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Thursday, December 10
Arrivals & Registration
Optional Pre-Program Sightseeing
Pre-Convention Meetings
6:00 PM
Reception (MillenniumHall)
7:00 PM
Opening Banquet [101] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
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Friday, December 11
7:00 AM
Interfaith Prayer and Meditation [102] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
7:00 -8.30 AM
Breakfast(CentennialHall,Allregularmealswillbeheldhere)
8.00 AM - 6.00 PM
Exhibitions Open (MillenniumHall)
8.45 AM
Opening Plenary: Peacebuilding 2010 [103] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
10:30 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
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Religions and Peace:
FromDialoguetoSharedCommitmentandCooperation [104] (Rigodon
Hall)
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The Family and Social Transformation:
Marriage,FamilyandPeacebuilding [105] (MaynilaBallroom)
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Serving Together for Peace:
EmpoweringPartnershipsandYouthinanInternationalServiceCorps
[106]
(Pandanggo&Polkabal)
12:30 PM
Lunch with discussion topics by table [107] (CentennialHall)
2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions: Best Practices
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Advancing Interfaith Cooperation, Addressing Social Issues [108]
(RigodonHall)
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Family and Peace:
BuildingPeace,OneFamilyataTime [109] (MaynilaBallroom)
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Culture of Service:
CorporatePhilanthropyandCivilSociety [110] (Pandanggo–Polkabal
Hall)
4:00 PM
Break
4:30 PM
Plenary Session:
Innovative Leadership for Peacebuilding [111] (Pandanggo–Polkabal
Hall)
6:00 PM
Dinner (CentennialHall)
7:30 PM
Free Time
Informal Meetings
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Saturday, December 12
7:00 AM
Interfaith Prayer and Meditation [102] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
7:00—8.00 AM
Breakfast (CentennialHall)
8:45 AM
Plenary Session:
The Mindanao Peace Initiative [112] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
10:30 AM
Break
11:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
 Reconciliation and Leadership Forum:
PeopleofFaithasLeadersofReconciliation [113] (RigodonHall)
 Faith, Family and Peace:
FamilyastheSchoolofPeace [114] (MaynilaBallroom)
 Volunteering and Peace:]
RoleofVolunteeringinPeacebuilding [115] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
12:30 PM
Lunch with discussion topics [116] (CentennialHall))
Manila City Hall
Roxas Boulevard, Manila
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2:30 PM
G l o b a l P e a c e C o n v e n t i o n
Concurrent Sessions
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Defenses of Peace:
EducatingforPeaceandInterreligiousUnderstanding [117]
(Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
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Smarter Relationships:
RelationshipEducationandCharacterDevelopmentforYouth [118]
(RomaSalon)
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Peacebuilding Relationships at Home and in the World [119]
(ChampagneSalon)
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Poverty and Peace:
InnovativeModelsofPovertyReduction [120] (SampaguitaHall)
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Disaster Response and Peacebuilding:
InnovativeModelsandToolsforVolunteerResponsePrograms [121]
(RigodonHall)
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New Media: Tools for Effective Reporting [122] (MaynilaBallroom)
4:00 PM
Break
4:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
7: 00 PM
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The Next Generation Peacebuilders:
YouthEmpowermentandNewMediainServiceandPeacebuilding [123]
(RomaSalon)
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Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges:
BridgingReligiousDifferencesthroughService [124] (RigodonHall)
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Sports for Peace:
HarnessingtheUnifyingPowerofSports [125] (MaynilaBallroom)
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Training: TheAnatomyofPeaceinFamilies, Part 1 [126] (Sampaguita
Hall)
Celebratory Banquet [127] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
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G l o b a l P e a c e C o n v e n t i o n
Sunday, December 13
7:00 AM
Interfaith Prayer and Meditation [102] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
7:00 AM
Breakfast (RigodonHall)
8.45 AM
Plenary Session:
Updates and Plans for GPF 2010 [128] (Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
10:00 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Closing Plenary: Perspectives for 2010 / Call to Action [129]
(Pandanggo–PolkabalHall)
12:30 PM
Lunch (RigodonHall,Departuresmaybeginafterlunch)
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Post-Convention Optional Programs
1:30 PM
Hall)
International Youth Reception and Meeting [130] (Pandanggo–Polkabal
2:00 PM
Training: TheAnatomyofPeaceinFamilies, Part 2 [131](SampaguitaHall)
2:30 PM
Optional Sightseeing Program: Intramuros Tour [132] (MeetinLobby)
6:00 PM
Dinner (RigodonHall)
Monday, December 14
7:00 AM
Breakfast
4.30 AM
Mindanao Fact Finding Tour [133]
7:00 PM
Dinner
Tuesday, December 15
7:00 AM
Breakfast
Departures
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SESSION DETAILS
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Session Title
Location
Opening Banquet
PandanggoPolkabal
Hall
Welcome to the Global Peace Convention! We stand together with leading voices from
around the world that include social entrepreneurs, interfaith leaders, and prominent
representatives from civil society, the private sector, government, academia, the performing
arts and religion.
