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Thursday, September 7th, 2006
8:30am-12pm
American University Washington College of Law
Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Human Rights
Washington, DC
Details: Testimony before the International Commission of Jurists
Speakers: Adele Welty, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows

Friday, September 8th, 2006
8:30am-12pm
New York University’s Center for Global Affairs
Grassroots Solutions to Intractable Problems
15 Barclay Street in the Woolworth Building, Manhattan
Details: Join Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams as she and our international guests guide a morning of interactive dialogues about some of the world’s most challenging problems. The discussions will be followed by expert commentary from human rights leaders in New York.
Speakers: Afifa Azim, Afghanistan; Father Michael Lapsley, South Africa; Naba Hamid, Iraq; Robi Damelin, Israel; Nadwa Sarandah, Palestine; Julia Duany, Sudan; Jean-Baptiste Ntakirutimana, Rwanda
Moderator: Vera Jelinek (Center for Global Affairs)
Keynote Address: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams
*Breakfast will be served

11am-1:30 pm
September Space
Building Resiliency in the Aftermath of Tragedy
520 8th Avenue, Manhattan
Speakers: Beatriz Abril, Spain; Olga Takaeva, Russia; William Frazer, Ireland will join Gerry Bogacz, World Trade Center Survivors Network; Flora Hogman, Holocaust Survivor; Samuel Smith, Katrina Evacuee
*Lunch will be served

11:30am-1pm
Fordham University
War or Peace: Drawing Hope from Tragedy
441 E. Fordham Rd., Bronx
Details: On the eve of the Fifth Anniversary of 9/11, an international panel discussion on drawing hope from tragedy. Family members of victims of terrorism in Chile, Rwanda, Iraq, England, Spain and the U.S. will explain how they transformed their grief into alternative humanitarian responses to violence.
Panelists: Marcia Scantlebury, Chile; Father Romain Rurangirwa, Rwanda; Raed Jarrar, Iraq; Jo Berry, UK; Jesus Abril Escusa, Spain; Orlando Rodriguez, New York
Moderator: Father Patrick Ryan, Vice President for University Mission and Ministry
*Light reception to follow

3pm-5pm
St. Paul’s Church
International Press Conference with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams
209 Broadway, Manhattan
Details: Peaceful Tomorrows welcomes national and international press to meet all of the delegates.
Speakers: Loretta Filipov, Boston; Michael Lapsley, South Africa; Naba Hamid, Iraq; Jean-Baptiste Ntakirutimana, Rwanda; Beatriz Abril, Spain; Robi Damelin, Israel; Nadwa Sarandah, Palestine
MC: David Potorti, Director of Peaceful Tomorrows

7pm-8:30pm
Unitarian Church of All Souls
Transcending Tragedy: Does Healing Require Forgiveness
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1157 Lexington Ave. at 80th St., Manhattan
Details: This discussion will explore each individual’s process of “personal transformation” in response to his or her life-changing tragedy. How did their experience unfold? What challenges did they face? What new perspectives did they gain on peace, hope, restorative justice, and alternatives to war? Are these ideals even possible today? An exploration of how individual responses can affect the larger global community will follow.
Panelists: Naba Hamid, Iraq; Father Romain, Rwanda; Sofia Gaviria, Colombia; Andrea LeBlanc, New Hampshire
Moderator: Maria Volpe, Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice
*Light refreshments will be served

Saturday, September 9th, 2006
Noon
Yoga for Peace by CitiWorks (A 3-hour yoga mala)
Battery Park
Details: Peaceful Tomorrows will make a brief appearance at this annual outdoor public event, as a gesture of support for shared goals.
Speaker: Antonio Aversano, New York

7:30pm-9pm
New York Society for Ethical Culture
"Civilian Casualties, Civilian Solutions"
... with Moderator Phil Donahue
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Admission: $8
2 West 64th St., Manhattan
Details: Join talk show host Phil Donahue in discussion with people personally affected by terrorism, violence and war from around the world. These extraordinary individuals have broken the cycles of violence by working to promote justice, reconciliation and peace.
Panelists: Sofia Gaviria, Colombia; Bud Welch, Oklahoma City; Father Romain Rurangirwa, Rwanda; Naba Hamid, Iraq; David Potorti, North Carolina
With a special appearance by Peter Yarrow

Sunday, September 10th, 2006
9:45am - 10:30am
Marriott Financial Hotel
Voices of September 11th Information Forum
Transforming Tragedy: An International Perspective
85 West St., Manhattan
Details: What can we learn from the tragedies of others around the world? This international panel brought will share with 9-11 families their global experience of transforming personal tragedy into positive action.
Panelists: Olga Takaeva, Russia; Jo Berry, England; Bud Welch, Oklahoma City; Terry Rockefeller, Boston
*Breakfast and lunch will be served

10:45am-Noon
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Healing Words: 9/11, Rwanda, Apartheid
85 S. Oxford St., Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Details: Two Pastors from Africa who have been victims of extreme violence, will speak about their healing process. They will be joined by John Leinung of Peaceful Tomorrows.
Speakers: Father Michael Lapsley, South Africa and Father Romain, Rwanda
*Light reception to follow services

Monday, September 11th, 2006
Noon-2pm
Columbia University School for International and Public Affairs
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe: Creative Responses to Violence
420 W. 118th St., Manhattan
Details: In this workshop, participants will form small groups and share their perspectives with the guest speakers. They will discuss and identify the common themes of the presenters’ responses to terrorism, violence, and war: What was it that made them react by trying to break the cycle of violence? What were the common challenges they faced in taking their stands? What were the common solutions they identified for ending violence?
Panelists: All international delegates
*Light refreshments will be served

