assemblea generale di Pax Chrsti International - Consultazione Nord

Pax Christi International Assemblea Generale Annuale (AGA)

Sessions of Pax Christi International
Northern Consultation
5 – 7 June 2008

5 June (afternoon) and 6 June (whole day) and 7 June (morning):
Northern Consultation: This Consultation brings together the Member Organisations of the North (Europe and North America).

Schedule Northern Consultation
Global Moderators: Marie Dennis and N.

Thursday 5 June 2008

8 am: Breakfast.

9 am: Eucharistic Liturgy in the Chapel.

10 – 12.30 am: Annual General Meeting.

12.30 am: Lunch.

2 – 2.30 pm:

Opening of the Northern Consultation: welcome, prayers, presentation. Reports and conclusions of previous Northern Consultations. Programme of this Consultation. The Strategic Framework 2008 – 2010.

2.30 – 4 pm:

Plenary Session on Communications and Networking. Strategy nr 8. Chair: Giovanni Scudiero and Martha Iñes Romero. Read agenda in 2008-0395-en-gl-IS.

4 pm: Coffee and Thee

4.30 – 6 pm

• Parallel session on Intercultural and Interfaith Dialogue: Respect of Human Rights; Tolerance; Diversity as Richness. Strategy nr 4. Chair: Msgr. Marc Stenger and Hana Nassif. Read agenda in 2008-0404-en-eu-IC.
• Parallel session on Central and Eastern Europe/Balkans. Chair: Katarina Kruhonja. Read agenda in 2008-0393-en-eu-IS.

6 pm: Dinner

Evening: Ad hoc events.

Friday 6 June 2008

8 am: Breakfast.

Morning:
• Parallel session on Middle East. Chair: Hana Nassif and Hans Kruijssen. Read agenda in 2008-0376.en.me.HS.
• Parallel session on
• Parallel session on Education and Youth Work for Peace. Strategy nr 3. Business agenda with youth delegates from member organisations.

9 – 10.30 am: First session on Middle East.
9 – 10.30 am: Session on

10.30 am: Coffee and Thee.

11 – 12.30 am: Second session on Middle East.
11 – 12.30 am: Session on Education and Youth Work for Peace.

12.30 am: Lunch

2.30 – 4 pm: First plenary session on Disarmament and Demilitarisation: Concern nr 3. Chair: Peter Brune and Kevin McBride. Read agenda in 2008-0375-en-gl-SD.

4 pm: Coffee and Thee

4.30 – 6 pm: Second plenary session on Disarmament and Demilitarisation.

6 pm: Dinner.

7 pm: Vigil in the Chapel. Prepared by Pax Christi Flanders. Prayers, meditations and songs related to two events:
• International Church Action for Peace in Palestine and Israel. Week of Action 4 – 10 June 2008.
• Global Week of Action Small Arms 2 – 9 June 2008

Evening: Ad hoc events.

Saturday 7 June 2008

8 am: Breakfast

9 – 10.45 am:

• Parallel session on Violence in society // Increased violence by youth in schools - Human and community security: Learning to live together - Peace Education and Living Together - Strategy nr 3. Chair: Loreta Castro and Maria Luisa Da Silva. Read agenda in
• Parallel session on Peace and Environment. Climate Change and Ecological Factors of Violent Conflicts. Exploitation of natural resources (mining, water, wood…) and its consequences: increase in violence/ war; increased poverty in the South; IDP, refugees, migration towards North; heavy pressure on environment which becomes more fragile. Concern nr 2, sub-issue nr 1 and Concern nr 4, sub-issue nr 2. Chair: Msgr. Kevin Dowling and Laura Vargas. Read agenda in 2008-0405-en-gl-HS.

10.45 am: Coffee and Thee.

11.15 – 12.15 am: Plenary session of the Northern Consultation: reports of the different meetings, conclusions, look at our Strategic Framework, follow-up and evaluation. Chair: Marie Dennis and Jef Felix.

12.15 – 12.30 am: Closing Prayer.

12.30 am: Lunch