Universidad para la Paz / University for Peace
Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica, May 30-31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008 Sharing our Experiences with Nonviolence
| 9:00 to 9:30 am |
Dr. Francisco Cordero Gene asesor del Presidente de la Asamblea Legislativa, Costa Rica THE WAR ON TERROR'S CIVILLIAN CONSECUENCES: Will Costa Rican civilians be able to keep the unique traits as an unarmed, neutral, peace loving society, with the new trends in military and intelligence world control systems ? |
| 9:30 to 9:45 am | Discussion |
| 9:45 to 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 to 10:35 am | Alvaro Ramirez Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Nonviolent Peaceforce, Ecuador Overview of Nonviolent Peaceforce regional and national structure. Nonviolent alternatives for conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Latin America. |
| 10:35 to 10:45 am | Discussion |
| 10:45 to 11:15 am | Theo Roncken Member of International Governing Council, Nonviolent Peaceforce; Accion Andina, Bolivia Personal experiences with nonviolent peacekeeping in intense conflict situations in Bolivia and Nicaragua. |
| 11:15 to 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 to 12 noon | Diane Dunn Master's Degree Candidate, International Law and Settlement of Disputes, University for Peace, Costa Rica A Force More Powerful - documentary about historic nonviolent social movements. This episode is about the nonviolent social movement in Chile during the reign of Pinochet. |
| 12:00 to 12:10 pm | Discussion |
| 12:10 to 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 to 1:30 pm | Maggie Schwalbach Master's Degree Candidate, Media, Conflict and Peace Studies, University for Peace, Costa Rica LOOK AWAY OR SAVE THE DAY: Responsibly Covering Genocide in an Age of Hyperrealism Alarmed by rising tensions in Darfur, US civil society united to create the Save Darfur Coalition, and designed a multi-million dollar media intervention strategy intended to raise awareness about Darfur. What was the message? This talk will look at the strategies of the Save Darfur media intervention and investigate how marketing humanitarian tragedy can negatively affect broader objectives of peacebuilding. |
| 1:30 to 1:45 pm | Discussion |
| 1:45 to 2:15 pm | Randall Sinner Artist, Currently residing at Julia and David White Artists' Colony, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica 38 OF 50 / CAPITOL EMBROIDERY artist nonviolent action that took place from 2000-2004 involving nonviolent actions at the 38 state Capitols concerning capital punishment in the USA. The action included a three-day performance, embroidering each state flag to raise awareness and engage the public in dialogue about the issue. |
| 2:15 to 3:00 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:00 to 3:30 pm | Becky Ron Noriega WOMEN´S VIOLENT DEATH IN THE NORTH BORDER OF MEXICO: THE PARTICULAR SCENARIO OF BAJA CALIFORNIA UNDERSTANDING ITS ORIGINS TO CREATE A NON-VIOLENT SOCIETY an attempt to understand and provide solutions for this social problem. The presentation will interpret data from the project "Social characterization of violent deaths in the North border of Mexico: The particular case of Baja California 1999-2005" a study elaborated by the Social Research Institute of the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, based on the analysis of the death certificates of the Forensic Medical Services of Baja California 1999-2005, to prove the levels of violence registered towards the female population. |
| 3:30 to 3:45 pm | Discussion |
| 3:45 to 4:00 pm | Closing comments, and preparation for Nonviolent Training exercises to begin on Saturday, May 31, 2008 |
Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Nonviolence Training
All participants who complete the training sessions on Saturday, May 31st will receive a
Certificate of Nonviolence Training
From Nonviolent Peaceforce
| 9:00 to 10:15 am | Interactive nonviolence training exercises led by Theo Roncken and Alvaro Ramirez of Nonviolent Peaceforce to explore actions and reactions while simulating nonviolent responses to intense conflict situations. |
| 10:15 to 12:15 pm | Short Coffee Break and Discussion and Debrief |
| 12:15 to 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 to 1:45 pm | Interactive nonviolence training exercises led by Theo Roncken and Alvaro Ramirez of Nonviolent Peaceforce to explore actions and reactions while simulating nonviolent responses to intense conflict situations. |
| 1:45 to 3:45 pm | Short Coffee Break and Discussion and Debrief |
| 3:45 to 4:00 pm | Closing Comments and Certificates |
Thank you to all presenters, participants, organizers and trainers!
Workshop Planning Committee:
Sandra Ribas, Centro de Amigos para la Paz, telefono: 2233 6168 or 8865 6606, e mail: sandritaribas@gmail.com
Diane Dunn, Community Outreach Coordinator, dianedunn.upaz@gmail.com
Ledet Teka, Media Coordinator, ledet.teka@gmail.com
Shawn Bryant, Registrar & Treasurer, shawnbry@gmail.com
Varghese Theckanath, Volunteer Coordinator, tvarghesesg@yahoo.com
Usman Khan, Fundraising Coordinator usmankhunda@hotmail.com