The Opening Banquet is a wonderful opportunity to interact with global decision-makers,
engage experts in discussion of critical issues, and meet like-minded people from around the
world.
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Interfaith Prayer and Meditation
Take a few moments each morning on your way to breakfast to “sharpen the saw” by joining
with others in guided interfaith prayer and meditation. Representatives of Christian, Muslim,
Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Confucian and other faiths will share from their own traditions.
PandanggoPolkabal
Hall
Don’t worry, you’ll have plenty of time for breakfast!
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Opening Plenary: Peacebuilding 2010
Looking ahead to 2010, the Convention carries forward the worldwide successes of the
Global Peace Festivals to a new level, promoting the Global Service Alliance, interfaith
cooperation, families as instruments of peace, and a wide range of best practices for a world
of lasting peace, indeed, One Family Under God.
104
Religions and Peace: From Dialogue to Shared Commitment and Cooperation
All religions teach peace, just as all people desire peace. Yet, from time to time, some have
unfortunately used sacred scripture and religious obligation to legitimatize war and
oppression. In every faith, enlightened leaders should examine their sacred writings and
traditions and identify the aspects that call for serving the larger whole as well as those that
lead to parochialism and a focus on self-preservation. Both aspects exist in each religion.
PandanggoPolkabal
Hall
Rigodon
Hall
The challenge of our century is to honor the parochial elements that support the divine
indwelling in a way that also encourages people to appreciate and collaborate with those of
other faiths. It is essential that we move from dialogue and arms-length respect to genuine
shared commitment to peace and to cooperative action for peace.
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Session Title
Location
The Family and Social Transformation: Marriage, Family and Peacebuilding
Maynila
Ballroom
Because the approaches to solving global problems such as poverty, HIV/AIDS, prejudice and
violence must be multi-faceted, it is essential to realize the importance of strengthening the
family (the school of love and character) as an essential part of peacebuilding. This session
will examine the correlation between obstacles to world peace and the breakdown and
devaluing of marriage and the family. Building a culture that will sustain peace and stability
can only be accomplished when we gain clarity about responsible sexual ethics, spiritual
growth, the role of parents, the importance of marital commitment, and the needs of
children.
106
Serving Together for Peace: Empowering Partnerships and Youth in an
International Service Corps
The Global Peace Festival has issued a clarion call to establish a global peace corps through
which young people from diverse cultures and even enemy nations can serve together to
address common challenges and promote peace. The United Nations and world leaders such
as US President Barack Obama have likewise called for multilateral service alliances across
nations. The Global Peace Service Alliance is working with a coalition of service partners to
implement this call. This session will examine the role of the private and public sectors as
well as international entities including the United Nations in building a global culture of
service that addresses the UN Millennium Development Goals and peacebuilding.
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Lunch with Table Discussion Topics
Look for signs on the tables to find the topics of the morning and afternoon sessions that will
be discussed. Or, if you prefer, you may sit at a general discussion table.
108
Advancing Interfaith Cooperation, Addressing Social Issues
Interfaith activity and cooperation is one of the three central “pillars” of the Global Peace
Festivals. A new vision of interfaith based on universal principles and centered upon the
concept of “One Family Under God” opens the door for a new and exciting level of
cooperation across all faith boundaries. Tremendous advances for peace are possible when
this new vision and unity are applied to a variety of pressing social issues.
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G l o b a l P e a c e C o n v e n t i o n
Session Title
Location
Family and Peace: Building Peace, One Family at a Time
Maynila
Ballroom
By sharing innovative approaches to guide our youth and strengthen marriage, parenting
and families, we can gain inspiration as well as practical ideas for projects and methods to
impact our communities. This session will introduce several Best Practices for strengthening
the family such as character education, marriage and family enrichment, combating
HIV/AIDS, challenging public policy, and teaching youth about making healthy choices.
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Culture of Service: Corporate Philanthropy and Civil Society
This session will spotlight innovative practices to build up the culture of service in each
nation and to forge multi-national networks for increased impact in areas such as the
environment, universal education and poverty eradication. The role of corporate
philanthropy and social responsibility programs working in partnership with NGOs and faithbased initiatives along with the unique contributions of youth in forging a global service
alliance will be examined.
111
Plenary Session: Innovative Leadership in Peacebuilding
A cross section of prominent leaders will offer their insights on the Global Peace Festival
model and on Peacebuilding 2010: Interfaith Family Service in this highly informative
session.
