The Panelists Johan Galtung Father of Peace Studies & recipient of the Right Livelihood Award Arun Gandhi Founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence Satish Kumar Editor of Resurgence, a magazine on ecological & spiritual values Nandini Iyer Professor of Religious Studies, UC Santa Barbara Kinhide Mushakouji Professor of International Relations, Ferris University Adam Wolpert Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Edith Hanson Amnesty International, Japan Paul Leslie Community Links, UK Additional Workshops were held by... Aileen Smith Chisa Uetsuki Shinichi Tsuji Naoko Tanamori Do you have something to say? Send us your ideas!  Even if you missed the conference you can participate in our on-line debate! Youth Delegates Motoshi Suzuki Japan Tom Ondicho Kenya Connie Hansen Denmark Ayelet Meir Israel Raquel Silva Venezuela James Harvalik Austria Charles Robinson Australia Hamed Abdel-Samad Egypt Omido Vafa Canada Veri Farina Venezuela Crystal Barnard USA Andy Natusch USA Paulo Chaves Brazil Yoko Honda Japan Ramona Fieru Romania Bryan Nykon Canada Seiko Nishida Japan Momoko Tojo Canada/Japan Anna Zyzniewska Poland Seo Yong Lee Korea Maguelonne Billy France Rossitza Ivanova Australia Bakhdamdemberel Dashdemberel Mongolia Sigrid Guzman Spain Magrufov Akhmar Uzbekistan Mayumi Hayashi Japan Hiromu Iyori Japan Myo Min Htut Burma Ari Santoso Indonesia Amar Wahab Trinidad Leo Gomez Columbia *

Date: 26 - 28 November 1999 Venue: Museum for World Peace Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan Theme: a dialogue between youth and elders concerning issues of critical relevance for the future: Green Economics, Democracy, Peace and Spirituality. Prominent speakers from various countries discussed the issues with young people of college-age, and countless others through the internet. The conference included lectures, discussions, workshops and an open forum. Due to technical difficulties, live coverage of the conference was not possible, however all of the dialogues and some of the other proceedings have been archived.Please check our archives page now. People of all ages throughout the world are also encouraged to participate in our activities. If you have interesting ideas about the kind of world you would like to see in the future, send us an e-mail. Selected ideas will be posted on the website. Additional funding for new projects is also being sought. If you would like to make a donation please send money to: Kyoto Ginko Branch No. 127; Account No. 3469786. Any contributions are welcome Important message to Delegates: I am currently creating an e-mail newsletter to be sent out to all delegates who attended the Kyoto Symposium. If you have any news that you would like included in the newsletter, or your e-mail address has changed, please e-mail now! What are young people's concerns? ....Environmental Destruction...... ...Globalisation...... ...Development Aid..... .....The World Bank..... .....Discrimination.......Genetically Modified Food..... .....Human Rights..... ....Poverty..... ......Spiritual Bankruptcy..... ... Poverty..... .. The Ageing of Society..........Education...... .......Cultural Differences.... ...Nuclear Weapons........Child Soldiers... ...Landmines... .....The Future......... ........International Relations ......... ...3rd World Debt....... .......Apathy.....

 

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