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Children and War: Impact
Youth Conference
Youth Leadership in Peacebuilding: Taking Ideas into Action
Friday April 2, 2004
Lister Conference Centre Banquet Room
Morning Session 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Afternoon Workshops 2:30 - 4:00 pm
FREE to register
http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/childrenandwar/registration.php
What does it mean to be a global citizen and build peace? The Youth Millennium Project (YMP) engages youth in 82 countries to not only participate in, but lead major change in their communities, from environmental protection in Taiwan to educational development in Uganda to literacy in Guyana. The result? Decreasing fear and increasing the peace. How can you become a force for global leadership in your community, and around the world?
This conference will shed light on the lives and experiences of children and youth affected by war and explore the three major facets of becoming a youth peace leader: leading awareness, leading assistance, and leading activity.
Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi
of CBC's Play, and Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Miss World
Canada
Keynote address
Jason Crowe - Peacemaker Hero
17 year old CEO/Founder, The Cello Cries On, Inc. and recipient of the Culture of Peace Award at the 2000 World Peace Ceremony in Tokyo Japan, and the UN's Global Peace and Tolerance award.
Workshops will include:
1. Panel discussion: Where to go when there is nowhere to hide: Refugees and internally-displaced youth
- Eawar Jalal (Kurdish)
- Jane Awawias (Sudanese)
- Ajmal Pashtoonyar (Afghani)
2. Panel discussion: Acting as a child of war: child soldiers in the Congo
- Emery Nkanka (Congolese)
- Noella Simbi Banza (Congolese)
3. Youth International Leadership workshop
- Understanding the drivers of war
- Making a plan to increase the peace, globally and locally
- Connecting with youth in war-affected countries
- Raising awareness for change
Youth Conference Wrap-up
Children Affected by the War Benefit Concert
Friday April 2, 2004 7:30 pm, the Arts Barns 10330 - 84 Avenue
Performance by Juno Nominees: BrassMunk
All ages
Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door.
Tickets available at the International Centre (U of A) or at Foosh Audio and Apparel 10544C - 82 Avenue
Money raised will go to the Sierra Leone organization Children Affected by the War (CAW) which works in the rehabilitation and reintegration of child ex-combatants, and helps reunite them with their families.
For more information and to register: www.arts.ualberta.ca/childrenandwar or contact Gingie Welsh at 492-1138 or gwelsh@international.ualberta.ca
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