112
Plenary Session: The Mindanao Peace Initiative
The Mindanao Peace Initiative (MinPI) is a fast-growing civil-society peacebuilder and is
involved in a participatory and inclusive approach to peace anchored in respect for cultural
and religious differences. MinPi has identified sectors from the grassroots peace
constituency representing Mindanao Island’s Christian and Muslim religious leaders, Lumads,
academe, business, professionals, and public servants, with the majority of participants
coming from the Department of Education. This session will highlight the work of MinPI and
present innovative projects and approaches in peacebuilding developed in Mindanao.
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Session Title
Location
Reconciliation and Leadership Forum:
People of Faith and Conscience as Leaders of Reconciliation
Rigodon
Hall
Differences in religion, culture, and ideology are often a source of division and conflict.
However, it is within our religions and sacred traditions that we find the resources to awaken
our consciences and inspire us to act in ways that promote peace. Great leaders have called
upon these resources to find the courage, compassion, and conviction necessary to
overcome injustice and champion the cause of peace. In this forum, several leaders share
about the role of faith and conscience as the inner tools necessary for effective leadership
and peacebuilding.
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Faith, Family and Peace: Family as the School of Peace
Wars are fought, ancestral resentment is maintained, and prejudices are passed down partly
because we fail to see others as we see ourselves. This session will demonstrate how a
practical handling of relationships within the family provides a model for peacebuilding that
has global applicability. When individuals learn to be at peace within, they are able to see
the reality of others and act in accordance with their conscience, principles and compassion.
When we learn the tried and true skills of communicating for peace we can establish
understanding and solve conflict even in the worst of disputes. The practical paradigms
presented in this session can help us create peaceful relationships in the family and in the
world.
115
Volunteering and Peace: Role of Volunteering in Peacebuilding
Increasingly the nexus of peacebuilding and volunteering has come into play as the assets of
volunteers in both conflict prevention and post-conflict rebuilding have come into play in
regional hot spots. This session facilitated by Service For Peace will elicit participant
stakeholder input based on the rich array of experiences in GPF social impact models
worldwide and provide highlights of peace volunteering and service learning.
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Centennial
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Lunch With Table Topics (2)
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Session Title
Location
Defenses of Peace: Educating for Peace and Interreligious Understanding
PandanggoPolkabal
Hall
The Preamble to the constitution of UNESCO states, “Since wars begin in the minds of men,
it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.” Some say that our
challenge in the 21st century is to construct the defenses of peace in the minds of children.
Speakers at this session will describe the circumstances under which they work and present
best practices they have developed for educating children in areas where religion has been
used to fuel violence. Speakers will describe educational initiatives in places such as Pakistan
and Mindanao, Philippines.
118
Smarter Relationships: Relationship Education and Character Development for Youth
Roma Salon
Many youth fall into destructive relationships because they lack the family model,
knowledge, self-awareness and relationship skills. We can improve the lives and future of
our youth by teaching good decision-making, character development, the nature of a healthy
relationship, smart choices about sex, and preparation for lasting loving marriages.
119
Peacebuilding Relationships at Home and in the World
The fundamental attitudes and skills in personal relationships are learned in the family.
However, how many parents or couples are taught or have accomplished effective
relationship skills? Do we always succeed at establishing peace within the family? This
session will examine key concepts to learning effective peacebuilding in our home, mirroring
what is needed for peacebuilding in the world.
120
Poverty and Peace: Innovative Models of Poverty Reduction
This session will examine innovative models of poverty reduction and disease eradication
within the framework of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. We will
examine the UN International Year of the Volunteer (IYD 10) campaign as one tool for global
organizing during the 2010 Global Peace Festivals.
121
Disaster Response and Peacebuilding: Innovative Models and Tools for Volunteer
Response Programs
Champagne
Salon
Sampaguita
Hall
Rigodon Hall
Natural disasters in the Philippines and other South Asia locales including the tsunami have
prompted increased global disaster readiness, response capability and public-private
networking. This session will examine innovative models and tools for voluntary response in
global disaster and its significance to the peacebuilding process by engaging civil society
leaders across cultural boundaries.
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Session Title
Location
New Media: Tools for Effective Reporting
Maynila
Ballroom
This session will look at the impact of new media technologies - Web-based, digital and
interactive - on traditional journalistic practices. It will discuss tools and tips to research,
write, publish and publicize content on the Web, offering interactive material on effective
online writing. The session will also touch on the new opportunities emerging for
community-building and advancing social causes.
