YOUTH MOVEMENT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR CULTURE OF PEACE MEETS AT THE UNITED NATIONS

On October 24th United Nations Day 2000 took place at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia. It was co-sponsored by the college and Global Education Motivators (GEM) an NGO at the United Nations. In attendance were 271 secondary school students from the Greater Philadelphia area. The Opening Plenary was held in Martino Hall and was open to the public. Tonderai Chikuhwa, from the UN Office for Children and Armed Conflict gave the keynote address for Under-Secretary-General Olara Otunnu, who was delayed in Washington.

THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD ORDER (EWOC) and SCIENCE FOR PEACE ROUND TABLE

Appropriate Political and Legal Structures:
Necessary Steps to Full Spectrum Justice, Peace, and Ecological Integrity

Presents: A *Video Conference on the
IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION.

For All Teachers and Educational Policy Makers; Ministries of Education; School Boards, Educators; Curriculum Developers; Sustainability Specialists; Environmentalists; and interested Students.

Invitation from Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada to YOU

Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2004.  Time: 1:00-3:00 PM ET
Speakers: 10 minutes each, YOUR Questions 5 minutes between each speaker.

Ongoing Discussion: "OpenSpace-Online Internet Conference" hosted from Berlin, Germany; telephone, email and daily discussion through This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (bio on request).

Keynote: Dr. Paul Cappon - Director-General, Council of Ministers of Education in Canada (invited).
Prof. Helmut Burkhardt – Universal Values, Three Pillars of Sustainability.
Julia Morton-Marr – Global Sustainability Education Policy and Lesson Plans including GSE through International School Peace Gardens program.
Laura Westra – Ecological Integrity and The Earth Charter
Eric Schneider – Launch of the ‘World Future School’ a GSE platform.
Brandon Gallant – Introducing University Course on Global Issues (invited)
Rose Dyson – The Use of Media in Sustainability Education

*A LIVE, INTERACTIVE ** VIDEO CONFERENCE TO SELECTED SITES IN
CANADA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, GERMANY AND USA

**ISDN VIDEO CONFERENCE

REQUESTED BACKGROUND READING:
Research the terms “Global Sustainability Education - GSE” for the “UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development” visit the “New GSE Resources” lower section of http://www.ihtec.org/index.php?id=199 
Know what the “global commons” are and understand what kind of curriculum is needed.
Read and know “The Earth Charter” http://www.earthcharter.org/innerpg.cfm?id_menu=19
“Read "Ecological Integrity: Integrating Environment, Conservation, and Health",  David Pimentel, Laura Westra, Reed F. Noss (publishers), Publisher: Island Press; (January 1, 2001) ISBN: 1559638087
Pimento; Westra L; 2002, Ecological Integrity”.
Read “The Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order - EWOC” 
Read the EWOC “Global Action Priorities for a Sustainable Civilization”

Have students begin to research the “State of the World Lesson Plan”.
Read through all the curriculum ideas from IHTEC at www.ihtec.org

POST REQUIRED ACTION:
Find ways to teach curriculum related to Global Sustainability Education within the current educational curriculum in your school or University.
Visit www.worldfutureschool.org  and find out how your school can participate in avant-garde GSE activities.
Initiate discussion within your school, for the implementation of an International School Peace Garden (ISPG).
Download from http://www.ihtec.org/index.php?id=199  the ISPG Teacher’s Resources http://www.ihtec.org/fileadmin/archives/IHTEC/documents/ISPGTeachers_Resource.doc  and ISPG brochure http://www.ihtec.org/index.php?id=202
 
Conference Committee: Anatol Rapoport (University of Toronto), Helmut Burkhardt (Ryerson University, Council on Global issues, Canadian Section of the International Society for the Systems Sciences), Don Chisholm (Gaia Preservation Coalition), Rose Dyson (Canadians Concerned About Violence in Entertainment (C-CAVE), Brandon Gallant (World Youth Forum), Eva Gerold (Toronto), Tony Meers (Soka Gakkai International of Canada), Julia Morton-Marr, (International Holistic Tourism Education Centre-IHTEC), Joanne Naiman (Ryerson University), Suwanda Sugunasiri (Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies), Laura Westra (York University), Ross Wilcock (Science for Peace), Walter Zessner (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Toronto).

Sponsors and Supporters: Ryerson University, Science for Peace, Council on Global Issues, Global Ecological Integrity Project, Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Toronto Branch, International Holistic Tourism Education Centre (IHTEC), Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies, Canadians Concerned About Violence in Entertainment (C-CAVE), Global Education Motivators (GEM)

Publication: All electronically submitted abstracts and papers (.doc or .rtf format) will be published on the conference website. The video conference will be available web based, post conference.  A selection of results will be published in hard copy proceedings. 

