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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
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(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:
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or Helmut Burkhardt, EWOC Chair; Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 2K3 Tel. 416-979-5000x7246, Fax: 416-979-5064, Email:
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Website: see www.ryerson.ca/~woc Videoconferencing registration: Contact Wayne Jacoby: GEM email:
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