123
The Next Generation Peacebuilders: Youth Empowerment and New Media in Service and
Peacebuilding
Roma Salon
The Global Peace Service Alliance is collaborating with interfaith youth and service leaders in
developing international networking and resources to equip next generation leaders. This
session will be organized by innovative young leaders from diverse faith traditions to further
this networking process and to examine resources such as Global Youth Service Day and
new social media to further engage the vibrant leadership of the Millennial Generation.
124
Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Bridging Religious Differences through Service
Rigodon Hall
When people from different traditions spend a few days together living as a community and
working for the benefit of others, mutual understanding develops and barriers begin to
dissolve. Such programs demonstrate that it is possible for our global family to live together
in harmony under God for mutual benefit.
125
Sports for Peace: Harnessing the Unifying Power of Sports
Competitive sport stimulates the development of unity between a person’s mind and body
through challenging personal limitations. Athletes, therefore, strive to reach their individual
best while also encouraging their teammates, and even their competitors, to reach new
levels of excellence. This profound experience often results in lifelong friendships even
among competitors. This session will analyze sports programs and present ways in which to
harness the unifying power of sports and apply it to peacebuilding activities and educational
programs.
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Session Title
Location
The Anatomy of Peace in Families, Part 1
Sampaguita
Hall
Participants are introduced to a little known problem that helps clarify how we move from a
heart that is at peace to a heart that is at war. From there we start to see the conflicts and
challenges in life with renewed clarity, understanding and more importantly, compassion.
Participants learn a framework that invites them to participate in spreading peace not just
within their immediate families but to people in other aspects of life.
The Arbinger Institute is a renowned international management training and consulting firm
and scholarly consortium. People who experience the Institute’s training report that they
now possess a much deeper understanding of the origin of conflict.
Part 2 of this training will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 13th.
127
Celebratory Banquet
After a full day of discussing significant issues, this dinner program is an opportunity to enjoy
uplifting entertainment, as well as to engage and interact with colleagues and new friends.
128
Plenary Session: Updates and Plans for GPF 2010
Global Peace Festival organizers from a number of nations report on their exciting plans for
upcoming 2010 festivals. This session provides an excellent opportunity for the exchange of
both information and inspiration.
129
Closing Plenary: Perspectives for 2010 / Call to Action
As the historic inaugural Global Peace Convention draws to a close, prominent world leaders
reflect on the issues and opportunities before us. The Convention concludes with a stirring
call to action to implement the GPF vision and model throughout the world
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International Youth Reception and Meeting
Network and brainstorm with youth leaders from around the world, working on strategies to
promote effective solutions in the arenas of interfaith, family and service.
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Session Title
Location
The Anatomy of Peace in Families, Part 2
Sampaguita
Hall
The second half of the Arbinger Institute training. (details in session 126)
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Optional Program: Intramuros Sightseeing Tour
Lobby
Learn about the history of Manila and the Philippines, from the earliest times through ruling
periods by Spain, the United States, Japan, and finally to independence. Preregister for the
tour, and be in the lobby by 2.30pm
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Mindanao Fact Finding Tour
The Mindanao Peace Initiative (MinPI) is a fast-growing civil-society peace initiative involved
in a participatory and inclusive approach to peace anchored in respect for cultural and
religious differences. It has identified a grassroots peace constituency representing Christian
and Muslim religious leaders, Lumads, academe, business, professionals, and public servants,
with the majority of participants coming from the Department of Education.
This is an opportunity to travel to Mindanao and see the situation on the ground for yourself.
Pre-registration and additional fee required.
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International Advisory Council
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International Advisory Council
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G l o b a l P e a c e C o n v e n t i o n
PHILIPPINES ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Mr. Felino "Jun" Palafox, Jr.
Chairman, Philippine Organizing Committee
Founder, Chief Architect, Palafox Associates
Mrs. Leonida "Baby" Bayani Oritz
Vice Chair, Philippine Organizing Committee
Treasurer, Philippine .National Red Cross (1999-2007)
Vice Chair, Philippine Organizing Committee
Dr. Nona Ricafort
Commissioner on Higher Education, Office of the President
Dr. Haha Esnaira Estrella Abid-Babano
Regional Director,
Dept. of Education Region X
Mr. Edgardo Castro
Board of Trustees,
Global Peace Festival Foundation, Philippines
Hon Josephine DC Dominguez
Undersecretary
Liaison Office for Political Affairs, Office of the President
Mr. Aya Goto
Executive Director
Global Peace Festival International
Dr. Emelyn Q. Libunao
Staff Director for Program Management
Philippines Information Agency
Mr. Fernando O. Pena
President
MOF Company (Subic), Inc.
Dr. Samuel M. Salvador
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Mr. Rey M. Vargas
Director of Education
El Shaddai
Dr. Michael G. Zablan
Executive Director
UPF Philippines
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