AUGUST 8-10, 2007
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK

Peace Boat will be co-sponsoring and hosting a workshop at a three day symposium at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from August 8-10 2007, in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE).

This special event is intended as an opportunity for reflection on the evolution of the international peace education movement over the past quarter century and to help launch a new and intense initiative in the development and dissemination of peace education for the future. The event will offer demonstrations of lessons learned, developed and practiced by IIPE participants and others. The event is collaboratively planned by the IIPE and the UN Department of Public Information (UNDPI).

Program:
Daily themes will reflect relevant UN related issues and concerns. The following daily themes for the event have been proposed:

Day 1: Peace Education for Security and Disarmament
Day 2: Peace Education for Planetary Rights and Responsibilities
Day 3: Planning for the next 25 Years: UN, NGO and Civil Society Cooperation on Peace Education

Co-sponsors:
Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace
Earth and Peace Education Associates International
EURED
Global Education Associates
The Hague Appeal for Peace Global Campaign for Peace Education
Independent Commission on Public Education (i-COPE)
Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
International Federation of Women Lawyers
Manchester College Peace Studies Institute
Pax Educare, Inc. / The Connecticut Center for Peace Education
Peace and Justice Studies Association of America
The Peace Education Special Interest Group of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
The Peace Education Special Interest Group of the American Education Research Association (AERA)
Peace Boat
PeaceQuest, Inc.
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Temple of Understanding
UN mandated University for Peace
The US Association for the University for Peace
UNICEF Education Section
UNODA: United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) Global Teaching and Learning Project
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA): Division for Social Policy and Development

For details of the conference including symposium fees & registration, visit the IIPE website at:
www.tc.edu/peaceed/iipe/25th.htm

Click here to download the flyer