace is an eternal pursuit of the humanity. Peace that is
just. Peace that is based on mutual respect and dignity. Peace that denotes
love. Peace that means compassion and solidarity.
The quest for Peace in its very essence is a cry for Justice. It's unquenched
thirst for Freedom. Freedom from discriminations and oppressions - overt and
covert. Freedom to self-expression. Freedom to bloom unhindered.
The extant world is, unfortunately, too cruel, too oppressive, too unfree,
too unjust.
The Global War on Terror, brutalisation of Iraq, bloodbath in Afghanistan,
carnage in Gujarat are just a few too obvious examples. The catalogue is
endless.
That's why the ode to Peace is also the struggle for Justice. Reinvigorated
explorations of means and ways to achieve Justice, Equity and Peace.
In a world riven with violence and war, oppression and inequity, it becomes
all the more urgent and necessary to intensify the struggles for peace, network
the diffused efforts and explore the myriad dimensions.
'International Peace Festival' proposes to do all these mainly through the
languages of creative 'cultural' expressions - to explore, to express, to build
bridges and break barriers, in a confluence of collective participation and
intermingling.
To strengthen our faiths, deepen our understandings, reinforce our
convictions and realise our dreams: A Peaceful World Is Possible.
The Interactive Symposia, 'A Peaceful World Is Possible', running side by
side with other 'cultural' events, will in its own way - in terms of more
conventional language, deliberate the live issues and explore the means and
goals through interactive sessions There will be six sessions in all - two each
on all the three days. The first one from 11 00 - 13 00 hrs, and the second one
from 14 30 - 16 30 hrs. Each session will have three initiators and a chair.
The chair will introduce the topic. Each initiator will speak for about 15
minutes. Then participation from the floor will be sought in terms of questions
and brief observations. There will be interventions and clarifications by the
initiators. The chair will sum up the discussions at the end.
The chair may, however, make necessary modifications of this broad format as
per the specific demands of the given occasion.
Detailed Programme:
Day 1 (Dec. 1)
Session I (11 00 - 13 00 Hrs.)
The opening session will be on 'Militaristic Globalisation and Struggles
for Peace' This session will focus on defining and exploring Globalisation and its
different dimensions, the criticality of use of brute force by the US Empire,
the current state of struggles and the strategies to combat.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Prof. Ninan Koshy (Thiruvananthapuram)
Other Speakers: Praful Bidwai (Delhi), Carmencita (Philippines), John Jones
(Sweden)</b>
Session II (14 30 - 16 30 Hrs.)
This session will deal with 'Religion and Culture: Source for Peace or
Oppression?'
Here the speakers with religious and secular backgrounds will explore the
role of religions and indigenous cultures as resources for building peace,
struggles against oppressions or source of violence, oppression and gender
injustice. This is expected to be a live-wire session.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Dr. (Fr.) Keith D'Souza (Mumbai)
Other Speakers: Dr. Zeenat Shaukat Ali (Mumbai), Ammu Abraham (Mumbai)</b>
Day 2 (Dec. 2)
Session I (11 00 - 13 00 Hrs.)
This session will focus on 'Cultural Homogenisation in a Multicultural
World'.
The speakers will dwell upon the cultural dimensions of Globalisation and
also the majoritarian drives, spearheaded by the Hindutva and other
'centralist'/'nationalist' forces, to obliterate the Little Traditions -
cultural identities of marginalized groups and communities. And the struggles
to combat such trends.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Dr. Sandeep Pendse (Mumbai)
Other Speakers: Prof. K. N. Panikkar (Thiruvananthapuram), Dr. Uma Rele
(Mumbai), Dr. Abdul Haq Ansari (Aligarh)</b>
Session II (14 30 - 16 30 Hrs.)
This session is: 'Wars against Women, Women against Wars'.
This will deal with women as targets of War - big and small, seen and unseen.
Women's body as the site of violence and battlefield for domination. But not
only that, it will also explore 'women' as active 'subjects' of History, agents
to reshape it, just not as passive 'objects'.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Dr. Veena Poonacha (Mumbai)
Other Speakers: Nandita Shah (Mumbai), Dr. Vibhuti Patel (Mumbai), Dr.
Oishik Sarkar (Kolkata)</b>
Day 3 (Dec. 3)
Session I (11 00 - 13 00 Hrs.)
This session is: 'Struggles for Peace and Democracy in South and Southeast
Asia'.
Speakers from a number of countries will report. And, as usual, discussions
will follow.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Fr. Cedric Prakash (Ahmedabad)
Other Speakers: Rafiqe Ullah Khan (Bangladesh), Anil Chaudhary (Delhi), Dr.
Rukaya (Nepal) and others</b>
Session II (14 30 - 16 30 Hrs.)
The last and final session will be: 'Visions of Peace'.
The different dimensions and visualisations of Peace from multiple
perspectives like in various religions, cultures, traditions and ideologies
will be presented and deliberated. An attempt will be made to connect these
multiple visions as a meaningful collage and also to work out a set of coherent
strategies for realisation.
<b>Chair-cum-Speaker: Prof. Gopal Guru (Delhi)
Other Speakers: Dr Asghar Ali Engineer (Mumbai), Prof. Achin Vanaik (Delhi),
Urvashi Butalia (Delhi)</b>
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