Contact: Julia Morton-Marr, Chair, Sustainability Education. email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  
or Helmut Burkhardt, EWOC Chair; Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2K3 Tel. 416-979-5000x7246, Fax:  416-979-5064, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: see www.ryerson.ca/~woc 

Videoconferencing registration: Contact Wayne Jacoby: GEM email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

*A Student Led United Nations Distance Learning Experience Empowering Young People to Action on Human Rights Issues

Purpose: To provide a venue for international dialogue to fight HIV-AIDS. Students share with others what they are doing and develop a Youth Plan of Action to Fight HIV-AIDS.

Prepare by: From Words to Deeds videoconference before November 19th. Receive: specially prepared background student workbook, teacher guide and educational resources. Students will: visualize their future as they experience international dialogue, collaborative decision making, receive international recognition, and partake in a live videoconference and/or webcast, and tell the world (1) what they are doing to fight HIV-AIDS as well as (2) debate and approve an International Youth Action Plan to fight HIV-AIDS.

Students select from sub topics such as Education and AIDS, Women and AIDS, Poverty and AIDS, Orphans and AIDS, AIDS and the Media, and more.

Cost: Free with Words to Deeds or UN Day at CHC program

Contact: Global Education Motivators (GEM)
Chestnut Hil College
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Phone: 215-248-1150
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
URL: gem-ngo.org

GEM works with hundreds of schools in the US and abroad. Below is a sampling of our international network.

GEM Schools are located in :

Alabama

Whitesburg

Delaware

Wilmington

Indiana

 Brownsburg

Maine

Augusta, Waterville

Maryland

Annapolis, Silver Spring

Massachussetts

Cape Cod, North Eastham

Michigan

Benton Harbor,  Berrien Springs, Midland, Troy

New Jersey

Absecon, Camden, Canton, Cranford, Egg Harbor, Haddon Heights, Keansburg, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Linwood, Little Falls, Margate, Nepune, Pittsgrove, Sicklerville, Somers Point, Somerdale, Stratford, Voorhees, Union City, Woodstown  

New York

Buffalo, Deer Park, Franklin Square, Geneva, Jamestown, LeRoy, New York City, Port Jefferson, Port Washington, Tarrytown, Wayland

Ohio

Avon, Cambridge, Sandusky

Oklahoma

Tulsa

Pennsylvania

Ambler, Aston, Bloomsburg, Carlisle, Dallas, Edinboro, Flourtown, Folsom, Fort Washington, Havertown, Johnstown, Kennet Square, Lansdale, Levittown, Norristown, Philadelphia, Pottsville, Rosemont, Upper Darby, Wyndmoor

Texas

Arlington, Wylie

Virginia

Fairfax

Wisconsin

Chippewa Falls

Disrict of Columbia

Washington

International Schools are located in :

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Australia

Melbourne

Canada

Barrie, Vancouver

China

Kowloon

Costa Rica

San Jose

Czech Republic

Prague

Egypt

Cairo

Ghana

Accra

Great Britain

Colchester, London

India

Hyderabad  

Ireland

Londonderry

Israel

Tel Aviv

Japan

Saitama

Mexico 

Mexico City

Romania

Bucharest

South Africa

Parkview

Uganda

Gulu

Ukraine

Kyiv

United Nations Day 2004
Making a Pledge for the Future

 From Words to Deeds
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Students Take Action on HIV/AIDS

Where: Chestnut Hill College
          Philadelphia, PA

When: Thursday, October 21, 2004

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 a.m.

Focus Groups: Grades 8-12
 
Background: Secondary school students from the Greater Philadelphia area this year will meet at Chestnut Hill College to learn and discuss how students can Take Action on HIV/AIDS. They will be encouraged to join with their peers from around the world to help each other develop a student declaration on the topic of HIV/AIDS. Moving from "words to deeds", students will work from pre-selected focus areas prior to and during the program to develop action plans with a local, state, national, or global perspective.
 

Topic: Student will work from the topics below during the breakout sessions:

Also: Included for selected students from each school, at no additional cost, is participation in the United Nations Student Conference on Human Rights. This conference will take place on Friday, December 3, 2003 via an all day, live, interactive, international videoconference linked with students around the world involved in similar pursuits. Students will present their work to the UN and each other and will also develop their own Youth Plan of Action for a Better World that will be presented officially to the United Nations at the end of the day. 

Join us!

Cost: $15 per student (Includes lunch)

Global Education Motivators (GEM)
Chestnut Hill College
9601 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19118
Tel: (215) 248-1150; Fax: (215) 248-7056
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Chestnut Hill College is a coeducational Catholic liberal arts college located at the northwest boundary of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in a well-known area of the city also called Chestnut Hill. The school's holistic approach to education addresses the needs of the whole person -spiritual, intellectual, social, physical and cultural.