The Science of Peace Education

Around the planet, we urgently need peacebuilding skills.  Climate upheaval, armed conflict, historic waves of human displacement and other crises now threaten our existence.  To survive, our communities must quickly master the peace practices required. 

Here are the 5 conference topics:

Peace Education for Global Transformation
Tools to shift mindsets and mobilize communities

Human Security, Health & Wellbeing
Programs and perspectives that safeguard lives

Human Rights & Justice
Strategies to uphold dignity and fairness for all

Prosperity & Sustainability
Pathways to economic development that heal our planet

Cultural Arts: Conduits to Peace
How music, media and the arts build bridges to understanding

Here is the event schedule-

Times shown are approximate, and reflect the start times in New York. (NY is on Eastern Standard Time, which is GMT -5)


THE SCIENCE OF PEACE EDUCATION
Highlights of the Paris Summit

SECTION I: TAKING PEACE TO HEART
10:00 Introduction,
* Darlene Shelton, Ph.D.
* Phillipine Dolbeau

10:10 Opening Plenary
* Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General
* Amb. Anwarul Chowdhury, President, GPEN Advisory Council; former Under-Secretary General and High Representative of the United Nations
* David Weinberg, CEO, GPEN
* Mabingue Ngom, GPEN Global Ambassador; Senior Advisor, Global Health and International Development

10:30 Transformative Power of Peace Education
* Chair, Philippine Dolbeau, Entrepreneur, Journalist, TV Host,
* Amb. Prof. Karim Errouaki, UNACCC High Representative/ EU; Special Envoy, GPEN Member, GPEN Global Advisory Council
* Helena Murseli, Ph.D., Senior Education Advisor for Education in Emergencies, UNICEF
* Kehkashan Basu, Founder, President of Green Hope Foundation, UN Human Rights Champion

SECTION II: GOING FAR TOGETHER
11:00 Partnerships for Peace Education
* Chair: Donato Kiniger-Passigli, Vice President, World Academy of Arts and Science
* Aryan Salman, President and General Director, Global Citizenship Foundation
Bea Gasca, Founder, Womanpalooza and Philanthropist
* Helena Murseli, Ph.D., Senior Advisor for Education in Emergencies, UNICEF
* Usaama Kaweesa, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Councilor, Merton Council, UK
* Anna Maria Lubelska, Chair of Trustees & Founder of The Peace Building Project, Author, and Interfaith Minister

11:30 Lifetime Achievement Award
* Constance Riviere, Director, National Museum of Immigration History, Paris. Presented by Guila Clara Kessous, GPEN Human Rights Ambassador

11:35 Go Live / Congo Tales
* Music by Jenn Johns; Photos by Pieter Henket

SECTION III: SECURING LIFE
12:00 Human Security, Health and Well Being
* Chair: Donato Kiniger-Passigli, Vice President, World Academy of Arts and Sciences
* Felipe Domingues, Country Director for Portugal, Institute for Economics and Peace; Biographer for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
* Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Ph.D., Chief of Human and Social Sciences, ICESCO
* Charlotte Courtois, Founder and Director, Constellation Association
* Sabrina Gaffre Vallicelli, Educator, Facilitator of the Peace Education Program, TPRF

12:30 Peace Education, Prosperity, and Sustainability
* Chair, Felipe Domingues, Country Director for Portugal, Institute for Economics and Peace, Biographer for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
* Jihane El Ghiati, ICESCO Youth Peace Ambassador, Student
* Kehkashan Basu, Founder and President of Green Hope Foundation, GPEN Global Advisory Council
* Jacob Johns, Artist, Activist, Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation

SECTION IV: ARCING TOWARD JUSTICE
1:00 Human Rights and Justice
* Chair: Massimo Scaliotti, International lawyer; International Human Rights Council of the European Union
* Delia Mamon, Founder and President, Graines de Paix Foundation, Geneva
* Jacob Johns, Artist, Activist, Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation

1:50 Chronicle of Peace, Vicky the Poet

SECTION V: CELEBRATING PEACE
2:00 Cultural Arts Forum: People Unite as One
* Chair: Jenn Johns, Multidisciplinary Artist, Founder, The F.U.N. Manifesto
* Jacob Johns, Artist, Activist, Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation
* Hussein Al Amry, TV Host, Poet, and Media Advisor
* Juan Antonio Simarro, Composer and Concert Pianist
* Pieter Henket, Fine Art Photographer
* Justin Gaspar, Creative Producer

2:45 Voices for Peace Education
* Chair, Henar Maillo Valdes, Poet, Activist, Student
* Jacob Johns, Artist, Activist, Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation
* Noe Levasseur, Poet
* Juan Antonio Simarro, Composer and Concert Pianist

3:00 Youth Leadership – Part 1
* Chair: Alexandra Torres, European Youth Parliament Representative for Spain; Chair, GPEN Youth Leadership Team; Student, Political Science and Human Rights
* Nuria Lopez Mendez, Student in Economics
* Indira Pera Gonzalez, Student in Political Science
* Hannah Neo Khambule, Student in Archeology, Anthropology and Arabic
* Mitesh Desai, M.D., Global Representative, Peace Education Program, TPRF
* Christelle Despagne, Youth Peace Ambassador, ICESCO

3:30 Youth Leadership – Part 2
* Aylina de la Mano Markau, Vice Chair, GPEN Youth Leadership Team; Student in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
* Lidia Lopez, Student in Media and Marketing
* Carolina Garcia, Student, International Management and Development
* Marina Acosta Andres, Student in Feminist Social Studies
* Gonzalo Galvan, Student in International Relations
* Henar Maillo Valdes, Poet, Activist; Student in European Studies

4:00 Adagio for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra, Juan Antonio Simarro

4:05 Closing Remarks, Amb. Anwarul Chowdhury, President, GPEN Advisory Council; Former Under-Secretary-General of High Representative of the UN

4:10 Overture for Human Rights. Juan Antonio Simarro