1:30-3pm
El Puente
Teaching Peace, Building Hope: Voices from Colombia, Chile and Spain
211 S. 4th St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Details: This program will explore lessons learned around the globe about what it takes to teach peaceful alternatives in the face of horrific violence. An international group of panelists will share their experiences as well as what actions and inroads they made to turn their painful loss into a catalyst for ongoing positive change.
Panelists: Sofia Correa, Colombia; Beatriz Abril, Spain; Irene Villa Gonzalez, Spain; Marcia Scantlebury, Chile; Jennifer Harbury, Wasington DC; John Leinung, New York
Moderator: Luis Garden Acosta, founder of El Puente

5:30pm-6:45pm
The Church of the Holy Trinity
Sudan to Chile: Women Waging Peace
316 East 88th btwn 1st and 2nd Ave., Manhattan
Details: Around the world, women play a crucial role in peacefully resolving conflicts. This panel brings together bereaved women turned activists from seven conflict areas and a 9/11 family member to discuss how they are working to avert violence and promote peace.
Panelists: Naba Hamid, Iraq; Marcia Scantlebury, Chile; Jo Berry, England; Afifa Azim, Afghanistan; Julia Duany, Sudan; Terry Rockefeller, Boston
Moderator: Phoebe Griswold, Founding member Anglican Women’s Empowerment and Wife of the Episcopal Presiding Bishop
Sponsored by: Holy Trinity’s Peace and Restorative Justice Community and the Gender Studies Program at LIU, Brooklyn
*Light refreshments will be served

5pm-6:30pm
UN Church Center
Global “9.11’s”: Civil Society’s Role in Prevention
777 United Nations Plaza at 41st St., Manhattan
Details: Join us in remembering the tragedy of 9-11-01, and other tragedies around the world, at a commemoration ceremony in the UN Church Center chapel. Immediately following, meet 9-11 families and their international guests at a reception to discuss how we break cycles of violence by combining the voice of civil society with the voice of those harmed.
Attendees: All delegates except Women panelists
Opening Remarks by Cora Weiss
*Light refreshments will be served

7pm-8:30pm
Columbia University School for International and Public Affairs
From Tragedy to Transformation: Alternative Responses to Violence
420 W. 118th St., Manhattan
Details: Panelists will share their experiences, ideas, and ongoing efforts and initiatives in promoting non-violent responses to tragedy. Immediately following the panel, we will create a “Living Memorial” honoring the victims of 9-11, as well as other violent tragedies, and to celebrate the creative non-violent alternative visions that give us hope for a more peaceful tomorrow.
Panelists: Raed Jarrar, Iraq; Father Michael Lapsley, South Africa; Julia Duany, Sudan; David Potorti, North Carolina
Moderator: Tony Jenkins from the Peace Education Center at Teacher’s College
*Light refreshments will be served

7:30pm-10pm
Jewish Community Center
"Encounter Point"  film  and discussion
Co-hosted by Parents Circle-Families Forum
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334 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan 
Details: Encounter Point focuses on the commonality of loss and the efforts of bereaved families to make a difference. Like the 9.11 family members of Peaceful Tomorrows, the Palestinian and Israeli families in this film have rejected violent retaliation and are seeking to build a secure, peaceful future. After the screening, Peaceful Tomorrows will join one of the film's subjects, Israeli Robi Damelin and Palestinian Nadwa Sarandah for a special panel discussion.
Panelists: Robi Damelin,Israel; Nadwa Sarandah, Palestine;Filmmakers; Colleen Kelly, Bronx
Co-hosted by Parents Circle- Families Forum

Thursday, September 14, 2006
8 pm–10:30 pm
McGinn Cazale Theatre
Genocide and Reconciliation: Response to the play “Lemkin’s House”
2162 Broadway, Manhattan
Details: After the performance of this award-winning play about Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term “genocide,” panelists will explore Lemkin’s legacy, the value of reconciliation and the role of the survivor in society.
Panelists: Jean-Baptiste Ntakirutimana, Rwanda; Sofia Correa, Colombia; Father Michael Lapsley, South Africa; Ambassador Dr. Chem Widhya, Cambodia; Adele Welty, Queens

Events in and around Boston include:

Thursday, September 14:                                                                
Fundraiser – Jazz – Folk – Talks with Family Members
Location: Club Passim, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Songs and Visions of Peaceful Tomorrows –
Building an International Family Network                          
Featuring: Kevin Harris Project, Robyn Bernstein, Faisal Abid
Discussions with families from Rwanda, 9/11, and Oklahoma City
7:00 pm
Tickets $25, available from Club Passim http://www.clubpassim.org/ (617) 492-7679

Saturday, September 16:
The fifth annual Al Filipov Peace & Justice Forum
Trinitarian Congregational Church,
54 Walden Street, Concord, MA                          
Featuring Guest Lecturer Jessica Stern
Author of: Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill
7 p.m
Free: Donations Welcome
 
Sunday, September 17:
Film: Seeds
Discussion: Families affected by 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing, and Rwanda genocide.
Location Brattle Theater, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
12 noon                
Tickets available at the Brattle Theater Box Office.
Suggested donation: $20 regular/$10 students