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A meeting for UN NGOs and
World Media
Wed. 28th May 10.00 am - 4.30pm |
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 Opening
the day-long proceedings the editor of "The Planetary
Interest, of which Kofi Annan spoke, Kennedy Graham,
will offer perspectives on current developments in "The
Planetary Interest, the UN and World Law" to UN delegates,
media, NGOs and students in a conference link from the
UN University in Belgium where he is Senior Fellow.
The
Rev. Vernon Nichols of the UN NGO Committee on Disarmament
will introduce a follow-up discussion with Ambassador
David Malone, President of the International Peace Academy,
Steve Sawyer, Greenpeace International and Hazel Henderson,
economist and co-author of "The United Nations: Planning
and policy Alternatives."
A
noon panel on "World Media and the War" will feature
remarks from Tony Jenkins, President of the United Nations
Correspondents' Association, Reese Schonfeld founding
president of CNN, and media commentator Danny Schechter
of Globalvision. Bill Maher has been invited to comment.
Lunch break - 1.00PM - 2.00pm
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presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich will open
the afternoon session on videoconference from Washington,
D.C. discussing his bill to establish a US Department
of Peace. He will be invited to put his proposal into
a global context.
The afternoon panel, "Force without Firepower:
Protecting the Peace" will also include presentations
from Joseph Cirincione, Director of Non-Proliferation
Project at Carnegie Endowment, Felicity Hill of UNIFEM,
International lawyer Peter Weiss, IALANA, Saul Mendlovitz
Rutgers Law Professor, Lucy Webster of ECAAR, Mike Kronisch
of World Federalists, and Michael Ratner of the Center
for Constitutional Rights.
Videoconference contribution has been invited from New
Zealand Prime Minster Helen Clark.
The producer will be Kevin Sanders of Oneworld Radio which,
together with Radio for Peace International, will broadcast
the proceedings worldwide. The events will be taped for
TV and posted for broadcast on this website with continuing
weblog discussion and development. |
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